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Gopal began his highly distinguished career in Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) the Central Bank of Malaysia, in 1982, after graduating from University of Malaya where he studied under a BNM scholarship. He was appointed Assistant Governor in 2006. The Legal Department, the Finance Department, the IT Services (Computer) Department as well the Money Museum and the Art Gallery reported to him. As Assistant Governor, he was a member of various committees chaired by the Governor, inter alia, the Management Committee, the Monetary Policy Committee, the Financial Stability Committee, the Budget Committee, the Risk Management/ Committee and was in attendance at the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre Executive Committee (MIFC), a multi-agency committee appointed by the Prime Minister and chaired by the Governor.

In Abdullah Chan, Gopal has been the engagement partner for insurance and reinsurance regulatory and compliance files, and matters relating to money services businesses in particular remittance business, licences and platforms, electronic wallets licences and compliance, foreign exchange administration, company law matters especially on foundations in the legal form of companies limited by guarantee and corporate governance for international Islamic financial organisations.

He is a leading adviser on the Financial Services Act 2013 and Islamic Financial Services Act 2013.

Gopal is the only member of the International Monetary Law Committee of the International Law Association (MOCOMILA) from Malaysia. He is member of the Panel of Experts of P.R.I.M.E. Finance, Peace Palace, The Hague. Gopal was on the Board of Directors of Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (where he chaired the Board Risk Management Committee) from 2012 – 10 June 2016. He is presently an independent non-executive director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (where he chairs the Board Integrity Committee), the Board of Management of Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL), the Council of Education, Methodist Church in Malaysia and is the President of the Judicial Council, Methodist Church in Malaysia.