• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Working Experience
Encik Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Hamid started his career in Coopers & Lybrand (previously known as Cooper Brothers & Co.) in 1971. He rose in the firm to eventually become its Chief Executive in 1993. When the firm merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998 to form PricewaterhouseCoopers, he served as its Deputy Executive Chairman until he retired in June 2004.
During the span of more than 3 decades in the firm, he was involved in audit, management consultancy and insolvency practice covering multiple industries including retail and manufacturing, construction, plantation, entertainment and banking in both public and private sectors. He was also appointed to the Council of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA") and his election by the Council to hold office as President.
In the education sector, he is an Adjunct Professor of Accountancy at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu; a member of the Senate at Open University Malaysia; a member of Advisory Panel at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia and Industry Adviser at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.
He served as President of the MIA (2005-2007 and 2009-2011) and as President of th ASEAN Federation of Accountants (2010-2011).
Directorship of Public Companies
(i) MIDF Amanah Asset Management Berhad
(ii) Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad
(iii) Petra Energy Berhad
Family Relationship
None
Conflict of Interest
None
Interest
None
Composition
(i) Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Hamid, Independent & Non-Executive Director (Chairman)
(ii) Dato' Tunku Putra Badlishah Ibni Tunku Annuar, Independent & Non-Executive Director (Member)
(iii) Charles Tseng @ Charles Tseng Chia Chun, Independent & Non-Executive Director (Member)
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....