DATUK WIRA AZHAR BIN ABDUL HAMID

Malaysia

Male

59

Chairman

1. A Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom
2. Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Datuk Wira Azhar is a Chartered Accountant by training and is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, with over 30 years of experience in the areas of finance and business development. He started his career as an Internal Audit Manager in 1989, with British Telecom Plc, in the UK, and headed the internal audit and finance teams in the Malaysian Cooperative Insurance Society Ltd from 1992 to 1994. Between 1994 and 2001, he held several roles in Sime Darby Group
Financial Controller in Sime Tyres International Sdn. Bhd., Business Development Director in Sime Conoco Sdn. Bhd. and was the General Manager of the Groups Engineering, Oil, & Gas Division. In 2001, he was appointed as the Group Chief Executive of Pernas International Holdings Berhad.
Datuk Wira Azhar returned to Sime Darby Group in 2003, where he held several positions in the plantation & agri-business division, and heavy equipment division covering Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Following the merger that created the world's largest plantation company, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Sime Darby Plantation in 2007, a position he held till late 2010, during which period he was also the Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA).
In 2011, Datuk Wira Azhar joined Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (MRT) as the Chief Executive Officer and was tasked with delivering the project on schedule. Phase 1 of the MRT project is recognized as one of the few government projects that were delivered under budget and ahead of schedule.
Datuk Wira Azhar served as President and Group Managing Director of Tradewinds Corporation Berhad in 2015 and was subsequently appointed as its Chairman in 2016. Prior to joining FGV in 2017, he was the Group Managing Director of Malakoff Corporation Berhad. During the rigorous change in management in FGV, he also served as the interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2018 till late January 2019.

MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Chairman), Icon Offshore Berhad and Hume Industries Berhad

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