ENCIK AHMAD RUSLAN ZAHARI BIN ZAKARIA

Malaysia

Male

60

Member of Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

He graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economic Studies (Accounting & Financial Analysis).

He has trained as a Chartered Accountant at a firm in London and in 1986, he joined Merchants Business Growth Consulting, a pan European marketing consulting company, as its Group Financial Controller. In 1993, he left Europe and joined what is now CIMB Investment Bank Berhad in the Corporate Finance Department. In 1997, he assisted in the formation of Commerce Asset Ventures, the venture capital arm of CIMB Group. In 2000, he joined Clear Channel Communications, Inc., the leading global media organisation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as ASEAN Regional Director/Managing Director of Malaysian operations. In 2005, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Terengganu Incorporated, the strategic investment holding company for the Terengganu state. In 2008, he joined, as CEO, Armstrong Marine & Offshore Sdn. Bhd., the official representative of Armstrong Corporation Holdings in Asia and the Pacific Rim, a company involved in offshore and shipping investments, oil trading, finance and project development. Since 2010, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Sungai Temau Mining (M) Sdn. Bhd., an iron ore mining company. He is presently the Secretary of Pahang Iron Ore Industry Association and a Council Member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of CWorks Systems Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia; and an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Takaso Resources Berhad and PFCE Berhad respectively, the companies listed on Bursa Malaysia.

CWorks Systems Berhad Takaso Resources Berhad PFCE Berhad