TAN SRI DATO' SRI HAJI SYED ZAINAL ABIDIN BIN SYED MOHAMED TAHIR

Malaysia

Male

60

Others

Executive

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, United States of America

Dato' Sri Syed Zainal Abidin bin Syed Mohamed Tahir ("Dato' Sri Syed Zainal") has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Dagang NeXchange Berhad ("DNeX" or the "Company") on 1 July 2020.
He was a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Petronas Dagangan Bhd prior to joining DNeX.
Dato' Sri Syed Zainal began his career as a Project Engineer with Petronas Gas Sdn Bhd in 1987, prior to joining Petroliam Nasional Berhad in 1992 as the Senior Executive of the company's Corporate Planning & International Business Development unit. He then left to join HICOM Holdings Berhad in 1995, where he assumed various senior positions in the company. Dato' Sri Syed Zainal lent his expertise to PERODUA when he was appointed Senior General Manager in 1999. Subsequently, he was appointed Executive Director of PERODUA Auto Corporation Sdn. Bhd. in 2002, and later promoted to Deputy Managing Director of PERODUA in October 2005.
Thereafter, Dato' Sri Syed Zainal also hold various key positions in established corporation including Proton Holdings Berhad as Group Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad and RHB Islamic Bank Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director and Petronas Dagangan Bhd as Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director to name a few.

1) Dagang Nexchange Berhad