Our Leadership

Meet The Leaders

Age: 56
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 8½ months
Date of Last Re-election: N/A

Date of Appointment

• 1 July 2023 (Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman)

Board Committee Memberships

• NIL

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, United States of America
• Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Management, Purdue University, United States of America

Skills and Experience

• He has over 30 years of working experience in senior leadership and board positions. His expertise spans a variety of corporate structures (portfolio, conglomerate and business unit) encompassing businesses in various sectors and multiple countries. During his career, he spent 12 years in the capital markets, focusing on equity research and investment banking, working with various international banks.
• He is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah), the strategic investment fund for the Government of Malaysia. With a wealth of experience in portfolio management, strategy, operations, corporate finance and business development, he assumed leadership of the Khazanah’s Investments Division in March 2024 and is responsible for managing and growing Khazanah’s multi-mandate and multi-asset portfolio.
• Since 2018, he has served as the Head of Public Markets in Khazanah, which has a mandate to invest in more than 10 countries worldwide across Developed Markets and Emerging Markets underpinned by systematic and quantamental investment strategies. Prior to Public Markets, he was responsible for the Auto, Agrifood and Iskandar Malaysia in Khazanah’s portfolios and served as Executive Director of Research. Additionally, he has served as Chairman of UDA Holdings Berhad as well as a member of the Boards of Iskandar Investment Berhad and ValueCAP Sdn. Bhd., respectively.
• Before joining Khazanah in April 2011, he was the Head of Strategy at Sime Darby Berhad and subsequently served as EVP of Sime Darby’s businesses in healthcare and utility sectors as well as in China.
• At present, he also serves as the Chairman of the Board of UEM Group Berhad and Bandar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. He is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of Khazanah Research Institute.

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• NIL

 

Other Public Companies:
• Khazanah Research Institute
• UEM Group Berhad

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: 4/4 (100%)

Age: 62
Gender: Female
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 5 years 4 months
Date of Last Re-election: 23 June 2022

Date of Appointment

• 23 November 2018 (Independent Non-Executive Director)
• 21 June 2021 (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director)

Board Committee Memberships

• Audit Committee (Chairperson)
• Nominations & Remuneration Committee (Member)
• Board Governance & Risk Committee (Member)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
• Fellow, CPA Australia
• Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Management
• Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
• Member, ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants
• Member, Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance
• Qualified Risk Director, Institute of Enterprise Risk Practitioners
• Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting), Deakin University, Australia

Skills and Experience

• She was in public practice for over 37 years serving clients in accounting, tax, strategic and business advisory services
• She started her career in Ernst & Young (EY) Malaysia in 1985. During this period until 2001, she served in various capacities in EY LLP based in Atlanta, EY International in London and EY Asia Pacific Consulting. Her last held position was Director, Business Development, EY Malaysia.
• In 2001, she founded Priority One group and was the Managing Director of Priority One Tax Services Sdn. Bhd. until August 2022.
• From 2018 to 2019, she was appointed as a Senior Practice Fellow of Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia.
• She currently sits on the Board of Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Sdn. Bhd. and Ancom Nylex Berhad.
• She chairs the Industry Advisory Board, Sunway Business School, Sunway University.
• She was previously a Board member of KPJ Healthcare Berhad and Star Media Group Berhad, the Chairperson of the Members Liaison Committee of The Mines Resort & Golf Club and committee member of the Malaysian Golfers Association’s Women in Golf Charter.

Directorships In Public Companies And Listed Issuers In Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• Ancom Nylex Berhad

 

Other Public Companies:
• NIL

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: 10/10 (100%)

Age: 50
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): N/A
Date of Last Re-election: N/A

Date of Appointment

• 19 July 2024

Board Committee Memberships

• Board Tender Committee (Chairman)
• Nominations & Remuneration Committee (Member)
• Audit Committee (Member)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Bachelor of Science in Commerce majoring in Accounting & Finance, Mclntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States of America
• Executive/Professional courses, Harvard Business School, United States of America
• Executive/Professional course, London Business School, United Kingdom

Skills and Experience

• Datuk Amran Hafiz Affifudin was appointed to the Board of UEM Group Berhad (“UEM”) on 15 April 2022 and re-designated as Chairman on 1 January 2023. He was subsequently re-designated and appointed as the Managing Director on 1 August 2024.
• Datuk Amran was previously the Executive Director and Head of Asset Development Group, overseeing Khazanah Nasional Berhad ("Khazanah")'s Malaysian Investments. Prior to this, Datuk Amran, who has over 27 years of experience, was responsible for Khazanah's investments in various sectors including Energy, Iskandar, Leisure & Tourism, Infrastructure, Power, Agrifood, Indonesia and Sustainable Development.
• He began his career in 1997 with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (“PETRONAS”) in corporate finance and treasury functions. He then transitioned to the private equity industry before joining Khazanah in 2011.
• He is also a Director of UEM Sunrise Berhad, UEM Edgenta Berhad, PLUS Malaysia Berhad, Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad, PLUS Expressways International Berhad, Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad, Cenergi SEA Berhad, UEM Builders Berhad, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, Konsortium ProHAWK Sdn Bhd and several private entities under UEM.
• He holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Finance from McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States of America and Executive/Professional courses from Harvard Business School in the United States, as well as at London Business School, United Kingdom.

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• UEM Edgenta Berhad

 

Other Public Companies:
• UEM Group Berhad
• UEM Lestra Berhad
• PLUS Malaysia Berhad
• Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad
• PLUS Expressways International Berhad
• Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad
• Cenergi SEA Berhad
• UEM Builders Berhad
• Iskandar Investment Berhad

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: N/A

Age: 56
Gender: Female
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 7 years 11 ½ months
Date of Last Re-election: 23 June 2022

Date of Appointment

• 8 April 2016

Board Committee Memberships

• Board Development Committee (Member)
• Board Tender Committee (Member)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Master of Business Administration, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
• Barrister-at-law and a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, London
• LLB (Honours), University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Skills and Experience

• She began legal practice in 1991 with Messrs Zain & Co.
• She joined Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) in 1997 as legal advisor to the corporate finance group and moved on to head the Legal and Compliance Department. In 2006, she was appointed as Company Secretary of PNB.
• She joined the Investments Division of Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) in 2007 and served until January 2019 when she was Executive Director, Investments, overseeing the real estate and education investments of Khazanah.
• Presently, she is advisor of Yayasan AMIR, a non-profit organisation working with the Ministry of Education on the implementation of the Trust Schools Programme, as part of the initiatives of transforming public schools.
• She is also an advisor to Me.reka, an alternative education space that aims to teach the skills of the future, in order to build a talent pool that is resourceful, engaged and informed enough to take the challenges of the future.
• In March 2024, she was appointed as a member of the Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan).

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• MNRB Holdings Berhad
• AEON Co. (M) Bhd.

 

Other Public Companies:
• Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad
• Pelaburan Hartanah Nasional Berhad

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: 10/10 (100%)

Age: 42
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 8 ½ months
Date of Last Re-election: N/A

Date of Appointment

• 1 July 2023

Board Committee Memberships

• Board Governance & Risk Committee (Member)
• Board Development Committee (Member)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder, CFA Institute
• Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Actuarial Science, London School of Economics, United Kingdom

Skills and Experience

• He is currently a Director of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah). His professional experience includes undertaking investments, corporate strategies, business planning, corporate finance and restructuring projects encompassing both strategic and financial elements.
• He joined Khazanah in 2012 and is currently overseeing its Real Assets & Property portfolio, having previously covered inter alia the Leisure & Tourism, Iskandar Malaysia and Technology portfolios of Khazanah.
• He currently sits on the Board of Impeccable Vintage Properties Sdn. Bhd., an entity established to support the Government’s aspiration in making Subang a world-class aerospace hub. He also previously served on the Board of Destination Resorts and Hotels Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Sdn. Bhd.), an organisation that creates hospitality destinations and experiences that capture and promote Malaysia’s rich cultural and biological diversity
• Prior to Khazanah, he was a Vice President in a regional private equity house. He was then involved in managing venture capital and private equity investments mainly in Malaysia and China.

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• NIL

 

Other Public Companies:
• NIL

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: 4/4 (100%)

Age: 67
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 3 years 4 ½ months
Date of Last Re-election: 7 June 2023

Date of Appointment

• 5 November 2020

Board Committee Memberships

• Board Governance & Risk Committee (Chairman)
• Audit Committee (Member)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom
• Fellow, Chartered Accountants of India
• Master of Business Administration, University of Buffalo, New York, United States of America
• Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business, Digital Transformation and Digital Marketing, Emeritus Institute of Management in collaboration with MIT and Columbia Business School

Skills and Experience

• After spending 20 years in Asia (Hong Kong, Thailand, Signapore, India) with Hewlett Packard in Senior Business Management and Finance roles and 9 years with Axiata Group as Group Chief Financial Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad and Axiata Group Berhad, he is currently serving as independent consultant to a large conglomerate, a national Telco infrastructure provider and a global forensics & valuation company.
• He has also consulted for a large listed company in the aviation industry, global technology system integrator and a semiconductor fabrication company.
• He continues to deliver a range of talks at local and international conferences, on topics like the Importance of Analytics, Digital Disruptions, Digital Transformation, Technology Risk Assessment, Purpose Driven Leadership and Investment Portfolio Management etc.
• He is an advisory member of a subcommittee of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also a mentor for entrepreneurs under Endeavor Malaysia.

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• NIL

 

Other Public Companies:
• NIL

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: 10/10 (100%)

Age: 64
Gender: Female
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 2 years 9 months
Date of Last Re-election: 23 June 2022

Date of Appointment

• 21 June 2021

Board Committee Memberships

• Nominations & Remuneration Committee (Chairperson)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Skills and Experience

• She began her career with Shell in Malaysia in 1982 and served for 25 years with the first half focusing on Information Technology software application and the second half in Human Resources (HR), where her last position was as one of the global job evaluation advisors, being part of a global team in Shell Group HR serving regional businesses.
• She joined Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) as General Manager, Leadership Development & Talent Management in Group HR in 2007.
• Upon the demerger of TM Group in early 2008, she was appointed as Head, Group HR of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata). Following the split of Axiata’s HR function into Talent Management and HR in 2011, she was appointed as the Group Chief Talent Officer of Axiata, focusing on Talent Management across the group, including being responsible for its highly successful flagship Corporate Social Responsibility programme, the Axiata Young Talent Programme that builds young talents into future CEOs of the nation.
• In March 2020, she retired from Axiata as Group Chief of Axiata Learning, a position she assumed in 2019 which focused on a sustained, modern, agile and digital way of capability building for the Axiata Group, through the setup of a Group-wide Applied University.
• She continued to be responsible for the Axiata Young Talent Programme even after retirement by being subsequently appointed as the CEO of Axiata Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose main focus is to oversee the programme, a position she held until May 2021.
• She was the Chief Talent Officer of QSR Brands (M) Holdings Berhad from October 2021 to October 2023.

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• NIL

 

Other Public Companies:
• NIL

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: 9/10 (90%)

Age: 64
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Length of Service (as at 22 March 2024): 11 days
Date of Last Re-election: N/A

Date of Appointment

• 11 March 2024

Board Committee Memberships

• Board Development Committee (Chairman)
• Board Tender Committee (Member)

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

• Financial Risk Management, Harvard Business School
• Member, Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Estate Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Skills and Experience

• He has over 40 years of working experience covering real estate, construction as well as banking and project turnaround.
• A valuer by training, he was involved in the valuation profession for 7 years before joining the banking industry for 7 years undertaking projects and corporate turnaround as well as project financing.
• He then joined Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and in the 18 years with the PNB group, he helmed 7 companies as their Group CEO. Among his major tasks were the acquisition of a few public listed companies, turnaround and restructuring. He also set up new companies and started 9 major townships, mostly in Klang Valley
• He joined TRX City Sdn. Bhd. (TRX) since 2011 and is currently the Group CEO of TRX overseeing the development of Tun Razak Exchange as the International Financial Centre of Malaysia as well as Bandar Malaysia, envisioned to be Malaysia’s International Business Hub. Under Bandar Malaysia, he has completed the development of the new facilities for the Air Force, Army and Police Air Wing costing close to RM3 billion in 8 different locations.
• He is also a director of TRX’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Bandar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a real estate company that develops multi-asset real estate property.
• He is a member of Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Negeri Melaka, Tabung Haji Investment Panel and Majlis Agama Islam Melaka.
• He is a director of Lembaga Tabung Amanah Melaka and Straits of Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone and Industry Advisory Panel for Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya.

Directorships in Public Companies and Listed Issuers in Malaysia

Listed Entity:
• NIL

 

Other Public Companies:
• NIL

No. of Board Meetings attended in The Financial Year: N/A

Any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business

• Save as disclosed, he does not have any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with UEM Sunrise and/or its subsidiaries (UEM Sunrise Group):

➤ Dato’ Sr. Azmar Talib is the Group CEO of TRX City Sdn. Bhd. and a director on the Board of Bandar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., in which both companies’ principal activities are similar to UEM Sunrise Group, which include property development a