• BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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  • MANAGEMENT TEAM
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TAN SRI DR. ALI HAMSA
Chairman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality : Malaysian 

Age : 66

Date of Appointment : 1 March 2021

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1979. He obtained his Master of Economics in 1986 and PhD in Environmental Science and Economics in 1997 at Oklahoma State University, USA.

He began his civil service career as a tutor in University of Malaya in 1979 prior to embarking on his illustrious Malaysia journey that spanned around 40 years. On 5 January 1981, he entered the Administrative and Diplomatic Service (PTD) as an Assistant Director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In 1986, he was appointed as the Senior Project Manager of the Economy and Public Policy Management Centre (PUTERA) at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), where he co-authored two (2) books, namely 'Dasar-Dasar Utama Kerajaan' (1988) and ‘Malaysia Kita’ (1990). He also had a short stint at the Ministry of Transport in 1992-1993, before leaving to pursue his PhD in the USA.

Upon obtaining his PhD in 1997, he began serving at the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Prime Minister's Department for 13 years, where he consecutively held the position of Director of the Distribution Division; Regional Economics Division; and Deputy Director-General of the National Transformation and Advancement Programme. On 22 April 2009, he was appointed as the first Director-General of the Public Private Partnership Unit, Prime Minister’s Department, a new central agency created to spearhead Public-Private Partnership initiatives namely privatisation projects, private finance initiatives, corridor development and facilitation funds.

Internationally, he has served as President of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) for four (4) consecutive years from 2015. Proudly, he was also the first Malaysian to be appointed as a member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) for the term of 2018 to 2021.
 
He has served the Government of Malaysia as the 13th Chief Secretary from 24 June 2012 until 28 August 2018 and was one of the country’s longest-serving Chief Secretaries to date. During his tenure as the Chief Secretary, he has hosted the inaugural ASEAN Heads of Civil Service Retreat during Malaysia's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2015, which saw the historic signing of the Putrajaya Joint Declaration on ASEAN Post-2015 towards the ASEAN Citizen-Centric Civil Service, and the convening of the First ASEAN Civil Service Games in November 2015.

In recognition of his decades experience in public policy sphere, he was also appointed as an Adjunct Professor at his alma mater, the International Institute of Public Policy and Management (INPUMA), University of Malaya in September 2014. Meanwhile, in 2017, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in science by the BS Abdur Rahman Crescent University, Chennai, India. Currently, he is the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia.


Chairman/Directorship :
He was appointed as the Director of Johor Corporation with effect from 1 November 2009 before being appointed as the Deputy Chairman as well as the Independent Director on 1 November 2011.

Declaration :
He does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences.
MOHD FARIS ADLI SHUKERY
Managing Director
Nationality: Malaysian

Age: 49

Date of Appointment: 1 October 2020

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom in 1995 before he obtained his Masters of Laws (International and Commercial Law) from University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in 1997.

He began his career with Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 1997 in the Policy and Development Division before joining AmMerchant Bank as Compliance Manager in 2003. He later joined Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad as Manager in the Corporate Planning Department in 2005.  He then became Vice President for Plantation Upstream in Sime Darby Plantation in 2008.  In 2014, he joined downstream operations to become Head of Sime Darby Foods & Beverages Marketing.  His last position in downstream operations was Head of Customer Solutions for Sime Darby Oils before rejoining Sime Darby Plantation’s upstream operations as Regional Chief Executive Officer, Sabah in July 2019 until September 2020.


Declaration:
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences.
SHAMSUL ANUAR ABDUL MAJID
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality : Malaysian 

Age : 50

Date of Appointment : 10 July 2020

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry from Imperial College, London, England before he obtained his Master of  Business Administration (Islamic Finance) from International Islamic University Malaysia.  He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

He began his career with Shell Malaysia as a Planning Analyst, Downstream Economics Planning Department in 1994 before he joined Grenland Malaysia as Vice President, Finance and Special Projects in 2004. He was the Executive Vice President of Strategy & Feasibility, Iskandar Investment Berhad in 2007. He then joined Iskandar Waterfront Holdings in 2011 as the Special Officer to the Managing Director. In 2014, Shamsul Anuar was the Director of Fikiran Sepakat Sdn Bhd. 

He joined Johor Corporation as the General Manager in 2017 prior to his appointment as the Chief Investment Officer.

Chairman/Directorship :
Presently, he is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of QSR Brands (M) Holdings Berhad and KPJ Healthcare Berhad. He is also a member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee and a member of Investment Committee of KPJ Healthcare Berhad.

Declaration :
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and / or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences. 
MOHD NORDIN JAMALUDIN
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality : Malaysian 

Age : 59

Date of Appointment : 10 July 2020

Qualification & Experience:
He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Law (Honours) from University of West London, United Kingdom.

He began his career as Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary at  Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd from 1990-2007. During his tenure, he had led the team of Corporate Secretarial advisory services to all Shell Companies (17 companies) operating in Malaysia including Shell Refining Company (FOM) Bhd (SRC), a public listed company. He was also a Principal Advisor for matters pertaining to Related Party Transactions and drafting, vetting and liaising with Bursa KL (formerly known as KLSE) on the Shareholders Circular, drawing up procedures and brief for Directors for EGM/AGM. In his legal advisory role, his technical experience includes drafting work relating to conveyancing, dispute/litigation, construction, commercial contracts, compliance issues relating to permits and licenses requirements in Oil and Gas industry. His skills and experience from Multinational Company (MNC) had exposed him with other important areas such as ICT and Innovation, Human Resource, and governance from the perspective of various countries in ASEAN region

He was then expanding his career with Iskandar Investment Berhad from 2008-2018 as Executive Vice President. He was responsible for all company secretarial matters and ensures full compliance to relevant statutory requirements to mitigate risk of reprimand, fines and related due to non-compliance for Iskandar Investment and its group of subsidiaries. Further, he was also responsible in formulating the long-term human capital strategy and strategic initiatives to leverage on the Company’s human capital capabilities to support the execution of business strategies and plans effectively.

Mohd Nordin Jamaludin commenced his tenure as Chief Corporate Services Officer (“CCSO”) with Johor Corporation (“JCorp”) on 2 February 2020.

Declaration :
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and / or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences. 
DATO' SR. HISHAM HAJI JAFREY
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian

Age: 63

Date of Appointment: 1 March 2020

Qualification & Experience:
Graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Quantity Surveying (Honours) from Leeds Metropolitan University, Dato' Sr. Hisyam started his career with Harlow and Milner of Wakefield, England. Returning to Malaysia in 1983, he joined Antara Construction Sdn Bhd. He later joined University Technology Malaysia and played a prominent role in the development of the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors United Kingdom, Chairman of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (Johor branch), member of the One Stop Approval Centre of Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru, member of the Ethics Committee Board of Quantity Surveyors and External Examiner for University Technology Malaysia. He is also instrumental in incorporating ICG Global Sdn Bhd, a multi-disciplinary and project management consultancy organisation.

Chairmanship/ Directorship:
Presently, he is the Managing Director of ARH Jurukur Bahan Sdn Bhd, which is one of the largest quantity surveying practice in Malaysia. He  also sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director in Johor Corporation as well as Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad.

Declaration:
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and / or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences. 
ABDULLAH ABU SAMAH
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian 

Age: 55 

Date of Appointment: 1 January 2021 

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of the Pacific, California.
 
He started his career with KPMG in 1988. He was a partner in Audit Division from 1997 until his retirement in 2020. He was seconded to KPMG London for two (2) years between 1993 and 1995 to focus on the financial services sector.
 
He has over 32 years of experience in servicing clients in various industries including of oil palm plantations, oil and gas, banking and finance, construction and property development, hotel and hospitality, manufacturing, industrial products, trading, investment holding companies as well as large multinational companies.
 
In addition, he also been involved in reviews of prospective financial information for purposes of IPOs, right issues and bond issues. He also has significant experience in due diligence reviews in connection with the proposed composite scheme of arrangement and restructuring scheme.
 
He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).

Chairmanship/ Directorship:
Presently, he is the Chairman of Extreme Edge Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of Kulim.

Declaration:
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences.
KANDASAMY A/L KANNY
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian

Age: 70 

Date of Appointment: 1 March 2020

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Master of Business Management Majoring in Plantation Management from Camden University (U.S.A.) in March 2011. 

He started his career with Mados Sdn Bhd as a Field Conductor in 1981. In 1992, he was promoted to Cadet Assistant. He was then promoted to Assistant Manager in 1994 and Manager in 1996. In 2012, he was promoted as Estate General Manager until present. 

Declaration:
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and / or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences. 

FAWZI AHMAD
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian

Age: 68 

Date of Appointment: 1 January 2021

Qualification & Experience:
He completed his Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 1973. He started his career as a Cadet Planter in Kulim Group at Ulu Tiram Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in Ulu Tiram Estate. He has produced 32 house grades of rubber, mainly various grades of centrifuged latex, sole crepe for shoe soles, vulcanized processing aids and special process rubbers, and different standard Malaysian rubber grades. He subsequently involved in various parallel tests through the "Round Robin Testing Scheme", conducted by the Rubber Institute of Malaysia as required by the various quality parameters for export.  Within this period, he served and “troubleshoots” the production process for overseas buyers, mainly in Europe (Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom, Canada, U.S.A., Korea, Japan and Taiwan).

He was involved in transferring and reassembling the key process of Skellerup Industries at Dunedin, New Zealand to Ulu Tiram, Johor in 1980 for the new joint venture between JCorp and Skellerup Industries Limited of New Zealand. 

He was then transferred to Plantation Division at Kulim Palm Oil Mill in Ulu Tiram Estate and became the Senior Assistant Manager in Ulu Tiram Estate until 1983.  He was the Manager of Pasak Estate, Kota Tinggi in 1984. He was then seconded to Eastern Plantation Agency (EPA), a subsidiary of Kulim, to set up 5,000 acres of the secondary jungle for Yayasan Pelajaran Johor in 1985 to 1988. He was transferred back to Ulu Tiram Manufacturing and Ulu Tiram Estate in 1988 as Manager before joining Austral Enterprise at the same position in 1989. He was the Planting Advisor of  Austral Enterprise in 1991.

In 1992, he established and spearheaded the Plantation Division for Yayasan Pelajaran Johor (YPJ)/ Johor Education Foundation. He introduced the cattle integration in the plantation and the establishment of Orchard Golf Resort, an 18-holes golf course, in 1998 before his retirement on 17 May 2013. 

Currently, he is carrying out visiting advisory for Sime Darby Plantation Berhad.


Declaration:
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of Kulim. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences.
SABARUDIN HARUN
Company Secretary
AFIQ IZAT JUSOH
Company Secretary
MOHD FARIS ADLI SHUKERY
Managing Director
Aged 49, was appointed as the Managing Director of Kulim on 1 October 2020. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom in 1995 before he obtained his Masters of Laws (International and Commercial Law) from University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in 1997.

He began his career with Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 1997 in the Policy and Development Division before joining AmMerchant Bank as Compliance Manager in 2003. He later joined Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad as Manager in the Corporate Planning Department in 2005.  He then became Vice President for Plantation Upstream in Sime Darby Plantation in 2008.  In 2014, he joined downstream operations to become Head of Sime Darby Foods & Beverages Marketing.  His last position in downstream operations was Head of Customer Solutions for Sime Darby Oils before rejoining Sime Darby Plantation’s upstream operations as Regional Chief Executive Officer, Sabah in July 2019 until September 2020. He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.


AZIAH AHMAD
Chief Financial Officer Finance Division
Aged 55, was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2020. She is a Certified Practicing Accountant of CPA Australia and a member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. She started her career at Johor Corporation (“JCorp”) as a General Manager on 1 April 2014 before her secondment to Damansara Assets Sdn Bhd as the Chief Financial Officer. From October 2016 to December 2019, she headed the Group Financial Monitoring & Advisory Department of JCorp. Her last position in JCorp prior to joining Kulim  was the Vice President and the Group Chief Financial Officer. She also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.
MOHAMAD YAMI BAKAR
Head of Plantation Division
Aged 53, was appointed as the Head of Plantation Division on 1 January 2021. He holds a Diploma in Planting Industry and Management from Institute Technology MARA (now known as University Technology MARA) in 1990. He joined Kulim on 4 August 1990 as a Cadet Planter. He was seconded to Damansara Forest Project (PNG) Pte Ltd in 1996 and promoted as a Manager in 2004. He became a Regional Controller of Sindora Complex in 2011 and Tunjuk Laut Complex in 2014. Later, he was seconded to PT Wahana Semesta Kharisma, Indonesia in October 2014 until December 2016. He was the Head of Kulim Pineapple Farm on 1 August 2017. He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.
AMRAN ZAKARIA
Head of Corporate Services Division
Aged 53, was appointed as the Head of Corporate Services Division on 1 January 2021. He graduated with a Bachelor in Science of Horticulture from University Putra Malaysia, Diploma in Training Development from Auckland College Of Education, New Zealand and Diploma in Industrial Relations from Malaysian Employers Federation. He brings with him vast experience in Human Resources Management at operation and strategic levels from his previous employment with well-established organisation namely Prime Minister Department, Toyota Group, Nestle and several GLCs. He comes across as a people and business-centric human resource partner with wide exposure in leading and implementing strategic human resource initiatives to drive productivity improvement. He joined Kulim as Head of Human Resource Division on 24 April 2017 and was seconded to Johor Corporation in January 2020 to head the Group Human Resources before resuming the same position at Kulim in September 2020.
MOHAMMED IZUDDIN ROSLI
Head of Strategy Division
Aged 55, was appointed as the Head of Strategy Division on 1 January 2021. A product of ITM, he graduated with a Diploma In Banking and started his career at the Malayan Banking Bhd then (Maybank) in the Corporate Banking Division 1988. Pursued his first Degree at the Sheffield Hallam University and graduated with BA (Hons) in Business Studies majoring in Finance in 1992.
 
Over the years, he has worked with the YTL group of Companies at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, at The Sunway Group of Properties with Sunway Lagoon and Resort as the Senior Sales Manager. Subsequent to that, he then joined Sepang F1 International Circuit and left the Company as the Head of Commercial Division in 2008 before joining as the VP in Business Development Department, Medini Iskandar Malaysia, (a subsidiary of Iskandar Malaysia Berhad (IIB)) and subsequently joined the Holding company as the VP, Group Division Communications in 2014. 
 
After IIB, he joined FGV for 6 years as the General Manager in various capacities beginning as the Head in Communications Division and later as the Head of Business Development, Group Strategy Division before helming Animal Feed and New Growth Area Department.
 
On April 2020, he joined Johor Corporation as Head of Business Development Department and on September 2020 he then joined Kulim as the General Manager with the Business Development Department. He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group. 


ZAINURIAH ABDULLAH
Head of Plantation Advisory & Services Division
Aged 56, was appointed as Head of Plantation Advisory & Services Division on 1st July 2017. She graduated with a Bachelor in Agricultural Science from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1988. She joined Kulim as Cadet Executive in 1990 and later confirmed as an Agronomist in Research & Development ("R&D") Department. She was promoted to Manager of Research and Development in 2000. In 2004 she was promoted to Senior Manager before Comptroller of R&D in 2007 until 2017. She also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.
MOHD AKHIR WANTEH
Head of Plantation Inspectorate Division
Aged 59, was appointed as the Head of Plantation Inspectorate Division on 1 January 2021. He holds a Diploma in Planting Industry and Management from Institute Technology MARA (now known as University Technology MARA) in 1984. He joined Kulim as Cadet Planter on 1 December 1987 before he promoted as a Manager in 2004. He was the Regional Controller of Tunjuk Laut Complex in 2009 and became the Region Head of Plantation Operation in 2015 until December 2016. On 1 January 2017, he was the Head of Plantation Division before assuming his current position. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several companies within Kulim Group.
NOOR EFFENDY MOHD ALI
Head of Marketing & Sustainability Division
Aged 57, was appointed as the Head of Marketing and Sustainability Division on 1 January 2021. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Finance from the Northern Illinois University, United States of America in 1987. He joined Kulim as an Executive at Internal Audit Department in 1990 and transferred to Marketing/Commercial Department in 1993. He was promoted as a Manager in 2004 before become the Senior Manager in 2014 until December 2016. He was then appointed as the Head of Business Development and Marketing Strategy Division on 12 February 2018 before assuming his current position. He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.
WAN ADLIN WAN MAHMOOD
Head of Engineering & Projects Division
Age 46, was appointed as the Head of Engineering & Projects Division on 1 January 2021. He graduated with a Master in Business Administration in Manufacturing & Production from Open University of Malaysia in 2018. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA in 1997 and Diploma in Palm Oil Milling and Technology from MPOB in 2002. He also possessed the First Grade Steam Engineer Certification from Department Of Safety and Health in 2003. He joined Kulim in November 2012 as Senior Manager at Sedenak Palm Oil Mill until December 2016. He was then appointed as  the Deputy General Manager of Engineering Department on 1 July 2019. He has 20 years experience in palm oil milling in various location such as Peninsular Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Sarawak. He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.
KASMAWATI KASIAN
Head of Governance Division
Aged 49, was appointed as the Head of Governance Division on 24 July 2017. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom in 1995. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), possesses the Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) with 24 years experience in internal auditing, risk management and compliance, external auditing and corporate affairs. She started her career in Kulim as Internal Audit Executive on 1 September 1999. In 2010, she was the Manager of Corporate Affairs Department. She was promoted as the General Manager of Internal Audit Department in 2016 before assuming her current position.
MAZIAH MAHMOD
Head of Digital Division
Aged 53, was appointed as the Head of Digital Division on 1 February 2021. She graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She started her career with Johor Corporation (“JCorp”) as an Executive on 16 May 1993. She was appointed as the Deputy Manager of ICT Development Division in 2000 and was promoted to the Manager in 2006. She was then seconded to Sovereign Multimedia Resources Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of JCorp before returning to JCorp in 2014 as the Deputy General Manager of ICT Development Division. Her last position at JCorp was the General Manager of the ICT Development Division in 2019 before being transferred to Kulim.
SABARUDIN HARUN
Secretary
AFIQ IZAT JUSOH
Assistant Secretary