Leadership

Board of Directors

Tan Sri Dr Ismail Bakar

Chairman
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 10 May 2022
Age: 62

Qualification & Experience:

He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics,

B. Econs (Hons) in Applied Economics, from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (1983).

He obtained a Diploma in Public Administration (DPA) from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1985).

He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull, United Kingdom (1995) and a Ph.D. from the University of Hull, United Kingdom (2004).

He is a Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIS) UK as well as an Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)

Working Experience:
He began his career as the Assistant Secretary, Contract and Supply Division in the Ministry of Finance (MOF) before joining the Anti Narcotic Task Force as Assistant Director.

He then served in the Economic and International Division of the MOF as Assistant Secretary. Following this, he was the Principal Assistant Secretary for the Public Finance Section, MOF.

In 2004, he was appointed Head of Planning, Research, and Policy, MOF.

In 2006, he became the Head of Section, Government Procurement, MOF. He then served as the Senior Adviser to the Executive Director (SEA Group) The World Bank. He then joined the Ministry of Defence as Deputy Secretary-General (Policy).

He was appointed Director, National Strategic Unit, MOF. Appointed Director of National Budget, National Budget Office, MOF.

He then served as the Secretary-General in the Ministry of Transport and in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Ind, as well as Secretary-General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance.

He was then appointed Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia. He serves as a Board Member of DMIA-LTAT Sdn Bhd. Currently, he is Chairman of TCorp Sdn Bhd (Subsidiary TEKUN Nasional) and he is also Chairman of Bank Islam 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.

DATO' SR. HISHAM JAFREY

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 March 2020
Age: 64

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying (Hons) from Leeds Metropolitan University.
He started his career with Harlow and Milner of Wakefield, England. Returning to Malaysia in 1983, he joined Antara Construction Sdn Bhd.

He later joined the University of Technology Malaysia and played a prominent role in the development of the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment.

He was the Chairman of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (Johor Branch) and he was also a member of the One-Stop Approval Centre of Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru.

Chairmanship/Directorship:
Presently, he is the Managing Director of ARH Jurukur Bahan Sdn Bhd, which is one of the largest quantity surveying practices in Malaysia.

He also sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director in JCorp 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.

MOHD FARIS ADLI SHUKERY

Managing Director

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 October 2020
Age: 50

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Sheffield Hallam University, the United Kingdom in 1995 before he obtained his Masters of Laws (International and Commercial Law) from the University of Sheffield, the 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 from July 2019 until September 2020.

Chairmanship/Directorship:
He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.

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
Date of Appointment: 10 July 2020
Age: 51

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry from Imperial College, London, England before obtaining 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 in 1994 before joining Boston Consulting Group in 2000.

He later joined Grenland Malaysia as Vice President, Finance and Special Projects in 2004. He was the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Feasibility, Iskandar Investment Berhad in 2007.

He then joined Iskandar Waterfront Holdings in 2011 as the Special Officer to the Managing Director. In 2014, he was the Director of Fikiran Sepakat Sdn Bhd.

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

Chairmanship/Directorship:
Presently, he is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of QSR Brands (M) Holdings Berhad, KPJ Healthcare Berhad, Al-‘Aqar Healthcare REIT, and Al-Salam REIT.

He is also director of Damansara Assets Sdn Bhd, Johor Land Berhad, Damansara REIT Managers Sdn Bhd, TLP Terminal Sdn Bhd, and several other companies within JCorp Group.

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
Date of Appointment: 10 July 2020
Age: 60

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

He began his career as Senior Legal Counsel and Company Secretary at Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd from 1990 until 2007.

His skills and experience in Multinational Companies had exposed him to other important areas such as ICT and Innovation, Human Resources, and Governance from the perspective of various countries in the ASEAN region.

He further expanded his working career in Iskandar Investment Berhad from 2008 until 2018 where his last position was Executive Vice President, primarily responsible for Human Capital, Management, and Company Secretarial functions.

He was responsible for all company secretarial matters and ensures full compliance with relevant statutory requirements to mitigate the risk of reprimand, fines, and related non-compliance for Iskandar Investment and its Group of subsidiaries.

Further, he was also responsible for formulating the long-term human capital strategy and strategic initiatives to leverage the Company’s human capital capabilities to support the execution of business strategies and plans effectively.

He commenced his tenure as Chief Corporate Services Officer with JCorp on 2 February 2020.

Chairmanship/Directorship:
Presently, he is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of QSR Brands (M) Holdings 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
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2021
Age: 56

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 the University of the Pacific, California. He started his career with KPMG in 1988.

He was a partner in its Audit Division from 1997 until his retirement in 2020. He was seconded to KPMG London for two years between 1993 and 1995 to focus on the financial services sector.

He has over 32 years of experience in servicing clients from various industries including oil palm plantations, oil & 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 was also involved in reviews of prospective financial information for purposes of IPOs, right issues, and bond issues. He 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 and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Chairmanship/Directorship:
Presently, he is the Chairman of Extreme Edge Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of Kulim. He sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director in Media Prima Berhad.

He is also sitting in Damansara REIT Managers Sdn Bhd as an Independent Non-Executive Director and as a Chairman of the Audit Committee.

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
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2021
Age: 69

Qualification & Experience:
Upon graduation, he joined the Executive Scheme in Kulim Group at Ulu Tiram and was initially posted to Ulu Tiram Estate and then transferred to Ulu Tiram Manufacturing Company Ltd. He attended various courses held by the Rubber Institute of Malaysia (RRI).

Towards the end of 1980, he transferred to the Plantation Division at Ulu Tiram Estate as Senior Assistant Manager. He was then seconded to a subsidiary company of Kulim and established an infrastructure for Yayasan Pelajaran Johor (YPJ) from 1985 through 1988.

He transferred back to Ulu Tiram Estate in late 1988 before joining Austral Enterprise (a subsidiary of Island & Peninsula) in 1989 and subsequently made a Planting Advisor in 1991.

In 1992, he established and spearheaded the Plantation Division for YPJ. He was the National Vice Chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters and State Vice Chairman of the Royal Johor Planters Association.

He retired from YPJ Oil Palm Estates Sdn Bhd in 2013. Currently, he conducts advisory services for plantation visits for an established GLC plantation company.

Chairmanship/Directorship:
NIL

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 FAZILLAH KAMARUDDIN

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 20 June 2021
Age: 64

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Analytical) from the University of Malaya in 1981. He also holds a Diploma in Association of Bond Dealer (AIBD) Zurich, Switzerland (now known as the International Capital Marker Association).

He started his career with Bank Bumiputra (M) Berhad (BBMB) and was assigned to Securities Capital Market in the Funds Management Treasury Division, Kuala Lumpur.

In 1984, he transferred to the BBMB London branch as the Head of Capital Market Trading Department. Then, he transferred to the BBMB New York branch on a special assignment on “cease and desist orders.”

He joined BBMB Securities Sdn Bhd as Manager in 1992. In 1994, he joined K&N Kenanga as a senior dealer in charge of international clients. He later joined Charles Bradburne Berhad as a General Manager of the Trading Department responsible for institutional and international clients.

Chairmanship/ Directorship:
NIL

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.

NINA SAPURA RAHMAT

Alternate Director to Shamsul Anuar Abdul Majid

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 21 November 2021
Age: 43

Qualification:

Bachelor's Degree, Accountancy, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Distinction) (1998-2000)
South Australian Matriculation, Taylor’s College (1997)
CPA Australia
Malaysia Institute of Accountants

Working Experience:

Deputy General Manager, Strategy & Business Planning Department of JCorp (2019)
Senior Manager, Group Corporate Strategy Department of JCorp (2017 – 2018)
Executive, Finance Department, SAJ Holdings Sdn Bhd (2003 – 2006)
Corporate Affairs Department of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad (2006 - 2017)
Associate to Senior Associate, Audit Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Johor Bahru (2000 – 2003)

Chairmanship/ Directorship:

She is the Director of Pristine Bay Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of Kulim

Declaration:

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

MANAGEMENT

Senior Management Team

MOHD FARIS ADLI SHUKERY

Managing Director

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 October 2020
Age: 50

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.

He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Kulim and has not been convicted for any offences.

FAIRUZ ISMAIL

Chief Operating Officer

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 August 2021
Age: 59

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Master of Business Administration from the University of the West of England, the United Kingdom in 2014.

He has the professional certificate of Management Development Program from Asian Institute of Management, Philippines (AIM) in 2007 and he holds a Diploma in Planting Industry and Management from Institute Technology of MARA (now known as UiTM) in 1984.

He has over 33 years of experience in various industries including plantation in the upstream and downstream business, mills, research & development, developing new projects, and heading organisation transformation.

Previously, he was the Head of Indonesia Plantations of Golden Hope Plantation Berhad and the Senior Vice President of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad as well as the Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) before joining Kulim as the Chief Operating Officer on 1 August 2021.

Syed Aiman Kifli Syed Jaafar

Chief Strategy Officer

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 November 2022
Age: 36

Qualification & Experience:

Syed Aiman was appointed as Chief Strategy Officer of KULIM on 1 November 2022. He was previously General Manager of Portfolio Management, Investment Division at Johor Corporation. Prior to that, he was a management consultant at Accenture and has held roles in strategy and investment at CIMB Bank, MyHSR Corporation, and Iskandar Waterfront Holdings. Syed Aiman has multi-sector experience in private equity and venture building with a focus on value creation planning, strategy, and execution.

He obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) from INCEIF.

AZIAH AHMAD

Chief Financial Officer, Finance Division

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 April 2020
Age: 56

Qualification & Experience:

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 joined 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 and Advisory Department of JCorp. She became the Vice President and the Group Chief Financial Officer prior to joining Kulim.

She also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.

AMRAN ZAKARIA

Head of Human Capital Division

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 January 2021
Age: 54

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Universiti Putra Malaysia, a Diploma in Training and Development from Auckland College of Education, New Zealand, and a Diploma in Industrial Relations from the Malaysian Employers Federation.
He brings with him vast experience in Human Resources Management at operation and strategic levels from his previous employment at the Prime Minister’s Department, Toyota Group, Nestle, and several GLCs.

He joined Kulim as Head of Human Resource Division on 24 April 2017 and was seconded to JCorp in January 2020 to head the Group Human Resources before he resumed the same position at Kulim in September 2020.

He also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.

MAZIAH MAHMOD

Head of Digital & Technology Division

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 February 2021
Age: 54

Qualification & Experience:
She graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University Technology Malaysia.

She started her career with JCorp as an Executive on 16 May 1993. She was appointed as Deputy Manager of the ICT Development Division in 2000 and was promoted to Manager in 2006.

She was later seconded to Sovereign Multimedia Resources Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of JCorp before returning to JCorp in 2014 as Deputy General Manager of the ICT Development Division. She left JCorp as General Manager of the ICT Development Division before assuming her current role at Kulim.

She also sits on the Board of several companies within Kulim Group.

LOKMAN IZAM ABD AZIZ

Head of Commercial Division

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 15 October 2021
Age: 54

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from Sheffield Hallam University, the United Kingdom in 1992.

He began his career with KPMG Peat Marwick Consultant in the Tourism and Hospitality department before joining Renong Group of Companies as Business Development Manager.

He brings with him vast experience in Marketing, Product, and Channel development at the operation and strategic levels from his previous employment with The Coca-Cola Company in the Asia Pacific and Amway South East Asia. He joined the company as Head of Commercial Division on 15 October 2021.

MOHD NASIR HJ. MD SAAD

Head of Governance Division

Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 March 2022
Age: 51

Qualification & Experience:
He graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) majoring in Strategic Management from the University Technology Malaysia (UTM).

He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institutes of Accountants. He is a highly motivated and results-oriented governance professional with a solid background in audit and risks management in various industries.

He started his career with RHB Bank Berhad as a Senior Internal Auditor, Group Internal Audit in August 1996 before he join Amfinance Berhad as Assistant Manager, Inspection in May 2004.

He was the Manager of Internal Audit at Bernas in July 2005 and became the Vice President of Group Internal Audit at Satang Holdings Berhad in December 2006. He was the Head of Group Internal Audit of MK Land Berhad in March 2009 prior to his appointment as the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management of Zelan Berhad in 2011.

He was once seconded to lead the Accounts and Finance Department of Zelan Berhad from February 2018 to Jun 2019.

He joined the company as the Head of Governance Division on 1 March 2022.

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Board of Directors

Tan Sri Dr Ismail Bakar

DATO' SR. HISHAM JAFREY

MOHD FARIS ADLI SHUKERY

Shamsul Anuar Abdul Majid

MOHD NORDIN JAMALUDIN

Abdullah Abu Samah

FAWZI AHMAD

MOHD FAZILLAH KAMARUDDIN

NINA SAPURA RAHMAT

Senior Management Team

MOHD FARIS ADLI SHUKERY

FAIRUZ ISMAIL

Syed Aiman Kifli Syed Jaafar

AZIAH AHMAD

AMRAN ZAKARIA

MAZIAH MAHMOD

LOKMAN IZAM ABD AZIZ

MOHD NASIR HJ. MD SAAD