Board of Directors

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin graduated from University of Adelaide, South Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical). He attended the Senior Management Program conducted by INSEAD and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee served PETRONAS for 37 years. He was appointed President and Group CEO in April 2015 and retired from the position in June 2020 after a highly successful 5 years. He was on the Board of PETRONAS for more than 12 years, from August 2007 to June 2020.

He served as one of the Oil and Gas Governors at the WEF in Davos, a Council member of ASCOPE for 5 years and Chairman of Malaysia’s National Trust Fund. He was a Council Member of the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) and the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) where he chaired the Audit Committees at both Agencies.

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee is passionate about talent and leadership development as well as establishing the right culture for organisations. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Yayasan Prihatin Nasional. He was the Pro Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas, a member of the Board of Trustees of Razak School of Government and served on the Advisory Council of Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (INTAN). He was an Adjunct Professor and a member of the Industry Advisory Board at International Islamic University Malaysia, where he also previously served on its Board of Governors.

He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, United Kingdom and a Fellow Member for Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee is currently the Chairman of Gas Malaysia Berhad, EON Petromin Sdn Bhd and Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad and sits on the Advisory Board of National Energy Services Reunited Corp., a NASDAQ-listed entity based in Houston, Texas.

Tan Sri Syed Faisal Albar bin Syed A.R Albar (“Syed Faisal”) is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”). He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Accountancy) Degree from Barat College of DePaul University, Lake Forest, United States of America (“USA”) and AICPA Professional Certification from University of IIIinois, Urbana Champaign, USA. He was also a Council Member of MICPA from 2010 to 2013.

Prior to joining DRB-HICOM Berhad, he was the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Malakoff Corporation Berhad from 1 July 2014 to December 2015. He was appointed as CEO of Gas Malaysia Berhad (“GMB”) from January 2014 to June 2014 and also an Executive Director of Pos Logistics Berhad (“Pos Logistics”) for a short span of time assisting Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, the majority owner of Pos Logistics, in its disposal of that business.

From 2011 to 2014, Syed Faisal served on various boards in a non-executive capacity. He was on the Board of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad as a nominee Director for Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah“) and was also a Director of Hong Leong Bank Berhad. Within this period, he also sat on the Board of Kwasa Land Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Employees Provident Fund, that was tasked to develop a township on the parcel of land previously owned by Rubber Research Institute in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. As part of his effort to contribute to society, Syed Faisal served on the Board of Yayasan Kelana Ehsan, a public trust entity that provides funds for charitable activities with the intention to improve the livelihood of the residents in the State of Selangor.

Syed Faisal’s career spans across various executive positions. Apart from GMB and Pos Logistics, from 2008 to 2011, he was the Group Managing Director of Pos Malaysia Berhad (“Pos Malaysia”). Prior to his stint at Pos Malaysia, Syed Faisal was appointed in 2003 as CEO of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (“NSTP”), a position which he held until 2008. He started his career by spending almost a decade with Price Waterhouse Kuala Lumpur since 1991. He had also served Price Waterhouse, San Francisco, California in 1995 before returning to Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and subsequently joined NSTP in May 2000 as its Chief Financial Officer.

His current directorships in other public companies within the DRB-HICOM Berhad Group include being the Chairman of Pos Malaysia, PROTON Holdings Berhad and Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad as well as Director of HICOM Holdings Berhad, HICOM Berhad and various other private limited companies.

Dato’ Ibrahim Taib (“Ibrahim”) holds a Bachelor of Laws LLB. (Honours) Degree from the University of Malaya and a Master of Laws from the University of London.

He started his career in the judicial service in 1978 as a Magistrate in the Magistrate Court, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur and subsequently in Segamat, Johor. In 1982, he became a Legal Advisor with the Road Transport Department and continued in the same role in the Ministry of Human Resources in 1986.

In October 1989, he was attached to the Attorney-General Chambers as a Deputy Public Prosecutor for Selangor. In 1992, he served as a Judge in the Sessions Court, Kota Bharu before he was posted to the Employees Provident Fund (“EPF”) in July 1992. He retired as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations) of EPF on 4 October 2014 and remained as a nominee Director of EPF in DRB-HICOM Berhad until 26 May 2017 and was re-designated as independent nonexecutive director of the Company on 30 May 2017. He is currently a Board Member of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad.

Uji Sherina Abdullah holds an Associate in Occupational Studies Degree in Business Management from the City Center Business Institute in Syracuse, New York.

She brings with her more than 30 years of experience, a majority of which was in the field of human resource. Uji Sherina started her career in 1982 the IT industry with Mesiniaga Sdn Bhd, and stayed with them for 20 years until 2004. Her last position there was as the General Manager of Human Resources and Corporate Communications. She moved to Citibank Malaysia as the Country Human Resources Director and then to HSBC Malaysia in the same role. Her last posting was at AMMB Holdings Berhad where she was the Group Chief Human Resources Officer until 2018.

Uji Sherina is a former board member of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, where she served as an Independent Non-Executive member between 2019 and 2021. At Bursa Malaysia, she sat on board committees, namely Group Nomination & Remuneration, and Cybersecurity & IT.

Madam Tang Saw Hua is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accounts (“MICPA”) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”).

Having an extensive experience in Financial Management, she has led and managed Merger & Acquisitions, Initial Public Offering and Funding Activities of a diverse range of business activities with exposures to Public Listed Entities and private entities covering a wide range of business in both domestic and ASEAN regions.

She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of Petronas Dagangan Berhad, a company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) and is currently the Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Board Risk Committee and Nomination Committee. She is also a Board member of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, a public company. She was a former Board member of Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad, a company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Securities, INED and was the Chairman of Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Dato’ Adnan Pawanteh holds a Master of Business Administration in Management from Ohio University and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom.

He has a broad background spanning engineering, operations, leadership, sustainability and ESG, corporate affairs, and strategic policy engagement. Over his career, he has held senior management roles across multiple countries, gaining valuable international exposure and a global perspective on business and industry practices.

Dato’ Adnan began his career with Nestlé Malaysia, progressing through various management positions in both Malaysia and other regional markets. He concluded his tenure as Executive Director, Group Corporate Affairs for Nestlé Malaysia/Singapore, playing a key role in corporate strategy, stakeholder engagement, and organisational development.

He currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Duopharma Biotech Berhad and as a member of the IMU University Industry Advisory Board, contributing his extensive expertise to corporate governance, industry strategy, and education-industry collaboration.