98 FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD ABOUT FGV MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS VALUE CREATION ABDUL RAZAK AYA Head of Integrated Farming SALMAN GHAZALI Group Chief Strategy Officer Malaysian Age 51 Male Appointment to the position : 1 August 2019 Malaysian Age 40 Male Appointment to the position : 13 September 2019 Academic/Professional Qualification: • Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Plantation Management and Diploma in Agriculture from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia • Executive Leadership Programme from Bond University, Gold Coast Australia • Business Strategy and Supply Chain Management Programme from National University of Singapore • Plantations Management Programme from Golden Hope Academy, Carey Island, Malaysia Relevant experience: Abdul Razak has more than 20 years of experience primarily in strategic and business planning, plantation and estate operations, biotechnology, precision agriculture, biosecurity, plantation land development, as well as occupational health and safety. He also has vast experience in cattle and goat farming, poultry, fisheries/aquaculture, pineapple, herbal and fruits industries through his involvement in Government economic regional projects. He started his career in 1992 as Information Technology Executive in Creative Technology Computer Sdn Bhd. He later joined the Faculty of Forestry at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 1993 as the Satellite Remote Sensing Researcher before joining Johor State Department of Agriculture from 1994 to 1995. Prior to the merger with Sime Darby, he was appointed as Business Development Manager at Golden Hope Plantations Sdn Bhd in 1995 where he served for 13 years. Subsequently, he continued with the same portfolio post-merger at what is known today as Sime Darby Plantations Sdn Bhd up to 2009. He was made Senior Manager, Agriculture at East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) from 2008 to 2014, before joining Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) as a Permanent Member of the Board of Governors until 2016. He later served as the Vice President in Naza World Holdings Sdn Bhd in 2014, overseeing the Agro and Bio Division. He was the Adjunct Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2019 prior to joining FGV. Directorship in other public companies: • Nil Academic/Professional Qualification: • Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Accounting & Finance from London School of Economics & Political Science, London, UK Relevant experience: Salman brings with him 16 years of experience in strategy, investments management, private equity, business banking, corporate finance and business development. He started his career in 2005 with Consolidated Plantations Berhad (CPB), now known as Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP), moved to the Managing Director’s Office in SDP in 2007 as Senior Executive, and rose to become Assistant Vice President I - Corporate Finance in the Strategy and Business Development department. While in SDP, he was assigned to PEMANDU’s National Key Economic Area (NKEA) in 2010 where he became Head of Palm Oil Food & Health-based Downstream Sector. He was then seconded to Emery Oleochemicals in 2011, which is a 50:50 joint venture company between SDP and PTT Global Chemical, to oversee SDP’s interest in the oleochemicals Sector covering Global Strategy and investments. He left Emery Oleochemicals and SDP in December 2011 and joined Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) in 2012 in the Executive Vice President’s Office before joining Khazanah Nasional Berhad as Vice President of Investments and Special Officer to the Chief Investment Officer until 2015. Salman then became Managing Partner of RM Capital Partners & Associates (RMCP), one of the largest boutique private equity firms in Malaysia, where he also held various directorship positions in RMCP’s investee companies operating in the Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Plastics, and Personal Care industries. Salman was also an Investment Committee (IC) member for both RMCP One Fund and RMCP Two Fund. Prior to joining FGV Holdings Berhad in September 2019, he was Head of Business Banking in Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad. Directorship in other public companies: • Nil Group Management Committee’s Profile
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