QUALIFICATION: • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, United States of America WORKING EXPERIENCE AND OCCUPATION: Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Haji Syed Zainal Abidin bin Syed Mohamed Tahir is Executive Chairman of the Company with effect from 9 December 2022. Previously, he served as Group Managing Director of the Company and its subsidiaries since 1 October 2020. He previously held the position of Vice President of downstream marketing at Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and Managing Director of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad. He began his career as a Project Engineer with PETRONAS Gas Sdn Bhd in 1987 before joining PETRONAS in 1992 as Senior Executive of the company’s Corporate Planning & International Business Development unit. He then left to join HICOM Holdings Berhad in 1995, where he assumed various senior positions. In 1999, he lent his expertise to PERODUA when appointed Senior General Manager. Subsequently, he was appointed Executive Director of PERODUA Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd in 2002 and later promoted to Deputy Managing Director of PERODUA in October 2005. Since then, he has held key positions in established corporations, including Proton Holdings Berhad as Group Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad and RHB Islamic Bank Berhad as Independent Non- Executive Director. In July 2018, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Universiti Teknologi MARA until January 2021. He also served as Chairman of Scanwolf Corporation Berhad until 31 December 2023. He is currently the Chairman of the Pan Asian E-Commerce Alliance, the first regional e-Commerce alliance in Asia that aims to promote and provide secure and value-adding IT infrastructure and facilities for efficient global trade and logistics. DIRECTORSHIP OF PUBLIC COMPANIES AND LISTED ISSUERS: None RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER DIRECTORS/SHAREHOLDERS/ LISTED ISSUER: None CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH LISTED ISSUER: None ANY OTHER CONVICTIONS (ASIDE FROM TRAFFIC OFFENCE): None TAN SRI DATO’ SRI HAJI SYED ZAINAL ABIDIN BIN SYED MOHAMED TAHIR Executive Chairman Nationality Malaysian Gender Male Date of Appointment 1 July 2020 Date of Last Re-election: 6 December 2022 Length of Service 3 years 10 months Age 61 Number of Board Meetings Attended during the financial year: 22/22 Membership of Board Committees Integrated Report 2023 93 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ PROFILE
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