Nationality
Malaysian
Age
72
Gender
Male
Date of Appointment
5th August 1994
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Economics (Hons) in Accounting, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Master’s in Business Administration, Cranfield Institute of Technology, United Kingdom
- Master of Science in Management & Strategic Entrepreneurship, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
- PhD (Hons) in Information Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
- Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”)
- Chartered Accountant (Malaysia)
Experiences
After completing his articleship with a public accounting firm in 1981, Dato’ Sri Mohd Hilmey started his corporate career at Permodalan Nasional Berhad (“PNB”), a newly formed investment institution. In 1995, at 41, he was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of PNB. During his time there, he also served as director in several publicly listed companies such as Malayan Banking Berhad, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, KFC Holdings (M) Berhad, Maxis Communications Berhad, Pasdec Holdings Berhad, and private companies, including Perodua Sdn. Bhd. and Malaysia National Insurance.
As part of PNB’s entrepreneurial initiatives, Dato’ Sri Mohd Hilmey was tasked with developing PNBIT Sdn. Bhd. (“PNBIT”), PNB’s IT arm, into a fully integrated technology company with the goal of listing publicly on Bursa Malaysia. In 1998, he led the management team in executing a management buy-out of PNBIT. By 2000, PNBIT was restructured and listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia as HeiTech Padu Berhad (“HeiTech”). He served as Executive Chairman of HeiTech from January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2019.
Effective 1 January 2019, he was appointed as President and Executive Deputy Chairman of HeiTech Padu Berhad. He later stepped down as President on 1 October 2023, while continuing to serve as Executive Deputy Chairman. From 1 March 2025, he was redesignated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, Founder, and Advisor. He currently serves as Director of HeiTech Eco Energy Sdn. Bhd. and Motordata Research Consortium Sdn. Bhd. and several other companies within the HeiTech Group.
In addition to his corporate contributions, Dato’ Sri Mohd Hilmey has played a key role in national development. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (“UMP”) for eleven years, from 2006 to 2017. During his tenure, he was instrumental in transforming UMP from a university college into one of Malaysia’s leading public universities with a strong focus on engineering and technology.