President & Group Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
Male, Age 52, Malaysian
AREA OF EXPERTISE
QUALIFICATIONS
MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS
DATE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
DIRECTORSHIPS OF OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES
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- Accounting, Investment and Corporate Finance & Strategy
QUALIFICATIONS
- B.Sc (Hons) in Computerised Accountancy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- National Diploma in Business & Finance, Brighton College of Technology, Brighton, UK
- Senior Management Development Programme, Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia
MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS
- Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
DATE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD
- 1 November 2020
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Dato’ Sri Ahmad Fuaad began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co in 1994. In 2001, he left practice to take up the position of Executive Director of Finance at Petaling Garden Berhad. In 2008, he rejoined practice as a Partner/Executive Director in Ernst & Young, Kuala Lumpur and was with the firm until 2010 when he joined Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad as the Chief Financial Officer from August 2010 to July 2013.
In August 2013, he joined DRB-HICOM Berhad as the Chief Financial Officer and subsequently as Chief Operating Officer - Finance & Corporate, a post he held until March 2016. He was subsequently seconded to Proton Holdings Berhad as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director from 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2017.
While in DRB-HICOM Berhad, he also served as a board member of key subsidiaries such as Pos Malaysia Berhad, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad, Horsedale Development Berhad, Glenmarie Properties Sdn Bhd and Alam Flora Sdn Bhd.
Prior to joining UMW, Dato’ Sri Ahmad Fuaad was the Chief Executive Officer of Malakoff Corporation Berhad from 1 October 2017 to 31 October 2020.
DIRECTORSHIPS OF OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES
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- None
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