PNB appoints four new board members

KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has appointed four new members to its board of directors to succeed its members retiring on Dec 31.

In a statement yesterday, PNB announced that Datuk Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir ( pic), Tan Sri Zainun Ali, Datuk Nik Ramlah Nik Mahmood and Datuk Johan Ariffin will join the board to take on the roles left behind by Tan Sri Ali Hamsa, Tan Sri Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah and Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar.

Ahmad Badri is currently the secretary-general of Treasury and has served the Finance Ministry for more than 25 years.

Zainun is a former Federal Court judge in Malaysia and prior to that held various positions in the legal and judicial service.

Nik Ramlah is the former deputy chief executive of Securities Commission and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB).

Johan, who has vast experience in property development, banking and insurance, is presently the chairman of Mitraland Group of Companies and Pelaburan Hartanah Nasional Bhd and also a board member of a number of public listed companies, which among others include Sime Darby Property Bhd.

In the same statement, PNB announced the retirement of Tan Sri Noor Azlan Ghazali from the board of directors of ASNB and PNB Research Institute Sdn Bhd.

The composition of the boards of directors of PNB and ASNB, effective Jan 1, 2019, is as follows: PNB:

> Tan Sri Zeti Aziz (group chairman of PNB)

> Datuk Abdul Rahman Ahmad (president and group chief executive of PNB)

> Datuk Ahmad Badri Mohd

Zahir

> Tan Sri Datuk Zainun Ali > Datuk Dr Mohd Yaakub Haji Johari

> Datu Haji Soedirman Haji Aini > Datuk Dr Nik Ramlah Nik Mahmood

> Datuk Johan Ariffin

ASNB:

> Tan Sri Zeti Aziz

> Datuk Abdul Rahman Ahmad > Mohammad Hussin (chief executive officer & executive director)

> Datuk Seri Dr Nik Norzrul Thani Nik Hassan Thani

> Datuk Dr Nik Ramlah Nik Mahmood