Dato' Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim
(Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer)

Dato’ Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim was appointed to our Board on 15 September 2008. He joined UEM Land Berhad (“UEM Land”) on 1 January 2006 as the Managing Director. Prior to joining UEM Land, he was the Group Chief Executive Officer of United Malayan Land Bhd, a property company listed on Bursa Securities. From 1996 to 2004, he was with Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad, where his last position held was as the Director of Property Division. In that capacity, he was tasked to lead the property development activities of the group, which covered three listed companies, namely, Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad, Highlands & Lowlands Berhad and Guthrie Ropel Berhad. He was also responsible for the conceptualization and submission of plans for the Guthrie Corridor Planned Communities that covered an area of 11,650 acres linked and accessed by the Guthrie Corridor Expressway.

Prior to this, he spent 10 years with the Emkay Group of companies, whose core activity was property development, and has held several positions including Group Executive Director. He holds a general degree in Business Administration (majoring in Accounting) from the Bolton Institute of Technology, United Kingdom.

Mohd Zakir Omar
(Director of Finance, Corporate Affairs & Investment )

Mohd Zakir Omar joined UEM Land in 2003. Prior to joining UEM Land, he was with Faber Group Berhad from 2000 to 2003 with the last position as Senior Manager, Business Development. He has previously worked for Business Focus Group as an Accountant and subsequently as Head of Finance from 1997 to 2000 and for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu from 1994 to 1997. He has been a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1998. He holds a BA(Hons) Combined Studies, Accounting and Law from DeMontfort University, Leicester, England where he graduated in 1993.

Mohd Auzir Mohd Tahir
(CEO, Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd)

Mohd Auzir Mohd Tahir joined the UEM Group in 1988, rising to his current position in January 2005. He has previously worked for various companies within the UEM Group, including Pengurusan Lebuhraya Berhad, Renong Overseas Corporation Sdn Bhd, Rocpoint (Pty) Limited, Bandar Nusajaya Development Sdn Bhd (“BND”) and UEM Land. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wales, United Kingdom where he graduated in 1982 and he has more than 26 years experience in project management and property development.

Mahmud Bin Dato’ Dr Hj Abbas
(Project Director, Central Region)

Mahmud Dato’ Dr Hj Abbas joined UEM Land in 2009 with more than 27 years of experience in Development, Construction and Project Management. He started his career as a Project Engineer at Lend Lease (M) Sdn Bhd, an Australian Project Management company in 1982, after graduating from Brighton University with a degree in Building the same year. He joined the PERNAS Group of companies in 1983 and held several management positions in the group until his departure in 1996. His last position with Pernas was General Manager and Director of its subsidiary, Perspec Prime (M) Sdn Bhd. After that, he worked as Executive Director at Markas Sdn Bhd and General Manager, Development at ENSTEK Sdn Bhd, before he joined MAA Alliance Sdn Bhd in 2002 as Managing/Project Director. Mahmud Abbas has a Sloan Fellowship from the London Business School and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building, United Kingdom.

Lum Tuck Ming
(Chief Opearating Officer, UEM Land Holdings Berhad)

Mr. Lum holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Civil Engineering from Leeds University, UK. He has been a Corporate Member of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia since 1984 and is also a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia. He first joined Sunrise in 1991 as a Project Manager. He was promoted to General Manager, Project & Technical Services in 2000. Subsequent to that, in 2003, he became the Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director of Sunrise Berhad. Prior to joining the Sunrise Group, he worked with several leading engineering consultant companies for 12 years.

Aminah Abdullah
(General Manager, Human Resource and Administration)

Aminah Abdullah joined UEM Land on 20 December 2010. Prior to joining UEM Land, Aminah was a freelance Senior Consultant. She is a HR practictioner for more than 25 years in various industries ranging from publishing, manufacturing and property development. A graduate of the University of Singapore, she went on to pursue a Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management when she was with the Singapore Civil Service before moving on with FEP International Sdn Bhd, KIG Glass Industrial Bhd and United Malayan Land Bhd. Aminah also holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Preston, United States.

Mohd Nadzari Bachek
(General Manager, Operation, Bio-XCell)

Mohd Nadzari Bachek joined UEM Land in March 2010 as General Manager, Operation, Bio-XCell Sdn Bhd, a JV company between Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn Bhd (Biotechcorp) and UEM Land Holdings Berhad (ULHB).

Mohd Nadzari, 50, holds a Bachelor of Architecture from University of Tennessee, USA. Prior to this appointment, Mohd Nadzari was the General Manager / Vice President, Business Development & Manufacturing of Universal Building Products Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of MTD Group of companies.

He has more than 20 years experience in Project Management, Architectural Design and has served several organizations including Dimensi Timal Sdn Bhd, Pendinginan Megajana Sdn Bhd, Metacorp Berhad, Mekar Idaman Sdn Bhd and Design Innovation Architects, Inc, Tennessee.

He is leading the Operations team is currently reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Bio-XCell Sdn Bhd.

Mohd Azmil Abd Shukor
(General Manager, Waterfront Development ­ Puteri Harbour)

Mohd. Azmil Abd. Shukor joined UEM Land on 1 February 2010. Prior to that, he served as a Deputy Director Technical & Operation of a property development company in Bahrain. Mohd Azmil graduated from the University of East London, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Architecture in 1989. In 1992, he graduated from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Architecture (with Honours). Apart from having worked in Malaysia, he had also worked in the United Kingdom, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Bahrain. Mohd Azmil was appointed as the Acting Head for Waterfront Development on 13th November 2010.

Ar. Saiful Anuar Abd Ghani
(General Manager, Special Project)

Ar. Saiful Anuar Abd Ghani joined UEM Land in 2007. He is a Professional Architect and Interior Designer registered with Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia, an International Member of FIABCI – Malaysian Chapter, and a Member of the National Institute in the Alternative Dispute Resolution; Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators. He holds a degree in Architectural Studies from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, United States and Masters in Architecture from the Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He possesses more than 20 years of experience in various building industries, ranging from inception of the layout to overseeing the total operations of development.

Rusli Zainal Abidin
(General Manager, Township & Infrastructure Planning, Bandar Nusajaya Development)

Rusli Zainal Abidin joined UEM Group in 1995 as a Senior Manager for BND and left in 1998 to join Puncak Niaga Berhad. He rejoined BND in 2000 as the General Manager of the Township & Infrastructure Planning Department. He has previously worked at Erinco Sdn Bhd as a Senior Engineer from 1991 to 1995, Assistant Resident Manager for Angkasa-Ghd Engineers in 1991 and Project Engineer for Antah Biwater Joint Venture from 1987 to 1991. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland where he graduated in 1985 and a Masters in Construction Management from the same university where he graduated in 1987.

Tengku Shamzaini Tengku Shamsul Bahari
(Deputy General Manager, Product Planning and Design)

Tengku Shamzaini Tengku Shamsul Bahari joined UEM Land Berhad in August 2008 as Deputy General Manager, Product Planning and Design.

He is 43 years old and holds a Degree in Architecture Studies and a Degree of Architecture from Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.

He has about 20 years experience in Architectural Design and has served several organizations including Sime Darby Property Berhad, Guthrie Property, Golden Hope Plantation, SNO Architect Sdn Bhd, Jurubina Bertiga International Sdn Bhd, Island & Peninsular Berhad and Group Design Partnership.

He is currently heading the Product Planning and Design Department of UEM Land Berhad and is reporting to the Managing Director.

Khaidzir Hassan
(Deputy General Manager, Risk Management, Transformation and Investments)

Khaidzir joined UEM Land on 2 January 2006 and has been with the UEM Group since 1995 after he left his academician world as a tutor and lecturer at University of Malaya. He received his Master of Arts degree and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from University of Malaya with a specialization in Linguistics. He also received Certificate of Computer Science from University of Malaya. He has more than 14 years of experience in risk management, systems and methods, management systems, project management and consultancy services.

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