Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shamsul Azhar bin Abbas

Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Shamsul Azhar bin Abbas (Malaysian, aged 71, Male) was appointed to the Board on 9 June 2022. He was subsequently redesignated as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2023, and further redesignated as Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 1 June 2023.

He joined Petroliam Nasional Berhad (“PETRONAS”) in 1975 and served in various capacities during his 40 years tenure with the organisation including his last held position as President and Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS from 2010 to 2015.

During the tenure of his leadership, he guided PETRONAS in undertaking strategic landmark projects (both for PETRONAS and Malaysia), such as the Pengerang Integrated Refinery and Petrochemical Project (RAPID), the Bintulu Train 9 project, the construction of 2 PETRONAS Floating Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facilities and Malaysia’s first Regasification terminal in Malacca.

He was the President/Chief Executive Officer of MISC Berhad from 1 July 2004 until 31 December 2008 and was its Chairman from February 2010 to August 2011. He also served as Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Razak School of Government and the Chairman of the National
Trust Fund of Malaysia. He was the Chairman of MMC Corporation Berhad and MMC Ports Holdings Sdn. Bhd. from 16 July 2015 to 31 August 2020. He retired as the Chairman of Sapura Energy Berhad on 7 May 2022.

Other than the Company, he is also a Senior Independent NonExecutive Director of Enra Group Berhad.

He has no conflicts of interest with the Group and has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group. He has not been convicted of any offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five (5) years and has not been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the year.