Mohd Shahar Bin Abdul Hamid

Biography

Mohd Shahar Bin Abdul Hamid has served as Independent Non-Executive Director at Ho Wah Genting Bhd since March 3, 2008. He is a Member of Company’s Audit Committee. He passed the Senior Cambridge Examinations in 1954. He took up General Engineering courses under the Training Within Industry program in the United Kingdom, funded by Shell Malaysia scholarship. Since October 1960, he served Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd in various senior positions until 1971. In September 1971, he was invited to serve as Managing Director of Pernas Trading Sdn Bhd. He was appointed the Deputy Leader of the First Malaysian Trade Delegations (Direct Trade) to China (The Canton Trade Fair). In 1974, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Pernas Edar Sdn Bhd. In 1977, he was appointed as Managing Director of Gula Negeri Sembilan Sdn Bhd to carry out Project Reappraisal. He previously held positions as Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Antah Sdn Bhd until Sino Hua - An International Berhad (Hua-An) took over the listing status of Antah Holdings Berhad in March 2007. He was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of Hua-An. He is one of the founding members of Lembaga Pemegang Amanah Yayasan Negeri Sembilan until December 2006 and a Trustee of Tuanku Ja’afar Educational Trust. 

Research Interest

 Marketing and Finance