Mr. Mohamed Azman Yahya

Biography

Aged 53, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 24 February 2014. Mr. Yahya is the Executive Chairman of Symphony Life Berhad and the Non-executive Chairman of Ranhill Holdings Berhad, both of which are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia). Mr. Yahya is a director and Chairman of various companies, including Symphony House Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Symphony House Berhad) and Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd. Mr. Yahya is active in public service and sits on the boards of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the Malaysian government investment arm, and Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, a government linked private equity fund management company. He is also a member of the Capital Market Advisory Group of the Malaysian Securities Commission and a member of the Malaysian Special Economic Committee. He started his career at KPMG in London and thereafter worked in a variety of roles in investment banking, ultimately being named chief executive of Amanah Merchant Bank. In 1998, he was tasked by the Malaysian Government to set-up and head Danaharta, the national asset management company. He was also the Chairman of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, set up by Bank Negara Malaysia, to mediate and assist in debt restructuring programmes of viable companies. He was an Independent Non-executive Director of Scomi Group Berhad (listed on Bursa Malaysia) from 2003 to 2017. Mr. Yahya received his BSc Economics (First Class) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1985 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia.

Research Interest

economics