Md Arif Bin Mahmood

Biography

Encik Md Arif Bin Mahmood is Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board at Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd since May 1, 2015. He was previously Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He holds Masters of Business Administration (1999), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and B.Sc in Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude (1984) Boston University, USA. He joined PETRONAS in 1984 and is currently the Executive Vice President and CEO of Downstream Business, PETRONAS. He is a member of PETRONAS’ Board, Executive Committee, People Development Committee and Talent Council. He also chairs the boards of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad and a number of PETRONAS subsidiaries. He has more than 30 years of oil and gas experience. He spent the first 10 years of his career as a system/ measurement engineer covering various facets of engineering including design, construction, commissioning, technical services and operations. He has held various senior positions in PETRONAS including Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Vice President of Oil Business, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of ASEAN Bintulu Fertilizer Sdn Bhd, Senior General Manager of Retail Business Division, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad and General Manager (Gas Processing – Plant B) of PETRONAS Gas Berhad. He is Director at PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad.

Research Interest

oil and gas