Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Bakke Salleh

Biography

Tan Sri Mohd Bakke holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics) degree from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Tan Sri Mohd Bakke was the Acting PGCE of Sime Darby Berhad and later assumed the position of PGCE on 27 November 2010. He sits on the Boards of Eastern & Oriental Berhad, Yayasan Sime Darby and Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology. Tan Sri Mohd Bakke is also a Council Member of the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority and Global Science & Innovation Advisory Council. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of Malaysia Vision Valley, Majlis Produktiviti Negara and Majlis Bioekonomi Kebangsaan. Tan Sri Mohd Bakke was an Audit Senior at Ernst & Young in 1983 before moving on to Caltex Oil Malaysia Ltd as the Head of Internal Audit in 1984. He joined Citibank Kuala Lumpur as the Head of Audit Division for Malaysia and Brunei in 1985, and subsequently became the Assistant Vice-President of the Real Estate Division until 1988. Later in 1988, Tan Sri Mohd Bakke joined Island & Peninsular Berhad as the Chief Financial Officer and subsequently became the General Manager of the Plantation Division. He was promoted to Group General Manager before leaving in 1993. Tan Sri Mohd Bakke was the Managing Director (MD) of Electra House Sdn Bhd from 1993 to 1994, Syarikat Perumahan Pegawai Kerajaan Sdn Bhd from 1994 to 1998 and Federal Power Sdn Bhd from 1998 to 1999. Tan Sri Mohd Bakke served as Director, Property Division of Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad from 1999 to 2001. He then served as the Group MD and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lembaga Tabung Haji from 2001 to 2005. In December 2005, Tan Sri Mohd Bakke was appointed the Group MD of Felda Holdings Berhad and subsequently the Group President and CEO of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad in January 2009.

Research Interest

Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture