FGV Annual Report 2020

178 FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD Annual Integrated Report 2020 Syed Mahdhar Syed Hussain 60 years old Male 12 November 2018 Academic/Professional Qualification • Bachelor (Honours) of Chemistry from the University of Science Malaysia Relevant Experience Syed Mahdhar is a scientist by training, with more than 34 years of experience in the agricultural industry. He started his career in 1985 as a Plantation Technologist in oil palm, rubber and cocoa in Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad, where he served up till 2007. He was QA/QC Manager from 1992 to 1995, and QA/QC and Safety Senior Manager from 1995 to 1999, before becoming General Manager of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEMS), in 2001. After the merger in 2007, he was made Senior Vice President (SVP) of the TQEMS Department in Sime Darby Berhad. Subsequently, he was appointed Senior Vice President of the Quality, Safety & Sustainability Department (PSQM) in Sime Darby Plantation Berhad, in which role he served for approximately five (5) years, before becoming Director of Standard & Compliance Division in Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn. Bhd. in 2012. He was appointed Group Chief Transformation Officer of FGV Holdings Berhad in April 2018, to lead the Group’s turnaround plan. He was redesignated Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Plantation Sector & Head of Palm Upstream Cluster in November 2018, COO of the Plantation Sector in August 2019 and later as the Group Divisional Director of Plantation Sector in December 2020. Directorship in other public companies: • Nil Group Divisional Director of Plantation Sector Appointment to the position Group Management Committee Profile