Board of Directors & Secretary

Azhar Bin Ahmad

Non-Executive Director

 

Nationality

Malaysian

 

Age / Gender

54 / Male

 

Academic / Professional Qualification

  • Bachelor in Accountancy, Mara University of Technology Malaysia

  • Diploma in Accountancy, Mara Institute of Technology Malaysia

  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

 

Board Committee Membership(s)

  • Risk Management & Sustainability Committee (Member)

 

Date Appointed / Working Experience

Encik Azhar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of IJM Corporation Berhad on 25 November 2020.

He started his career with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in 1995 and held several positions in various fields such as investment & economic research, debt capital market, fixed income investment, corporate finance, fund management and private debt fund. Prior to his current post, he was the Head of External Fund Manager Department, Investment Division, EPF. He is currently the Head of Capital Market Department, Investment Division, EPF (since 1 December 2019), responsible for the fixed income investment (loan and bonds) as well as Private Debt Fund (PDF) across domestic and global market.

 

Present Directorship(s)

Listed Companies:

  • Nil

Other Public Companies:

  • Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad

  • PLUS Malaysia Berhad

 

Other Current Position(s) Held

  • Nil

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

7 Apr 2023

Thought Leadership Series (Session 1/2023)

EPF

2

15 Jun 2023

Board & Leadership Talk (BoLT) #2 2023: Innovating in the Age of AI

EPF

3

4-5 Jul 2023

TAC 2.0: NBO Centre for Leadership Assessment (NBO Class)

EPF

4

6 Jul 2023

Registered: ASPAC Board Leadership Centre Webinar 2023 titled "2023 Board and Audit Committee Priorities"

KPMG

5

17 Jul 2023

Board & Leadership Talk Series (BoLT) 2023 #3: Insights and Experience from New Zealand in Developing the National Strategy for Financial Capability

EPF

6

8 Aug 2023

EPF - IP Workshop for SAA Review

EPF / Willis Towers Watson

7

25 Aug 2023

Thought Leadership Series (Session 2/2023)

EPF

8

12 Sep 2023

The Xpert Talk Session by Warren Knight (PWC)

EPF

9

14 Sep 2023

Seminar Penyelia Luar Biasa

EPF

10

17-20 Sep 2023

EPF Strategy Meeting (ESM) 2023

EPF

11

2 Oct 2023

Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2023

KNB

12

24 Oct 2023

GLTC 2023 – Global Leadership Team Conference 2023

EPF

13

1-2 Nov 2023

EPF Private Markets Summit 2023

EPF

14

14-15 Nov 2023

UBS European Conference, London

UBS

15

16-17 Nov 2023

Global Markets Conference 2023, London

BNP Paribas

16

21 Nov 2023

Sustainable Investment Academy

EPF

17

22 Nov 2023

Webinar: Budget Talk 2024 by PwC

IJM Corporation Berhad

18

9-10 Dec 2023

PLUS Malaysia Berhad's Board Retreat 2023

PLUS Berhad

19

8 Mar 2024

Living the PVMV Lab

EPF

20

15 Mar 2024

Data Governance Forum 2024

EPF

21

20 Mar 2024

KPMG Board Leadership Center Exclusive – What you need to know about the Bursa's Amended Listing Requirements on Conflict of Interest (COI)

KPMG

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

10 May 2022

Group’s Climate Transition Risk Discussion

Ernst & Young

2

13 May 2022

Power Up Your Culture – Thought Leadership Series

EPF

3

17 Jun 2022

Board and Leadership Talk (BoLT #5) – Getting Airbone with Agile

EPF

4

22 Jun 2022

Assessing Your Organizational Culture

ICLIF

5

4-5 Jul 2022

LEADING DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION BATCH 2

EPF

6

13 Jul 2022

Navigating through the evolution of Corporate Governance with the introduction of Tax Corporate Governance Framework (“TCGF”)

KPMG

7

15 Jul 2022

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES 3 - WELLBEING LEADERSHIP

EPF

8

29 Jul 2022

KPMG Tax Investigation Webinar: A Step Up Into The Future

KPMG

9

12 Aug 2022

Board and Leadership Talk (BoLT #7) - Cloud is the Future

EPF

10

7 Sep 2022

Carbon Footprint Assessment Report

Riverstone Environmental

11

9 Sep 2022

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES 4 - AGILITY VS FLEXIBILITY

EPF

12

23 Sep 2022

IIC-SIDC CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE 2022 : Investment Stewardship in Times of Heightened Sustainability Demands

IIC-SIDC

13

4 Oct 2022

Annual Training on Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009

Lee Min On

14

2 Nov 2022

An Awareness Session “Transforming Your Business with Data”

NEXEA

15

9 Nov 2022

Virtual Training - Amundi Fixed Income Campus

EPF

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

28 May 2021

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SESSION - LEADING CHANGE IN THE VUCA WORLD: HUMANISING DIGITALISATION

Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

2

17 & 18 Jun 2021

HSBC Emerging Markets Conference

HSBC Global Investor Access

3

21 Jun 2021

EPF SAA Workshop

EPF

4

5 Jul 2021

Leadership Talk Series: Behavioural Insights

EPF

5

13 Jul 2021

The Net Zero Journey: What Board Members Need to Know-  Part 1

Wix Events

6

10 Aug 2021

Economics session - HSBC Emerging Markets Seminar 2021

HSBC Malaysia Berhad

7

20 Aug 2021

EPF Premier Programme : EPF Product Knowledge

EPF

8

27 Aug 2021

Board & Leadership Talk Series #3 : Best Practices in Pension Design

EPF

9

3 Sep 2021

Thought Leadership Session - Digital Transformation: A New Game Plan Towards A Sustainable Organisation

EPF

10

6 Sep 2021

Cbre Gi - Management Real Estate Academy

EPF

11

7 Sep 2021

Gaw Capital - Management Real Estate Academy

EPF

12

30 Sep 2021

Singapore Sustainable Investing & Financing Conference 2021 / Bridging the Gap - Advancing Asia's Sustainable Future

Singapore Sustainable Investing & Financing Conference (SSIFC)

13

18 Nov 2021

IJM Budget Talk 2022 by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd

IJM Corporation Berhad

14

16 & 19 Dec 2021

COMMUNICATION 5 : EMC 2021

EPF

15

11 & 12 Jan 2022

HSBC 39th Annual Global Investment Seminar - 2022 Global Outlook

HSBC Malaysia Berhad

16

7 Feb 2022

Board & Leadership Talk Series 1 | What Matters in Customer Experience Transformations

EPF

17

7 Mar 2022

Thought Leadership Webinar Series 1 - Trust Is The New Currency

EPF

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

6 Oct 2023

IJM 40th Anniversary Annual Dinner

IJM Corporation Berhad

2

29 Nov 2023

IJM Strategy Session

IJM Corporation Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

28-29 Sep 2022

Site Visit to Kuantan Port, MCKIP Gallery and Alliance Steel

IJM Port Division

2

9-12 Feb 2023

EPF Management Conference (EMC2023)

EPF

3

13-16 Mar 2023

Group Strategic Visioning

Kuching

4

27 Mar 2023

Climate Transition Risk & Opportunities presentation by EY

IJM Corporation Berhad

5

29 Mar 2023

Climate Strategy - Carbon reduction & physical climate risk (by Riverstone)

IJM Corporation Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

30 Sep 2021

IJM Sustainability Week - Invitation to Board Presentation of the draft Group Sustainability Roadmap

IJM Corporation Berhad

2

9 Nov 2021

Board of Directors’ Site Visit IBS Factory

Industrial Concrete Products

3

17 to 19 Mar 2022

IJM Corporation Board Strategic Visioning Session

IJM Corporation Berhad