UMW Holdings Berhad has announced that its President and CEO, Dato’ Sri Fuaad Kenali tenure at the group will end on 31 October upon which he will no longer be a director.
Dato Fuaad, began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co in 1994. In 2001, he left practice to take up the position of Executive Director of Finance at Petaling Garden Berhad. In 2008, he rejoined practice as a Partner/Executive Director in Ernst & Young, Kuala Lumpur and was with the firm until 2010 when he joined Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad as the Chief Financial Officer from August 2010 to July 2013. In August 2013, he joined DRB-HICOM Berhad as the Chief Financial Officer and subsequently as Chief Operating Officer – Finance & Corporate until March 2016.
He was subsequently seconded to Proton Holdings Berhad as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director from 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2017. While in DRB-HICOM Berhad, he also served as a board member of key subsidiaries such as Pos Malaysia Berhad, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad, Horsedale Development Berhad, Glenmarie Properties Sdn Bhd and Alam Flora Sdn Bhd. Prior to joining UMW, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Malakoff Corporation Berhad from 1 October 2017 to 31 October 2020.
