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DRB-HICOM Appoints Shaharul Farez As COO, Property, Corporate Planning & Strategy

Last update: 18/07/2016

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) - DRB-HICOM Bhd has appointed Shaharul Farez Hassan as its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Property, Corporate Planning and Strategy, effective July 15, 2016.



Shaharul Farez, 46, was formerly the Executive Vice-President of Malakoff Corporation Bhd.



Among the key positions he held previously were Group Chief Executive Officer, Tradewinds Corporation Bhd and Group Chief Financial Officer, Pernas International Holdings Bhd.



Shaharul Farez holds a Masters in Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, USA, and Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting from University of Bristol, United Kingdom, DRB-Hicom said in a statement.



Meanwhile, the company also announced that Datuk Razeek Md Hussain has been redesignated as its COO, Services, Education and Defence, while Datuk Harith Abdullah continues to be the COO, Automotive, Distribution and Manufacturing & Engineering.



In addition, Datuk Mohd Zain Hassan has been appointed as Head, Concession Business, overseeing Alam Flora and Puspakom.



"With his extensive experience in the financial sector and corporate operations, Shaharul Farez's appointment in DRB-Hicom, as well as the reorganisation of the senior leadership talent are to commensurate with our overall business focus and alignment, as well as to chart new growth for the group," DRB-Hicom Group Managing Director Datuk Syed Faisal Albar said.



-- BERNAMA