Zahid Osman

Zahid Osman was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director to the AET Board in January 2020. He is Vice President of MISC Bhd.’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Business arm overseeing the management and operations, as well as the development of the LNG Business’ sustainability and profitability through efficient and strategic business development and stakeholder management.

Zahid sits on the boards of several subsidiaries and joint venture companies within the MISC Group. He is also the London P&I Club Member, Council Member of the Malaysian Gas Association since May 2012 and its Vice President between 2012 and 2017.

Prior to joining MISC Berhad, he was with the Shell Group of Companies for almost 20 years in various positions, most recently as the Vice President of Venture Development at Shell Integrated Gas & New Energies based in Kuala Lumpur. During his tenure with the Shell Group of Companies, Zahid has held a variety of roles (including management positions) in finance, LNG marketing and trading, business development, commercial, Upstream production sharing contract (PSC), stakeholder management, Joint Venture governance, gas advocacy and project management in Upstream, Downstream, Integrated Gas and Trading businesses.

Zahid holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA and a Degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham, UK. He also attended a Management Programme on Strategy Creation by Columbia Business School.