Syed Faisal Albar Syed A.R. Albar

Dato’ Sri Syed Faisal Albar bin Syed A.R Albar (“Syed Faisal”) is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”). He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Accountancy) degree from Barat College of DePaul University, Lake Forest, United States of America (“USA”), and AICPA Professional Certification from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA. He was also a Council Member of MICPA from 2010 to 2013.

Prior to joining DRB-HICOM Berhad, he was the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Malakoff Corporation Berhad from 1 July 2014 to December 2015. He was appointed as CEO of Gas Malaysia Berhad (“GMB”) from January 2014 to June 2014 and also an Executive Director of Pos Logistics Berhad (“Pos Logistics”) for a short span of time assisting Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, the majority owner of Pos Logistics, in its disposal of that business.

From 2011 to 2014, Syed Faisal served on various boards in a non-executive capacity. He was on the Board of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad as a nominee Director for Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah“) and was also a Director of Hong Leong Bank Berhad. Within this period, he also sat on the Board of Kwasa Land Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Employees Provident Fund, was tasked to develop a township on the parcel of land previously owned by Rubber Research Institute in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. As part of his effort to contribute to society, Syed Faisal served on the Board of Yayasan Kelana Ehsan, a public trust entity that provides funds for charitable activities with the intention to improve the livelihood of the residents in the State of Selangor.