Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamed Ismail Bin Merican, a Malaysian aged 73, was appointed as Chairman of Gadang Holdings Berhad (“Gadang” or “Company”) on 1 December 2016. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee and Board Risk Committee.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamed Ismail is currently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of MAHSA University as well as Consultant Hepatologist & Internal Medicine Specialist at Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
From 2005 till 2011, he held the post of the Director-General (DG) of Health of Malaysia, President of the Malaysian Medical Council and was a member of the Promotion Board of the Malaysian Civil Service. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Heart Institute, Chairman of the National Committee for Clinical Research, Chairman of Drug Control Authority, Chairman of National Poisons Board, Chairman of Medicine Advertisement Board and Chairman of Pharmacy Board.