Azman bin Mahmud

Dato’ Azman Bin Mahmud was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2021. An Agricultural Engineering alumnus from University Putra Malaysia, Dato’ Azman is the illustrious former Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (“MIDA”) where he served for over three decades with his final years donning the hat of CEO. Having served MIDA since 1989 until his retirement on 1 April 2021, Dato’ Azman has held various responsibilities and was also posted overseas for his vast industry know-how. As the CEO, he led MIDA in driving the investment agenda of Malaysia to achieve national investment targets from 2014 till 2021. He also led the transformation of MIDA towards being a world-class Investment Promotion Agency.

Dato’ Azman who has held various Board positions, has been a member of various government agencies and special task force related to development of businesses and investments and is known for his collaborative leadership within the corporate ecosystem.

Besides the Independent Non-Executive Director of GDEX Berhad, Dato’ Azman also chairs the Board of Directors for the following organisations: Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Bhd, Privasia Technology Bhd, Cnergenz Bhd, UPM Holdings Sdn Bhd, SME Aerospace (SMEA) Sdn Bhd and EXIM Bank of Malaysia Berhad. He also holds various other Board in Kulim Technology Park Corp, in addition to being a member of several organisations related to the development of businesses and investments, such as Invest Sabah Bhd and Penjana Kapital. For Penjana Kapital, Dato’ Azman sits on its Investment Panel to offer his guidance and expertise. Early 2022, Dato’ Azman also joined the Board of the charitable organisation Akademi Transformasi Asnaf MAIPs Sdn Bhd, which performs functions and duties towards transforming Asnaf for the betterment of all.

Noteworthy, Dato’ Azman was recently invited to be an Adviser to the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia or ACCCIM as the association looked up to him for his profound experience and knowledge to guide it to encourage more foreign direct investments into the country.

His past leadership repertoire includes directorship in Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC), Collaborative Research in Science, Engineering & Technology (CREST) (Chairman), Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA) (Director and Member of Audit Committee), InvestKL, Johor Corporation (JCorp), Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH) (Permanent Member), Cyberjaya Implementation Council (Permanent Member) and Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) (Member of Approvals and Implementation Committee (AIC)).

Dato’ Azman has also attended several leadership and professional development courses from renowned training institutes such as ‘A Cutting Edge of Development Thinking’, Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy School of Government, USA; ‘Leading Change & Organisation Renewal’, Harvard Business School, USA; Strategy Execution Programme, INSEAD France; APAC Government Leadership Programme (AGLP) in Crotonville, New York, USA; and Temasek Foundation International Asia Leader’s Connect, Singapore.