FGV Holdings Berhad announced appointment of Encik Azizan Bin Zakaria, age 54 as Independent and Non Executive Independent Director, effective July 04, 2024. He has completed Professional Qualification in Accountancy from Malaysian Institute of Accountants as Memeber; Professional Qualification in Accountancy from Chartered Association of Certified Accountants as Fellow; and Degree in Accountancy from University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom in Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Accounting. Working experience and occupation: En.

Azizan served as a Senior Partner with over 26 years of experience in providing audit and business advisory services to clients both in Malaysia and United Kingdom including audit of government-linked corporations, multinational corporations and listed companies. He sat on PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia's Country Management Team as People Leader. Previously, he led PwCs Southern Region practice in Malaysia (2011-2014) where he also held the position as Chairman of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) of Johor Bahru (2013/2014).

He was a Member of ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee and Member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board's (MASB) Working Group on improvement projects. Presently, he is a Board member of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad) and IIUM Holdings Sdn Bhd (including one of its subsidiary). He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Committee of PETRONAS.

He is also a member Audit committee and Investment Committee of IIUM Holdings Sdn Bhd. Upon his appointment as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, Encik Azizan bin Zakaria shall be appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee.