Texchem Resources Bhd announced appointment of Dato' Azman Bin Mahmud as Independent Director, with effect from January 1, 2023. Age: 61. Gender: Male.

Nationality: Malaysia. Directorate: Independent and Non Executive. Qualifications: Degree - Bachelor of Engineering (Agricultural), Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Working experience and occupation: Dato' Azman Bin Mahmud was the former Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority having served in various positions across many divisions within MIDA since year 1989 until his retirement on 1 April 2021. During his tenure with MIDA, he also served in overseas posting. As the CEO of MIDA, 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 a world-class investment promotion agency. Presently, Dato' Azman Bin Mahmud holds various Board positions for the following companies: Listed issuers - Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad; Privasia Technology Berhad; GDEX Berhad; Cnergenz Berhad . Non-Listed Companies - Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (EXIM Bank); Panasonic Malaysia Sdn.

Bhd.; SME Aerospace Sdn. Bhd.; UPM Holdings Sdn. Bhd.; Kulim Technology Park Corporation Sdn.

Bhd.; Invest Sabah Berhad; Akademi Transformasi Asnaf MAIPs Sdn. Bhd.; Panasonic Appliances Air-Conditioning Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Panasonic AVC Networks Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Sdn.

Bhd.; Panasonic AVC Networks Johor Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Panasonic Industrial Devices Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Dato' Azman Bin Mahmud 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. Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any): Public Companies: Invest Sabah Berhad, Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (EXIM Bank. Listed Issuers: Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad, Privasia Technology Berhad, GDEX Berhad and Cnergenz Berhad.