Board of Directors & Secretary

Azhar Bin Ahmad

Non-Executive Director

 

Nationality

Malaysian

 

Age / Gender

53 / Male

 

Academic / Professional Qualification

  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

  • Bachelor in Accountancy, Mara University of Technology Malaysia

  • Diploma in Accountancy, Mara Institute of Technology Malaysia

 

Board Committee Membership(s)

  • Nil

 

Date Appointed / Working Experience

Encik Azhar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of IJM Corporation Berhad on 25 November 2020.

He started his career with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in 1995 and held several positions in various fields such as investment & economic research, debt capital market, fixed income investment, corporate finance, fund management and private debt fund. Prior to his current post, he was the Head of External Fund Manager Department, Investment Division, EPF. He is currently the Head of Capital Market Department, Investment Division, EPF (since 1 December 2019), responsible for the fixed income investment (loan and bonds) as well as Private Debt Fund (PDF) across domestic and global market.

 

Present Directorship(s)

Listed Companies:

  • Nil

Other Public Companies:

  • Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad

  • PLUS Malaysia Berhad

 

Other Current Position(s) Held

  • Nil

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

10 May 2022

Group’s Climate Transition Risk Discussion

Ernst & Young

2

13 May 2022

Power Up Your Culture – Thought Leadership Series

EPF

3

17 Jun 2022

Board and Leadership Talk (BoLT #5) – Getting Airbone with Agile

EPF

4

22 Jun 2022

Assessing Your Organizational Culture

ICLIF

5

4-5 Jul 2022

LEADING DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION BATCH 2

EPF

6

13 Jul 2022

Navigating through the evolution of Corporate Governance with the introduction of Tax Corporate Governance Framework (“TCGF”)

KPMG

7

15 Jul 2022

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES 3 - WELLBEING LEADERSHIP

EPF

8

29 Jul 2022

KPMG Tax Investigation Webinar: A Step Up Into The Future

KPMG

9

12 Aug 2022

Board and Leadership Talk (BoLT #7) - Cloud is the Future

EPF

10

7 Sep 2022

Carbon Footprint Assessment Report

Riverstone Environmental

11

9 Sep 2022

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES 4 - AGILITY VS FLEXIBILITY

EPF

12

23 Sep 2022

IIC-SIDC CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE 2022 : Investment Stewardship in Times of Heightened Sustainability Demands

IIC-SIDC

13

4 Oct 2022

Annual Training on Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009

Lee Min On

14

2 Nov 2022

An Awareness Session “Transforming Your Business with Data”

NEXEA

15

9 Nov 2022

Virtual Training - Amundi Fixed Income Campus

EPF

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

28 May 2021

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SESSION - LEADING CHANGE IN THE VUCA WORLD: HUMANISING DIGITALISATION

Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

2

17 & 18 Jun 2021

HSBC Emerging Markets Conference

HSBC Global Investor Access

3

21 Jun 2021

EPF SAA Workshop

EPF

4

5 Jul 2021

Leadership Talk Series: Behavioural Insights

EPF

5

13 Jul 2021

The Net Zero Journey: What Board Members Need to Know-  Part 1

Wix Events

6

10 Aug 2021

Economics session - HSBC Emerging Markets Seminar 2021

HSBC Malaysia Berhad

7

20 Aug 2021

EPF Premier Programme : EPF Product Knowledge

EPF

8

27 Aug 2021

Board & Leadership Talk Series #3 : Best Practices in Pension Design

EPF

9

3 Sep 2021

Thought Leadership Session - Digital Transformation: A New Game Plan Towards A Sustainable Organisation

EPF

10

6 Sep 2021

Cbre Gi - Management Real Estate Academy

EPF

11

7 Sep 2021

Gaw Capital - Management Real Estate Academy

EPF

12

30 Sep 2021

Singapore Sustainable Investing & Financing Conference 2021 / Bridging the Gap - Advancing Asia's Sustainable Future

Singapore Sustainable Investing & Financing Conference (SSIFC)

13

18 Nov 2021

IJM Budget Talk 2022 by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd

IJM Corporation Berhad

14

16 & 19 Dec 2021

COMMUNICATION 5 : EMC 2021

EPF

15

11 & 12 Jan 2022

HSBC 39th Annual Global Investment Seminar - 2022 Global Outlook

HSBC Malaysia Berhad

16

7 Feb 2022

Board & Leadership Talk Series 1 | What Matters in Customer Experience Transformations

EPF

17

7 Mar 2022

Thought Leadership Webinar Series 1 - Trust Is The New Currency

EPF

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1.

11 Jun 2020

The Case for China - Better than Ever

RHB

2.

25 Jun 2020

1-1 with John Normad, Head of Cross - Asset Fundamental Strategy for EPF

JP Morgan

3.

30 Jun 2020

Capital Market Masterplan 3 - The Malaysian Bond Market

Securities Commission

4.

7 Jul 2020

“Economic Recovery: Policies & Opportunities”

Invest Malaysia 2020

5.

27 Jul 2020

Multi Asset Strategies - Connecting the Micor Dots

RHB Asset Management

6.

29 Jul 2020

“Exclusive Virtual Roundtable Series - Case for Real Estate in Overall Portfolio

Principal Asset Management

7.

7 Aug 2020

1 - 1 with J P Morgan Chief Long-term Strategist, Jan Loeys

JP Morgan

8.

24 Aug 2020

“Fixed Income Virtual Round Table”

JP Morgan

9.

1 Sep 2020

“Advancing Malaysia - 5G and Industry 4.0”

Macquarie Invest Malaysia 2020

10.

29 Sep 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: Building on the Past for the Future

CIMB

11.

6 Oct 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: Business and Climate Consciousness

CIMB

12.

8 Oct 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: Mission Impossible? Taking Action on Climate Change

CIMB

13.

12 Oct 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: Developing Impactful Green Finance Products, the Indonesia Experience

CIMB

14.

13 Oct 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: Urban Financing

CIMB

15.

14 Oct 2020

SFF Live Series 2020 - “The greatest danger to our future is apathy,”

BNP Paribas

16.

15 Oct 2020

SFF Live Series 2020 – “Valuing nature: the policy imperative for natural capital & The business case for biodiversity”

BNP Paribas

17.

15 Oct 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: ESG Financing for Business

CIMB

18.

20 Oct 2020

RAM Credit Summit

RAM

19.

20 Oct 2020

The Cooler Earth Summit: Sustainable Supply Chain: Buyer and Consumer Expectations, The Indonesian Experience

CIMB

20.

17 Dec 2020

Persidangan Pengurusan KWSP Tahun 2020

EPF

21.

21 Dec 2020

Managing Performance

EPF

22.

7 Jan 2021

Global Research House Views 2021

HSBC

23.

13 Jan 2021

Non Financial Reporting

Sustainable Investment Centre (SIC)

24.

18 Jan 2021

The Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Surveys (MARs) Wave 1: A Snapshot

Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC)

25.

22 Jan 2021

IJM Corporation Board Session on Strategy Updates

IJM Corporation Berhad

26.

26 Jan 2021

Trends in Global Custody

JP Morgan

27.

24-26 Feb 2021

Mandatory Accreditation Program

Asia School of Business

28. 26 Feb 2021 Emerging Markets: Opportunities Beyond COVID-19 (Part 1) Franklin Templeton

29.

3 March 2021

IJM's Existing Performance Management and Total Remuneration Framework

IJM Corporation Berhad

30.

19 March 2021

Beyond Covid-19 - The Road Ahead Webinar (Part 2)

Franklin Templeton

31.

19 March 2021

Labour, Employment & Human Rights

Sustainable Investment Centre (SIC)

32.

26 March 2021

Climate Change

Sustainable Investment Centre (SIC)

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

28-29 Sep 2022

Site Visit to Kuantan Port, MCKIP Gallery and Alliance Steel

IJM Port Division

2

9-12 Feb 2023

EPF Management Conference (EMC2023)

EPF

3

13-16 Mar 2023

Group Strategic Visioning

Kuching

4

27 Mar 2023

Climate Transition Risk & Opportunities presentation by EY

IJM Corporation Berhad

5

29 Mar 2023

Climate Strategy - Carbon reduction & physical climate risk (by Riverstone)

IJM Corporation Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

30 Sep 2021

IJM Sustainability Week - Invitation to Board Presentation of the draft Group Sustainability Roadmap

IJM Corporation Berhad

2

9 Nov 2021

Board of Directors’ Site Visit IBS Factory

Industrial Concrete Products

3

17 to 19 Mar 2022

IJM Corporation Board Strategic Visioning Session

IJM Corporation Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1.

22 Jan 2021

IJM Corporation Board Session on Strategy Updates

IJM Corporation Berhad

2.

3 Mar 2021

IJM's Existing Performance Management and Total Remuneration Framework

IJM Corporation Berhad