Ahmad Fuaad to head Malakoff as CEO

Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Mohd Kenali will head independent power producer Malakoff Corporation Bhd as its chief executive officer with effect from Oct 1, 2017.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Mohd Kenali will head independent power producer Malakoff Corporation Bhd as its chief executive officer with effect from Oct 1, 2017.

He is currently CEO of Proton Holdings Bhd – a post he has held since April 1, 2016 – and board member of the national car maker until Sept 30.

Prior to his appointment in Proton, he was the chief operating officer - finance & corporate and chief financial officer of DRB-Hicom Bhd from Aug 2013 to March 2016. 

Ahmad Fuaad began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co in 1994. In 2001, he left the practice to take up the position of executive director of finance at Petaling Garden Bhd. 

In 2008, he rejoined practice as a partner/executive director in Ernst & Young, Kuala Lumpur.

In 2010, he left to join Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd as the CFO from August 2010 to July 2013. 

He was a board member of key subsidiaries of the DRB-Hicom Bhd Group such as Pos Malaysia Bhd, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd, Horsedale Development Bhd, Glenmarie Properties Sdn Bhd and Alam Flora Sdn Bhd.