MRCB redesignates Amir Hamzah as chairman

Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has redesignated Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan as chairman.

Amir, 56, is currently the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

He started his career with the Shell Group of Companies, where he served for 10 years in various capacities in Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

He joined MISC Bhd in 2000 and held several senior management portfolios before being appointed president and CEO in January 2009.

Subsequently, he was appointed managing director/CEO of Petronas Dagangan Bhd in June 2010.

In August 2012, he joined PETRONAS Lubricants International as the group managing director and CEO, while simultaneously serving as the vice president, of downstream marketing, and subsequently vice president, lubricants for the PETRONAS Group.

In March 2016, he joined Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas) to steer its investee company Icon Offshore Bhd as managing director and CEO.

He was later appointed to Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s subsidiary, Themed Attractions Resorts and Hotel Sdn Bhd as its group CEO.

In April 2019, he joined Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) as its president/CEO.