THE STAR
KUALA LUMPUR: Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has confirmed that Datuk Zakaria Arshad has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO).
It said on Tuesday his appointment takes effect from April 1, confirming a StarBiz report.
“With this new appointment, FGV will continue to strengthen its position as a global sustainable agribusiness player,” chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad said in a statement.
Zakaria has been the executive vice president/head of palm downstream cluster of FGV since 2014.
Zakaria holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Economics) from Universiti Sains Malaysia and attended executive business courses from Harvard Business School and Pembroke College, Cambridge University.
A Fellow of the International Society of Nanoscience, University of Cambridge UK, Zakaria is also Vice Chairman of Palm Oil Refinery Association of Malaysia (PORAM) and sits on the Board of Trustee, Malaysia Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
Zakaria, a son of a settler from FELDA Palong 1, Negeri Sembilan, has served FELDA Group for the past 32 years since 1984 including FELDA Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Cocoa Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, FELDA Rubber Products Sdn Bhd and FELDA Marketing Services Sdn Bhd.
“On behalf of FGV Group, we would like to thank Emir for his invaluable contribution especially on charting the transformation framework to pave the way for FGV to be an important global powerhouse today,” Isa said.
