Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Bin Syed Mohamed Tahir

Tan Sri Syed Zainal is currently a Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Dagang NeXchange Berhad (“DNeX”). Prior to this, he was the Executive Chairman of DNeX since 9 December 2022, Group Managing Director of DNeX since 1 October 2020, and earlier was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of DNeX on 1 July 2020. He is also Chairman at SilTerra Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a strategic investment of DNeX and Beijing Integrated Circuit Advanced Manufacturing and High-End Equity Investment Fund Center (Limited Partnership).

He previously held the position of Vice President, Downstream Marketing, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (“PETRONAS”) and served as Managing Director of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad. He began his career as a Project Engineer with PETRONAS Gas Sdn Bhd in 1987, before joining PETRONAS in 1992 as Senior Executive of the company’s Corporate Planning & International Business Development unit.

He then joined HICOM Holdings Berhad in 1995, where he held various senior positions in the company. In 1999, he joined PERODUA as Senior General Manager, and subsequently, he was appointed Executive Director of PERODUA Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd in 2002 and later promoted to Deputy Managing Director of PERODUA in October 2005. Thereafter, he also held various key positions in established corporations including Proton Holdings Berhad as Group Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad and RHB Islamic Bank Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director. In July 2018, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Universiti Teknologi MARA until January 2021.

He is currently Chairman of PAA Digital Trade Alliance, the first global alliance that aims to promote and provide secure and value-adding IT infrastructure and facilities for efficient global trade and logistics. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of Cahya Mata Oiltools Sdn Bhd and a board member at Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd and Islamic University Selangor.