YBhg. Dato Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman B Abdul Taib

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Group Managing Director
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Nationality: Malaysian
Date appointed to the Board: 22 June 2021

Academic/Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from University of San Francisco, California, United States of America

Skills and Experience

Dato Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman b Abdul Taib (“Dato Sri Sulaiman”) was appointed as a Director of the Company on 22 June 2021 and redesignated as Group Managing Director on 8 July 2022. He is the former Deputy Minister of Tourism for the Government of Malaysia (March 2008 – December 2009) and was a member of Parliament Malaysia (2008 – 2013). Dato Sri Sulaiman was appointed to the board
of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (“Cahya Mata”) in 1995 and retired in 2008. During his tenure at Cahya Mata, he held the position of Group Chairman, Group Deputy Chairman, Acting Group CEO and Group Executive Director.

He was also the Executive Chairman of RHB Capital Berhad (2003 – 2006) and chairman of boards for various companies including Rashid Hussain Berhad, RHB Insurance Berhad, RHB Asset Management Sdn. Bhd., RHB Research Institute Sdn. Bhd., Cahya Mata Development Sdn. Bhd., and CMS Works International Ltd. Other previous notable non-executive directorships include Sarawak Securities Sdn. Bhd., Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology Sdn. Bhd. (MIGHT,) Utama Banking Group Berhad, K&N Kenanga Holdings Berhad, Bank Utama (Malaysia) Berhad, Utama Merchant Bank Berhad, RHB Islamic Bank Berhad, RHB Sakura Bankers Berhad and RHB Bank Berhad.

Other Current Appointments

Director of Cahya Mata subsidiary companies namely

  • Cahya Mata Oiltools (Bermuda) Limited
  • Cahya Mata Oiltools (Cayman) Limited

Director of Cahya Mata associate company namely

  • SACOFA Sdn. Bhd.