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Tan Sri Dato’ Kamaluddin was appointed to the Board on 20 April 2015 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was redesignated as Executive Deputy Chairman of the Company on 1 June 2015 and subsequently as the President & Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 1 December 2021. He is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Law from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.  He is also a Barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple.

He started his career with the Sime Darby Group, a major multi-national company, based in Malaysia.  During his 5 years term with the Group, he serves in the tyre manufacturing and plantations divisions covering the areas of marketing, corporate affairs, human resources, administration and legal affairs.

After his stint in Sime Darby, he joined Dewina Berhad, a diversified food group listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and served as its Group Executive Director. He was also a major shareholder of Dewina Berhad.