Dato’ Ahmad Nadzarudin bin Abdul Razak joined Golden  Pharos Berhad as the CEO on 13 September 2017.

Previously he was the Group Managing Director at Panglima  Group of Companies, a private investment group with  business interests in natural resources extraction in  Indonesia, minihydro power generation in Laos and facilities  management in Kuala Lumpur.

He has held a variety of senior leadership positions in bluechip  Malaysian conglomerates and government linked companies  (GLCs).

In 2011, he was the Head of Services Division at DRB-Hicom  Berhad, overseeing at the HQ level the business performance  of 4 large subsidiaries operating in the services sector.  In this role, he supervised the CEOs of Alam Flora Sdn Bhd,  Puspakom Sdn Bhd, Hicom Power Sdn Bhd and KL Airport  Services Sdn Bhd.

From 2003 to 2010, he was with Pos Malaysia Berhad, holding  several senior management posts such as COO of Poslaju,  GM of Corporate Planning & Strategic Business, GM of  Procurement & Contracts, GM of CEO’s Office and Chairman  of Elpos Print Sdn Bhd. While at Pos Malaysia, he clinched  numerous awards such as Outstanding Entrepreneur Award  2010 (from Entrepreneur Asia), Malaysian Business Leadership  Award 2010 (from KL Malay Chamber of Commerce) and  Express Service Provider of the Year (from Frost & Sullivan).

From 1996 to 2003, he was with the UEM Berhad/Renong  Berhad group of companies, where he was the Deputy GM  of Corporate Affairs & Business Development, and Manager  in the Office of the President. The office provided advisory  services on corporate matters, financial performance,  strategic planning and legal to Renong’s 10 subsidiaries in the  property sector.

From 1993 to 1995, he was Assistant Manager in Corporate  Finance with Asian International Merchant Bankers Berhad.  His corporate finance work included listing of companies,  issuance of bonds and acquisition of companies.

Dato’ Nadza started his career in 1991 as a staff accountant  with Gulf States Asphalt Co. Inc, a manufacturing company in  Houston, Texas, USA immediately after his graduation.