Dato’ Ahmad Rizal bin Abdul Rahman, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of Turiya as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 4 July 2024.

He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Risk Management & Sustainability Committee of the Company.

Dato’ Ahmad Rizal has more than 30 years of experience under his belt, specifically in business, strategy, corporate finance and operations. An accountant by profession, he started his career as an auditor at KPMG Malaysia and later in corporate finance with Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad. He was involved in creating business strategies and implementing them in various corporate sectors such as manufacturing, financial and investment services, property and development, construction, independent power plants and oil & gas.

His biggest achievement was the turnaround of Perak State GLC into a profit generating entity by creating and maximising the value and yield of the State’s land through implementation of new business innovations, product development & brand strategies and inculcating a KPI-driven corporate culture. Subsequently, he was appointed as the CEO of Mardec Berhad where he was entrusted to rebuild and turn around the entity as well. He was also instrumental in assisting Boustead Plantation Berhad in preparing its turn-around plan and its execution.

He holds an Advance Diploma in Accountancy from Mara Institute of Technology, is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) UK, is a Certified Financial Planner and is also a member of the Institute Corporate Directors of Malaysia. He was awarded a certificate of completion for Leaders in Development: Managing Change in a Dynamic World,June 5-16, 2017 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Executive Education. He sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Reservoir Link Berhad, Lebtech Berhad and Mentiga Corporation Berhad, all of which are listed on Bursa Malaysia.

He does not have any family relationship with any other director and/or any major shareholder of the Company nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company.

He has not been convicted of any offence within the past 5 years.