by TMR

BOUSTEAD Plantations Bhd (BPB) last week announced the appointment of its new CEO, Ibrahim Abdul Majid (picture; above), effective Dec 1. Ibrahim assumes the position from Mohamad Azlan Jaafar, who was standing in as acting CEO and will resume his responsibilities as the company’s deputy CEO.

Ibrahim has had an extensive career in the palm oil industry, bringing with him 40 years of experience. He started his career with Sime Darby Bhd in 1979 and subsequently rose through the ranks until his last position as Sime Darby Plantation Bhd’s southern-region CEO.

BPB also announced the promotion of Mohamad Mahazir Mustaffa (left) as its new CFO and the appointment of Noral Afida Alwi (right) as its new financial controller.

Mohamad Mahazir, an experienced professional with 21 years of exposure in finance, is promoted to the position of CFO from his prior responsibilities as financial controller in BPB. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting) from California State University, US.

Noral Afida joins BPB as its new financial controller. She is an experienced professional with more than 25 years of experience. She started her career with Sime Darby in 1993 and her last position was the head of treasury for Sime Darby Plantation. Noral is a member of ACCA and attended Emile Woolf College, London, UK.

The board of BPB is pleased to welcome Ibrahim as its new CEO and Noral Afida as its new financial controller. Their appointments will certainly help to strengthen the group’s transformation programme given the current challenges impacting the industry.