Green Packet Berhad announced appointment of Mr. Mohd Azhar Bin Mohd Yusof as Independent and Non Executive Director. Date of change is July 7, 2023. Age is 48.

Qualifications: Diploma in Diploma in Business Studies from University Technology MARA, Degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Finance from University Technology MARA and Masters in Master of Business Administration from University Malaya. Mohd Azhar has more than 20 years of experience in the field of capital markets and corporate finance where he was involved in fundraising exercise via equity and debt capital market, debt recovery, corporate restructuring and turn-around, valuation, financial modelling, financial due diligence and merger and acquisitions. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.

Mohd Azhar was previously the Chief Corporate Officer of Dagang NeXchange Berhad, a Main Market listed company on Bursa Malaysia. He joined the company as an Independent Non-Executive Director in August 2019 and was redesignated as Executive Director in February 2020 until March 2022. He subsequently served the company as Chief Corporate Officer until November 2022.

Prior to that, he was attached to Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (SME Bank) in August 2014 as Assistant Vice President and Head of Business Banking Department where he was responsible to develop and oversee the Corporate Finance Unit and Commercial Financing Unit that deals in a range of commercial financing products. He had also served as Senior Manager, Issuers Restructuring at Bursa Malaysia Berhads Listing Division in 2010 before he joined Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad in 2013 as Senior Manager, Corporate Finance under the Group Strategy Division. He was as Senior Analyst in the Merger and Acquisition Department under the Corporate Planning and Development Division of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) in 2010 where he was responsible for appraising M&A and business development opportunities for the entity.

Prior to that, he served as Manager, Corporate Finance in BDO Capital Consultants Sdn Bhd, a corporate finance advisory arm of BDO Malaysia licensed by the Securities Commission, from June 2007 to October 2009. Mohd Azhar started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young in February 2000 before he joined the Securities Commission in 2004 until 2007.