UEM Edgenta Berhad appointed DATO' DR OMAR BIN ABD HAMID as Independent and Non Executive Director. Date of change: 01 Aug. 2023.

Age: 68. Gender: Male. Qualifications and Major/Field of Study: Masters Business Administration from University of Ballarat, Australia.

Others: Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital & Health Service Administration from University of South Bank, United Kingdom. Degree: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from University of Malaya. Working experience and occupation: Dato' Dr. Omar has over 35 years of management experience and entrepreneurship in the healthcare industry, especially in the private hospital, pharmacy benefit management, hospital information system (HIS), and home-based healthcare.He founded Avisena Healthcare in the early 1997, and was the President and Chief Executive Officer from September 1999 to December 2020.

Since its inception, the small 40 bed outfit hospital in Shah Alam has expanded into two private hospitals, 120 beds Avisena Specialist Hospital and 140 beds Avisena Women's & Children's Specialist Hospital. He had also successfully setup Oratis Consulting which specialises in Hospital Information System (HIS) and, to date had more than 45 government hospitals under its consulting works.