KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd has appointed Datuk Hisham Hamdan as its new chief investment officer (CIO), effective March 6, 2024.
Hisham’s appointment allows for greater focus on building Khazanah’s capabilities as an investment institution and creating new capacity and competencies, especially to meet the company’s value creation and impact goals.
Khazanah managing director Datuk Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir said the agency is confident that Hisham’s vast experience and knowledge will be an asset to Khazanah’s ongoing efforts to gear up the organisation to build the required capacity and institutionalise talent development, which is part of the overall strategy for developing a winning team.
“This, along with our long-term strategy of Advancing Malaysia, would further allow us to strengthen our position in facing the challenging global market condition,” he said in a statement.
Hisham joined Khazanah in April 2011 from Sime Darby Bhd.
He has held senior positions, including executive director of public markets and other senior roles in strategy and business development, healthcare, energy and utilities, and China.
Hisham also serves as the chairman of UEM Sunrise Bhd and the board of trustees of the Khazanah Research Institute.
Previously, he was chairman of UDA Holdings Bhd, a member of the board of directors of Iskandar Investments Bhd, and a member of the board of ValueCap.
He holds two Chemical Engineering and Industrial Management degrees from Purdue University, United States.
He has also attended the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.
