PETRONAS Dagangan Bhd has appointed PETRONAS executive vice president Datuk Sazali Hamzah as its new chairman, effective immediately.
He succeeds Datuk Anuar Ahmad, who retired on April 27, according to a Bursa Malaysia filing by the company.
Sazali, 60, is currently the chief executive officer of PETRONAS’ downstream business and also serves as chairman of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Bhd.
He previously led PETRONAS Chemicals Group as managing director and CEO from 2014 to 2021, and had also headed PETRONAS Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn Bhd.
Throughout his career at PETRONAS, Sazali has held several senior leadership roles across the refinery, petrochemical and project management divisions.
PETRONAS Dagangan shares rose 1% to RM20.76 during Friday’s noon break, valuing the company at RM20.6 billion.
