KUALA LUMPUR : UDA Holdings Bhd has announced the appointment of Johari Shukri Jamil as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Johari brings over two decades of experience in real estate and corporate leadership, having previously served as managing director of Pasdec Holdings Bhd. In a statement issued on Friday, UDA described Johari as a proven leader in transformation and value creation, positioning him to steer the company into its next phase of growth.
“Johari is expected to inject ideas and innovations through new dimensions, methods and approaches while prioritising the original objective of UDA’s establishment to fulfil the Bumiputera social and economic development agenda,” said UDA chairman Tan Sri Mohd Annuar Zaini.
Aged 53, Johari was formerly the CEO of Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust, where he led the company’s post-pandemic return to profitability. He has also held senior positions including executive vice-president of business development and transformation at Iskandar Investment Bhd, group COO of EA Technique (M) Bhd, and CEO of Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd.
UDA Holdings, originally established in 1971 as the Urban Development Authority, operates under the purview of the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development (Kuskop). The company was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 1999 before its delisting in 2007, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd. UDA was subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Finance in 2008.
–The Edge Malaysia
