DATUK SERI RAHIM BIN ISMAIL

Malaysia

Male

65

Chairman of Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

1. Degree - Bachelor of Economics (Hons) [University of Malaya]

2. Professional Qualification - International Contract Law and Contract programme [Georgetown University, Washington DC, United State of America]

3. Professional Qualification - Senior Management Programme [Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), France]

4. Professional Qualification - Masters in Business Administration programme for Chief Executive Officers and Senior Executives [Uni Strategic, Singapore]

Datuk Seri Rahim Bin Ismail has over 39 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He was the Senior Advisor and a member of Extended Leadership Team at Repsol Oil and Gas Malaysia Ltd. (previously known as Talisman Energy), a Multinational Oil and Gas Company. His vast network in the industry has enabled him to successfully perform key strategic and advisory roles in supporting Repsols business growth and sustainability in Malaysia and at global level.
He started his career in January 1982 with Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and later joined Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) in August the same year. Throughout his 27 years with PETRONAS, he held multiple managerial and leadership roles including in Corporate, Upstream and Downstream sectors, Work Programme and Budget (WPB) & Planning, Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneur Management and Development, Education and Human Resource, and Downstream Commercial, Sales and Marketing. He also played an instrumental role in representing the industry to chart strategies and policies through various Government initiatives under the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Prime Minister Department and Ministry of Finance (MOF).
He retired from PETRONAS in 2007, and subsequently joined Talisman Energy (now known as Repsol) as Senior Advisor, providing key strategic advice and direction for the company in Malaysia, before officially retires in 2020. He currently serves as Senior Advisor of Country Star Sdn Bhd, a renewable energy solutions provider. He is also a co-founder of Borealis Healthcare, a pharmaceutical and medical products distributor in Malaysia.