ENCIK ZAINAL 'ABIDIN BIN ABD JALIL

Malaysia

Male

62

Non-Independent Director

Non Independent and Non Executive

BE Civil Engineering from University of Queensland, Australia

Zainal Abidin bin Abd Jalil is currently the Executive Director of Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX). He has served about five years as the Group Managing Director of the Company till his retirement in February 2019 and subsequently assumed the role of an Executive Director.
He was redesignated as Executive Director for the Energy Division in December 2020.
As an accomplished industry leader with a wealth of experience in managing large multi-national businesses in IT and capital-intensive energy industry, he is well-experienced in business turnaround, organizational transformation, M&As and building sustainable enterprise to compete in international markets. As the Group Managing Director of DNeX, he turned around the Company, which was formerly Time Engineering (a GLC) with a market capital of RM180 million into a RM2 billion company with global footprint and a diverse line of businesses in the three core segments of IT/e-Services, Technology and Energy.
He had a long career at ExxonMobil spanning 28 years in various leadership roles at the IOC business units worldwide. He has significant leadership experience in managing upstream exploration and production businesses including offshore operations, and joint-ventures with global IOCs. He has a track record working on oilfield assets in major hydrocarbon producing basins in West Africa, North America and Asia Pacific.
Serving as Chief Executive Officer of Malakoff Corporation Berhad, he successfully spearheaded the Company's transformation into a major international Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) with core businesses in power generation, renewable energy, water desalination and operations and maintenance services. He was instrumental in leading Malakoff into international market as well as building renewable energy business in the Middle East, North Africa, South East Asia and Australia. He was with Malakoff for three years prior to joining DNeX in June 2014.

1) Dagang NeXchange Berhad
2) Theta Edge Berhad

Indirect interest: 32,500,000 Ordinary Shares
(Indirect/deemed interest by virtue of his 73.9% shareholdings in Arcadia Acres Sdn Bhd)