KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Manufacturer of specialty poles Mestron Holdings Bhd has appointed Datuk Faiza Zulkifli, a former chairman of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax under the Ministry of Finance (MOF), as its independent and non-executive chairman, effective from Friday (June 16).

Faiza, 62, replaces Tajul Arifin Mohd Tahir, who has resigned due to other personal commitments, Mestron showed in a bourse filing.

According to Mestron, Faiza began her career in the judicial and legal service in 1984 as a magistrate in Klang, Selangor. She then served as a legal adviser to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, and as a senior assistant parliamentary draftsman of the Attorney General's Chambers from 2002 to 2007.

In 2007, Faiza was also appointed as a Penang state legal adviser, an ex-officio member of the State Executive Council of Penang.

"Faiza has been appointed as a Penang state legal adviser, an ex-officio member of the State Executive Council of Penang since July 2007. From 2017 to 2018, she also served as the chairman of the Customs Appeal Tribunal under the MOF, and her last position with the government before her retirement in July 2020 was being the chairman of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax under the ministry," Mestron's filing read. 

Subsequently in 2022, she was appointed as a member of the National Water Services Commission.

Faiza is also a director on the boards of NationGate Holdings Bhd and Ark Resources Holdings Bhd.

Separately, Mestron said its independent and non-executive director Leong Peng Phooi had also resigned due to personal circumstances.

The latest board changes came after Mestron announced the departure of the group's independent director Ng Kim Cheong, who retired following the group's fifth annual general meeting, as the resolution for his re-election was withdrawn.

Earlier this week, the ACE Market-listed Mestron announced that it is seeking to transfer to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, which it believes will enhance its reputation and accord the group greater recognition.

Mestron shares closed half a sen or 1.19% lower at 41.5 sen on Friday, valuing the group at RM409.7 million.

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