KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): UEM Sunrise Bhd on Wednesday (June 21) announced the new appointments of Datuk Hisham Hamdan as chairman and Reagan Chan Chung Cheng as director respectively, effective July 1, 2023.

Hisham, who is currently the executive director of investments in Khazanah Nasional Bhd since April 2011 and the head of public markets, has previously covered the auto, agrifood, Iskandar Malaysia portfolios and served as executive director of research in Khazanah. He is also a founding member of the board of trustees of Khazanah Research Institute.

Previously from Sime Darby Bhd, Hisham has served in several senior capacities in strategy and business development, healthcare, energy and utilities, and China.

Hisham was also the chairman of the board of UDA Holdings Bhd and BBCC Development Sdn Bhd, and previously served on the board of Iskandar Investment Bhd, Sunway Iskandar Sdn Bhd and Southern Marina Development Sdn Bhd.

He obtained a dual bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and industrial management from Purdue University, the US, and has attended the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme.

Meanwhile, Chan, who graduated in actuarial science from The London School of Economics in the UK, is currently the senior vice president of investments of Khazanah. He joined Khazanah in 2012 and is currently overseeing its real assets and property portfolio, having previously covered inter alia Iskandar Malaysia, and technology portfolios in the group.

Both positions were formerly held by Datuk Noorazman Abd Aziz and Effizal Faiz Zulkifly, respectively.

A key figure in UEM Sunrise, Noorazman joined the board of UEM Sunrise in October 2018 and served as chairman since August 2020. He is widely known for his contributions in the group, having concurrently served as chairman of the board of trustees of Yayasan UEM, the philanthropic arm of UEM Group Bhd.

Meanwhile, Effizal, who joined in February 2020, has served as a member of the board of development committee of UEM Sunrise. He played a pivotal role in the value creation of numerous key developments such as macro-townships, high-rise residential and integrated developments in the group during his tenure.