KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): NexG Bhd (KL:NEXG) has appointed two new non-executive directors a day after announcing the departure of two board members amid an ongoing leadership reshuffle.

The new appointees are Datuk Ramli Din, 64, a former high-ranking police official, and Mohamad Tirmizi Ishak, 30.

Mohamad Tirmizi is the younger brother of Mohamed Najib Ishak, 45, who resigned from the board on Wednesday. Both are sons of executive chairman Datuk Ishak Ismail.

According to NexG’s filing, Ramli retired in 2022 after over 35 years with the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM). His senior roles included director of Bukit Aman's Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department, as well as the police commissioner for both Sabah and Sarawak.

Tirmizi, meanwhile, began his career in banking before moving into business. Over the past five years, he has held management and executive roles across industries ranging from food and beverage, property development, technology start-ups and private investment firms.

NexG’s board is now helmed by Ishak as executive chairman, alongside Datuk Abu Hanifah Noordin, who serves as deputy executive chairman and group CEO.

The company — Malaysia’s sole supplier of passports and MyKad-related products — has been in the spotlight over the past two months. The scrutiny began in February following reports linking the group to the activities of a supposed "corporate mafia" — an alleged syndicate of businessmen that purportedly used enforcement agencies to pressure directors of listed companies into surendering control.

Subsequently, a full-blown boardroom tussle erupted in NexG when Raya Aviation Holdings, linked to Ishak’s sons Najib and Mohamad Yusof, emerged as NexG’s largest shareholder with a 20.4% stake on March 4, following its acquisition of Skyelimit Alliance Sdn Bhd and Trendtrove Tradin Sdn Bhd.

A day later, NexG suspended Hanifah’s executive powers pending a review of certain investments. During his suspension, Hanifah alleged he was targeted for opposing the outsourcing of government contracts, and claimed abuse of power within the company.

His suspension was lifted on March 11, coinciding with the mass resignation of five directors he had sought to remove via an extraordinary general meeting, ending the standoff. Two others had resigned earlier.

On March 13, eight individuals proposed by Hanifah — including Ishak, Najib and Muthanna — were appointed to the board. Ishak was redesignated as executive chairman on March 27, while Hanifah assumed the deputy role.

NexG shares closed unchanged at 27 sen on Thursday, valuing the group at about RM1 billion.