Wan Zulkiflee

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Wan Zulkiflee
Born
Wan Zulkiflee bin Wan Ariffin

1960or1961(age 63–64) [1]
NationalityMalaysian
Education University of Adelaide
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman of Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad
Chairman of Gas Malaysia [2]
Group Chairman of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad and Malaysia Airlines
Former president & CEO of Petronas
Former Director of ExxonMobil [3]
PredecessorShamsul Azhar Abbas

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee bin Wan Ariffin (born 1960/1961) is a Malaysian businessman; the chairman of Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad, group chairman of Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad and Malaysia Airlines, and former president and CEO of Petronas. In 2021, he was appointed a member of the ExxonMobil board of directors, becoming the first non-American appointed to the board. He was ousted four months later during shareholder votes. [4]

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Early life

Wan Zulkiflee attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar and graduated in 1977. He later earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2004. [5]

Career

He was appointed Pro Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) in 2012. [5]

He was the president and CEO of Petronas from April 2015 until 30 June 2020, [1] taking over from Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas. [6] In June 2018, Attorney General of Sarawak requested that Petronas be relieved of its authority role in the oil and gas market in the Sarawak region. [7]  Zulkiflee has stated that oil and gas royalties and regulatory rights in the region were always under the authority of the Malaysian government, but consented to work toward a mutually acceptable working agreement nonetheless. [8]

In August 2018, Ahmad Nizam was appointed chairman of Petronas, however Zulkiflee maintained his position as CEO and president. [9]

In February 2021, ExxonMobil announced the appointment of Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee as their first non-American director, making him the 11th director on board. [10] During 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Wan Zulkiflee was amongst three directors who will be departing the board. [3]

In July 2021, Wan Zulkiflee was appointed chairman of Gas Malaysia. [2]

In May 2024, Wan Zulkiflee was appointed chairman of Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad. [11]

Honours

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