YBhg. Dato’ Azlan bin Abu Rais (Dato’ Azlan) was appointed as the Independent NonExecutive Director of Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (Pernas) on 10 November 2023. Dato’ Azlan holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University, United States, and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Bath, United Kingdom and.

Dato’ Azlan has extensive professional exposure in the areas of capital market, finance, marketing, operations, business planning and project management within various industries over the last 35 years and contributed significantly towards providing effective management, marketing, operations, manufacturing, and financing support on start-up as well as growth stage companies.

Dato’ Azlan was the Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Director of Kenanga Capital Sdn. Bhd. and Kenanga Capital Islamic Sdn. Bhd. 

Dato’ Azlan is currently the Independent Non-Executive Director of Eversendai Corporation Berhad, Director of Malaysia International Franchise Sdn. Bhd. (the wholly
owned subsidiary of Pernas) and Director of Provident Fiduciaries Berhad.