Board of Directors
Founded by an amazing team of leaders in the field of public sector, expatriate, investment and technology.
Hj. Zaid Abdullah
Chairman
Tuan Haji Zaid set up a family-owned company under the banner of Zaiyadal San Bhd, initially centered around the environmental sector in 1992, which the company later expanded its scope to include the technology sector and the food and trading sector. In 2013, he was awarded the Most Promising Entrepreneurship Award by the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) for his outstanding entrepreneurship and excellent business leadership. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).
Dato’ Dr. Lukman Ibrahim
Group Executive Director
Dato’ Dr. Lukman commenced his career in 1989 with Sun Refining and Marketing in Philadelphia, USA. In 1991, he joined Proton Berhad, where he established his career over 17 years, with his last appointment being Managing Director of PHN Industry Sdn Bhd, on secondment from Proton. In 2008, he joined DRB-HICOM Berhad as Group CFO and was later promoted to Group COO in 2011. In 2012, he was entrusted with the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Proton Holdings Berhad, a role he held until 2014. In 2018, he joined Zaiyadal Group as Group Executive Director, a position he holds to the present day.
Amnah Shaari
Group CEO and Founder
Amnah is the Chief Executive Officer of Serunai Commerce Sdn Bhd and Group CEO of Beyond Corporate House Sdn Bhd. She is a reputable advisor and strategist to international companies in assisting the companies to establish themselves in Malaysia. Amnah has also contributed her views in many government transformation programs. She has held several high committee posts for a few international business chambers and has been elected as the Chairman of SME Committee in advocating policies to the government.
Jamaludin Bujang
Director
Jamal oversees Gobi’s Malaysian operations and investment activities. He is actively developing the Malaysian VC and startup ecosystem and was responsible in building MAVCAP’s fund-on-fund activities through creating and seeding funds with local and foreign partners since 2011. At Gobi, he successfully created and launched a $20M venture fund in Pakistan, in collaboration with the Fatima Group, one of the country’ largest conglomerates.
Amin Ashari Shafie
Director
Amin is a partner in Intres Capital Partners. He is also a founding partner of QuestMark Capital Management, a venture capital management firm based in Kuala Lumpur with operations in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was with MSC Venture Corporation, and involved in Malaysia’s first venture fund focused on the ICT industry. Throughout his tenure, he is active on the boards of portfolio companies involved in TV media, animation, new media, mobile applications, big data, medical devices and green technology industry.
Olof Rapp
Director
Olof has interests in several companies and serves as a Board Director in PennPetro Energy Plc, PennPetro Bonds, Serunai Commerce Sdn Bhd, SRI Capital Holdings Sdn Bhd and is a Senior Advisor to Partners in Performance Pty Ltd. He is also Vice President of the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association. Olof has vast experience in the aerospace and automotive sector with Rolls-Royce International, Volvo Truck Corporation and VistaJet International and has leading managerial positions in various parts of the world.
Dr. Nadzri Abdul Mokhtar
Director
Dr. Nadzri Abdul Mokhtar is a well-known anti-aging physician with more than 15 years of experience. He is a diplomate of the Board of Amerian Academy of Aesthetic Medicine. He is currently the Chief Medical Director of NARA Clinic based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Nadzri’s main areas of practice are integrative medicine, combining Bio-identical Hormones, nutraceuticals natural medicines along with aesthetics procedures. Dr. Nadzri believes that wellness begins from within. His aim is to correct imbalances within the human body by modifying the lifestyle, dietary habits, physical and psychological components of his patients.
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