Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin B Syed Mohamed Tahir was appointed Managing Director of PROTON on 1 January 2006. He also sits on the Boards of various subsidiaries within the PROTON Group of companies. Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal is the Chairman of PROTON’s Management Committee.
Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Maryland, USA, began his career as a Project Engineer with Petronas Gas Sdn Bhd in 1987, prior to joining Petroliam Nasional Berhad in 1992 as Senior Executive of Corporate Planning & International Business Development. He then left to join HICOM Holdings Berhad in 1995, where he assumed various senior positions in the company.
Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal lent his expertise to PERODUA when he was appointed Senior General Manager in 1999. Subsequently, he was appointed Executive Director of PERODUA Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd in 2002, and later promoted to Deputy Managing Director in October 2005.
Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal has attended all Board of Directors’ Meetings held during the Financial Year. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has had no conviction for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
