Nationality
Malaysian
Age
52
Board Appointment
12 January 2011
Length of Service
8 years
Dato’ Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim, aged
52, was first appointed as a Non-
Independent Non-Executive Director on
1 August 2006 but resigned on 1 January
2009 due to the internal restructuring
within Johor Corporation (JCorp). He was
later reappointed as a Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director on 3 January
2011 and subsequently as Chairman of
KPJ on 12 January 2011.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce
(Accountancy) from the University of
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
in 1987.
He embarked on his career as an Audit
Assistant with Messrs K.E Chen &
Associates in May 1988 and later joined
Coopers & Lybrand (currently known as
PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 1989.
In December 1992, he joined Perbadanan
Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor
(currently known as Johor Corporation)
as a Deputy Manager in the Corporate
Finance Department and was later
promoted to General Manager in 1999.
On 1 August 2006, Dato’ Kamaruzzaman
was appointed as the Chief Operating
Officer of JCorp and then later on
1 January 2009, as the Senior Vice
President, Corporate Services & Finance
of JCorp. He later went on to become
the President and Chief Executive of
Johor Corporation (JCorp), effective
1 December 2010.
Dato’ Kamaruzzaman sits as the
Chairman of Damansara REIT Managers
Sdn Berhad, the Manager for Al-‘Aqar
Healthcare REIT. He is also the Chairman
of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, a company
listed on the Main Market of Bursa
Malaysia Securities Berhad.
He is also the Chairman of several
companies within the JCorp Group,
namely Johor Land Berhad, QSR Brands
(M) Holdings Sdn Bhd as well as Waqaf
An-Nur Corporation Berhad, an Islamic
endowment institution which spearheads
J o h o r Co r p o r a t i o n ’ s Co r p o r a t e
Responsibility programmes.
Other than as disclosed, he does not
have family relationships with any
Director and/or major shareholder of
KPJ. He has no personal interest in any
business arrangement involving KPJ and
has not been convicted for any offences.
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KPJ Healthcare Berhad
Annual Report
2015
