Fakhrunniam Othman

Fakhrunniam Othman, 57, is the Group Divisional Director, Logistics & Support Businesses (LSB) of FGV Holdings Berhad appointed on 1 January 2023.

Fakhrunniam career spanned over 31 years that started with Caltex Oils Malaysia Ltd. in 1992 as Management Trainee, followed by a stint with Sapura Telecommunication Bhd as an Assistant Manager and later with Alloy Consolidated Sdn Bhd as the Group Accountant.

Fakhrunniam has extensive experience with FGV Group since joining as an Accountant of Felda Holdings Bhd (FHB) in 2000. Following work rotations, expansion of responsibilities and performance evaluation, he was later made a General Manager (2004) and Senior General Manager, Finance of FHB in 2006. He was subsequently identified for an assignment in Twin Rivers Technologies (TRT) Inc. of USA as Deputy CFO & Company Secretary for four years (2008-11) that had provided significant global exposures in investments, oils & fats as well as oleochemical fields.

Upon his return, Fakhrunniam joined Strategy Division as the Vice President and participated in the listing of FGV Holdings Bhd. Further, he was entrusted with leadership roles as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of three subsidiaries namely FGV Marketing Services SB, FGV Trading SB and FGV Transport SB around 2013-16, thus expanding his knowledge in the areas of marketing, commodity trading and logistics.

Fakhrunniam was later appointed as the Chief Strategy Officer in 2017, followed by Chief Investment Officer (2019-22) with an interim assignment as Acting CEO of MSM Holdings Bhd in Sep 2020. He formulated the Group’s Business Plan and executed number of key divestments to improve FGV’s shareholders value during this period.

Fakhrunniam obtained his MBA in General Management from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. A chartered accountant by training, Fakhrunniam graduated from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), UK and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).