Berjaya Corporation Berhad announced appointment of Dato' Hisham Bin Othman as Independent and Non Executive Director, effective 01 June 2021. Dato' Hisham started his career in 1985 as an engineer in the Public Works Department (JKR). After 5 years, he left to join PLUS Bhd. In August 1997, he was made the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Renong Overseas Corporation. In 1998, he became the COO of Touch n Go. In June 1999, he was made the COO of ELITE Expressway. Shortly after that, in May 2002, he was promoted within the Group to become the Managing Director of Linkedua Berhad. He then joined the DRB-Hicom Group in February 2010, where he was seconded to Puspakom Sdn Bhd, the national vehicle inspection company, as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). After a successful and defining 2-year stint there, he was made the CEO of EON Bhd. In September 2012, at which time DRB-Hicom had acquired Proton, he was made the CEO of Proton Edar Sdn Bhd. In August 2013, he was promoted to become the COO of Proton Holdings Bhd. In August 2014, he was made DRB-Hicoms Head of Automotive. In May 2016, he left the DRB-Hicom Group after a successful spell of 6 years to take up the post of CEO and Executive Director of Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd, the manager of Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT), a public company listed on Bursa Malaysia.