Bumi Armada Berhad announced the appointment of Ym Tunku Alizakri Bin Raja Muhammad Alias, Independent and Non Executive as Independent Director, effective from 15 July 2021. YM Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias ("Tunku Alizakri") has 20 years experience at senior management and board level roles in multiple sectors and industries which include retirement fund, financial services, central banking, healthcare, media and telecommunications, plantation and oil & gas, and property development. His last executive role was as the Chief Executive Officer of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), the 7th global retirement fund with around USD250 billion asset under management. His areas of expertise include sustainability, enterprise digitalisation and transformation, corporate strategy and fund management. Prior to joining EPF, Tunku Alizakri was the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre. He has also held the positions of Director of Strategic Management at Bank Negara Malaysia, Director and Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs at DiGi Telecommunications Berhad, and Vice-President and Head of Group Strategic Planning at Malayan Banking Berhad.