FGV : Welcomes New Chairman, Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 September - FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) welcomes the appointment of Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of FGV effective 26 September 2023.

Tan Sri Rastam was the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia from 2006 until 2010 and former Chairman and Chief Executive of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia where he served from 2015 until 2020. He was also an Adjunct Professor at the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyah of Laws lnternational Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 2021 until 2022.

He spent more than 36 years as a diplomat in the service of the Government of Malaysia, served in various capacities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Malaysian diplomatic missions abroad, including as High Commissioner of Malaysia to Pakistan, Ambassador of Malaysia to Bosnia Herzegovina, and the Republic of Indonesia as well as Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York. He also chaired the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Coordinating Bureau in New York when Malaysia was the Chair of NAM. He was ASEAN SOM leader for Malaysia from 2006 until 2010.

Throughout his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tan Sri Rastam participated in numerous bilateral, regional and international meetings at the summit, ministerial and senior official levels. He has also been involved in numerous conferences, meetings and symposia. Upon retirement as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was appointed as Special Envoy of the Government of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam. Tan Sri Rastam also served for three years as Advisor at the Chief Minister's Department, Sarawak from 2010 until 2013. He also sat on the boards of a number of companies.

Dato' Nazrul Mansor, FGV's Group Chief Executive Officer said, "We are honoured to welcome Tan Sri Rastam into the FGV Group. I am certain that his notable experience in public service and global networking will help steer FGV forward into new markets while RE-Defining our efforts to champion sustainable foods and agriproducts for generations to come, thus aligning with our vision of delivering sustainable foods and agriproducts worldwide."

Tan Sri Rastam holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia, a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the University of Lancaster as well as a Certificate of Diplomacy from the University of Oxford.

FGV would also like to announce the redesignation of Dato' Shahrol Anuwar Sarman, from Interim Chairman to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of FGV effective 26 September 2023.

On behalf of the Group and the Management of FGV, we would like to extend our appreciation to Dato' Shahrol for his stewardship and guidance as Interim Chairman of FGV since 1 April 2023. FGV has benefitted much under his leadership and will continue to prosper with Dato' Shahrol and the other Board Members supporting Tan Sri Rastam moving forward.

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