JAKS Resources Berhad announced the appointment of Dato' Othman Bin Semail as Independent and Non Executive Director. Age 62, Date of change 11 July 2023. Masters: Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Degree in Bachelor Of Natural Resource Economics from universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Diploma In Public Administration from The National Institute of Public Administration, Diploma In Agriculture Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. He started his career in 1982 with Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) as Assistant Agricultural Officer. After serving RISDA for 16 years, he then moved to the Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia as Assistant Secretary from 1998 until 2003.

He then served as Assistant Director at the Public Service Department, Prime Ministers Department for 2 years before his posting to the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia in 2005 as Assistant Secretary with the Government Procurement Division. He rose through the ranks in the division with various capacities including Principal Assistant Secretary, Head of Section, Deputy Secretary (Operation) and Under Secretary (Head of Government Procurement Division). In October 2018, he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of Treasury (Management) until his retirement in March 2021.