KKB Engineering Berhad appointed Ir Othman Bin Abdul Kadir, 67, as Independent and Non Executive Director. Date of change 01 Jun 2023. Qualifications:-Others Technical Technical Institute, Kuantan Diploma Mechanical Engineering Brighton Technical College, U.K. Degree Ship Science University of Southampton, U.K. Professional Qualification:- Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (Naval Architecture) Board of Engineers Malaysia Professional Qualification:- Member Institute of Engineers, Malaysia Professional Qualification:- Chartered Engineer Engineering Council UK Professional Qualification:- Fellow Royal Institution of Naval Architects Professional Qualification:- Fellow Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology.

Ir Hj Othman Abdul Kadir has over 40 years of combined experience in the Marine, Oil and Gas and general industries in the field of Classification, Inspection, Quality Control, Auditing and Consultancy Services. He has served in the Royal Malaysian Navy and left as a Lieutenant Commander, lecturer in UTM, Marine Executive in Petronas, surveyor and Country Manager in Lloyd's Register and Regional Chief Executive for Bureau Veritas Malaysia and Brunei. Besides managing companies, he has contributed to the cause of the marine and oil and gas industries via active involvement with MiGHT, AMIM, MOSVA and MOGSC.

He is also actively supporting local universities in the development and monitoring of their courses or syllabus to be in line with the need of the profession and industries. He is also an active member of the Malaysia Joint Branch Royal Institution of Naval Architects and Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and is the immediate past Chairman (currently a committee member).