LPI Capital Bhd announced appointment of Encik Mohamed Raslan Bin Abdul Rahman as independent and non-executive director. Date of change is 31 January 2024. Age: 60.

Qualifications: Degree, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne; Professional Qualification: Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand; Professional Qualification: Accountant, Malaysia Institute of Accountants; Professional Qualification: Accountant, Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Working experience and occupation: En Raslan is now the Chairman of BDO Malaysia(BDO). In BDO, he sits on the Management Committee of the overall firm & oversees the quality of the audit operation as Chairman of the Monitoring & Remediation Committee.

He has over 40years of experience in audit, corporate recovery & restructuring, corporate finance, internal audit & risk management. He served in the EXCO of KPMG for over 10years before becoming Managing Partner. During his tenure at KPMG, he was involved in setting up the internal audit & risk services department which provides services such as Enterprise Risk Management, key internal controls review & internal audit.

As an audit partner, besides auditing companies in many industries, he was also involved in the role of reporting accountants as well as due diligence, valuation & transaction services. En Raslan has been a financial advisor to lenders &/or shareholders on restructuring schemes. He has also been involved in corporate finance work such as mergers & acquisitions/initial public offerings of companies listed on Bursa Malaysia.

He has vast experience in transaction services & has been involved in several due diligence reviews & valuations of companies across various industries. Finally, he has also been the liquidator, receiver & manager, & special administrator for multiple engagements. En Raslan serves as the Secretary & was the President of Insolvency Practitioners Association Malaysia.

En Raslan was appointed as the Independent Trustee of Petronas Decarbonisation Fund, Chairman of Malaysian Accounting Standard Board & a member of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, Bank Negara Malaysia, Trustee of the Sultan Iskandar Foundation & has served in various capacities in MIA/MICPA & other community organizations that he has served for national interest mainly in his field of expertise. From 2015 to 2021 he represented Malaysia at the International level & was involved in the setting of major accounting standards for Malaysia.