Tan Sri Abdul Wahid begins stint as PNB chairman

Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar rejoined the corporate world today as the newly-appointed Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) chairman.

An accountant by profession, Abdul Wahid had helmed Malayan Banking Bhd as president and chief executive officer from 2008 to 2013 after heading the reorganisation of Telekom Malaysia and restructuring of UEM Group.

This was before being tapped by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for a Cabinet role.

The former minister in the Prime Minister's Department arrived at the PNB office at Jalan Tun Razak here at 8.35 am and was greeted by PNB chief executive officer Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman.

Both were seen chatting before entering the lift together.

Abdul Wahid succeeded Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid who was appointed PNB's non-executive chairman in 1996.

During his tenure as minister in the Prime Minister's Department, in charge of economic affairs, Abdul Wahid oversaw, among others, government agencies such the Economic Planning Unit, Statistics Department, Ekuiti Nasional Bhd (Ekuinas), Talent Corporation and the Bumiputera Economic Empowerment Unit.