UEM Sunrise appoints Hafizuddin Sulaiman as new CFO

• Hafizuddin, 48, held several senior management roles including stints as chief treasury officer at Berjaya Corp Bhd, and as head of treasury at Permodalan Nasional Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 28): UEM Sunrise Bhd has announced the appointment of Hafizuddin Sulaiman (pictured) as the new chief financial officer (CFO) in a Bursa Malaysia filing, effective Aug 1, 2023.

Prior to this appointment, Hafizuddin, 48, was group head of Strategy for QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd. He has held several senior management roles including stints as chief treasury officer at Berjaya Corp Bhd, and as head of treasury at Permodalan Nasional Bhd.

Specialising in business planning, venture capital, equities, capital markets and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) for more than 22 years, Hafizuddin was notably director of Finance at Khazanah Nasional Bhd from May 2005 to October 2019.

Hafizuddin has bachelor’s degree in accounting from Universiti Teknologi MARA and also a chartered accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, having worked at Ernst and Young for over five years.

Meanwhile, acting principal of Finance Officer Azmy Mahbot will take the role of Head, Controller of the group on Aug 1.