Pharmaniaga names Zulkarnain as new MD, promotes Iqbal to deputy MD
KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd (Pharmaniaga) has appointed Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope as its new managing director effective from September 1.
The pharmaceutical company said Zulkarnain has over 27 years of experience in engineering, corporate planning, fund raising exercise, and mergers and acquisitions.
He began his career in 1991 with Tenaga Nasional Bhd as an electrical engineer before joining EPE Power Corporation Bhd as project manager.
In 2001, Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd recruited Zulkarnain as project coordinator specialising in engineering related projects.
His last assignment saw him leading the International Business Development Unit for the Middle East/South Africa and South Asia regions.
In 2006, he joined Empire Energy Corp, an international energy company and served as a senior vice president with a focus on restructuring distressed power plant projects in Southeast Asia.
He was also tasked to develop coal-fired power plants in Indonesia and led the strategic efforts to acquire the Indonesian company.
In 2010, he became commercial and corporate advisor for various companies and provided strategic business development and advisory services.
Zulkarnain joined Felcra Bhd in 2014 as chief investment officer before becoming its chief executive officer in 2016.
He was the driving force that took the organisation to venture into property development.
Zulkarnain left Felcra in October 2018 and currently sits as a board member of Daya Materials Bhd and Institute of Plantation Management.
Meanwhile, Pharmaniaga has promoted Mohamed Iqbal Abdul Rahman as its deputy managing director effective from September 1.
He joined Pharmaniaga in 2011 as information technology director before being promoted to chief operating officer in 2012.
With more than 32 years of experience, mainly in system improvement and operations management, he spearheaded the implementation of business intelligence system and robotic process automation.
He was also key in the implementation of Pharmacy Information System at over 1,200 Ministry of Health (MoH) facilities throughout Malaysia.
He also had been appointed as acting managing director on April 1 this year.
Prior to joining Pharmaniaga, Mohamed Iqbal was the general manager and head of operations in Faber Medi-Serve Sdn Bhd, a provider of hospital support services, reporting directly to the chief executive officer.
Source: NST