Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin is the Board Chairman of DRB-HICOM, Gas Malaysia, Nestle (Malaysia) and EON Petromin. He was previously on the Board of Exxon Mobil Corporation and the Chairman of Malaysia Aviation Group and Malaysia Airlines Berhad.

Wan Zulkiflee graduated from University of Adelaide, South Australia with a Degree in Engineering (Chemical). He attended the Senior Management Program conducted by INSEAD and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Wan Zulkiflee served PETRONAS for 37 years. He was appointed President and Group CEO in April 2015 and retired from the position after a highly successful 5-year tenure. He was on the Board of PETRONAS for more than 12 years.

He served as one of the Oil and Gas Governors at the WEF in Davos, a Council member of ASCOPE for 5 years and Chairman of Malaysia’s National Trust Fund. He was a Council Member of the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) and the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), where he chaired the Audit Committees at both Agencies.

Wan Zulkiflee is passionate about talent and leadership development as well as establishing the right culture for organisations. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Yayasan Prihatin National. He held the role of the Pro Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS and was on the Board of Trustees for Razak School of Government. He was an Adjunct Professor and a member of the Industry Advisory Board, International Islamic University Malaysia. He also previously served on its Board of Governors, where he chaired the University Risk Management Committee.

He is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, United Kingdom and a Fellow Member for Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

Adhwa Alabdulkarim is an investment professional with over a decade of experience in M&A, strategic advisory, and board governance. She has a proven track record of executing multi-billion-dollar transactions, optimizing investment strategies, and delivering sustainable value to stakeholders.

Currently, Adhwa is the Head of Corporate Finance at Beacon Rail Leasing, where she leads investment underwriting, portfolio optimization, and financing strategies to drive business growth. Prior to this, she was part of the Infrastructure Investments team at Brookfield Asset Management, managing high-profile transactions across telecom, utilities, and energy. She began her career at Saudi Aramco, where she played a pivotal role in structuring joint ventures and leading major cost-saving negotiations.

Adhwa has served on boards and advisory committees across various industries, contributing to strategic decision-making, refinancing, and M&A initiatives. She is also an Investment Committee Member at Bupa Arabia, overseeing its multi-billion-dollar investment portfolio and guiding long-term financial strategy.

She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University.