Professional Team

Majeed brings over 28 years of experience in the field of finance, both locally and internationally. He started his career with KPMG, Melbourne in 1994. After 3 years, he joined PETRONAS and held several positions within the PETRONAS Group of Companies. His last role at PETRONAS was as the Chief Financial Officer, PETRONAS Lubricants International from December 2010 until April 2015.

In May 2015, he joined QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn. Bhd., as the Group CFO, a position he held until April 2018. Prior to joining UJ, he was a Director of Finance and Corporate Strategy at Icon Offshore Berhad, and was subsequently appointed as the Director of Operation (Vessel) in December 2021.

Majeed currently sits on the Board of Directors of UJ’s wholly owned subsidiaries, UJ Hotels & Resorts Management Services Sdn Bhd and UJ Estates (Holdings) Sdn Bhd.

Prior to joining UJ, Fairuz was with AIIMAN Asset Management and AHAM Asset management for 10 years, managing funds for government linked entities and pension funds.

Fairuz started his career as a management trainee with HSBC, before joining Khazanah Nasional Berhad in 2008.

Khalid has more than 28 years of experience in real estate industry mainly in the areas of Asset Management, Facilities Management, Valuation and Consultancy.

Prior to joining UJ, Khalid was the internal advisor to Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad then subsequently, with Prokhas Sdn Bhd. Khalid had been the Project Manager for several projects including the sales administration, tenancy and facilities management of PPR projects under Jabatan Perumahan Negara, Kementerian Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan & Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) and the proposed establishment of Perbadanan Pengurusan Perumahan Awam Negara Act.

Prior to joining UJ, Laili served as a Senior Finance Officer with Utusan Melayu Malaysia Berhad for more than 25 years. She has vast experience in finance and accounting related functions. She is responsible for maintaining the internal and functional controls on all finance processes of the firm. She also serves on the audit and risk committee of UJ’s subsidiary, UJ Hotels & Resorts Management Services Sdn Bhd.

Laili is currently a member of the Board of Directors of UJ Hotels & Resorts Management Services Sdn Bhd.

With over a decade of combined experience in finance, business advisory, and external audit, Asyraff brings a wealth of expertise to the table.

Prior to his role at UJ, Asyraff served as an Accountant at Deleum Berhad, an oil and gas service provider. In this capacity, he managed financial matters for the oilfield segment, collaborating closely with all business units to enhance profitability and streamline cost management.

Asyraff embarked on his career in 2013 with Deloitte, a Big Four audit firm. During his tenure, he worked with the financial audit team, conducting audits for numerous public listed and multinational companies.

Azrul has vast experience in the financial industry specialising in investment operations, treasury, portfolio valuation, performance measurement, data analysis and reporting.

Prior to joining UJ, he was the Head of Client Experience and Investment Operations Manager of Hong Leong Asset Management. Previously, he worked with the Royal Bank of Canada Investor & Treasury Services as the Fund Accounting Manager serving for Dublin region.

Syahmi began his career as an associate in a start-up company based in the United Kingdom, where he was responsible for market insights and operations. From thereon, he went to become one of the pioneering members of the East Coast Rail Link Project (ECRL) where he had stints in the Corporate Services and Special Projects.

Prior to joining UJ, he was a Special Assistant to the Group Executive Director of a local Rolling Stock company.

Faris brings over seven years of robust experience as a risk practitioner with expertise in Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, and Business Continuity Management.

Faris also has a diverse professional background as he was trained and managed various functions throughout his career which include integrity, compliance, secretarial, and paralegal functions.

He spent over six years in the oil and gas industry, with experience in both upstream and downstream sectors.

Prior to joining the company, Faris served at PRefChem (a JV company between PETRONAS and Saudi Aramco) where he was responsible to oversee risk review and risk assessment in decision-making process. He began his career with Velesto Energy Berhad.