BLD Plantation Bhd. appointed ENCIK NASIR KHAN BIN ISTIAR HUSSAIN KHAN, age 68, as Independent and Non Executive Director. Date of change is 16 May 2024.

Qualifications: Management II Programme from Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, USA; Management Programme from Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines; and Diploma in Accountancy from Universiti Technologi MARA (UiTM). Encik Nasir Khan bin Istiar Hussain Khan has an extensive experience of about 42 years in the banking industry. He joined Mayban Finance Berhad in 1981 and was promoted to Branch Manager for Miri region and Kuching region.

He was then appointed as Assistant Zone Manager in 1992 before he served as the Area Manager for Mayban Finance Berhad, Sabah and Sarawak. In 2002, Encik Nasir Khan was promoted to Regional Director of Maybank for Sabah/FT Labuan region and subsequently appointed as Regional Director for Sarawak region in 2008. He was responsible for the banks entire commercial banking operations.

He had previously served on the Board of Mutiara Mortgage and Credit Sdn. Bhd., a Sarawak State government linked company (GLC) for more than 5 years. He was also appointed as the Chairman of Association of Bank Malaysia, Sarawak Chapter for 12 years until 2021.

He held the position of Senior Banker when he retired from Malayan Banking Berhad in 2023.