KUALA LUMPUR: BidNow, one of Malaysia's largest auction technology platforms, has appointed Datuk Seri Dr Mohamed Azahari Kamil as its new corporate advisor with immediate effect.
His appointment is expected to spur the company's growth and further develop its potential for robust auction sales, the company said in a statement today.
In his new role, Mohamed Azahari will be contributing his wealth of experience in the corporate world to facilitate BidNow's further expansion domestically and internationally and lead the company towards an initial public offering (IPO) stage.
Before his appointment, Mohamed Azahari was the Asian Finance Bank Bhd chief executive officer and QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd group managing director.
He has had a distinguished career in several industries such as financial services, property, food and beverage, education and more.
Some of the other private and public organisations in which he held senior management posts before KPJ Healthcare Bhd, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd, Permodalan Nasional Bhd Group and Amanah Raya Group.
He is currently Aurelius Healthcare Sdn Bhd and SEG International Bhd non-executive director and corporate advisor in Titijaya Land Bhd, Ni Hsin Group Bhd and HCK Capital Group Bhd.
Mohamed Azahari's distinguished and successful career includes growing funded assets, listing the first government Real Estate Investment Trust (Amanah Raya REIT) and several other private limited companies on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
"We are thrilled to have Mohamed Azahari, a proven leader in the business world, join us as our new corporate adviser," BidNow founder and chief executive officer Frankie Goh said.
"His reputation, along with a deep wealth of knowledge relevant to what we are doing in the auction and technology space, ensures that BidNow will be able to aggressively grow its platform regionally and eventually become a leading one-stop e-commerce bidding platform for sales of products and services."
Mohamed Azahari said BidNow is at an exciting point in its evolution.
"There are over 200,000 active members and 10,000 marketing agents registered on the platform, and they are currently expanding to Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines on top of already being present in Malaysia and Singapore.
"Their business prospects look very promising, and I am pleased to be a part of their journey as they progress to even greater heights," he said.