KUALA LUMPUR: Former director of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) Ainul Azhar Ainul Jamal has been appointed as independent non-executive director at Deleum Bhd effective today.
Presently, Ainul Azhar is an independent non-executive director of Icon Offshore Bhd, director at Cetco Energy Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Danau Selasih Sdn Bhd.
Ainul Azhar began his career at the Public Works Department as the lead engineer responsible for radar installations at the Malaysian Armed Force military camps upon completing his education in United Kingdom from 1983 to 1984.
He joined Schlumberger (SLB) in 1984 as a field engineer.
Over the course of his 32-year stint with the company, he served in various technical, managerial and executive roles in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Ainul Azhar held various senior positions within Schlumberger, including managing director for Schlumberger South East Asia, corporate communications director of Schlumberger Ltd based in London, as well as director of human resource for Schlumberger WesternGeco and Reservoir Management Group.
Between 2010 and 2013, En. Ainul Azhar served as Schlumberger Asia Pacific executives chairman, and later assumed his last position as Schlumberger Malaysia non-executive chairman and director before his retirement in April 2018.
In May 2018, he was appointed to the board of Petronas where he served as an independent non-executive director, chairman of Audit Committee and member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He was also the founding board member of Gentari.
He retired from the board of Petronas in April 2023.