Hektar REIT appoints Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin as new chairman

Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (KL:HEKTAR) has appointed Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin, 69, as chairman effective immediately, filling a vacancy left since 2023. Jamil brings experience from senior roles at Putera Capital Bhd, KUB Malaysia Bhd and Halal Industry Development Corp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (KL:HEKTAR) has appointed Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin, 69, as chairman, effective immediately, filling a position that has been vacant since 2023 when then-chairman Hasli Hashim resigned.

In a bourse filing, Hektar REIT said Jamil has held several senior positions at different public-listed companies. As managing director and chief executive officer of Putera Capital Bhd, he oversaw businesses spanning manufacturing, construction, property development and engineering.

He later served as corporate adviser at KUB Malaysia Bhd, now renamed JAG Capital Bhd (KL:JAGCPTL). In 2006, Jamil became chief executive officer of Halal Industry Development Corp (HDC), a company wholly owned by the Minister of Finance (Incorporated), until his retirement in 2018.

Hektar REIT also noted that Jamil has served on the boards of companies in Malaysia and overseas across sectors including financial services, manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, and advisory services. Jamil is currently an independent non-executive director of hotel and resort management company Avillion Bhd (KL:AVI).

Shares of Hektar REIT ended down half a sen, or 1%, to 51 sen on Tuesday, giving the REIT a market capitalisation of RM361.7 million.