En. Abdul Rahim Bin Awang started his career with Ernst & Young as a Junior Audit Assistant and later as an Audit Assistant in the audit division from 1988 to 1992. He joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1992 as an officer and later assumed the position of Assistant Manager in the Corporate Finance Department. In 1995, he joined Tongkah Holdings Berhad (THB) as Corporate Finance Manager, where he was in charge of corporate finance and capital restructuring of the company. On 9 May 2001, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of THB. In 2004, he was appointed as General Manager of Finance in HL Engineering Sdn Bhd (later renamed Kencana HL Sdn Bhd). In 2005, he was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Kencana Petroleum Berhad (KPB ). Later in 2007, he was designated as Head of Corporate Affairs. Following the merger of KPB with SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad in May 2012, he assumed the position of Head of Capital Management and Investor Relations until June 2013. He joined Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad on 2 September 2013 as the Vice President and Chief Corporate Officer. He oversees corporate services division of the Group, which covers investor and media relations, corporate communication, and corporate, secretarial and legal advisory. He has over 26 years of experience in corporate finance, corporate advisory, financing and financial restructuring, including mergers and acquisition and initial public offerings.
Conflict of Interest
Direct interest: 600,000 ordinary shares (0.07%) Indirect interest: 100,000 ordinary shares (0.01%) Interest held by his spouse.
