WIDELY-KNOWN as one of “Daim’s boys” in the heydays of the 1980s through the 1990s, Tan Sri Wan Azmi Wan Hamzah (pic) is no stranger in Corporate Malaysia.

His meteoric rise in the corporate scene some four decades ago had trust him into the limelight, especially after he was appointed as the CEO of Malayan Banking Bhd at a young age of 35.

Over the years, the businessman was involved in a number of big companies, either as a shareholder or as a member of the board of directors. This includes stockbroking firm Rashid Hussain Bhd, Cycle and Carriage Ltd, Amway Malaysia , Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Holdings Bhd and Malaysian Airline System.

The devastating 1997 Asian financial crisis caused Wan Azmi to go slow in the local corporate scene, following the collapse of Land & General Bhd – the company which he founded.

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