Johari: Petros Board Members must be very experienced

KUCHING: Chief Minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said for a person to be appointed as a Board Member of the newly formed Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros), he or she must
be very experienced in the oil and gas industry.
He was responding to a question posed by a reporter who asked when he was going to appoint a Dayak representative in Petros Board of Directors.
“Actually, there is already a Dayak representative in the board by the name of Mohd Medan Abdullah, who is a Muslim Kelabit,” he said here yesterday.
The Chief Minister’ Office had recently announced the appointment of former State Secretary, Tan Sri Hamid Bugo, who once served with Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd in Bintulu, as hairman of Petros. Hamid has also been chairman of oil and gas firm, Sapura Resources Bhd since March last year.
The other Petros Board Members announced are Mohd Medan, Sharbini Suhaili, Zuraimi Sabki and Heng Hock Cheng, whom Johari has described as “experienced industry professionals with very strong and proven track records and had served in key positions in the oil and gas industry”.
  Lately,  Johari has received criticisms from the Dayak community (Iban and Bidayuh) for not appointing representatives from the two communities.