Board of Directors

 

Tan Sri Tajuddin Atan​

Chairman
Board of Directors

Tan Sri Tajuddin Atan​

Chairman
 

Tan Sri Tajuddin Atan was appointed as the Chairman of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd on 1 March 2026. ​
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Tan Sri Tajuddin holds a Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness) from University Putra Malaysia and a Master of BusinessAdministration from Ohio University. He was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Finance by University Putra Malaysia and isrecognised as a Fellow Chartered Banker by Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB). ​
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Tan Sri Tajuddin brings with him over 37 years of experience in the corporate and financial industry, including banking and capitalmarkets, both domestically and internationally. ​
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He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad from April 2011 until February 2019. Prior to that, heheld several senior leadership positions, including Managing Director of RHB Bank Berhad and Group Managing Director of RHBCapital Berhad (May 2009 – March 2011), President/Group Managing Director of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (December2007 – April 2009), Chief Executive Officer of Bank Simpanan Nasional (October 2004 – November 2007), and Managing Director ofChase Perdana Berhad (July 2001 – September 2004).​
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Tan Sri Tajuddin currently also serves as the Group Chairman of MMC Corporation Berhad, Chairman of Bank Muamalat MalaysiaBerhad, Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd as well as Chairman of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) Disciplinary Panel. He alsosits on the Board of Cagamas Berhad, where he chairs the Board Risk Committee.​

MMC Representatives

 
Dato' Azman Shah Mohd Yusof
PTP Director
MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd
Board of Directors

Dato' Azman Shah Mohd Yusof

PTP Director
MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd
 
Dato' Azman Shah Mohd Yusof was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 December 2024.
 
A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience across diverse sectors, Dato' Azman brings a wealth of knowledge in investment analysis, corporate finance, strategy, business development, and port management.

Dato’ Azman joined MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd in November 2015, where he served as Executive Director for NCB Holdings Berhad and Northport (Malaysia) Bhd. In February 2016, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Northport and subsequently assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd in December 2024. He currently serves as Chairman of Port Klang Cruise Terminal, a subsidiary of Northport.
 
Prior to joining MMC Port Holdings, Dato' Azman held key positions in various sectors, including government service with the Central Bank of Malaysia, Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, and the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, and leadership roles in the private sector encompassing real estate development, REITs, hotel management, media, radio broadcasting, information technology, and agriculture.
 
Notably, Dato’ Azman was the founder of FlyFM, a popular Malaysian radio station, and a director of Bukit Kiara Properties Sdn Bhd, a leading real estate developer. He also served in the financial services sector as Head of Marketing and Corporate Services at Bolton Berhad (now Symphony Life Berhad), a prominent real estate development company. 
 
Dato’ Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor 

PTP Director
MMC Corp Bhd
Board of Directors

Dato’ Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor 

PTP Director
MMC Corp Bhd
 
Dato’ Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor was appointed to the Board of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd on 1 March 2026.

Dato’ Nazrul brings with him a distinguished record of transformative leadership across major government-linked corporationsand private-sector organisations, underpinned by a strong commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)excellence.

Throughout his leadership journey, he championed comprehensive sustainability reforms that strengthened governanceframeworks, enhanced responsible sourcing and traceability standards, improved operational productivity across largeplantation assets, and uplifted rural and smallholder communities nationwide. He led complex remediation and stakeholderengagement initiatives, reinforced transparency and ethical practices, and aligned operations with global sustainabilitybenchmarks—demonstrating that commercial resilience and social responsibility can advance hand in hand.

Dato’ Nazrul is widely recognised for advocating sustainability as a strategic imperative rather than a compliance obligation. Hisfocus areas include carbon governance, biodiversity protection, responsible land management, digital transformation,operational excellence, and long-term stakeholder value creation. He firmly believes that sustainability and profitability aremutually reinforcing, guided by the principle that “sustainability comes first, and profits and growth will follow.”​

Throughout his career, he has demonstrated strong governance, ethical leadership, and a forward-looking approach grounded inenvironmental stewardship, digital innovation, and people development. His leadership philosophy aligns closely with PTP’sambition to strengthen its ESG credentials while expanding responsibly across infrastructure, ports, logistics, energy andindustrial developments.​
 
Dato’ Mohd Taufik bin Abdullah
PTP Director
Board of Directors

Dato’ Mohd Taufik bin Abdullah

PTP Director
 

Dato’ Mohd Taufik bin Abdullah was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 12 December 1995. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
Dato’ Mohd Taufik completed his secondary education at Malay College, Kuala Kangsar in 1961 and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Malaya in 1966. In 1968, he obtained a post-graduate Diploma in Operational Research from Woolwich Polytechnic, London. He continued his post-graduate education at Essex University, United Kingdom where he obtained a Master of Science Degree in Statistics and Operational Research in 1969.
 
Dato’ Mohd Taufik joined Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) in 1970 where he served in various positions until 1984. His last position at BNM was as an Assistant Governor. In January 1985, he was appointed as Executive Director of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad. He then joined United Asian Bank Berhad as Chief Executive Officer/Director of the bank, a position he held until 1991. He was then appointed as the Chairman of Johor Port Berhad from 1995 until 2011.

APM Terminal Representatives

 
Timothy John Smith
PTP Director
APM Terminals
Board of Directors

Timothy John Smith

PTP Director
APM Terminals
 
Timothy John Smith was appointed to the Board of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd as a Director on 12 August 2021.
 
Tim holds a BA (Hons) 1st class in Geography from University of Oxford in England.
 
Initially with P&O Containers and then P&O Nedlloyd, Tim has been with the Maersk Group since their acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd in 2005.
 
With extensive experience in shipping and transportation management, including leading business units and area/regional management, Tim held the role of Chief Executive of the North Asia Region, for Maersk Line from 2008-2015. In July 2015, Tim assumed the  role as Chairman of Maersk China, and Chief Maersk Group Representative for North Asia.
 
In March 2018, he took on the role as Chief Executive, Asia Region for APM Terminals, responsible for the profit and loss of APMT's 14 terminals in the Asia region, as well as for sales/marketing of APMT's global network of terminals to Asian customers.
 
Lars Mikael Jensen
PTP Director
APM Terminals
Board of Directors

Lars Mikael Jensen

PTP Director
APM Terminals
 

Lars Mikael Jensen was appointed to the Board of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd on 1 January 2026. ​
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Lars joined Maersk in 1981 and has served as the Head of APMT Hub Terminals since July 2022. He has spentthe majority of his career within the Liner division of A.P. Moller-Maersk, holding key commercial andoperational leadership roles. ​
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His extensive experience includes over 20 years managing the East-West trades, five years as CountryManager in China, and a tenure as Regional Managing Director for Southeast Asia and Oceania, based inSingapore.​
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Upon returning to Copenhagen, and prior to joining APMT, Lars led the successful integration of Hamburg Südinto the Maersk organization and served as the Global Head of Ocean Network Design and Strategy.​

Government Representatives

 
Mohd Azman Ismail
PTP Director
Ministry of Finance Malaysia
Board of Directors

Mohd Azman Ismail

PTP Director
Ministry of Finance Malaysia
 
Mohd Azman Ismail was appointed to the Board of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd as a director on 1 March 2023.

He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management Programme from The National Institute of Public Administration, Malaysia and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the National University of Malaysia.

Mohd Azman began his career in the civil service from 2006 as an Assistant Secretary (Administration and Management) in the Ministry of Education. He has held various posts in several other ministries including in the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based Industry, Ministry of Housing and Local Government Development, Ministry of Health, as well as in the current Ministry of Finance. 

Mohd Azman is currently the Deputy Undersecretary (International Division), Ministry of Finance.
 
Dr. Siva Sangar Krishnan
PTP Director
Ministry of Transport Malaysia
Board of Directors

Dr. Siva Sangar Krishnan

PTP Director
Ministry of Transport Malaysia
 
Siva Sangar Krishnan was appointed to the Board of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn. Bhd. as a Director on 10th November 2025.

He is the Undersecretary of Shipping and Maritime at the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. He has been responsible for the overall development of Malaysia’s maritime service sectors. This includes formulating policies to ensure safe navigation in Malaysian waters and overseeing the development of Malaysian ports and the shipping industry.

He has held various key positions throughout his career at the Ministry of Transport Malaysia. His recent projects, which have been recognised internationally, include the Malaysia Maritime Single Window, the formation of the National Logistics Centre of Malaysia, the Malaysia Maritime Law Revision Committee, and the formulation of the Malaysia Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy Roadmap.

Before joining the Malaysian Public Service, he worked at DHL International Pte. Ltd. and with two international shipping companies based in Hamburg, Germany, and Copenhagen, Denmark