AGE / GENDER/ NATIONALITY:

64 / Male / Malaysian

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:

1 October 2025

BOARD MEETING ATTENDANCE IN FY2026:

5/5

BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

• Nil

DIRECTORSHIP IN OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES AND LISTED ISSUERS:

• Nil

EXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENT AND OCCUPATION:

Adnan Zainol Abidin was appointed Chairman of Vantris Energy Berhad on 1 October 2025. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with broad exposure across petrochemicals, LNG, project management and operations in Malaysia and international markets.

He began his career with PETRONAS in 1984 as a Trainee Engineer at ASEAN Bintulu Fertilizer. He currently serves as Chairman of Pengerang Refining Company Sdn Bhd and Pengerang Petrochemical Company Sdn Bhd. He was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Gas Business, from 16 October 2019. In addition to this role, he concurrently held the position of Chief Operating Officer of PETRONAS from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2025.

Before that, he served as Senior Vice President, Project Delivery & Technology, and as Vice President, LNG Assets, where he oversaw PETRONAS’ domestic and international LNG assets, including the PETRONAS LNG Complex in Malaysia, PETRONAS Floating LNG SATU and DUA, Gladstone LNG in Australia, Egyptian LNG in Egypt, and LNG Canada. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Northwest LNG in Canada.

Earlier in his career, he was Vice President, Global LNG Projects, responsible for overseeing key domestic and international LNG projects at PETRONAS. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Egyptian LNG for four years and as Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Ammonia, following almost ten years in various senior management roles at the petrochemical facility.

His career includes several major project milestones, including leading the completion and relocation of PFLNG SATU from Kumang, Sarawak to Kebabangan, Sabah. He also contributed to the completion of the MLNG Train 9 Project and the MARLIN project, the world’s first boil-off gas reliquefaction project.

ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom

DECLARATIONS:

• Adnan Zainol Abidin has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Vantris Energy;
• Adnan Zainol Abidin has no conflict of interest with Vantris Energy; and 
• Adnan Zainol Abidin has neither been convicted of any offence, other than traffic offences (if any), within the past five years nor has he been imposed any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 January 2026.