Leadership Team

Meet the minds behind the mission

Khairul Azmee Abd Aziz

Chief Executive Officer

 

Date of First Appointment as CEO

May 2026

 

Mohd Zakaria Mohd Hamdan

General Manager, Strategy, Planning & Commercial Solutions

Education

BA (Joint Honours) Degree in Law and Accounting from Kingston University

Previous Important Positions Held

Roles at Ernst & Young, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, PETRONAS Holdings, Scomi Berhad, and Proton Holdings Berhad

Date of First Appointment as GM

February 2024

Career Highlights

Zakaria Hamdan has over 28 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Planning, and Strategy, including managing the Public Listing exercise of Malaysia Airports and mergers & acquisitions at PETRONAS and Scomi Berhad. Since joining Vestigo Petroleum in August 2015, he has been involved in negotiating and concluding four Production Sharing Contracts for the company

Azizon A Ghani

General Manager, Contract and Procurement

Education

BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from University of East
London, UK 

Previous Important Positions Held

Azizon held various roles including Manager Governance & Compliance at PCSB, Manager PSC Accounting at PCSB and Senior Manager Oil & Gas Accounting at Vestigo

Date of First Appointment as GM

April 2025

Career Highlights

Azizon has over 25 years of oil and gas industry experience, spanning finance and governance. She has led compliance monitoring, cost recovery audits, and budget oversight to maximise efficiency and recoverable costs. Her broad exposure across finance and operations equips her to drive cost efficiency while maintaining strong governance and strategic partnerships.

Ir M Ikhranizam

General Manager, Development

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering & MBA in Finance from International Islamic University of Malaysia

Date of First Appointment as GM

October 2024

Career Highlights

Ikhranizam has over 23 years of experience in the area of asset development and decommissioning in various roles, and now serving as General Manager – Development Department overseeing Vestigo’s field development activities that include Subsurface, Front End, Engineering and Project Execution for both Wells and Facilities

Nora Safinaz Abdul Raman​

General Manager, Finance & Risk

Education

BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from Lancaster University, United Kingdom

Previous Important Positions Held

Nora Safinaz has served as a Budget and Management Reporting Executive at PETRONAS Carigali, Finance Manager at PETRONAS Carigali Vietnam Operations, and held roles in finance, human resources, and commercial at Lundin Malaysia BV

Date of First Appointment as GM, 

December 2013

Career Highlights

Nora began her career in 2000 at PETRONAS Carigali, progressing from roles in accounting to Finance Manager in Vietnam, before joining Lundin Malaysia BV in 2009, where she expanded her expertise to include HR and commercial responsibilities. With over 20 years of experience, she now oversees all financial and risk management activities of the Company

M Fadzil M Rashid

General Manager, Production Operations

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Previous Important Positions Held

Fadzil has held various Production Operations & Technical Project positions with EMEPMI, PETRONAS Carigali, Carigali Hess, SOMV Upstream, Resak & Bayan Projects, as well as Rolls Royce Energy Technical Support in Malaysia

Date of First Appointment as GM

October 2026

Career Highlights

Fadzil has more than 36 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, beginning his career in turbomachinery operations and production operations in 1990, and subsequently progressing to Senior Technical and Leadership roles covering various disciplines in Turbomachinery, Production Operations & Maintenance,   Asset Integrity, Reliability, Process Safety, and Project execution.

Mohammad Farid Awang

Senior Manager, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE)

Education

B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Science Malaysia; M.Sc. in Industrial Safety Management, National University of Malaysia

Previous Important Positions Held

Farid held various technical safety and leading safety at Repsol Malaysia Ltd.

Date of First Appointment as SM

March 2024

Career Highlights 

Farid brings more than 20 years of specialized experience in the energy and heavy industry sectors to the team.

Having started his professional journey at Talisman Malaysia Limited, he has developed deep expertise in Technical Safety, Drilling and Wells, and Safety Assurance.

His career progressed into significant leadership capacities at Repsol Malaysia Ltd., where he served as the HSE-MS & Assurance Team Lead followed by his appointment as Technical Safety Manager at Vestigo.

Shakirah Roseley

Manager, Human Resource & Corporate Administration

Education 

M.Sc in Inofrmation Technology, MARA University of Technology (UITM)

Previous Important Positions Held

Shakirah began her career in Human Resources within the financial services industry, holding HR specialist roles at Maybank, Manulife Insurance and Public Mutual Berhad. She later joined Vestigo Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. marking her first role in the oil and gas sector, where she expanded into an HR generalist position, overseeing both human resources and corporate administration functions.

Date of First Appointment as Manager

November 2019

Career Highlights

Shakirah has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, covering both the financial services and oil and gas industries. She takes a practical, people-focused approach to supporting organizational needs and contributes to the effective management of HR and corporate administration at Vestigo Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. while ensuring people initiatives align with the company’s operational and business objectives

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