Reinventing Felda Global Ventures

AS the third chief executive officer in four years to take the reins of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), Datuk Zakaria Arshad has wasted no time in distinguishing himself from his predecessors.

He seems well-qualified for the task, having spent some three decades within the Federal Land Development Authority or Felda group of companies. The second-generation settler says that his vision for FGV is to prioritise the betterment of the settlers, some of whom have expressed reservations in the past as to how the company is being run.