YBHG. DATO’ IDRIS BIN KECHOT

Dato’ Idris Bin Kechot, a Malaysian, was appointed as the Chairman of PROLINTAS Group of Companies on 30 November 2020. 

Dato’ Idris was formerly the Deputy President and Group Chief Operating Officer of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) before retiring on 31 December 2018. Prior to that, he was the designated investment manager for the unit trust funds and Executive Director of ASNB. He has more than 30 years of experience in equity evaluation, equity trading and portfolio management of the proprietary and unit trust portfolios. He began his career as a research analyst with PNB in 1983 undertaking industry and sectorial research and has carved an illustrious career with PNB.

He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Kumpulan FIMA Berhad.

Dato’ Idris holds a Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness), Universiti Pertanian Malaysia and a Master of Business Administration majoring in Finance, University of Stirling, United Kingdom.