Our Board Members

RICK CHEE
Founder of Food Aid Foundation

An entrepreneur with 26 years experience in food service facility planning with business locally and abroad. Besides fulfilling his role as managing director of F & B Facilities Sdn Bhd and AR Manufacturing Sdn Bhd. He is also the Chairman of Prominent Freight Services Sdn Bhd and director of Cross Border Logistic, Usaha Pintas Sdn Bhd and GP Techno Glass Sdn Bhd. A graduate in International Hospitality Management, he is an adjunct senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts. Rick Chee has been involved in various charitable organizations, and to alleviate poverty is his passion.

MOHAMAD FAISAL GHAZALI (SMT.FMIID)
CO-Founder of Food Aid Foundation

A renowned entrepreneur in the creative field and owner of a multi-disciplinary design services company, ArcRadius Sdn Bhd, Faisal was the Past-President of Malaysian Society of Interior Designers and currently Vice-President of Malaysian Institute of Interior Designer. Also a member of the Asia-Pacific Space Designer Association and International Federation of Interior Architect / Designer, Faisal has been involved in the industry since 1985. Amongst his designing accomplishments are banks, corporate offices, hotels and institutional buildings. He has undertaken numerous Food and Beverages projects over the last 20 years specialising in conceptualization, project supervision and management.

Board of Trustees

Dato’ Seri Hj. Ibrahim Hj Ahmad Badawi
Chairman, Food Aid Foundation

Dato’ Seri Hj. Ibrahim is the Executive Chairman of Brahim’s Holdings Bhd and Brahim’s Airline Catering Sdn Bhd holds a Masters Degree in Food Technology and is a founding member of the Faculty of Food and Biotechnology, University Putra Malaysia and member of both Institute of Food Technology USA and Malaysia. A recognized expert in field of food and agriculture and contributes his knowledge through his involvement in various capacity to loal and international institutions and authorities such as SIRIM and UNESCO. He set up Dewina Food Industries Sdn Bhd in 1986 and became the first Bumiputra food manufacturing company to be listed on the KLSE in 1995. In 1993, he was awarded the Anugerah Usahawan 1993 (Entrepreneurship Award ) by the Malay Chamber of Commerce, Kuala Lumpur. Dato' Seri Hj. Ibrahim is featured in the International WHO’s WHO of Professional (1999).

Prof. Chef Zamzani Abdul Wahab

A celebrity chef, Professor Zamzani popularly known as Chef Zam, formally educated in America and United Kingdom, has travel led extensively around the world promoting Malaysian cuisine initiated by Matrade and Tourism Malaysia. Besides being ambassadors andendorsement of international brands such as Heinz, Philips Kitchen Appliances, Colavita and Barilla and he hosted numerous cookery programs and shows, locally and internationally. With two decades in the gastronomy world, it leads him to be a writer and columnist for print medias. As the principle and managing director of Silverspoon International College, it allows him to impart his knowledge and experience in food.

Abdul Karim Yusof

Serving as a senior management staff of a large institutional catering and facilities management company in Malaysia, he has an extensive knowledge in mass catering and commands vast knowledge in feasibility and conceptualization study of catering requirement, HACCP, GMP, training, quality and crisis management. A graduate in Business Administration from The Australian Business Education Council, he has accumulated 27 years experience in the hospitality industry. Previous employment with international companies in spearheading “major start- up catering operations” locally as well as in Cyprus, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. He has served in the committee of various charitable and social organizations.

Ronald G M Tung

A practicing advocate and solicitor, he is currently a partner with Shui-Tai, a legal firm in Petaling Jaya. He has vast experience in providing corporate advisory services local as well as international clients. Prior to this, he has spent several years as an auditor, accountant and company secretary. He is also a co-founder of the Malaysia South Africa Business Council and also served as a resident director of Murray & Robert Ltd, a conglomerate listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Ronald Tung formerly also served as a counselor with the Befrienders and Vice President of the Jaycee Kuala Lumpur.