KUALA LUMPUR: Datasonic Group Bhd has appointed Tengku Datuk Abu Bakar Ahmad Tengku Abdullah as executive chairman effective July 26, according to its filing to Bursa Malaysia today. 

Tengku Abu Bakar, 38, is currently an independent non-executive director of Central Global Bhd, a public company listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia, principally involved in manufacturing and construction. 

Previously, he was the executive chairman of Fomema Sdn Bhd, which operates a foreign workers' medical examination screening system in Peninsular Malaysia since July 2016 where he oversees the operations of the company. 

He was also the executive director of Bookdoc Holdings Bhd which operates a mobile application connecting patients with medical professionals since March 2019. 

Throughout the years, Tengku Abu Bakar has a background in strategic planning, specialising in health-related, e-commerce and information technology businesses. 

He has also throughout his career accumulated experience in dealing with multinational companies while providing guidance and support in the companies where he is a member of the board of directors. 

He graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia in December 2009.