Datuk Mohd Jafni bin Mohd Alias is a shareholder and co-founder of an independent private equity management firm Vida Partners Sdn Bhd. He was also the Associate Director of Commerce-Ventures and a senior member of the Management Committee. During his tenure in Commerce-Ventures between 2000 and 2007, he was primarily involved in fund raising and a full range of investment activities. His last position was head of Commerce Agro Ventures Fund, collaboration with Bank Negara Malaysia.
During his tenure at Commerce-Ventures, he has served as director on numerous board and executive committee in the portfolio companies for both private and public companies. In Commerce-Ventures, he was not only involved in managing portfolio companies but also hands on in the investment sourcing, structuring, negotiation and driving the exit process as well.
Before joining Commerce-Ventures in 1991 to 2000, he was with Bank Bumiputra and then the CIMB Group. His main responsibilities then were in areas of corporate lending, capital markets and investment and financial advisory.
He studied at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.
En. Muhammad Asri Mohd Rafa’i is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institutes of Accountants (MIA), The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). He holds a BSc. (Hons) in Finance and Accounting from University of Salford, UK.
He has served as director and senior independent non-executive director for both private and public companies.
His working experience is in various industries including hospitality, IT, defence, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas and bio fertilizer.
Pn. Shahariza binti Md Sharif graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in B.Sc. in Accountancy and is currently a Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). She started her working career in a tissue culture based company and later moved into the manufacturing sector. She has been with Malaysian Agri Hi-tech Sdn Bhd since 1999 and has been responsible in ensuring steady cash flow and prudent financial spending of the Company.
Shahariza has received training in finance and venture capital scenario and has been able to help Malaysian Agri in its series of fund raising exercises. She has also developed all the SOP and policies of the Company in order to ensure strong Corporate Governance implementation in Malaysian Agri.
Pn. Faridah Bakar graduated with a B.Sc. in Horticulture from UPM in 1996 following her completion of her Diploma in Agriculture. Faridah is no stranger to Mycorrhiza propagation as she worked as the founder‟s Research Assistant. Faridah is also acquainted with biotechnology having worked on tissue culture in 1995 and bio-control in 1991 as a Research Assistant.
Faridah is also responsible in monitoring the production of all commercial microbial products in MYAGRI. Faridah currently holds a dual role. One in ensuring that production meets the intended target and the second role is in ensuring production meet the exact standards required for product efficacy. In the latter capacity, Faridah has formulated a simple Quality Control and Assurance Test for clients who wish to verify the quality of MYCOgold. The ability to verify the content of the product is an important consideration in assuring clients of the quality and claims of the product.
Pn. Hjh Isyanti Ismail graduated from UiTM with a B. Sc. (Hons) in Applied Chemistry. She has been with MyAgri for almost 16 years. She leads the bioengineering department and is also involved in R&D, Product development and management.
She has participated with SIRIM in a European Union sponsored project -BIOWASTE4SP :Turning biowaste into sustainable products.
She is the operation head handling the collaboration with MPOB in the commercialisation of Ecobac-1 (EC): Emulsified Concentrate Bacillus thuringiensis for controlling bagworm outbreak, under the National Integrated Pest Management Programme.