DATO' Ir. ABDUL RAHIM ABU BAKAR, aged 61, is the Chairman of UEM Builders Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2007 and is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Dato’ Ir. Abdul Rahim graduated from the Brighton College of Technology, United Kingdom with B.Sc.(Hons) Electrical Engineering in 1969. He is a member of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia and is a Professional Engineer, Malaysia (P.Eng). He also holds the Electrical Engineer Certificate of Competency Grade 1. Dato’ Ir. Abdul Rahim began his career in 1969 with the then National Electricity Board. He was attached to the organisation for 10 years in various technical and engineering positions before he moved on to the private sector.

From 1979 to 1983, he served with Pernas Charter Management Sdn Bhd, a management company for the tin mining industry. Then, from late 1983 to 1991, he was attached to Malaysia Mining Corporation Berhad (MMC) in various senior positions. Later from 1991 to 1995, he moved on to MMC Engineering Services Sdn Bhd and subsequently to MMC Engineering Group Berhad as the Managing Director. .

In May 1995, he joined Petronas to assume the position of Managing Director of Petronas Gas Berhad and subsequently moved on to Petronas as its Vice President in charge of Petrochemical Business in 1999. He retired from Petronas on 31 August 2002.

He also sits on the Board of TIME dotCom Berhad, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad, Scomi Engineering Berhad, Global Maritime Ventures Berhad and BI Credit & Leasing Berhad apart from a few private limited companies.