Dato' Jeffri Salim Davidson, a Malaysian, is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Sime Darby Berhad. He was appointed to the Governing Council of Yayasan Sime Darby on 16 August 2018.
Dato' Jeffri Salim Davidson obtained his Bachelor of Science in Geology from University College London, United Kingdom in 1986. He is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He attended the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Management School in 2009.
He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand, London, United Kingdom in 1986. He joined Sime Darby Berhad (Sime Darby) in 1992 as an Accountant and has held various senior finance roles until 1996 including as the Finance Manager of Sime Rengo Packaging Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Sime Darby.
Skills & Experience:
Former Finance Director, Tractors Malaysia Holdings Berhad
Former Managing Director, The China Engineers, Limited
Former Senior Vice President, China, Singapore & Power Systems, Sime Darby Industrial Division
Former Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer, Sime Darby Berhad
Other Credentials:
Director of Yayasan Kecemerlangan Sukan Malaysia
Council Member of The Outward Bound Trust of Malaysia