Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad appointed DATUK WIRA MUHAMMAD FAIZAL BIN ZAINOL as Independent and Non Executive Director, aged 55. Date of change is 02 February 2024. Datuk Wira Muhammad Faizal began his career with several public companies after completed his accountancy studies at UITM Arau, Perlis.

In 1993, he founded FZ Agency, a used car and insurance agency. Thereafter he engaged into a strategic partnership with Hoshino IMPUL Co. Ltd. of Japan and became a sole importer and distributor of IMPUL tuned vehicles in Malaysia in 2004.

He serves in advisory capacities as a Corporate Advisor for Homevest Sdn Bhd, a rapidly growing property management company; Twistcode Technologies Sdn Bhd, the fastest super-computing with artificial intelligence start-up in Malaysia; and a Special Advisor to the Malaysia Industry Forward Association. In 2022, he was promoted as an International Banking and Financial Consultant at UBB Investment Bank Limited, whereby he gained his experience in strategic analysis, wealth management, and risk assessment. In July 2022, he was offered the post of Special Advisor to the Malaysia Industry Forward Association (MIFA).

Recently, he was made Chairman by Kanzun Wealth Berhad, an associate of a venture capital management company that focuses on investment in syariah compliant financial derivatives. Apart from his business endeavours, Datuk Wira Muhammad Faizal is actively involved in humanitarian efforts. He is a multifaceted entrepreneur and philanthropist, where he was instrumental in founding Pertubuhan Kebajikan Baitul Aman, a charitable organization keen on helping tahfiz schools and orphanages.

Additionally, he was the Vice President of Persatuan Alumni SMSAH, which organized charity golf tournaments since 2009 until 2015.