Perak Corporation Berhad announced the appointment of Dato Seri Ir Mohamad Othman Bin Zainal Azim aged 67, as Independent and Non Executive Director of the company with effect from September 30, 2022. He spent more than 20 years serving in the Ministry of Work, beginning his career as a District Engineer with the Negeri Sembilan Public Works Department in August 1977 where he was responsible for the development and maintenance of all federal and state building works. In 1980, he was transferred to the Road Design Unit (Standards and Specifications) and Highway Planning Unit, taking on the role of Senior Executive Engineer where he conducted regional development studies and infrastructure network development of the National Highway Network Plan.

He left the position in 1986 to pursue a Masters degree and resumed his position a year later. In November 1992, he was promoted to Deputy Director of Perak Public Works Department. In 1998, he was appointed as a Superintending Engineer for the Road Design Unit at the Kuala Lumpur headquarters.

He was responsible for, among others, the design of the federal roads throughout Malaysia. In July 2000, he joined Putrajaya Corporation as a Director of City Development Department where he oversaw the public utilities and infrastructure developments in Putrajaya. Two years later, he was recruited by Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd.

During his time as Chief Executive Officer, he was instrumental in the residential and commercial development of Putrajaya. In July 2006, he left to form Straits Consulting Engineers Sdn Bhd, a company that does civil and structural consulting works. In January 2008, he took on the role of Senior Vice President for the Infrastructure Department of the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority.

A year later, he joined the Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) as the Chief Operating Officer where he implemented the governments Economic Stimulus Package. After his tenure with the MoF, he served as Chief Executive Officer at A.T.E.S. Sdn Bhd, a traffic system management company from 2013 to 2016.