Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Khamil Jamil was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, nominated by DRB-HICOM Berhad on 27 May 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of London and is a Barrister-at-Law at Gray’s Inn, England. He was called to the English Bar in 1983.

Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Khamil began his executive career at Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad in August 1980, where he served until December 1989. He was called to the Malaysian Bar in September 1990, following which he became a practising partner of several legal firms before venturing into business in 2001.

His current directorships in companies within the DRB-HICOM Group include Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad, HICOM Holdings Berhad, HICOM Berhad, Horsedale Development Berhad, Uni.Asia General Insurance Berhad, Uni.Asia Life Assurance Berhad, Pos Malaysia Berhad, Proton Holdings Berhad and several private limited companies. Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Khamil was recently appointed as Executive Chairman of Proton Holdings Berhad and Chairman of Lotus Group International Limited and Group Lotus Plc.

Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Khamil is a Director of Etika Strategi Sdn. Bhd., the holding company of DRB-HICOM Berhad in which he has a 10% shareholding.