 He was originally from Singapore but he has since moved to Kuching when he had earlier joined Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad in February 2004 as Group General Manager – Human Resources.He was appointed as Group Executive Director of CMSB on 19 August 2008 following an earlier appointment as Deputy Group Managing Director in September 2006.Syed Ahmad had worked with his brother-in-law Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib.