Datasonic Group Berhad Annual Report 2019

DIRECTORS’ PROFILE Jeneral Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed HashimbinMohd Ali (B) Independent Non-Executive Chairman Nationality/Age : Malaysian/84 Gender : Male Date of Appointment : 27 June 2011 Length of Service : 8 years Jeneral Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (B) holds aDiploma inAdvanceBusinessManagement from HarvardBusinessSchool.HewasconferredtheHonorary Doctorate by the University of Salford, United Kingdom in 1999 and the Honorary Doctorate by the Malaysian National Defence University in October 2012. He is a member of the Selangor Royal Court (Ahli DewanDiRaja Selangor) since 1 January 2005. Prior to his entry into the corporate world, Jeneral Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed Hashim was the Chief of Defence Forces in theMalaysianArmed Forces where he chalked up 40 years of dedicated service. During his tenure in the Malaysian Armed Forces, he had initiated the reorganisation and modernisation of the Army. He is the Chairman of Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad, National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd and Fusang Exchange Ltd. He is also an advisor with Chiyoda Malaysia Sdn Bhd, He is currently theChairmanof TheRegional Committee of Glutamate Science Southeast Asia/SouthAsia (RCGS) whose member countries are Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia. He also sits on the Board of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS Malaysia) – a Malaysia Think Tank responsible for formulating policies and conducting research for national and international issues. Dato’ WanMohd Safiain binWan Hasan Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and member of the Audit Committee Nationality/Age : Malaysian/72 Gender : Male Date of Appointment : 27 June 2011 Length of Service : 8 years Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain bin Wan Hasan was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Company on 29 November 2013. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the Cambridge International University, United States. He began his career in 1974 as a Government Security Officer, and held this position till 1986, while working with the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Department. In 1986 he assumed the position of Deputy Chief Government Security Officer of the Prime Minister’s Department and was promoted to Chief Government Security Officer in 1996. He was responsible in providing advisory on protective security measures to the Federal Government Ministries and Departments and also at the State level. He retired from civil service in December 2002 and joined PQM Consultancy and Management Services Sdn Bhd as Chief Executive Officer (2003-2006). He was also responsible in overseeing the collaboration of training programmes between the Government of New South Wales, Australia and the Open University of Malaysia. He also held the position of the Honorary Member of the Royal Council of Terengganu (2006-2009) and the Comptroller of the Royal Household, Istana Negara (2006-2008). He also holds directorships in several private limited companies. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies and listed companies. DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD (Company No. 809759-X) ANNUAL REPORT 2019 7