Frontken Corporation Berhad 200401012517 (651020-T) • A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 45 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT (CONT’D) PRINCIPLE A – BOARD LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVENESS (CONT’D) I. BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES (CONT’D) Directors have full access to the Company Secretaries, who are all members of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“MAICSA”), a division of Chartered Governance Institute, United Kingdom, to provide advisory services to the Board, particularly on corporate governance issues and compliance with the relevant policies and procedures, laws and regulatory requirements, in addition to the administrative matters on meetings of the Board, Board Committees and shareholders. As stipulated in the Board Charter, the Directors are required to devote sufficient time to carry out their responsibilities. The Board obtains this commitment from Directors at the time of appointment. Each Director is expected to commit time as and when required to discharge the relevant duties and responsibilities, besides attending meetings of the Board and/or Board Committees. Continuous Professional Development The Board encourages its members to enrol in appropriate continuing education programme to equip them to serve the interests of the Company. The Directors are updated by way of circulars on matters relating to changes to the MMLR and briefing by the Company Secretary(ies) at the Board Meeting following the changes. All Directors have completed theMandatory Accreditation Programme as required by theMain Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities. During the financial year under review, the trainings attended by the Directors included briefings, seminars, workshops and conferences conducted by the relevant regulatory authorities and professional bodies. Details of the training programmes attended or participated by the Directors are as follows: Directors Training/Seminar/Conference/Workshop Ng Wai Pin • The Next Big Thing – Year Ahead 2021 • UBS ASEAN Tech Conference • Bursa Malaysia and Bloomberg – ESG in the new normal: A corporation’s lens • Forbes Asia CEO Webinar; The Way Forward • Maybank and Bursa Malaysia’s ESG in Investing: The Time is Now • Asia School of Business; Implementing Amendments in the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance • 2021 Macquarie Technology Summit • IA 2021 Maybank and ASEAN Exchanges – ASEAN Beyond the Pandemicrisis • ASEAN New Finance: Crypto Opportunities and Hurdles • Macquarie ASEAN Conference • Credit Suisse 22nd Asian Technology Conference • MSIA – Seizing the Next Wave of E&E Investment into Malaysia • Semicon Taiwan ESG and Sustainable Manufacturing Summit • Malaysia National E&E Forum – Fuelling the Semiconductor Renaissance • Invest Malaysia 2021 – Economic Reform • BlackRock Asia Pacific C-Suite Summit • JPM Asia Rising Dragon Forum • Invest Malaysia 2021 – Series 3: Sustainable Growth • RHB Investment Bank – Global chip crunch • IMKL Series 3 – Sustainable Growth • Malaysia Budget 2022: Key Tax Changes affecting Businesses and Investors
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