Al-`Aqar Healthcare REIT Annual Report 2018

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROFILE Al-`Aqar Healthcare REIT • Annual Report 2018 20 Malaysian, Male, Aged 55 Dato’ Kamaruzzaman bin Abu Kassim is the Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Manager. He was appointed to the Board as Director on 12 January 2007 and as Chairman on 12 January 2011. He is currently the President and Chief Executive of JCorp with effect from 1 December 2010. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) from University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in 1987. He embarked his career as an Audit Assistant with Messrs K.E Chan & Associates in May 1988 and later joined Messrs Pricewaterhouse Coopers (formerly known as Messrs Coopers & Lybrand) in 1989. In December 1992, he joined Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor (currently known as Johor Corporation) as a Executive in the Corporate Finance Department and was later promoted to General Manager in 1999. He then served as the Chief Operating Officer of JCorp beginning 1 August 2006 and was later appointed as Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & Finance of JCorp beginning 1 January 2009 and Acting President & Chief Executive of JCorp beginning 29 July 2010. He is also the Chairman of KPJ Healthcare Berhad, and E.A. Technique (M) Berhad, companies under JCorp Group listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Further, he is also the Chairman and/or Director of several companies within the JCorp Group, including Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, Johor Land Berhad (JLand), QSR Brands (M) Holdings Berhad (QSR), Waqaf An- Nur Corporation Berhad, an Islamic endowment institution which spearheads JCorp’s corporate social responsibility programmes and Yayasan Johor Corporation, a foundation that manages and administer funds for education and charitable purposes. He is actively involved in the administration and development of national sports. He is a National Sports Council (MSN), Board Member and the President of the Malaysian Sailing Association and the President of the Johor Sailing Association. In addition, he is also the Patron of the Johor Clay Target Shooting Association and Vice President II of the Johor Football Association. In education sector, he is the Administrative Board Member of the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE), under the Ministry of Education Malaysia since July 2013. In addition, he is also the Professor of Adjunct at the International Institute of Public Policy & Management (INPUMA), University of Malaya since 2016. Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any directors and/or major Unitholders of Al-`Aqar. He has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving Al-`Aqar and has not been convicted for any offences, other than traffic offences (if any), within the past 5 years. He attended 4 Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2018. DATO’ KAMARUZZAMAN BIN ABU KASSIM Chairman and Non-Independent Non Executive Director Nomination & Remuneration Committee - Chairman 1 1