AL-SALAM REIT ANNUAL REPORT 2018

AL-SALĀM REIT ANNUAL REPORT 2018 72 Employee Profile The employees of the Manager that assist in managing the REIT consist of qualiied individuals with the relevant expertise in the investment practices. The Manager strives for a culture that respects and balances the diversity of our employees to create equal opportunities for all employees regardless of the demographic status. To date, the breakdown of employees is as follows: People Entity DRMSB Synergy Mall Management Sdn Bhd (“SMMSB”) – KOMTAR JBCC SMMSB – Menara KOMTAR SMMSB – Pasaraya Komuniti @Mart Kempas TOTAL Non-Executive 7 20 4 11 42 Management 8 4 2 1 15 Executive 13 12 2 4 31 Total 28 36 8 16 88 The Manager of the REIT strives to ensure that the recruitment of employees are based on their skill sets without any preference on gender or age distribution. Employee Training In addition, the Manager emphasises on personal development to enhance the knowledge base of their employees. The table below shows the overall increase in training hours achieved in 2018 from the previous year: Entity DRMSB SMMSB – KOMTAR JBCC SMMSB – Menara KOMTAR SMMSB – Pasaraya Komuniti @Mart Kempas TOTAL Male 16 20 5 8 49 Female 12 16 3 8 39 Total 28 36 8 16 88 Entity DRMSB SMMSB – KOMTAR JBCC SMMSB – Menara KOMTAR SMMSB – Pasaraya Komuniti @Mart Kempas TOTAL 2017 (Hrs) 152 1,254 692 745 2,843 2018 (Hrs) 703 1,253 509 858 3,323