08 SECTION 03 : LEADERSHIP DIRECTORS’ PROFILE DATUK ALI BIN ABDUL KADIR Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director Datuk Ali was appointed to the Board as Chairman on 1 June 2015. He served on the Audit, Risk Management and Sustainability Committee from 2015 to 2022 until he stepped down in accordance with MCCG 2021’s recommendation for Chairman. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”), and a member of both the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”). He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (UK). Datuk Ali is currently the Chairman of JcbNext Berhad and other private companies and foundations. He is also the Chairman of Amanah Lestari Alam and Persatuan Makanan Ehsan. Datuk Ali was appointed Chairman of the Securities Commission of Malaysia on 1 March 1999 and served in that capacity until 29 February 2004. He also served on various national-level committees including the Foreign Investment Committee, the Oversight Committee of National Asset Management Company (Danaharta) and chaired the Financial Reporting Foundation. Prior to his appointment to the Securities Commission, he was the Executive Chairman and Partner of Ernst & Young and its related firms. He was the former President of the MICPA and co-chaired the Company Law Forum. Datuk Ali was appointed Adjunct Professor in the Accounting and Business Faculty, University of Malaya, from 2008 to 2011, and was then appointed to the Advisory Board of the same Faculty until 2021. He was the Honorary Advisor to ICAEW-KL City Chapter from 2000 to 2021. In recognition of his contributions, Datuk Ali was awarded the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 2001. In 2012, he was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award by ICAEW and the President’s Award by MICPA. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, or any conflict of interests in any business arrangement involving the Company except for the potential conflict of interest in relation to the mezzanine loan provided to the Group on arm’s length basis via Rio Venture Sdn Bhd, of which he is a major shareholder. He has not been convicted for any offences within the past 5 years nor has been imposed any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year under review. He attended all 6 Board meetings held during the financial year under review. TAN SRI DATO’ KAMALUDDIN BIN ABDULLAH President & Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Dato’ Kamaluddin was appointed to the Board on 20 April 2015 as a Non-Independent NonExecutive Director. He was redesignated as Executive Deputy Chairman of the Company on 1 June 2015 and subsequently assumed the role of President & Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 1 December 2021. He also chairs the Executive Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Law from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and is a Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple. Tan Sri Dato’ Kamaluddin began his career with the Sime Darby Group, a major multinational corporation based in Malaysia. During his five-year tenure with the Sime Darby Group, he served in the tyre manufacturing and plantations divisions, where he involves various functions including marketing, corporate affairs, human resources, administration and legal affairs. Following his time at Sime Darby, he joined Dewina Berhad, a diversified food group listed on Bursa Securities and served as its Group Executive Director. He was also a major shareholder of Dewina Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, or any conflict of interests in any business arrangement involving the Company, except for the potential conflict of interest in relation to the mezzanine loan he provided to the Group on arm’s length basis. He has not been convicted for any offences within the past 5 years nor has been imposed any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year under review. He attended all 6 Board meetings held during the financial year under review. AGE 76 AGE 58
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