08 SECTION 03 : LEADERSHIP PROFILE OF DIRECTORS 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”), member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA"). He is also Honorary Advisor to ICAEW-KL City Chapter and Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and 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. 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. 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 7 Board meetings held during the financial year under review. AGE 77 MALAYSIAN MALE
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