KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2024 WE ARE KENANGA OUR SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH LEADERSHIP STATEMENT HOW WE ARE GOVERNED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHAREHOLDERS’ INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OUR VALUE CREATION APPROACH 61 60 FOUNDER EMERITUS & ADVISER’S PROFILE “THERE MUST BE PASSION FOR THE JOB AND A SENSE OF TRIUMPH WITH EVERY PUSH FORWARD” BIOGRAPHY YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah Tengku Ismail (“YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah”) co-founded Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“KIBB” or “the Company”) in 1973 under the name K & N Kenanga Sdn Bhd and served as the Executive Chairman of the Company until January 2007. In January 2010, she was re-designated as the Non-Executive Chairman of KIBB. Prior to this, she was a partner in a stockbroking firm, Hallam & Co., from 1964 to 1971. She was the first (1st) lady member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in 1964 and has over fifty (50) years of experience in the securities industry. She was one of the founders of the Association of Stockbroking Companies Malaysia (“Association”) and was appointed as the President of the Association, a post she held until 1994 when she became its Chairman. She was made a Life Adviser to the Association when she retired as its Chairman in 1997. YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah was conferred the ‘Lady Extraordinaire Award 2014’ by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development Malaysia in recognition of her remarkable and exceptional contributions and achievements in the field of stockbroking. She also received the ‘Ikon Peniagawati 2015’ award from the Association of Bumiputera Women in Business and Profession, Malaysia (PENIAGAWATI) in recognition of her entrepreneurship, and for being the first (1st) Bumiputera lady in the field of stockbroking in Malaysia, where she has served for more than five (5) decades, since 1964. For being a pioneer in the industry, she was awarded an entry to the Malaysia Book of Records as ‘The First Female Entrepreneur To Start Up A Stockbroking Company’. She was awarded ‘Top 10 Asia – Outstanding Personality Award 2019’ by Research House Asia for her contributions to the local financial and corporate world. The award was presented by YB Tuan Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia. In 2024, she was awarded The BrandLaureate Brand Icon Leadership Award 2024 – Legendary Icon – Pride of the Nation Brand Icon Leadership Award at the BrandLaureate Awards, a prestigious accolade that celebrates her outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment to the business community and the nation. Due to the mandatory regulatory requirement for the Board of Directors to comprise a majority of Independent Directors, YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah relinquished her position as the Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of KIBB on 28 January 2017. Following thereto, YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah was appointed as Adviser, and in 2021 she was re-designated as Founder Emeritus & Adviser of Kenanga Group. DATE OF APPOINTMENT 1 February 2017 (Founder & Adviser of Kenanga Group) 27 January 2021 (Founder Emeritus & Adviser of Kenanga Group) FOUNDER EMERITUS & ADVISER’S PROFILE YM TAN SRI DATO’ PADUKA TENGKU NOOR ZAKIAH TENGKU ISMAIL Founder Emeritus & Adviser Malaysian | Female | 97
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