Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2012

Maxis Berhad // Annual Report 2012 206 IV. COMMITMENT OF THE BOARD All Board members shall notify the Chairman of the Board before accepting any new directorships in any other organisation. The notification shall include an indication of time commitment required under the new appointment as recommended by the Code. Training and Development of Directors The Nomination Committee and the Board assesses of the training needs of each of its Directors on an on-going basis, by determining areas that would best strengthen their contributions to the Board. Orientation and familiarisation programmes which include visits to the Group’s business operations and meetings with key management, where appropriate, are organised for newly-appointed Directors to facilitate their understanding of the Group’s operations and businesses. Regular talks are scheduled on various topics for the Board and these sessions are held together with Senior Management in order to encourage open discussion and comments. Throughout the financial year under review, regular briefings/updates (some by external advisers) on various subjects including the following were held at Board, pre-Board and other sessions. These form an integral part of the Directors’ development programme: • Market, economics and industry; • Regulatory and legal developments; • Technology; • Telecommunications trends; • Information on significant changes in business risks and procedures instituted to mitigate such risks; • Corporate matters or new acquisitions by the Group; • New developments in law, regulations and directors’ duties and obligations; • Customer related issues; • Talent Development; and • Corporate Responsibility. The Directors have also participated in various internally organised programmes to enhance their understanding of specific industry or market issues and trends. Regular dinner talks such as corporate culture, industry, organisational and talent, execution and stakeholder dialogues have been part of the Maxis Board agenda and this will continue into 2013 and beyond with greater intensity. Members of the Senior Management team have been invited to these sessions to foster positive board-management dynamics. Where necessary, the Directors have also participated in various external training programmes which they have collectively or individually considered as useful in discharging their responsibilities. The Board has taken steps to ensure that its members continuously have access to appropriate continuing education programmes. The Company Secretary facilitates the organisation of internal training programmes and keeps Directors informed of relevant external training programmes. Details of all internal and external training programmes attended by Directors are maintained by the Company Secretary. Some external conferences/workshops and internally organised programmes (apart from Board and pre-Board briefings) in which members of the Board have participated during the year 2012 are listed in Annexure A of this Statement. As at the date of the Report all Directors other than Mr. Krishnan Ravi Kumar, have attended and completed the Mandatory Accreditation Programme ("MAP") prescribed by Bursa Malaysia. Mr. Alvin Michael Hew Thai Kheam who was appointed as a Director on 30 August 2012 completed his MAP on 5 and 6 December 2012 whilst Dr. Ibrahim Abdulrahman H. Kadi who was appointed as Director on 26 November 2012 completed his MAP on 20 and 21 February 2013, which is within the prescribed period of four months from the date of their appointments. Mr. Krishnan Ravi Kumar, who was also appointed on 26 November 2012 will be completing the MAP within the extension period as granted by Bursa Malaysia. STATEMENT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Continued