Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2012

Maxis Berhad // Annual Report 2012 44 He is presently a director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Yayasan DayaDiri and ACR Retakaful SEA Berhad. Raja Arshad is the chairman of Binariang GSM Sdn. Bhd., Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor and Yayasan Amir. He is also the Chancellor of University Selangor. He was formerly executive chairman and senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Malaysia, chairman of the Leadership Team of PwC Asia 7, and chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board and Danamodal Nasional Berhad. His previous international appointments include being a member of the PwC Global Leadership Team, the PwC Global IFRS Board and the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board. His previous public appointments include being a member of the Securities Commission, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the Investment Panel of the Employees Provident Fund and the board of trustees of the National Art Gallery. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and served on its council for 24 years, including three years as its president. He sits as Chairman of the Nomination Committee. Please refer to Note 7. He is a non-executive director of Witan Investment Trust plc, Centaur Media plc, Schroder AsiaPacific Fund plc and Prosperity Voskhod Limited, all London listed companies. Previously he was a senior partner of PwC in London, with experience in leading and participating in global teams on client and PwC projects, including chairing the PwC European Entertainment and Media and UK Telecommunications Groups. His expertise includes financial reporting, shareholder communications, risk management and corporate governance. During his career he has worked in France and Africa and been seconded to the UK civil service. He holds a Master of Arts in Law from Oxford and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He sits as Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. DIRECTORS’ PROFILES Raja Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Arshad bin Raja Tun Uda, aged 66, a Malaysian, was appointed as Chairman and Director of Maxis on 16 October 2009. Robert William Boyle, aged 65, a British citizen, was appointed as a Director of Maxis on 17 September 2009.