Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2012

Maxis Berhad // Annual Report 2012 49 Sandip Das, aged 55, an Indian citizen, joined Maxis Communications Berhad (“MCB”) group in January 2007 and upon listing of Maxis Berhad (Malaysia), was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 17 September 2009 and as its Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2009. He is currently also the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director on the Board of Maxis Communications Berhad and a Director on the Board of its subsidiaries in India. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd in Sri Lanka and Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd, a strategic alliance of regional telecommunication providers. He has been listed as one of the 100 most powerful people in the telecoms industry worldwide by Global Telecoms Business for three years running in the 2012, 2011 and 2010 GTB Power100 list. He has more than 34 years of work experience in the consumer durable, automobile and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining the Company, he was Deputy Managing Director and a Director on the Board of Hutchison Essar Limited (now known as Vodafone Essar Limited, India). Before working at Hutchison Essar Limited, he spent five years as franchise head of Al Futtaim Motors, the Toyota franchise of the Al Futtaim Group, in Dubai, UAE, and 10 years with Indian consumer durable giant Usha International, Shriram Group. He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Regional Engineering College (now the National Institute of Technology), Rourkela, India. He is a member of the ESOS Committee. NOTES: 1. The total number of Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2012 was six. The number of Board Meetings attended by the Directors in the financial year is set out on page 197 of this Annual Report. 2. None of the Directors have any family relationships with any directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. 3. None of the Directors have any conflict of interest with the Company. 4. None of the Directors have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years. 5. None of the Directors have any sanctions and/or penalties imposed on them by any regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2012. 6. For information on other directorships of public companies, please refer to their respective profiles. 7. The Directors, Raja Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Arshad bin Raja Tun Uda, Dato’ Mokhzani bin Mahathir, Krishnan Ravi Kumar, Dr. Ibrahim Abdulrahman H. Kadi and Alvin Michael Hew Thai Kheam are standing for re-election as Directors of the Company. The Board has considered the assessment of the five Directors and collectively agree that they meet the criteria of character, experience, integrity, competence and time to effectively discharge their respective roles as Directors, as prescribed by Para 2.20A of the MMLR. 8. Asgari bin Mohd Fuad Stephens who retires in accordance with Article 114 (1) of the Company’s Articles of Association, has expressed his intention not to seek re-election. Hence, he will retain office until the close of the Fourth Annual General Meeting. WHAT’S INSIDE HIGHLIGHTS OUR STRENGTH LEADERSHIP OUR BUSINESS IN ACTION CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY