Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2013

Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2013 22 RAJA TAN SRI DATO’ SERI ARSHAD BIN RAJA TUN UDA AGED 67, A MALAYSIAN, WAS APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR OF MAXIS ON 16 OCTOBER 2009. Chairman / Independent Non-Executive Director He is presently a director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Yayasan DayaDiri and ACR ReTakaful 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. ROBERT WILLIAM BOYLE AGED 66, A BRITISH CITIZEN, WAS APPOINTED AS A DIRECTOR OF MAXIS ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2009. Independent Non-Executive Director He is a non-executive director of Witan Investment Trust plc, Centaur Media 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. Please refer to Note 7. DIRECTORS’ PROFILES NOTES: 1. The total number of Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2013 were eight. The number of Board Meetings attended by the Directors in the financial year is set out on pages 47 to 48 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 2013. 6. For information on other directorships of public companies, please refer to their respective profiles. 7. The Directors, Robert William Boyle, Hamidah Naziadin, Augustus Ralph Marshall and Morten Lundal are standing for re-election as Directors of the Company. The Board has considered the assessment of the four 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. Dr. Fahad Hussain S. Mushayt has tendered his resignation effective 7 May 2014 and will retain office until the close of the Fifth Annual General Meeting. 9. Chan Chee Beng who retires in accordance with Article 114(1) of the Company’s Articles of Association, has given notice that he will not be seeking re-election. Hence, he will retain office until the close of the Fifth Annual General Meeting. Please also refer to the Chairman’s Statement for Notes 8 & 9.