MKH Annual Report 2018

53 MKH Berhad Annual Report 2018 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT 70 to 79 years 60 to 69 years 50 to 59 years 40 to 49 years Human Resource Professional in Accounting Plantation / Agriculture Banking Property Development and Construction II. BOARD COMPOSITION (Cont’d) 3. Board Diversity The Board comprises of members who are specialised in the property development and construction sector, banking sector, plantation/agriculture sector, professional in accounting sector and human resource sector. This wide spectrum of competencies, capabilities, skills and relevant business experience provide the Board with a diverse set of expertise and knowledge in discharging its responsibilities for the proper functioning of the Board and ensure that the Group continues to be competitive within its diverse industry segment. The current Board composition in terms of each of the Director’s Industry and/or background experience and age is as follows: Directors Industry/Background Age Composition Experience Tan Sri Dato’ Chen Kooi Chiew @ Cheng Ngi Chong √ √ √ Tan Sri Datuk Chen Lok Loi √ √ Datuk Chen Fook Wah √ √ Datuk Mohammad bin Maidon √ √ Haji Mohammed Chudi bin Haji Ghazali √ √ En. Je rey bin Bosra √ √ Haji Hasan Aziz bin Mohd Johan √ √ 4. Gender Diversity The Board acknowledges the importance of diversity in its membership, including gender, ethnicity and age, and strives to maintain the right balance for e ective functioning of the Board. The Board is mindful of the recommendation of the Code to have at least 30% women decision-makers in the corporate sector for Large Companies. However, the Board has not established the policy on gender diversity. Nevertheless, the Nomination Committee would take steps to ensure suitable woman candidates are sought for appointment as the Board encourages a dynamic and diverse composition by nurturing suitable and potential candidates equipped with the competency, skills, experience, character, time commitment, integrity and other qualities in meeting the future needs of the Company so as to ensure balances gender and skills diversity, ethnicity and age within the Group.