Board of Directors

Working Experience:
Tengku Dato’ Seri Hasmuddin Tengku Othman joined Messrs. Hisham, Sobri & Kadir in 1990, where he is presently the Principal Partner. His main areas of practice are corporate and commercial law and Islamic banking and finance. He is among the legal counsel involved in framing the structural framework for Islamic banking documentation in the early stages of that sector’s development in Malaysia. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professional since 2009. He continues to play an active role in the development of this area of law through his involvement in the organization of Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF), an annual forum that gathers prominent personalities, practitioners and industry players of Islamic Finance as well as by presenting papers on the subject both locally and internationally.

He was the former director of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad. He was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Bank Muamalat on 18 April 2006 and was subsequently redesignated to Independent Non-Executive Director by Bank Negara Malaysia on 16 February 2009 until his retirement on 18 April, 2018. He is also the former director of Rangkaian Hotel Seri Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia and Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad

He has been on the Board of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) since 16 March 2021.

Directorship of Listed issuers and Public Companies:
• 30 September 2021 - TH Plantations Berhad
• Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad

Board Committee:
None

Declaration:
• A representative of TH, a major shareholder of the Company
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries.
• No conflict of interest other than disclosed under Additional Compliance Information Disclosure (Recurrent Related Party Transactions) in the Annual Report.
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years.
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year.

Working Experience:
Datuk Seri Asri Hamidin @ Hamidon is the Secretary General of the Treasury, Ministry of Finance. Prior to the appointment, he was the Deputy Secretary General (Policy) of the Treasury. He has served for more than 25 years in several Government departments and divisions including the Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister's Department and in the Ministry of Finance.

He is currently the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of DanaInfra Nasional Berhad, GovCo Holdings Berhad, Aset Tanah Nasional Berhad and, Chairman and Director of 1Malaysia Development Berhad. He was the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Telekom Malaysia Berhad from 2018 to 2020 and the Independent Non-Executive Director of Bina Darulaman Berhad from 2018 to 2021.

He has been on the Board of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) since 15 June 2020.

Directorship of Listed issuers and Public Companies:
• DanaInfra Nasional Berhad
• Aset Tanah Nasional Berhad
• GovCo Holdings Berhad
• 1Malaysia Development Berhad

Board Committee:
None

Declaration:
• A representative of TH, a major shareholder of the Company
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries.
• No conflict of interest other than disclosed under Additional Compliance Information Disclosure (Recurrent Related Party Transactions) in the Annual Report.
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years.
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :

Shamsul Kamal b Hussein Kamal took office as Chief Technology Officer at Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) in September 2018. He graduated with Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) from the University of Malaya (UM) and has accumulated 27 years of extensive experience in Information Technology.

He began his career in 1994 as IT Officer for Development and Commercial Bank Berhad (Currently RHB Bank Berhad) and later in Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad. He also served in MESDAQ Berhad, MIMOS Berhad and Jaring Communications Sdn Bhd.

He was one of the pioneer team member with the responsibility to develop and setup the whole IT systems for MESDAQ Berhad (Malaysia Second Stock Exchange) and Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad, where he served as Head of IT Infrastructure and Security.

His extensive knowledge and experience cover various spectrum of IT systems, architecture, infrastructure, implementation, integration, sales and consultancy. He also developed valuable skills and expertise in implementing Blockchain technology during his tenure as Chief Technology Officer in a FINTECH company.

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies :
• Nil

Board Committee :
• Nil

Declaration :
• A representative of TH, a major shareholder of the Company
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company
• Details of shareholdings held in the Company are disclosed on page 170 of the Annual Report
• No equity interest in the subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :

Zainal Abidin bin Abd Jalil is currently the Executive Director of Dagang NeXchange Berhad (“DNeX”). He has served about five years as the Group Managing Director of the Company till his retirement in February 2019 and subsequently assumed the role of an Executive Director. He was redesignated as Executive Director for the Energy Division in December 2020.

As an accomplished industry leader with a wealth of experience in managing large multi-national businesses in IT and capital-intensive energy industry, he is well-experienced in business turnaround, organizational transformation, M&As and building sustainable enterprise to compete in international markets. As the Group Managing Director of DNeX, he turned around the Company, which was formerly Time Engineering (a GLC) with a market cap of RM180 million into a RM2 billion company with global footprint and a diverse line of businesses in the three core segments of IT/e-Services, Technology and Energy.

He had a long career at ExxonMobil spanning 28 years in various leadership roles at the IOC business units worldwide He has significant leadership experience in managing upstream exploration and production businesses including offshore operations, and joint–ventures with global IOCs. He has a track record working on oilfield assets in major hydrocarbon producing basins in West Africa, North America and Asia Pacific.

Serving as Chief Executive Officer of Malakoff Corporation Berhad, he successfully spearheaded the Company’s transformation into a major international Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) with core businesses in power generation, renewable energy, water desalination and operations and maintenance services. He was instrumental in leading Malakoff into international market as well as building renewable energy business in the Middle East, North Africa, South East Asia and Australia. He was with Malakoff for three years prior to joining DNeX in June 2014.

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies :
• 19 June 2014 - Dagang NeXchange Berhad

Board Committee :
• None

Declaration :
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company
• Details of shareholdings held in the Company are disclosed on page 170 of the Annual Report
• No equity interest in the subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :
Rozahan Bin Osman has more than 30 years working experience in areas including financial management, corporate finance, corporate planning and corporate services. Throughout his career he has serviced various industries including manufacturing, oil and gas engineering, property development and services sector.

His latest employment was as Group Chief Financial Officer for Perak SEDC Group from 2013 to 2019 and Cement Industries of Malaysia as Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2012. Prior to the above employment stints, has served several companies including Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Berhad, Magna Prima Berhad, Malakoff Berhad, Zalik Securities Berhad and Ernst and Young .

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies :
• 8 June 2021 - Signature International Berhad

Board Committee :
• None

Declaration :
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :
Abdul Halim bin Jantan sits on the board of various private companies. As a 40 year old veteran in the practice of Risk Management and Risk Transfer, the art and science of developing an insurance solution has always been a passionate and enjoyable part of his life. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Insurance Brokers (Sterling), an Insurance Broking and Consulting company which he established in year 2000.

Prior to embarking his broking journey, he spent 14 years at American Malaysian Insurance Berhad (AMI), being his last position as the CEO of AMI. At AMI, he led the Underwriting and Claims Team responsible for the underwriting and claims administration for the construction and erection of the STAR and Putra Light Rail Transit Insurance Programme, led the growth of the company from a gross premium level of RM80 million to RM150 million with consistent profitability over 6 years period, led the establishment of a subsidiary company, Asia Pacific Risk Management Centre (APRMC) and strategically established new divisions to create synergy and niche market to position the company in a specialised engineering, corporate space.

At Sterling Insurance Broking Company, he had developed and pioneered the insurances for power plant and large industrialized risks particularly in mega construction projects, with the likes of Malakoff Corporation, Sarawak Power Generation Sdn Bhd, Jimah Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd, C.T. Power Limited (Mauritius), Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd, Indah Water Konsortium, Puncak Niaga Bhd and Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd.

Through the years, he has successfully established Sterling as the Premium Independent Power Plant (IPP) broker in the insurance and reinsurance market. He is expanding its portfolio into a more specialised industry i.e. Space, Aviation and Marine Hull continuously.

Today, the Sterling Group comprise of the following subsidiaries; Sterling Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd, Sterling Risks Solution Sdn Bhd, Sterling i Tech Sdn Bhd, Sterling Automation Sdn Bhd, Sterling HCR Sdn Bhd, NeuPower Sdn Bhd, Wings Cycle Sdn Bhd, Consilium Engineering Sdn Bhd and TUV-NORD Engineering Services Sdn Bhd.

With the significant influence of Industry 4.0, particularly in the field of IT, he is the owner and director of Ultis Asia Sdn Bhd (Ultis Asia) and Sterling i-Tech, an IT company that operates as an outsource provider offering to the market a comprehensive employee benefits solution comprising from business consultancy to software application and IT Infrastructure. Ultis Asia and Sterling i-Tech is a collaboration with Scion Global Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Patimas Computer Berhad comprises of IT experts with wide and varied experience from Multi-National Insurance Corporations as well as software Research & Development, bringing expertise in software application development and IT infrastructure.

It introduces a sophisticated and comprehensive integrated business solution for insuring group employee benefits that would allow Underwriters, Corporations and SMEs to effectively and efficiently improve their overall processes and more importantly, cost of doing business through digitalize transformation and advance analytics.

After years of focusing on the growth of his Group business, he is now keen to give back to the industry and society, hence he participates regularly as panel speaker at industry seminars and conferences as well as occasional guest lecturer at universities, both locally and internationally.

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies :
• 2 November 2020 – Ipmuda Berhad

Board Committee :
• Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
• Member of Audit and Risk Management Committee

Declaration :
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :
Encik Azih bin Yusof (Encik Azih) is currently the Deputy Director General (Information and Communications Technology) of the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) as well as the Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) who is responsible for five (5) core dimension of public sector ICT services. Encik Azih is also a Commission Member of Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia since 25 June 2021. He has more than 33 years of experience in public services and had served several Government agencies including MAMPU.

He has served as the Public Sector ICT Consultant (System Development) between 2015 to 2019. He was then appointed as the Head of ICT Consultant (System Development) and the Director of ICT Consultancy Division, MAMPU.

Encik Azih was certified as an expert in the field of Database Management for Public Sector in 2011 and had provided consultation service to the main project of the ICT public sector involving integrated digital services, data driven digital services and strengthening capability and capacity in information technology.

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies :
• Cybersecurity Malaysia

Board Committee :
• NIL

Declaration :
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :
Erma Surianee Malek has an extensive 22 years of experience in Management Accounting, Financial Analysis, Material Management, and Project Management in multiple industries. She started her career with Goodyear Malaysia Berhad in 1997 until 2005, where she successfully managed Quality Standard, Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Six Sigma work environment. She was the first female Chairperson of the Consultative Committee for Executive Staff. In 2005, she joined UMW, managing finance and general management of its start-up company.

She later joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad in 2007 until 2019 and was involved in Special Projects for Public Market Trading as well as the finance representative for the Lab on Rationalization of Khazanah Yayasan. She also led the Khazanah Graduate Trainee Certified Accountants Program, which resulted in 95% success rate. She was involved in the start-up and auditing of Khazanah Representative Offices overseas and was the Nominee Director for Education and Creative & Media sector companies.

She is also known for her community services participation, which includes advising start-up shelters on governance and operating structures, as well as providing guidance on the accounting record for a humanitarian NGO.

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies:
• Chairman of Audit & Risk Management Committee
• Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Declaration :
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have
any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
•. No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year

Working Experience :
Latifah Daud is currently Executive Director, Strategic Human Capital Management at Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

She has extensive management consulting and human resources experience gained over a 30-year career in multiple global organisations in high technology sectors. Latifah spent 8 years with Honeywell Inc. in Shanghai where she supported its expansion to high growth regions in Greater China, India and ASEAN. She also led Honeywell’s talent strategy in its Global Technology Solutions operations in Bangalore, Shanghai and Brno, Czech Republic.

Previous to that, Latifah served 13 years at Motorola/Freescale, where she held various positions and was part of a team that saw the successful spinoff of Motorola semiconductor business. Early on in her career Latifah worked for a consulting firm in Singapore, as well as at Hatibudi Nominees/Renong Group and Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank in Kuala Lumpur. Latifah once taught computer science at Yayasan Pelajaran Mara.

She was a Board of Trustee of Yayasan Khazanah and a member of the Industrial Relations Panel at Malaysian Employers Federation. She now sits on the Industry Network Talent Advisory Council, at TalentCorp, Ministry of HR.

Directorship of Listed Issuers and Public Companies:
• Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Declaration :
• No family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not
have any equity interest in the Company and its subsidiaries
• No conflict of interest with the Company
• No convictions of offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five years
• No public sanction or penalties imposed by any regulatory bodies during the financial year