Board of Directors’ Profiles
Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Haji Abdullah
Chairman, Non-Executive Director and Public Interest Director *
(as at 27 February 2014)
(pursuant to Section 10(1)(a) and (3) of the CMSA)
28 March 2013
(pursuant to Section 129(6) of the Companies Act 1965)
- Barrister of the Middle Temple, England
- Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
- Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow)
- Chairman, Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad
Other PLC(s): Nil
- Legal Consultant, Skrine
- Chairman, Tun Mohamed Suffian Foundation of Malaysia
- President, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Advisory Council
- Chairman, Royal Commission to enhance Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (2004-2005)
- 9th Chief Justice of Malaysia (2000-2003)
- President, ASEAN Law Association (1995-2003)
- Judge in the High Court, Supreme Court and Federal Court (1982-2000)
- Vice President, Malaysian Bar (1982-1983)
*appointed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Section 10 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA).
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Dato’ Tajuddin Atan
CEO, Non-Independent Executive Director
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness), Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Master of Business Administration, University of Ohio
- Bursa Malaysia subsidiary companies
- Chairman, Yayasan Bursa Malaysia>
- Capital Market Development Fund
- Securities Industry Development Corporation
Other PLC(s): Nil
- Member, Executive Committee of Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre
- Member, Financial Reporting Foundation
- Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management of Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Managing Director, RHB Bank Berhad and Group Managing Director, RHB Capital Berhad (2009-2011)
- President/Group Managing Director, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (2007-2009)
- CEO, Bank Simpanan Nasional (2004-2007)
- Managing Director, Chase Perdana Berhad (2001-2004)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Datuk Dr. Md Tap Salleh
Non-Executive Director and Public Interest Director *
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hon), Monash University
- Master of Science (Social Planning), University of Wales
- PhD (Development Planning), University of Bath
- President, Malaysian Institute of Integrity
- Adjunct Professor, College of Local Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
- Industry Advisor, Faculty of Science, Technology and Human Resource Development, University Tun Hussein Onn
- Secretary-General, Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (2004-2006)
- Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia (2003-2004)
- Deputy Director, Governance and Institution Development, Commonwealth Secretariat in London (1996-2002)
* appointed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Section 10 of the CMSA.
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Datuk Dr. Syed Muhamad Syed Abdul Kadir
Non-Executive Director and Public Interest Director *
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hon) and Bachelor of Jurisprudence (Hon), University of Malaya
- Master of Business Administration, University of Massachusetts
- Masters of Law (Corporate Law), Universiti Teknologi MARA
- PhD (Business Management), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Certificate in Legal Practice (Malaysian Professional Legal Board)
- Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
- Chartered Institute of Arbitration, United Kingdom (Fellow)
- Chairman, CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad
- CIMB Bank Berhad
- Sun Life Malaysia Insurance Berhad
- Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Berhad
- ACR ReTakaful SEA Berhad
- Malakoff Corporation Berhad
Other PLC(s):
- CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
- BSL Corporation Berhad
- Euro Holdings Berhad
- Solution Engineering Holdings Berhad
- Secretary-General, Ministry of Human Resources (2003)
- Secretary (Tax Division) and Deputy Secretary-General (Operations), both of Ministry of Finance (1997-2003)
- Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines (1993-1997)
*appointed by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Section 10 of CMSA.
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Dato’ Saiful Bahri Zainuddin
Independent Non-Executive Director
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Science (Economics & Finance), Western Michigan University
- Head, Stockbroking Division, Affin Investment Bank Berhad
- Director, Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre
- Director, Secondary Market Council
- Financial Adviser to the State Government of Negeri Sembilan
- Member, Securities Commission’s Securities Law Consultative Committee
- Member, Board of Trustees for Bumiputera Dealer Representatives Education Fund and Bumiputera Training Fund
- Chairman, Association of Stockbroking Companies Malaysia (2006, 2008-2010)
- Executive Director, Affin Holdings Berhad (2009-2010)
- Executive Director and Executive Director Dealing, Rashid Hussain Securities (1992-1999, 2002)
- CEO/Executive Director Dealing, Fima Securities Sdn Bhd (2000-2001)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Tan Sri Ong Leong Huat @ Wong Joo Hwa
Independent Non-Executive Director
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence
- Chairman, DMG & Partners Securities Pte. Ltd.
- Chairman, RHB Holdings Hong Kong Limited
- Chairman, RHB Investment Bank Berhad
- RHB Indochina Bank Limited
- RHB Bank Berhad
- KE-ZAN Holdings Berhad
Other PLC(s):
- Chairman, PJ Development Holdings Berhad
- CEO/Group Managing Director, OSK Holdings Berhad
- Managing Director/CEO, OSK Property Holdings Berhad
- OSK Ventures International Berhad
- Group Managing Director/CEO, OSK Investment Bank Berhad (2007-2011)
- Managing Director/CEO, OSK Securities Berhad (1985-2007)
- Member, Securities Commission’s Capital Market Advisory Council (2004)
- Director, MESDAQ (1999-2002)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Abdul Samad Haji Alias
Independent Non-Executive Director
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of Western Australia
- Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy (Accounting),Universiti Utara Malaysia
- Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia (Fellow)
- Malaysian Institute of Accountants (Member)
- Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)
- Chairman, Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad
- Chairman, Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation
Other PLC(s):
- TH Plantations Berhad
- Chairman, Malaysia Debt Venture Berhad (2002-2013)
- Chairman, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (2008-2011)
- Non-Executive Chairman, Ernst & Young Malaysia (2005-2008)
- Board Member, International Federation of Accountants (2004-2007)
- President (1999-2001) and Council Member (2002-2007) MICPA
- President, MIA (2000-2005)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Datuk Karownakaran @ Karunakaran Ramasamy
Independent Non-Executive Director
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Economics (Hon) in Accounting,University of Malaya
- Maybank Investment Bank Berhad
- Maybank Asset Management Group Berhad
- Etiqa Insurance Berhad
Other PLC(s):
- Chairman, Integrated Logistics Berhad
- Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad
- IOI Corporation Berhad
- Director-General of Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) (2004-2008)
- Deputy Director-General of MIDA (2001-2003)
- Director of Industrial Promotion Division overseeing 16 MIDA overseas offices (1996-2000)
- Director of MIDA in Singapore, Germany and London (1978-1995)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Ghazali Hj Darman
Independent Non-Executive Director
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Accounting, University of Canberra
- Certified Public Accountant of Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountant (until 2006)
- Examiner for Malaysian Association of Certified Practising Accountant
- Commissioner for PT Praisindo Teknologi, Jakarta (subsidiary of Censof Holding)
Other PLC(s): Nil
- Adviser to Censof Management Programme Director for large scale IT implementation at Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur and Ministry of Finance
- Head of Domain, DHL IT Services Sdn Bhd (2006-2010)
- Partner of Accenture (1986-2006)
- Director, Accenture Solutions Sdn Bhd (until 2006)
- Director, Accenture Sdn Bhd (until 2006)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.
Chay Wai Leong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Permanent Resident of Malaysia
(as at 27 February 2014)
- Bachelor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
- Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
- Kenanga Vietnam Securities Joint Stock Corporation
- Securities Industry Development Corporation
Other PLC(s):
- K & N Kenanga Holdings Berhad
- Group Managing Director, K & N Kenanga Holdings Berhad
- Managing Director, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
- Managing Director, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, RHB Bank Berhad (2006-2010)
- Country Head, Standard Bank Group (2002-2006)
- Director and Head of Investment Banking, JP Morgan Chase in Malaysia (2001)
- Head of Investment Banking, Chase JF Malaysia (1997-2000)
- Director of Investment Banking, Jardine Fleming in Hong Kong (1990-1996)
- Investment Analyst, Bankers Trust Brokerage in Singapore (1987-1990)
Save as disclosed, the above Directors have no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa Malaysia, have no conflict of interest with Bursa Malaysia and have not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years.