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Change in Audit Committee
BackJun 23, 2014
| Date of change | 23/06/2014 |
| Name | Encik Pushpanathan a/l S.A. Kanagarayar (Encik Ken Pushpanathan) |
| Age | 62 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| Designation | Chairman of Audit Committee |
| Directorate | Independent & Non Executive |
| Qualifications | Member of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Member of the Malaysian Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) Member of the Malaysian Institute Of Accountants (MIA) |
| Working experience and occupation | Encik Ken Pushpanathan served as an inaugural member of the International Federation of Accountants’ Developing Nations Permanent Taskforce for 2004/2005. He was actively involved in the National Annual Corporate Report Awards, which was jointly organised by MICPA, MIA and Bursa Malaysia Berhad, as Chairman of the Adjudication and/or Organising Committees from 2003 to 2009. He retired as a Partner of Ernst & Young, Malaysia on 31 December 2009. Encik Ken Pushpanathan served as the President of MICPA for the period 2012-2014 and as a Council Member of MIA. With his retirement as President of MICPA with effect from 21 June 2014, he continues to serve as a Council and Exco member of MICPA. He is currently a Board Member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) as well as the Honorary Secretary of the Financial Reporting Foundation. He serves on various committees of MASB, MICPA and MIA. He was the Chairman of MICPA’s Financial Statements Review Committee and Project Chairman of the Insurance Standards Working Group of MASB on FRS 4. He also headed the MICPA Working Group, which undertook a revision of the specimen financial statements of Model Insurance Berhad. Recently, he has been appointed as a Trustee of the World Wildlife Fund Malaysia. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | IJM Corporation Berhad IJM Plantations Berhad Asian Institute of Finance Berhad Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Berhad Malaysian Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Council member) Malaysian Community Education Foundation (Trustee) |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Nil |
| Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change) | 1. Encik Pushpanathan a/l S.A. Kanagarayar (Chairman) – Independent Non-Executive Director 2. Datuk Dr. Syed Muhamad bin Syed Abdul Kadir (Member) – Public Interest Director 3. Datuk Karownakaran @ Karunakaran a/l Ramasamy (Member) - Independent Non-Executive Director 4. Encik Chay Wai Leong (Member) - Independent Non-Executive Director 5. Encik Ghazali bin Hj Darman (Member) - Independent Non-Executive Director |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | BURSA MALAYSIA BERHAD |
| Stock Name | BURSA |
| Date Announced | 23 Jun 2014 |
| Category | Change in Audit Committee |
| Reference No | BM-140623-52897 |