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Change In Boardroom - Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Bin Omar

BackApr 17, 2020

Date of change	01 May 2020
Name	TAN SRI ABDUL WAHID BIN OMAR
Age	56
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Non Executive Chairman
Directorate	Independent and Non Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Professional Qualification	Accountancy	Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom	Fellow
2	Professional Qualification	Accountancy	Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)	Member
3	Professional Qualification	Accountancy	Malaysian Institute of Accountants	Member
4	Diploma	Advanced Accounting	Luton College of Higher Education, United Kingdom	Diploma in Advanced Accounting

Working experience and occupation	Present Appointment(s): - Chairman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (1 November 2018 - present) - Deputy Chairman, Perbadanan Negeri Sembilan - Trustee and Chairman, Investment Committee, Yayasan Pahang - Trustee, Yayasan Sultan Ibrahim Johor - Trustee, World Wide Fund for Nature, Malaysia Past Directorship(s) and/or Appointment(s): - Group Chairman, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (1 August 2016 - 30 June 2018) - Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Planning (June 2013 - June 2016) - President & Chief Executive Officer, Malayan Banking Berhad (1 May 2008 - 4 June 2013) - Independent Non-Executive Director, Bursa Malaysia Berhad (10 April 2004 31 May 2011) - Group Chief Executive Officer, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (1 July 2004 - 17 April 2008) - Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, UEM Group (October 2001 - June 2004) - Group Chief Financial Officer, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (March 2001 - September 2001) - Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities/ Director, Group Corporate Services, Amanah Capital Group (1994-2001) - Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration & Secretarial, Kumpulan FIMA Berhad (1991-1994) - Deputy Manager, Corporate Banking, Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad (1988-1991)
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)	Nil
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	15,000

Remarks :

Tan Sri Abdul Wahid bin Omar is appointed as Public Interest Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Bursa Malaysia Berhad by the Minister of Finance pursuant to Sections 10(1)(a) and (3) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 with effect from 1 May 2020.

This announcement is dated 17 April 2020.

Announcement Info

Company Name	BURSA MALAYSIA BERHAD
Stock Name	BURSA
Date Announced	17 Apr 2020
Category	Change in Boardroom
Reference Number	C03-17042020-00007

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