Board of Directors

DATUK HAJI MOHD KHALIL DATO’ HAJI MOHD NOOR
Datuk Haji Mohd Khalil Dato’ Haji Mohd Noor, aged 69, a Malaysian, was appointed as the Chairman of the Company on 31 October 2001 following his appointment as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 October 2001. He is also the member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees and Chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
He holds a B.A. (Honours) Degree in Economics and Islamic Studies from University of Malaya and Diploma in Commercial Policy from Geneva. He is a former public servant and his last position in the public service was Auditor General of Malaysia from 1994 to 2000. Some of the other positions he held during his 36 years of distinguished service in the public sector were Secretary Foreign Investment Committee in the Prime Minister’s Department, Secretary Finance Division in the Ministry of Finance, Deputy Secretary General in the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Secretary General at the Ministry of Works.
He also sits on the Board of IOI Corporation Berhad, MNRB Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad, MNRB Retakaful Berhad and is a Trustee of Yayasan Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng.
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company, never been charged for any offence in the past 10 years.

HAJI ABDULLAH YUSOF
Haji Abdullah Yusof, aged 74, a Malaysian, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 October 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He is a mining engineer who graduated from the Camborne School of Metalliferous Mining, United Kingdom in 1961. He has over 35 years experience in the mining tin industry and related activities, having held various positions in the Osborne & Chappel Group of Companies, which were involved in mine management and consultancy both locally and at international level.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, United Kingdom and Fellow of the Institution of Mineral Engineers Malaysia. He is also a registered Professional Engineer (Mining) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia, a council member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines and the Tin Industry (Research and Development) Board.
He is currently the Executive Chairman of Osborne & Chappel International Sdn Bhd and a Non-Executive Chairman of Ireka Corporation Berhad. He also sits on the Board of Gopeng Berhad and several other private limited companies.
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company, never been charged for any offence in the past 10 years and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries.
DATO’ DR GAN KHUAN POH
Dato’ Dr Gan Khuan Poh, aged 65, a Malaysian was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 12 November 2001. He is also the member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the Company.
He holds a Ph.D (Economics) and M.A. (Economics) from Duke University, NC, USA, M.B.A. (Finance) from Cornell University, New York, USA and B.A. (Hons.) (Business Economics) from University of Malaya.
He started as a Government Service Officer in 1967 and served for 31 years at various positions ranging from the District level, the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) to the Prime Minister’s Department as Senior Director responsible for Macroeconomics in the Economic Planning Unit. He later joined the Pilecon Group of Companies in 1997 as Executive Director responsible for Group Finance and Corporate Planning and later as its Managing Director until the end of year 2000.
He is currently the President of the Malaysian Economic Association (MEA) and sits on the Board of Silver Bird Group Berhad, Permodalan Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad, Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad and several other companies.
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company, never been charged for any offence in the past 10 years and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries.
ELAKUMARI KANTILAL
Elakumari Kantilal, aged 53, a Malaysian, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 22 October 2001. She is also the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
She holds a Master of Science in Finance & Accounting from the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Accounting from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
She started her career with the Accountant General’s office in 1981 and later served the Division on Monitoring of Government Owned Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance from 1986 to 1994. In September 1994, she joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad as the Senior Manager and in November 2004, she was appointed as the Director of Investment.
She also sits on the Board of TIME dotCom Berhad and Faber Group Berhad and several other private limited companies.
She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company, never been charged for any offence in the past 10 years and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries.
DATO’ MOHD IZZADDIN IDRIS
Dato’ Mohd Izzaddin Idris, aged 48, a Malaysian, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 4 August 2009. He is also the member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is a member of the CPA Australia and also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Dato’ Mohd Izzaddin has over 20 years’ experience in investment banking, financial and general management and was previously the Chief Financial Officer/Senior Vice President (Group Finance) of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, a position he held from September 2008 to June 2009. He was formerly a Senior Vice President (Corporate Finance) of Southern Bank Berhad and the Chief Financial Officer of Ranhill Berhad. He also held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad in the late 1990s.
In addition, he had served with Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad for almost 11 years which included a 3-year secondment in the late 1980s to Barclays de Zoete Wedd Limited, a London-based investment bank and a subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC then.
He was voted as 2nd best CFO in Malaysia by Finance Asia in 2007. He is currently the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of UEM Group Berhad and also a Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of PLUS Expressways Berhad. He holds directorships in Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad, Opus Group Berhad, UEM Builders Berhad and UEM Land Holdings Berhad.
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company, never been charged for any offence in the past 10 years and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries.
ANNUAR MARZUKI ABDUL AZIZ
Annuar Marzuki Abdul Aziz, aged 39, a Malaysian, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 19 July 2010.
He holds an Honours Degree in Accountancy and a Master Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the International Islamic University and Diploma in Comparative Law from the Institute of Islamic Studies. He is a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
He started his career in the Audit & Business Advisory Services Division of Pricewaterhouse in 1993 before moving to the Audit Department of UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd. He joined the Internal Audit Department of Renong Berhad (now known as UEM Land Berhad) in March 1995. In 1996, he moved to the Corporate Finance Department of Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad. In March 1999, he joined the Corporate Finance Department of UEM Land Berhad. In July 2003, he was seconded to TIME Engineering Berhad as the General Manager of Corporate Finance and was transferred to UEM Group Berhad as the General Manager in the Office of the Managing Director/CEO in January 2004. In June 2006 he was the Chief Financial Officer of PLUS Expressways Berhad and moved to his current position as the Group Chief Financial Officer of UEM Group Berhad on 1 September 2009.
He holds an Honours Degree in Accountancy and a Master Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the International Islamic University and Diploma in Comparative Law from the Institute of Islamic Studies. He is a Fellow Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
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He started his career in the Audit & Business Advisory Services Division of Pricewaterhouse in 1993 before moving to the Audit Department of UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd. He joined the Internal Audit Department of Renong Berhad (now known as UEM Land Berhad) in March 1995. In 1996, he moved to the Corporate Finance Department of Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad. In March 1999, he joined the Corporate Finance Department of UEM Land Berhad. In July 2003, he was seconded to TIME Engineering Berhad as the General Manager of Corporate Finance and was transferred to UEM Group Berhad as the General Manager in the Office of the Managing Director/CEO in January 2004. In June 2006 he was the Chief Financial Officer of PLUS Expressways Berhad and moved to his current position as the Group Chief Financial Officer of UEM Group Berhad on 1 September 2009.
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