Board Committees

An Independent Non-Executive Director since July 1979. Graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from Bristol University in 1952. Called to the English Bar in 1953 and the Malayan Bar in 1955. He started his career in legal practice in 1954 in Shearn Delamore & Co. and Drew & Napier where he remained until his retirement in January 1987 as the Senior Partner. He was formerly a Chairman of the Malayan Bar, a part time Judicial Commissioner and Chairman of the Sabah Inquiry Commission. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Pacific & Orient Berhad, Lingui Developments Berhad and Gleanealy Plantations (Malaya) Berhad. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Appointed as Executive Director in April 2000 and has been a Non-Executive Director since October 2000 following his retirement after 36 years of service with the Group. He became an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 December 2002. Obtained his fellowship Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia in 1960 and is a member of the Institute of Engineers (Malaysia). He joined the Group in 1964, and had held various positions until his appointment as Managing Director/Group Chief Executive of the Group’s operating units in 1981, a position he held until his retirement in September 2000. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company on 17 August 2007. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Applied Mechanics from Navarre University, Spain in 1982 and 1985 respectively. He was a Senior Scholar from Standford University in 1986 and obtained his MBA from Insead in 1989. Following his earlier career in engineering and consultancy, he joined Lafarge S.A. in 1995 as Vice President, Group Strategies Studies. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge Asland, Spain from 1998 to 2001. He was later appointed as Executive Vice President Cement Division, Lafarge S.A. and was also a member of the Executive Committee from 2001 to 2003. From 2003, he was appointed as Group Executive Vice President & President, Gypsum Division where he served until his appointment as Group Executive Vice President and Co-President Cement Division in September 2007.

Appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 March 2009. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from University of Tasmania, Australia in 1973 and was admitted as a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants in 1977. He is also a Certified Public Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1978.
He commenced his career as an Accountant of Robur Tea Co. Ltd., Australia in 1974 and subsequently joined Coopers & Lybrand, Malaysia as an Audit Supervisor in 1975. He joined Utama Wardley Merchant Bank as Senior Manager of the Banking Division in 1978 and later joined Harper Gilfillan Group in 1982 as Director of Corporate and Finance Development. In 1987, he joined Permodalan Nasional Berhad as General Manager of Corporate Services Division until 1992. He then became the Managing Director of Island & Peninsular Berhad from 1993 to 1999.
Currently, he is a Non-Executive Chairman of TPPT Sdn Bhd (an associated company of Bank Negara Malaysia) and Chairman of Debts Restructuring Committee for small and medium scale industries. He also holds directorship in Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Berhad, TH Plantations Berhad, Tebrau Teguh Berhad, Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad and Iskandar Investment Berhad. He is a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

Appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 9 November 2004. Graduated with a B.A. Hons in Public Admin. from University of Tasmania in 1971 and Diplome Gestion Publique Institut International D’Administration Publique, Paris in 1980. He started his career in the Policy Research Division of the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department and subsequently held the position of Principal Assistant Director in both the Public Services Department and the Technical Cooperation Division of the Economic Planning Unit. From 1985 to October 2004, he held various positions in the Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI); his last position was as the Secretary-General of MITI. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Shangri-La Hotels Malaysia Berhad, Transmile Group Berhad, Ann Joo Resources Berhad, Favelle Favco Berhad and Ophir Holdings Berhad. He was appointed Chairman of the Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia on 22 June 2005. On 22 February 2006, he was appointed the Chairman of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Company.

An Independent Non-Executive Director since July 1979. Graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from Bristol University in 1952. Called to the English Bar in 1953 and the Malayan Bar in 1955. He started his career in legal practice in 1954 in Shearn Delamore & Co. and Drew & Napier where he remained until his retirement in January 1987 as the Senior Partner. He was formerly a Chairman of the Malayan Bar, a part time Judicial Commissioner and Chairman of the Sabah Inquiry Commission. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Pacific & Orient Berhad, Lingui Developments Berhad and Gleanealy Plantations (Malaya) Berhad. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Appointed as Executive Director in April 2000 and has been a Non-Executive Director since October 2000 following his retirement after 36 years of service with the Group. He became an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 December 2002. Obtained his fellowship Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia in 1960 and is a member of the Institute of Engineers (Malaysia). He joined the Group in 1964, and had held various positions until his appointment as Managing Director/Group Chief Executive of the Group’s operating units in 1981, a position he held until his retirement in September 2000. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Company.

Appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company on 17 August 2007. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Applied Mechanics from Navarre University, Spain in 1982 and 1985 respectively. He was a Senior Scholar from Standford University in 1986 and obtained his MBA from Insead in 1989. Following his earlier career in engineering and consultancy, he joined Lafarge S.A. in 1995 as Vice President, Group Strategies Studies. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge Asland, Spain from 1998 to 2001. He was later appointed as Executive Vice President Cement Division, Lafarge S.A. and was also a member of the Executive Committee from 2001 to 2003. From 2003, he was appointed as Group Executive Vice President & President, Gypsum Division where he served until his appointment as Group Executive Vice President and Co-President Cement Division in September 2007.