Group Management

DATO' HAJI BADRI HAJI MASRI
Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Malaysian, age 66, joined the Board in July 2003 and was appointed its Chairman in August 2003. He served in various government ministry posts up to 1996, including that of Director General of Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia and Director of the Budget Management Division of the Ministry of Finance of Malaysia.

Dato' Haji Badri graduated with a BA in Malay Literature from the University of Malaya and an MA in Political Science from King's College University, London. He was awarded the Heinz Fellowship from the University of Pittsburgh.

He is a director of Asia Pacific Land Berhad (listed on the Bursa Securities). He has held various posts in the private sector including business development advisor of DFZ Capital Berhad (listed on the Bursa Securities), chairman/managing director of Pelikan International Corporation Berhad (listed on the Bursa Securities) and chairman of SapuraCrest Petroleum Bhd (listed on the Bursa Securities).

RALPH MARSHALL
Deputy Chairman/ Group Chief Executive Officer

Malaysian, age 58, joined the Board in July 2003. He was appointed as Executive Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer in August and September 2003 respectively and on 1 February 2007, he was re-designated as the Deputy Chairman. He re-assumed the additional responsibilities of Group Chief Executive Officer in April 2008.

He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has more than 30 years experience in financial and general management.

He is an executive director of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd ("UT"), Tanjong Public Limited Company (listed on the Bursa Securities and the London Stock Exchange plc) of which he is also the executive director, in which UT has significant interests. He also serves as a non-executive director on the boards of directors of several other companies in which UT also has significant interests viz. Johnston Press plc (listed on the London Stock Exchange plc) and Maxis Berhad (listed on the Bursa Securities).

In addition, he is also a director in an independent non-executive capacity and the chairman of the Audit Committee of KLCC Property Holdings Berhad and a non-independent non-executive director of MEASAT Global Berhad, both listed on the Bursa Securities.

DATO' MOHAMED KHADAR MERICAN
Non-Executive Director/ Independent Director

Malaysian, age 54, joined the Board in August 2003. He is also the chairman of RHB Capital Berhad and a director of AirAsia Berhad, both listed on the Bursa Securities. He also sits on the boards of several other companies within the RHB group, as well as other private companies.

Dato' Mohamed Khadar has over 25 years' experience in financial and general management. He is a Member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He had served as an auditor and a consultant in an international accounting firm before joining a financial services group in 1986.

Dato' Mohamed Khadar had held various senior management positions in Tradewinds Corporation Bhd (listed on the Bursa Securities) between 1988 and 2003, including as president and chief operating officer.

BERNARD ANTHONY CRAGG
Non-Executive Director/ Independent Director

British, age 55, joined the Board in September 2003. He is also a director of Workspace Group plc, Mothercare plc and Progressive Digital Media Group plc, all listed on the London Stock Exchange plc.

Bernard is a Chartered Accountant by profession and had spent over 8 years in Price Waterhouse. He has a degree in Mathematics from Liverpool University.

He formerly held various senior management positions in Carlton Communication plc (listed on the London Stock Exchange plc) for over 17 years including as its group financial controller, company secretary and group finance director. Bernard has previously served as chairman of Datamonitor plc and i-mate plc (both listed on the London Stock Exchange plc) as well as a director of Arcadia Group plc and Bristol & West Plc, a part of the Bank of Ireland (UK) Financial Services.

CHIN KWAI YOONG
Non-Executive Director/ Independent Director

Malaysian, age 61, joined the Board in March 2006. He was an audit partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1982 until his retirement in 2003. During his tenure as partner, he was an executive director in charge of the Consumer & Industrial Products & Services Group. He also served as director of the Audit and Business Advisory Services Division, and of the Management Consulting Services Division.

Kwai Yoong is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He has extensive experience in the audits of major companies in the banking, oil & gas and automobile industries as well as in the heavy equipment, manufacturing, construction and property development sectors. He was also involved in corporate advisory services covering investigations, mergers & acquisitions and share valuations.

He is a director of Deleum Berhad and Genting Berhad, both listed on the Bursa Securities, and of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad. Kwai Yoong was recently appointed as a director of Bank Negara Malaysia.