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Dr Arjunan Subramaniam
Aged 72. Malaysian. Appointed to the Board as Independent Non-Executive Director since 5 September
1994. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee and a member of
the Remuneration Committee.
He is also appointed as Senior Independent Director, to whom concerns may be conveyed.
He holds a Bachelor of Art (Hons.) degree from University of Malaya, Bachelor of Law (Hons.) degree
and a Master of Laws degree from University of London. He is also Doctor of Philosophy (Malaya),
a Fellow Member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia and was Chairman of the Tax Practice
Committee of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He also holds a Certificate in Legal Practice
(CLP).
He joined Inland Revenue Department and was Assistant Director General when he left to be
a Tax Director of an International Accounting Firm. Dr Arjunan has extensive experience in
corporate tax planning, restructuring, tax investigation and formulating business plans
and drafting of tax statutes and is still an active member. He also
wrote several books on tax policies and taxation and was an Adjunct
Professor at UUM (School of Accounting). Previously, he was an
Adjunct Professor of Law at Northern Territory University, Darwin,
Australia. He was also formerly an Adjunct Professor at University
Tun Abdul Razak.
Currently, he is an advocate and solicitor, and is a partner of Shanker
& Arjunan.
Dr Arjunan Subramaniam does not hold directorship in other public
listed companies. He has no relationship with other directors
and substantial shareholders and has no previous convictions
for any offences within the past 10 years. He has no conflict of
interest with the Company.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2013, he attended
4 out of 4 Board meetings and 4 out of 4 Audit Committee
meetings.
He has no shareholdings in the Company.
Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree
Aged 48. Singaporean. Appointed to the Board as Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director since 1 July 2008.
Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree is the Group Executive Director of
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (“CMS”), having been appointed to the
Board on 4 September 2006. He joined the Group in February 2004 as
Group General Manager – Human Resources, was appointed as Deputy
Group Managing Director in September 2006, and was subsequently re-
designated as Group Executive Director in August 2008.
Datuk Syed Ahmad is the Deputy Chairman of K&N Kenanga Holdings
Berhad and Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad. He is also a Director of SIG
Gases Berhad and Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad. He is Chairman of
Samalaju Aluminium Industries Sdn Bhd, Kenanga Investors Berhad, CMS
Cement Sdn Bhd, CMS Clinker Sdn Bhd, CMS Education Sdn Bhd, CMS
Land Sdn Bhd and a Director of several CMS subsidiaries in construction
materials and property development.
Datuk Syed Ahmad graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree
from the National University of Singapore, and practised law in Singapore
for over 10 years prior to joining CMS. He completed the Advanced
Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School in 2012.
Datuk Syed Ahmad has no relationship with other directors and has no
previous conviction for any offences within the past 10 years. Except for
certain recurrent related party transactions of a revenue nature for which
he is deemed interested by virtue of his deemed indirect interests, he has
no conflict of interest with the Company.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2013, he attended 3 out
of 4 Board meetings.
He has no shareholdings in the Company.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ PROFILE
(CONT’D)
Annual Report 2013
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