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Dato' Anwar Bin Aji

Dato' Anwar Bin Aji

Independent, Non-Executive Chairman
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Dato' Anwar bin Aji, aged 65, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent, Non-Executive Chairman on 11 December 2008. He was re-designated as Executive Chairman on 19 January 2011. On 1 December 2012, Dato' Anwar was re-designated as Non-Executive Chairman. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Dato' Anwar graduated from University of Malaya with Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree in 1973 and obtained his Master of Arts in International Studies from Ohio University, United States of America in 1982.

Dato' Anwar started his career with the Government of Malaysia and has held various positions in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Prime Minister's Department and the Ministry of Finance. He joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad in 1994 and held the position of Managing Director prior to his departure in May 2004.

Dato' Anwar is currently a member of the Board of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad and several private limited companies.

Dato' Anwar does not have any family relationship with and is not related to any director of Zelan Berhad and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad.

Dato' Abdullah Bin Mohd Yusof

Dato' Abdullah Bin Mohd Yusof

Senior Independent, Non-Executive Director
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Dato' Abdullah bin Mohd Yusof, aged 76, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent, Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2002. He is the member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Dato' Abdullah is currently the Senior Independent Director of the Board.

Dato' Abdullah holds a LLB (Honours) Degree from the University of Singapore. He is a Partner in the legal firm of Abdullah & Zainuddin.

Dato' Abdullah is currently the Chairman of Aeon Co. (M) Berhad and Aeon Credit Service (M) Berhad, and a member of the Board of MMC Corporation Berhad and THR Hotel (Selangor) Berhad and several private limited companies.

Dato' Abdullah does not have any family relationship with and is not related to any director of Zelan Berhad and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad.

Datuk Ooi Teik Huat

Datuk Ooi Teik Huat

Independent, Non-Executive Director
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Datuk Ooi Teik Huat, aged 55, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent, Non-Executive Director on 10 July 2009. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Datuk Ooi Teik Huat is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and CPA Australia and holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from Monash University, Australia. He started his career with Messrs. Hew & Co. (now known as Messrs. Mazars), Chartered Accountants, before joining Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad). He subsequently joined Pengkalen Securities Sdn. Bhd. (now known as PM Securities Sdn. Bhd.) as Head of Corporate Finance, before leaving to set up Meridian Solutions Sdn. Bhd. where he is presently a director.

Datuk Ooi Teik Huat's directorships in other public companies include MMC Corporation Berhad, DRB-HICOM Berhad, Tradewinds (M) Berhad, Tradewinds Plantation Berhad, Malakoff Corporation Berhad, Johor Port Berhad, Gas Malaysia Berhad, Padiberas Nasional Berhad and Mardec Berhad.

Datuk Ooi Teik Huat does not have any family relationship with and is not related to any director of Zelan Berhad and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad.

Datuk Puteh Rukiah Binti Abd Majid

Datuk Puteh Rukiah Binti Abd Majid

Independent, Non-Executive Director
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Datuk Puteh Rukiah binti Abd Majid, aged 62, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent, Non-Executive Director on 15 April 2013. She is also a member of the Audit Committee.

Datuk Puteh Rukiah holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree from University of Malaya and a Master Degree in Economics from Western Michigan University, United States of America.

Datuk Puteh Rukiah started her career with the Government of Malaysia in 1976 and has held various positions in the Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department and the Implementation and Coordination Unit, Prime Minister's Department. In 1990, she served the Ministry of Finance until 2011 and her last position was the Deputy Secretary General (Systems and Controls) at the Ministry of Finance.

Datuk Puteh Rukiah's directorship in other public companies includes Gas Malaysia Berhad, Pos Malaysia Berhad and Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad.

Datuk Puteh Rukiah does not have any family relationship with and is not related to any director of Zelan Berhad and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad.

Dato' Sri Che Khalib Bin Mohamad Noh

Dato' Sri Che Khalib Bin Mohamad Noh

Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director
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Dato' Sri Che Khalib bin Mohamad Noh, aged 50, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director on 27 June 2013.

Dato' Sri Che Khalib is a qualified accountant, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Dato' Sri Che Khalib began his career with Messrs. Ernst & Young in 1989 and later joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad. Between 1992 and 1999, he served in several companies within the Renong Group. In June 1999, he joined Ranhill Utilities Berhad as Chief Executive Officer. He then assumed the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of KUB Malaysia Berhad. On 1 July 2004, Dato' Sri Che Khalib was appointed as the President/Chief Executive Officer of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) where he served TNB for eight years until the completion of his contract on 30 June 2012. He later joined DRB-HICOM Berhad as Chief Operating Officer of Finance, Strategy and Planning in July 2012.

Dato' Sri Che Khalib was previously a member of the Board and the Executive Committee of Khazanah Nasional Berhad from 2000 until 2004. He also served as a Board member within the United Engineers Malaysia Berhad Group of companies and Bank Industri & Teknologi Malaysia Berhad. Dato' Sri Che Khalib currently sits on the Board of MMC Corporation Berhad, Gas Malaysia Berhad, Malakoff Berhad, Johor Port Berhad, MMC Engineering Group Berhad, Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, Pos Malaysia Berhad, Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, Port Dickson Power Berhad, NCB Holdings Berhad and several private limited companies.

Dato' Sri Che Khalib has no family relationship with and is not related to any director and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad, except by virtue of being a nominee Director of MMC Corporation Berhad, a major shareholder of Zelan Berhad.

Encik Suhaimi Bin Halim

Encik Suhaimi Bin Halim

Independent & Non Executive Director
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Encik Suhaimi bin Halim, aged 59, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent, Non-Executive Director on 11 September 2014.

Encik Suhaimi holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) (Hons.) from University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Encik Suhaimi started his career as Technical Assistant, with Jabatan Kerja Raya, Seremban District in 1976 prior to pursuing degree course in United Kingdom. In 1981, he joined Lembaga Kemajuan Pahang Tenggara and later GKM Development Sdn. Bhd. before he started his carrier with UEM Group.

He joined UEM Group in September 1988 where he served various companies within the UEM stables, namely Opus Group Berhad, Linkedua Berhad and Expressway Lingkaran Tengah Berhad. He also sat on various Boards in UEM stables as a Director. He has international exposures in countries where Opus Group is involved namely South Africa, Vietnam, India and New Zealand.

In his more than 30 years' experience, he has had the opportunity to be involved in various major infrastructure projects specifically in the expressway and transportation sectors at both construction and operations level. The North South Expressway, ELITE, Linkedua and Putra LRT are example of projects he was involved in. His focus in the last 10 years of working career was mainly on expressway maintenance especially in reducing life-cycle cost of the pavement and ensuring the service levels are maintained. He was the Managing Director, Designate, of the Assets and Facility Management Group of Companies in UEM Group Berhad, prior to his retirement on 30th June 2013.

Encik Suhaimi currently sits on Board of MMC Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., Astabina Sdn. Bhd., Castmet Sdn. Bhd. and Allwell Fortune Sdn. Bhd.

Encik Suhaimi does not have any family relationship with and is not related to any director of Zelan Berhad and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad.

Encik Adnan Bin Mohammad

Encik Adnan Bin Mohammad

Managing Director
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Encik Adnan bin Mohammad, aged 55, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as Managing Director on 17 March 2014.

Encik Adnan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree majoring in Finance from University of Missouri, Kansas City, United States of America and a Diploma in Banking Studies from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). In 2005, he attended the Harvard Business School's Premier Business Management Programme. He is a member of Malaysian Institute of Management.

Encik Adnan started his career with Malayan Banking Berhad and later served Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad in 1989 before moving to Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as CIMB Investment Bank Berhad) as a Corporate Banking Officer in 1990. He later left the banking industry and joined the UEM Group serving Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad (PLUS) where he rose from Project Finance Assistant Manager to Senior General Manager of Finance Division in 2000.

Over his 22 years of service in UEM Group, he served various senior management positions including Managing Director of TIME dotNet Berhad, Chief Operating Officer of Intria Berhad (now known as UEM Builders Berhad), Managing Director of Park May Berhad, Chief Executive Officer of E-Idaman Sdn. Bhd. and Chief Operating Officer of UEM Builders Berhad. His last position held in the UEM Group was the Managing Director of Faber Group Berhad in April 2007 until January 2014, before his present appointment.

Having held numerous positions during his years of service, Encik Adnan exposure and experience covers a wide range of business sectors namely, finance, expressway, information and communications technology (ICT), engineering and construction, transportation, environment, property development, hospitality and healthcare.

Encik Adnan does not have any family relationship with and is not related to any director of Zelan Berhad and/or major shareholder of Zelan Berhad and does not have any conflict of interest with Zelan Berhad.