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Governance
PROFILE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TAN SRI DATO' (DR) FRANCIS YEOH SOCK PING
Malaysian, male, aged 63, was appointed
to the Board on 18 October 1996 as an
Executive Director and has been the
Managing Director of the Company till 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman. Tan Sri Francis studied at Kingston
University in the United Kingdom, where
he obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons)
Degree in Civil Engineering and was
conferred an Honorary Doctorate of
Engineering in 2004. In July 2014, Tan Sri
Francis was conferred an Honorary
Degree of Doctor of Laws from University
of Nottingham. He became the Managing
Director of YTL Corporation Berhad
Group in 1988 which, under his
stewardship, has grown from a single
listed company into a global integrated
infrastructure developer, encompassing
multiple listed entities ie. YTL Corporation
Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad,
YTL Land & Development Berhad, YTL
Hospitality REIT and Starhill Global REIT.
He was the Managing Director of
YTL Corporation Berhad and YTL Land &
Development Berhad which are listed on
the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia
Securities Berhad until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman of these companies. He is the Executive
Chairman and Managing Director of YTL
e-Solutions Berhad. He is also the
Executive Chairman of YTL Starhill Global
REIT Management Limited, the manager
of Starhill Global REIT, a vehicle listed on
the Main Board of the Singapore
Exchange Securities Trading Limited
(SGX-ST). Tan Sri Francis is Executive Chairman of YTL Cement
Berhad and director of YTL Industries Berhad. He is the Chairman of private
utilities corporations, Wessex Water
Services Limited in England and Wales,
and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in
Singapore. Tan Sri Francis is also an
Independent Non-Executive Director of
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited and is a director and
Chief Executive Officer of Pintar Projek
Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality
REIT. He also sits on the board of
trustees of YTL Foundation. He also
serves on the board of directors of Suu
Foundation, a humanitarian organisation
committed to improving healthcare and
education in Myanmar.
He is a Founder Member of the Malaysian
Business Council and The Capital Markets
Advisory Council, member of The Nature
Conservancy Asia Pacific Council and the
Asia Business Council, Trustee of the
Asia Society and Chairman for South East
Asia of the International Friends of
Louvre. He is also a member of the
Advisory Council of London Business
School, Wharton School and INSEAD. He
is the first non-Italian board member of
the historic Rome Opera House and
helped fund its restoration to keep it
from closing. He served as a member of
the Barclays Asia-Pacific Advisory
Committee from 2005 to 2012. Tan Sri
Francis was made a board member of
Global Child Forum by His Majesty King
Carl XVI Gustaf in May 2016.
He was ranked by both Fortune and
Businessweek magazines as Asia's 25
Most Powerful and Influential Business
Personalities and one of Asia's Top
Executives by Asiamoney. He won the
inaugural Ernst & Young's Master
Entrepreneur in Malaysia in 2002 and
was named as Malaysia's CEO of the Year
by CNBC Asia Pacific in 2005.
In 2006, he was awarded the Commander
of the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, and received a prestigious
professional accolade when made a
Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers
in London in 2008. He was the Primus
Inter Pares Honouree of the 2010 Oslo
Business for Peace Award, for his
advocacy of socially responsible business
ethics and practices. The Award was
conferred by a panel of Nobel Laureates
in Oslo, home of the Nobel Peace Prize.
He also received the Corporate Social
Responsibility Award at CNBC's 9th Asia
Business Leaders Awards 2010. He
received the Lifetime Achievement
Award for Leadership in Regulated
Industries at the 7th World Chinese
Economic Summit held in London in
2015. He was also awarded the
prestigious Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight
Night Award at the 2016 Celebrity Fight
Night in Arizona. In 2017, he was
honoured with the Kuala Lumpur Mayor's
Award for Outstanding Contribution at
the Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tourism Awards.
This was in recognition of his efforts in
the transformation of Kuala Lumpur into
one of the top shopping and tourist
destinations in the world.
DATO' YEOH SEOK HONG
Malaysian, male, aged 59, was appointed to the Board on 18 October 1996 as an Executive Director. Dato' was redesignated to the position of Managing Director on 29 June 2018. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil & Structural Engineering Degree from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom in 1982. He is a member of the Faculty of Building, United Kingdom. In 2010, he was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by Aston University in the United Kingdom. Dato' Yeoh Seok Hong has vast experience in the construction industry, being the Executive Director responsible for the YTL Group construction division. He was the project director responsible for the development and the construction of the two Independent Power Producer power stations owned by YTL Power Generation Sdn Bhd. His other achievements include the construction of the Express Rail Link between the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station. He is also responsible for developing the power and utility businesses of the YTL Power International Berhad Group and the building of the fourth generation (4G) Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network by YTL Communications Sdn Bhd. He serves as an Executive Director of YTL Corporation Berhad and YTL Land & Development Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Dato' Yeoh Seok Hong also sits on the boards of other public companies such as YTL Cement Berhad and YTL Industries Berhad, and private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Limited and Wessex Water Services Limited in England and Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore. He also sits on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation.
DATO' YEOH SEOK KIAN
Malaysian, male, aged 60, was appointed to the Board on 21 October 1996 as an Executive Director. He graduated from Heriot- Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Building and was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University in 2017. He attended the Advance Management Programme conducted by Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in 1984. Dato' Yeoh is a Fellow of the Faculty of Building, United Kingdom as well as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (UK). He served as Deputy Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad and Executive Director of YTL Land & Development Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Managing Director of these companies. Dato' Yeoh also sits on the boards of other public companies such as YTL Cement Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, and private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Limited in England and Wales, YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore, as well as YTL Starhill Global REIT Management Limited, the manager of Starhill Global REIT, a vehicle listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). He is also an Executive Director of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT.
TAN SRI DATO' LAU YIN PIN @ LAU YEN BENG
Malaysian, male, aged 69, was appointed
to the Board on 18 February 1997 as an
Independent Non-Executive Director. He is
also the Chairman of the Audit Committee
and a member of the Nominating
Committee. He obtained a Diploma in
Commerce with distinction from Tunku
Abdul Rahman College in 1974.
Tan Sri Dato' Lau has been a member of
the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
since 1979. He was made a Fellow of the
Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants, United Kingdom in 1981
and became a graduate member of the
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and
Administrators, United Kingdom, in 1987.
He was appointed to the board of the
former Lembaga Letrik Negara on 1
October 1988 and served on the board of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the successor
to Lembaga Letrik Negara until 15
September 2010. Tan Sri Dato' Lau had
also served as director of MCT Berhad,
Nanyang Press Holdings Berhad, Media
Chinese International Limited (a
corporation listed on the Main Market of
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited), and Chairman of Star Publication
(Malaysia) Berhad. He is currently a board
member of Ahmad Zaki Resources
Berhad which is listed on the Main Market
of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Tan
Sri Dato' Lau also sits on the Board of
Trustees of TARC Education Foundation.
TAN SRI DATUK DR. ARIS BIN OSMAN @ OTHMAN
Malaysian, male, aged 73, was appointed
to the Board on 12 June 2006 as an
Independent Non-Executive Director. He
is also the Chairman of the Nominating
Committee and a member of the Audit
Committee. Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Aris holds a
PhD in Development Economics and a MA
in Political Economy from Boston
University, a MA in Development
Economics from Williams College,
Massachusetts, U.S.A., and a Bachelor of
Arts (Hons) in Analytical Economics from
University of Malaya.
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Aris had served in
various positions in the Economic
Planning Unit, Prime Minister's
Department from 1966 to 1986. He was
seconded to Bank Bumiputra Malaysia
Berhad (now known as CIMB Bank
Berhad), Kuala Lumpur as Chief General
Manager (Corporate Planning, Financial
Subsidiaries, Treasury, Human Resources)
from 1986 to 1989. From 1989 to 1999,
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Aris was with the
Ministry of Finance during which he
served as Executive Director (South-East
Asia Group) of the World Bank, Washington D.C. from 1991 to 1994 and
Secretary General to the Treasury from
1998 to mid-1999. This was followed by
an illustrious career in banking where he
held the positions of Executive Chairman
and Managing Director/Chief Executive
Officer of Bank Pembangunan dan
Infrastruktur Malaysia Berhad. He was
the Chairman of Malaysia Airports
Holdings Berhad until his retirement in
June 2012. He retired from his positions
as director of AMMB Holdings Berhad and
AmInvestment Bank Berhad in August
2015. He is currently a member of the
board of trustees of YTL Foundation.
DATO' YUSLI BIN MOHAMED YUSOFF
Malaysian, male, aged 59, was appointed
to the Board on 4 October 2011 as an
Independent Non-Executive Director.
Dato' Yusli is also a member of the
Nominating Committee.
Dato' Yusli graduated with a Bachelor of
Economics from the University of Essex,
England and qualified as a member of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants,
England & Wales. He is a member of the
Malaysian Institute of Accountants and is
also an honorary member of the Institute
of Internal Auditors Malaysia.
Dato' Yusli began his career in the field
of accounting and auditing in England
where he held the position of audit
senior and trainee accountant with Peat
Marwick Mitchell, London (1981-1986)
and Chief Accountant with Hugin Sweda
PLC, London (1986-1990). He then held
various key positions in a number of
public listed and private companies in
Malaysia including senior financial and
general management roles within
Renong Group before leaving as Chief
Operating Officer/Executive Director of Renong Berhad in 1995. He was Group
Managing Director of Shapadu
Corporation (1995-1996) and Chief
General Manager of Sime Merchant
Bankers Berhad (1996-1998) and served
concurrently as Executive Vice Chairman
of Intria Berhad and Managing Director of
Metacorp Berhad (1998-1999) before
venturing into stockbroking as the Chief
Executive Director of CIMB Securities Sdn
Bhd (2000-2004). He was the Chief
Executive Officer/Executive Director of
Bursa Malaysia Berhad (February 2004
to March 2011). He sat as a board
member of the Capital Market
Development Fund (2004-2011) and was
chairman of the Association of
Stockbroking Companies Malaysia (2003-
2004). He also served as exco member
of the Financial Reporting Foundation of
Malaysia (2004-2011).
Dato' Yusli currently sits on the Board of
Directors of Mudajaya Group Berhad,
Mulpha International Berhad, AirAsia X
Berhad, Westports Holdings Berhad,
Australaysia Resources & Minerals Bhd,
and Infiniti Trustee Berhad. He is the
President of the Malaysian Institute of
Corporate Governance.
DATO' YEOH SOO MIN
Malaysian, female, aged 62, was appointed to the Board on 2 June 1997 as an Executive Director. She graduated with a Bachelor of Art (Hons) Degree in Accounting. She did her Articleship at Leigh Carr and Partners, London and gained vast experience in accounting and management. She was responsible for the setting up of the Travel and Accounting Division of the YTL Group in December 1990. Dato' Yeoh Soo Min is currently responsible for the accounting and finance systems for the YTL Group. She is an Associate Fellow member of the Malaysian Institute of Management. She was the past President of the Women in Travel Industry. She is currently a Fellow of the Governors of International Students House, London and is a Trustee of Yayasan Tuanku Fauziah and IJN Foundation. She also holds directorships in YTL Corporation Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and YTL Industries Berhad.
DATO' SRI MICHAEL YEOH SOCK SIONG
Malaysian, male, aged 57, was appointed to the Board on 21 October 1996 as an Executive Director. He graduated from University of Bradford, United Kingdom in 1983 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil & Structural Engineering Degree. Dato' Sri Michael Yeoh is primarily responsible for YTL Group Manufacturing Division which activities involve cement manufacturing and other building material industries. He serves as an Executive Director of YTL Corporation Berhad and YTL Land & Development Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and Managing Director of YTL Cement Berhad. He also sits on the boards of other public companies such as YTL e-Solutions Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad, and a private utilities corporation, YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore.
DATO' YEOH SOO KENG
Malaysian, female, aged 54, was appointed to the Board on 2 June 1997 as an Executive Director. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Leeds University, United Kingdom in 1985. She started her career as the project director for the construction of the British High Commissioner's residence, Kuala Lumpur; the Design & Build of the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur and the Selangor Medical Centre in Shah Alam. She was also in charge of a few turnkey projects such as the construction and completion of Yeoh Tiong Lay Plaza, Pahang Cement plant in Pahang and Slag Cement plants in Selangor and Johor. She heads the sales and marketing of the mobile internet of YTL Communications Sdn Bhd. She is also the purchasing director responsible for bulk purchases of building materials and related items for construction, hotels and resorts, and property development divisions of the YTL Group. She is instrumental in the sales and marketing of cement and related products for YTL Cement Berhad and Perak-Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd. She was the Chairman of Cement and Concrete Association from year 2013 to 2015. She is also a director of YTL Corporation Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, YTL e-Solutions Berhad and YTL Cement Berhad. She is actively engaged in community work and is currently President of the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Branch of the Girl Guides Association Malaysia, and member of the board of the World Scout Foundation.
DATO' MARK YEOH SEOK KAH
Malaysian, male, aged 52, was appointed
to the Board on 21 October 1996 as an
Executive Director. He graduated from
King's College, University of London, with
an LLB (Hons) and was subsequently
called to the Bar at Gray's Inn, London in
1988. He was awarded Fellowship of
King's College London in July 2014.
Dato' Mark Yeoh joined YTL Group in
1989 and is presently the Executive
Director responsible for the YTL Hotels and Resorts Division. In addition, he is
also part of YTL Power's Mergers &
Acquisitions Team and was involved in
the acquisition of ElectraNet SA
(Australia), Wessex Water Limited (UK),
P.T. Jawa Power (Indonesia) and
PowerSeraya Limited (Singapore). He
serves as an Executive Director of YTL
Corporation Berhad and YTL Land &
Development Berhad, both listed on the
Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities
Berhad. He is a board member of YTL
Cement Berhad and private utilities
corporations, Wessex Water Limited and
Wessex Water Services Limited in England
and Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte
Limited in Singapore. He is also an
Executive Director of Pintar Projek Sdn
Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT.
SYED ABDULLAH BIN SYED ABD. KADIR
Malaysian, male, aged 64, was appointed to the Board on 18 February 1997 as an Executive Director. He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science (Engineering Production) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) Double Degree. He has extensive experience in banking and financial services, having been with Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad from 1984 to 1994, holding the position of general manager immediately prior to his departure from the bank. Prior to joining YTL Corporation Berhad Group, he was, from November 1994 to February 1996, the general manager of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad (now known as MIDF Amanah Capital Berhad), a company which has interests in, inter alia, discount, money broking, unit trusts, finance and fund management operations. He currently also serves on the boards of YTL Corporation Berhad which is listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, and YTL e-Solutions Berhad.
FAIZ BIN ISHAK
Malaysian, male, aged 60, was appointed
to the Board on 26 November 2015 as an
Independent Non-Executive Director. He
is also a member of Audit Committee. He
became a gradute member of the
Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom, in
1982. He was admitted to Associateship
and Fellowship of ACCA in 1993 and
1999, respectively.
He served in various roles related to
finance in The New Straits Times Press
(M) Berhad ("NSTP") from 1982 and his
last appointment with NSTP was as
Managing Director, which he held from
1999 to 2003. He joined Commerce
Assurance Berhad (a licensed general
insurance underwriter, now part of
Allianz General Insurance Berhad) as
Executive Director in 2003 and assumed
the role of Chief Executive Officer from
2006 to 2007. He presently serves on
the board of YTL Corporation Berhad
which is listed on the Main Market of
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is
also an entrepreneur in the retail food
and beverages industry.
DETAILS OF ATTENDANCE OF DIRECTORS AT BOARD MEETINGS
During the financial year ended 30 June 2017, a total of 5 Board meetings were held and the details of attendance are as follows:-
| Attendance | |
| Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay | 4 |
| Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping | 5 |
| Dato' Yeoh Seok Kian | 5 |
| Tan Sri Dato' Lau Yin Pin @ Lau Yen Beng | 5 |
| Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Aris Bin Osman @ Othman | 5 |
| Dato' Yusli bin Mohamed Yusoff | 5 |
| Dato' Yeoh Soo Min | 5 |
| Dato' Yeoh Seok Hong | 5 |
| Dato' Sri Michael Yeoh Sock Siong | 5 |
| Dato' Yeoh Soo Keng | 5 |
| Dato' Mark Yeoh Seok Kah | 5 |
| Syed Abdullah bin Syed Abd. Kadir | 5 |
| Faiz Bin Ishak | 5 |
Notes:
| 1. | Family Relationship with Director and/or Major Shareholder Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Yeoh Tiong Lay who is a deemed major shareholder of the Company, is the father of Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping, Dato' Yeoh Seok Kian, Dato' Yeoh Soo Min, Dato' Yeoh Seok Hong, Dato' Sri Michael Yeoh Sock Siong, Dato' Yeoh Soo Keng and Dato' Mark Yeoh Seok Kah. Save as disclosed herein, none of the Directors has any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. |
| 2. | Conflict of Interest None of the Directors has any conflict of interest with the Company. |
| 3. | Conviction of Offences (other than traffic offences) None of the Directors has been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years. |
| 4. | Public Sanction or Penalty imposed None of the Directors has been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year. |
