Dato’ Azman Yahya was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Company on 23 June 2005. He was redesignated as Group Chief Executive on 25 August 2005 and subsequently as Executive Chairman on 15 March 2007. He graduated with a first class honours degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Banks.

Prior to this, Dato’ Azman was appointed by the Government of Malaysia in 1998 to set-up and head Danaharta, the national asset management company and subsequently became its Chairman until 2003. He was also the Chairman of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) which was set-up by Bank Negara Malaysia to mediate and assist in the debt restructuring of viable companies until its closure in 2002.

His previous career appointments include auditing with KPMG in London, finance with the Island & Peninsular Group and investment banking with Bumiputra Merchant Bankers and Amanah Merchant Bank, the latter as Chief Executive.

Outside his professional engagements, Dato’ Azman is active in public service. He sits on the boards of a number of Government Linked Corporations namely Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the investment arm of the Malaysian Government, Malaysian Airline System Berhad, Pharmaniaga Berhad and PLUS Expressways Berhad. Dato’ Azman also serves as a member of Bursa Malaysia Securities Market Consultative Panel, the National Council for Scientific Research and Development, the National Innovation Council and the recently established Special Taskforce to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH). He holds the post of Adjunct Professor at the International Islamic University Management Centre and is the Chairman of the Motorsports Commission of Malaysia.

Dato’ Azman is also the Group Chief Executive of Symphony House Berhad and director of Scomi Group Berhad and Kuala Lumpur Business Club.

Chan Wing Kwong was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2007. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Houston, Texas, USA. He has over twenty-six (26) years of experience and has been exposed to a wide range of industries.

Mr. Chan started his career as a design engineer in the oil and gas sector in USA. Upon his return from USA, he joined the construction sector and worked on prestigious projects such as the thirty-eight (38) storey LUTH Building, Pusat Islam and Medan Mara.

He was appointed as the Group Executive Director of Salcon Engineering Sdn. Bhd. from 1994 to 1998, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kumpulan Emas Berhad, the leading water engineering company in Malaysia. Mr. Chan joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) in November 2000. On 1 January 2004, he joined Kejora Harta Bhd (“Kejora”), a then 32% associated company of the Company as COO and was subsequently appointed to Kejora’s Board as an Executive Director on 15 April 2004. Mr. Chan was re-appointed as the COO of the Company on 1 April 2007.

Mr. Chin Jit Pyng was appointed to the Board on 28 March 2001. He was redesignated as Senior Executive Director on 26 April 2002 in charge of Information Technology Division and was subsequently redesignated as Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 April 2007. Mr. Chin obtained his Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Computer Studies from Brighton Polytechnic, UK.

Mr. Chin was professionally engaged with IBM for more than thirteen (13) years, where he was responsible for a number of strategic project implementations, including projects for the national telecommunications company as well as the biggest commercial bank in Malaysia gaining specifically, in-depth knowledge of electronic banking services and branch automation and generally, knowledge on the banking and finance applications software sector. He currently serves as a director on the Board of PanGlobal Berhad and Silver IMP-ACT Berhad.

Tan Sri Nik Mohamed bin Nik Yaacob was appointed to the Board on 14 July 2005. Tan Sri Nik holds an Engineering degree from Monash University and a Master in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management.

He served as the Group Chief Executive of Sime Darby Berhad from 1993 until his retirement in June 2004 and during this period, he also served on the Boards of the Sime Darby group of companies. He was a director of Supercomal Technologies Berhad until November 2007.

Other Malaysian public companies in which he is a director are Perbadanan Nasional Berhad, Scomi Group Berhad, Guocoland (Malaysia) Berhad and Scomi Marine Berhad. Tan Sri Nik is also an Executive Director of Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana (Perdana Leadership Foundation).

Datuk Zakaria Bin Dato’ Ahmad was appointed to the Board on 4 December 2000. He is a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees of the Company. Datuk Zakaria holds a certificate from the Institute of Management (Intan) Kuala Lumpur and passed the Federal Law in 1970.

Datuk Zakaria was attached to the Ministry of Defence from 1961 to 1970 and has served as a Personal Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister from 1964 to 1970 and Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 1970 to 1975 before being appointed as Head of the Ceremonial & Protocol for the Prime Minister Department from 1975 to 1978. He also held various positions with the Government such as the Malaysian Trade Commissioner to Thailand under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and as Consul General to Thailand under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dato’ Robert Teo Keng Tuan was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2004. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Nominating Committees and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Dato’ Robert Teo is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Dato’ Robert Teo is presently the managing partner of RSM Robert Teo, Kuan & Co., a professional public accounting firm, which is a member of RSM International. He has approximately thirty (30) years experience in taxation matters and his main area of specialization is in corporate tax consultancy work in addition to audit and financial matters. He has also undertaken Special Administrator appointments by Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad for certain public listed companies and is also involved in the restructuring of corporations including some of which are listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He served as a director on the Board of Kejora Harta Bhd from 2004 until its delisting in 2006.

Encik Abdul Sani Bin Busu was appointed to the Board on 24 September 1998. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees of the Company. Encik Abdul Sani graduated with a Diploma in Banking Studies from Institute Teknologi MARA (Uitm) and proceeded to pursue his degree in Bachelor of Science (Finance) from Syracuse University, U.S.A. and Master in Business Administration (Finance) from Central Michigan University, U.S.A.

He started his career as a lecturer in Institute Teknologi MARA (Uitm) in 1979. He left the teaching profession in 1980 to pursue a career in merchant banking and joined Asian International Merchant Bankers Berhad (the present Public Merchant Bank Berhad) as a Banking Officer. He remained at Public Merchant Bank Berhad, in the Corporate Banking Department, for slightly more than seventeen (17) years and left the organisation in 1997. His last position at the merchant bank was that of General Manager, Corporate Banking where his main responsibility was to manage the Corporate Banking and Capital Market Divisions.

Mr. Lee Siew Choong was appointed to the Board on 23 June 2005. He is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Lee obtained his Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree from Singapore and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1968. Presently, he is a consultant to a law firm in Kuala Lumpur. He also serves as a director on the Board of KAF–Seagroatt & Campbell Berhad, Amanah Millenia Fund Berhad, KAF Trustee Berhad, Center for Marketplace Leadership Bhd and KAF Investment Bank Berhad.