20-May-2002

APPOINTMENT

Chairman of Audit Committee

Independent & Non Executive

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Malaysian

Mr Tan Kim Leong, J.P. holds professional memberships at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia (ICAA) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA). In the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

Mr Tan is the Executive Chairman of BDO Binder. He is a successful chartered accountant with 38 years of experience. In 1997, he was appointed by the Government to sit on the Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). He was also appointed a Special Administrator of Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad
areas of expertise include Liquidation and Receivership, Mergers and Acquisitions, Public Listings and Corporate Recovery Works. He was also appointed a Special Administrator of Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad.

Malaysian Plantation Berhad.

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Mr Tan Kim Leong (Chairman of Audit Committee - independent director)
Mr Tan Kee Keat - independent director
Mr Tan Boon Lee- Executive director