23-May-2014

APPOINTMENT

Director

Independent & Non Executive

56

Malaysian

A member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).
A member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

Mr Chew began his career at Messrs Price Waterhouse in 1976 and served in various capacities in the firm for almost 30 years. He was admitted as a partner of the firm in 1990. Whilst at PwC, his work experience covered a wide range of professional service areas including business advisory, corporate restructuring and recovery and corporate finance. He had also held a number of leadership roles including as the Asia Pacific Chairman of Financial Advisory. He was also the Malaysian firm’s Risk Management and Independence Leader, its Deputy Chairman of the Governance Board and a member of the Country Management Team.

Mr Chew was seconded for two years to the Houston, Texas office (1982-84) for overseas work experience and personal development. Later, he was also seconded to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the central bank, for about a year and a half (1986-88).

In March 2005, Mr Chew became the Chief Financial Officer for Southern Bank Berhad (“SBB”) but left in mid-2006 when SBB was acquired by Bumiputra Commerce Holdings Berhad (now CIMB).

He has since been acting in a private consulting capacity to companies and individuals on boards and projects related to his skills and experience in business and finance.

Mr Chew at present is an independent non-executive director of Mulpha International Berhad (“MIB”), a public listed property & hospitality group in Malaysia with significant assets and business in Australia. He is also the Chairman of Audit Committee of MIB as well as a member of the Audit Committee of Mulpha Australia Limited, its Australian subsidiary.

Mr Chew is also an independent non-executive director of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (“MSC”). The MSC group is one of the world’s leading producers of tin metal and tin based products and a global leader in custom tin smelting.

Mr Chew is also a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Malaysia.

1. Mulpha International Berhad
2. Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad

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