01-Jun-2004

APPOINTMENT

Director

Independent & Non Executive

56

Malaysian

B.Sc. (Econ) and Ph.D (International Relations) from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

After an overseas posting where he worked at the LSE and for Daiwa Europe N.V. in London, he joined the New Straits Times Press Berhad (NSTP) in 1979 as leader writer and progressed to become Group Editor. He left NSTP in 1986 to become CEO of a small merchant bank, Pertanian Baring Sanwa (PBS), whose name he changed to Commerce International Merchant Bankers (CIMB) which was then transformed into one of Malaysia's leading merchant banks. He was invited by the Government of Malaysia to establish and become the first Executive Chairman of the Securities Commission in 1993, serving two terms until 1999.
He has served on various governmental boards and committees, such as Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE), Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) of the Prime Minister's Department, as well as various private sector companies and organisations such as Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE), Council of the Association of Merchant Banks Malaysia, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI).
He is currently the Chairman of Celom (Malaysia) Berhad.

Technology Resources Industries Berhad, Saujana Resorts (Malaysia) Berhad and Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad

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