02-May-2008

REDESIGNATION

Director

Chairman

Chairman

Non Independent & Non Executive

47

Malaysian

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Economics and Accounting from The City University, London.
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Tunku Dato' Ya'acob started his career as an Auditor with Price Waterhouse, London from 1982 to 1985 and subsequently joined Price Waterhouse Kuala Lumpur from 1986 to 1987. He joined Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad in 1987 and retired as its Chief Executive Officer in 1999. Subsequently, he resigned as Director of Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad in December 2007. He currently holds the position of Deputy Chairman of MAA Holdings Bhd and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Melewar Industrial Group Berhad.

Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob sits on the executive board of several trade associations, specifically, the Federation of Public Listed Companies (FPLC) as Vice President and the Federation of Malaysia Unit Trust Managers (FMUTM) as Chairman.

He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for MAA Medicare Kidney Charity Fund and The Budimas Charitable Foundation.

MAA Holdings Berhad, Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, M3nergy Berhad, Toyochem Corporation Berhad, Khyra Legacy Berhad, Melewar Group Berhad, Gindalbie Metals Ltd. (listed on the Australian Stock Exchange).

Tunku Dato' Ya'acob is the brother in-law of Dato' Zulkifly @ Sofi bin Haji Mustapha.

Tunku Dato' Ya'acob is deemed interested in 114,065,366 (63.72%) ordinary shares of the Company by virtue of his indirect substantial shareholdings in Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, Melewar Equities (BVI) Ltd, Melewar Equities Sdn Bhd and Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad and direct substantial shareholdings in Melewar Group Berhad.