[CAPITALA] Director APPOINTMENT - DATUK MOHAMED AZMAN BIN YAHYA on 11-Aug-2011

Announcement Date
11-Aug-2011
Board Member Information:
Date of Change
11-Aug-2011
Type of Change
APPOINTMENT
Designation
Director
Directorate
Non Independent & Non Executive
Age
47
Nationality
Malaysian
Qualification
Datuk Mohamed Azman Bin Yahyah ("Datuk Azman Yahya") graduated with a first class honours degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science from the University of London. He is also 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.
Working Experience
Datuk Azman Yahya was appointed as Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad on 1 June 2004. Datuk Azman Yahya is the founder and Group Chief Executive of Symphony House Berhad, an outsourcing services company. He is concurrently the Executive Chairman of Bolton Berhad, a property group. Both companies are listed on Bursa Malaysia.

During the 1997 – 1998 Asian financial crises, Datuk Azman Yahya was appointed by the Government of Malaysia to set-up and head Danaharta, a national asset management company. Subsequently, he also served as Chairman of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, set up by Malaysia's Central Bank, to mediate and assist in debt restructuring programmes of viable companies until its closure in the year 2002.

Apart from Khazanah Nasional Berhad and several of its investee companies, Datuk Azman Yahya also sits on the board of Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, a government linked private equity fund management company. Datuk Azman Yahya is a member of the National Innovation Council, the Malaysian Financial Reporting Foundation and the Special Taskforce to facilitate Business (PEMUDAH), a public-private sector partnership to improve the public service delivery system. He is also a director of the Sepang International Circuit and Chairman of Motorsports Association of Malaysia.

Datuk Azman Yahya started his career in auditing with KPMG in London before returning to Malaysia in the year 1988 where he built his career in investment banking as chief executive of Amanah Merchant Bank.
Directorship of Public Companies
1. Malaysian Airline System Berhad
2. Symphony House Berhad
3. Bolton Berhad
4. PLUS Expressways Berhad
5. Scomi Group Berhad
6. Khazanah Nasional Berhad
7. Ekuiti Nasional Berhad
Family Relationship
Nil
Conflict of Interest
Nil
Interest
Nil
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