29-Apr-2009

RESIGNATION

Managing Director

Executive

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MALAYSIAN

Bachelor of Economics (Hons)(UKM), Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development (Swansea) U.K.

Datuk Hj. Abu Bakar Bin Hj. Abas was appointed as Group Managing Director for SURIA on 1 February 2004. Prior to this appointment, he held the post of Executive Director of SURIA. He also sits as member of the Remuneration Committee of the Board.

He is also a Board Member of Sabah Ports Sdn. Bhd. Suria Bumiria Sdn. Bhd. and Hikmat Bumimaju Sdn. Bhd. He is also the Chairman of SURIA's other subsidiary companies, namely S. P. Satria Sdn. Bhd., SCHB Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., Tricubes Suria Sdn. Bhd. and S.P. Satria Logistics Sdn. Bhd.

He began his career in 1980 with the Sabah State Civil Service serving the State's Economic Planning Unit, the State's Ministry of Communication and Works and the State Ministry of Finance in various positions. He was the Secretary General of the Sabah Bumiputra Chamber of Commerce (SBCC) from 1983 until 1988. A year later, he was attached to the Financial Review Section of the State Ministry of Finance until 1994. In 1995, he was appointed as Senior Confidential Secretary to the Chief Minister of Sabah under the Chief Minister's Department. While in the State Civil Service and SBCC, he had chaired and sat on the Board of various public companies as well as subsidiaries of SBCC.

His contract as Group Managing Director ends on 28 April 2009.

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He holds 57,503 shares in SURIA.