Board of Directors
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Gen. (R) Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj Zainuddin |
Tan Sri Dato' Lodin bin Wok Kamaruddin |
Raja Dato' Seri Aman bin Raja Haji Ahmad |
Datuk Azzat bin Kamaludin |
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Maj. Gen. (R) Dato' Mohamed Isa bin Che Kak |
Dato' Mustafa bin Mohamad Ali |
Dr. The Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po |
Professor Arthur Li Kwok Cheung |
Directors' Profile
Gen. (R) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj Zainuddin
Chairman
Gen (R) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zahidi bin Hj Zainuddin, a Malaysian aged 61, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board on 17 October 2005. He is also a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Gen (R) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zahidi served the Malaysian Armed Forces for 39 years, holding many key appointments at field and ministerial level. He was the Chief of Defence Forces with the rank of General from 1st January 1999 till his retirement on 30th April, 2005. Gen (R) Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Zahidi is a graduate of Senior Executive Program in National and International Security Harvard University, USA, Command and General Staff College Philipines, Joint Services Staff College Australia and National Defence College Pakistan. He also holds a Master of Science Degree (Defence and Strategic Studies) of Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. His current directorships in other public companies include Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, Resort World Berhad, Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad, Asiatic Development Berhad, Wah Seong Corporation Berhad and Bandar Raya Development Berhad. He is made a member of Dewan Negara Perak, elected by DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Perak on 25 November 2006 and also a director of Yayasan Sultan Azlan Shah. He is also made a member of the Malaysian-Indonesian Eminent Persons Group elected by the Prime Minister since July 2008. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin bin Wok Kamaruddin
Deputy Chairman
Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin bin Wok Kamaruddin, a Malaysian aged 61, was appointed as a Director of AFFIN Holdings Berhad on 19 July 1986. He was subsequently appointed as the Managing Director of the Company in February 1991 and redesignated as Deputy Chairman on 1 July 2008. He is also a member of the Employee Share Option Scheme and Nomination Committees. Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin has vast business and management experience pursuant to his various positions held in Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (“LTAT”) Group of Companies. He is the Chief Executive of LTAT and the Deputy Chairman / Group Managing Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad. Prior to joining LTAT, he was the General Manager of Perbadanan Kemajuan Bukit Fraser for 9 years. He sits on the Board of Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad, Boustead Plantations Berhad, Boustead Properties Berhad, UAC Berhad, Johan Ceramics Berhad, The University of Nottingham in Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd, Boustead REIT Managers Sdn Bhd, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and Badan Pengawas Pemegang Saham Minoriti Berhad. He is also a member of Yayasan Warisan Perajurit. Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin also sits on the Board of subsidiaries of AFFIN Holdings Berhad namely AFFIN Investment Bank Berhad and AXA-AFFIN Life Insurance Berhad. He graduated from the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration Degree. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence.
Maj. Gen (R) Dato' Mohamed Isa bin Che Kak
Independent Non-Executive Director
Maj Gen (R) Dato’ Mohamed Isa Bin Che Kak, a Malaysian aged 74, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of AFFIN Holdings Berhad on 25 April 1991. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Employee Share Option Scheme Committees. Maj Gen (R) Dato’ Mohamed Isa also sits on the Board of LBS Bina Group Berhad and C.I. Holdings Berhad. He served the Armed Forces for 32 years since 1958 and has more than 16 years of experience in private sector service. During his service with the armed forces, he held many important posts. His last held rank was Major General. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence.
Dato' Mustafa bin Mohamad Ali
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Mustafa bin Mohamad Ali, a Malaysian aged 73, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of AFFIN Holdings Berhad on 28 November 2002. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees and a member of the Audit Committee. Dato’ Mustafa sits on the Board of AXA-AFFIN Life Insurance Berhad, a subsidiary of AFFIN Holdings Berhad. Dato’ Mustafa also sits on the Board of Pacific Mutual Berhad and Batu Kawan Berhad. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree majoring in Economics from Cambridge University, UK. He also holds a Diploma in Advertising from the Advertising Association, UK. He has attended the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School, USA. Dato’ Mustafa held various positions, including as Marketing Director for Malaysian Tobacco Company from 1974 to 1979, Corporate Planning Executive for British- American Tobacco, Co. London from 1980 to 1982, Managing Director (Tobacco Division) for Malaysian Tobacco Company from 1982 to 1988, Director of Sime Darby (International Operation) from 1988 to 1992 and Regional Director of Sime Darby (Malaysian Region Operations) from 1992 to 1994. He was an Adviser for Kumpulan Guthrie from 1994 to 2002. Dato’ Mustafa is currently a trustee of Harvard Business School Alumni, Club of Malaysia Foundation and the British Graduates Association. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence.
Raja Dato' Seri Aman bin Raja Haji Ahmad
Independent Non-Executive Director
Raja Dato’ Seri Aman bin Raja Haji Ahmad, a Malaysian aged 64, was appointed as a Non- Independent Non-Executive Director of AFFIN Holdings Berhad on 25 April 1991. He is also a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Raja Dato’ Seri Aman was the Chief Executive Officer of AFFIN Bank Berhad, a wholly owned subsidiary of AFFIN Holdings Berhad until May 2003. Presently, Raja Dato’ Seri Aman sits on the board of AFFIN Investment Bank Berhad, a subsidiary of AFFIN Holdings Berhad. He is also presently a Director of Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad, Tomei Consolidated Berhad. Raja Dato’ Seri Aman is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of England and Wales. He held various positions in Maybank Group from 1974 to 1985 prior to joining AFFIN Bank in 1985 as an Executive Director. He left AFFIN Bank Berhad in 1992 to join Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad as the Chief Executive Officer for one year before he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of AFFIN Bank Berhad in 1995. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence.
Datuk Azzat bin Kamaludin
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Azzat Bin Kamaludin, a Malaysian aged 64, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of AFFIN Holdings Berhad on 25 April 1991. He is the chairman of the Employee Share Option Scheme Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with degrees in Law and in International Law in 1968 and 1969 respectively and was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple, London in 1970. He served as an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia from 1970 to 1979. Since then he has been a partner of the legal firm of Azzat & Izzat. He is also presently a Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad, Pulai Springs Berhad, KPJ Healthcare Berhad, Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad (formerly known as PSC Industries Berhad), Axiata Group Berhad and VisDynamics Holdings Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company other than the rendering of professional services to the Group which is carried out in the ordinary course of business of Azzat & Izzat, of which he is a partner. He has not been convicted of any offence.
Dr. The Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr. The Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po, a Chinese national aged 71 was appointed as a Non-Independent Non- Executive Director on 21 May 2008. Sir David is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Banking Advisory Committee and a Member of the Council of the Treasury Markets Association. Sir David is the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, an Honorary Adviser of the Business and Economics Association of HKUSU and an Advisory Committee Member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong S.H. Ho College.
Dr. The Hon. Sir David Li Kwok Po is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Limited (“BEA”). He joined BEA in 1969 and was appointed a Director of BEA in 1977, Chief Executive in 1981, Deputy Chairman in 1995 and Chairman in 1997. Sir David is the Chairman of The Chinese Banks’ Association, Limited and the Hong Kong Management Association. He is the Honorary Advisor of The International Chamber of Commerce – Hong Kong, China and the First Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China. He is also the Honorary Chairman of the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies. Sir David is Vice President of the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, Chairman of the Saint Joseph’s College Foundation Limited and Chairman of the Advisory Council to the Australian International School. He is also an Emeritus Trustee of the Cambridge Foundation, a Trustee of the Cambridge Overseas Trust and a Trustee Emeritus of the Institute for Advances Study in Princeton. Sir David is Chairman of the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army, Hong Kong and Macau Command, Chairman of the Executive Committee of St. James’ Settlement and he also serves on Hong Kong Red Cross Advisory Board. He is a Council Member of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong, a Director of the David Li Kwok-po Charitable Foundation Limited, a Founder Member and an Executive Committee Member of the Heung Yee Kuk Foundation Limited. Sir David is a Director of China Overseas Land & Investment Limited, COSCO Pacific Limited, Criteria Caixacorp, S.A., Guangdong Investment Limited, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited, The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, PCCW Limited, San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Limited, SCMP Group Limited, Vitasoy International Holdings Limited and IMG Worldwide Inc. Sir David is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society International Council and Asia Business Council, a member of the Credit Agricole S.A. International Advisory Board, a member of The Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific Advisory Board, a member of the Munich Re Greater China Advisory Board, and Chairman of the Asian Youth Orchestra Board. He serves on the advisory board of Carlos P. Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s International Advisory Committee, Hospital for Special Surgery and Scripps International Network. Sir David is the Chairman of INSEAD East Asia National Council, the Non-executive Chairman for Edelman Asia-Pacific and a Senior Adviser of Metrobank. He has not been convicted of any offence
Professor Arthur Li Kwok Cheung
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Professor Arthur Li Kwok Cheung, a Chinese national aged 64, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 21 May 2008. Professor Arthur Li Kwok Cheung was the Secretary for Education and Manpower of the Government of HKSAR and a Member of the Executive Council from 2002 to 2007. Before these appointments, he was the Vice Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1996-2002) and was the Chairman of Department of Surgery and the Dean of Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Li is currently a Deputy Chairman of The Bank of East Asia, Limited. He was a nonexecutive director of China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited, a director of Glaxo-Wellcome Plc., an independent non-executive director of Henderson Cyber Limited, a non-executive director of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited, and the Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Corus Hotels Plc (formerly Corus and Regal Hotel Group Plc).
Professor Li had held many important positions in various social service organisations, medical associations, and educational bodies, including the Education Commission, Committee on Science and Technology, the Hospital Authority, the Hong Kong Medical Council, the University Grants Committee, the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, and the United Christian Medical Services Board. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, and Vice President of the Association of University Presidents of China. He was a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to China. He is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese people’s Political Consultative Conference. He has not been convicted of any offence.