ANNUAL REPORT - ChartNexus

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MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD (10601-W)
Dato’ Mohamed Azman bin Yahya
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Azman, aged 46, was appointed as a Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director of MAS on 1 December 2001. He serves
as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and also as a
member of the Nomination Committee and ESOS Committee.
He holds a First Class Honours degree in Economics from
the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
and is 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.
His career appointments include auditing with KPMG
in London, finance with Island & Peninsular Group and
investment banking with Amanah Merchant Bank. In 1998, he
was appointed by the Government of Malaysia to set up and
head Danaharta Nasional Berhad and subsequently became
its Chairman until 2003. He was also the Chairman of the
Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, which was set up by
Bank Negara Malaysia until its closure in 2002.
He is currently the Group Chief Executive and a Board
member of Symphony House Berhad, a listed outsourcing
group and is the Executive Chairman of Bolton Berhad, a listed
property group.
Outside his professional engagements, Dato’ Azman is
active in public service. He sits on the Boards of a number of
Government Linked Corporations namely Khazanah Nasional
Berhad, the investment arm of the Malaysian Government,
PLUS Expressways Berhad and Pharmaniaga Berhad. He also
serves as a member of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Market
Consultative Panel, the National Council for Scientific Research
& Development, the National Innovation Council, the Special
Task Force to facilitate business (PEMUDAH) and the Financial
Reporting Foundation. He is also a Director of Scomi Group
Berhad and Ekuiti Nasional Berhad; and Chairman of the
Motorsports Association of Malaysia.
He has attended 12 out of the 14 Board Meetings of the
Company held during the financial year.
Martin Gilbert Barrow
Independent Non-Executive Director
Martin Gilbert Barrow, aged 66, a British citizen, was appointed
as an Independent Non-Executive Director of MAS on 29
August 2001. He serves as Chairman of the Board Safety &
Security Committee.
Mr. Barrow obtained Oxford and Cambridge Examination
“A” Levels in Science and Mathematics and subsequently
attended courses in Finance and Marketing. He joined Jardine
Matheson, Hong Kong in 1965. From 1975 to 1980, he was
transferred to Japan as Managing Director of the Group’s
operations in Japan. He was promoted to the position of
President of the Group’s affiliate, Olayan Saudi Holding
Company in Saudi Arabia in 1980. He returned to Hong Kong as
Regional Managing Director of the Group’s operation in Hong
Kong and China in 1983 and was appointed Director of Jardine
Matheson Limited at its Group Head Office in 1989. He was
also active in public service and was appointed by the Governor
of Hong Kong as Member of the Legislative Council from 1988
to 1995. Other public-related positions he had held included
being a member of Hong Kong’s Aviation Advisory Board,
member of the New Airport’s Steering Group, Chairman of the
Hong Kong Tourist Association and Chairman of the Business
Advisory Group Committee on Deregulation. He retired from
Jardine Matheson in June, 2001.
He does not hold any directorship in other public companies
in Malaysia.
He has attended 12 out of the 14 Board Meetings of the
Company held during the financial year.