2012 Annual Report - Media Prima Berhad

Supply of Information
The Board and its Committees have full and
unrestricted access to all information necessary in the
furtherance of their duties, which is not only
quantitative but also other information deemed
suitable such as customer satisfaction, product and
service quality, market share and market reaction.
The Board is provided with the agenda for every
Board meeting together with comprehensive
management reports, in advance for the Board’s
reference. The Chairman of the Board takes primary
responsibility for organising information necessary for
the Board to deal with the agenda and for providing
this information to directors on a timely basis.
All directors have the right and duty to make further
enquiries where they consider necessary. In most
instances, members of Senior Management are
invited to be in attendance at Board meetings to
provide insight and to furnish clarification on issues
that may be raised by the Board.
The Board papers are circulated on a timely basis and
more often than not, at least five (5) days in advance
of the meeting to enable the members to have
sufficient time to review the papers prepared. Board
papers are comprehensive and encompass all aspects
of the matters being considered, enabling the Board
to look at both the quantitative and qualitative factors
so that informed decisions are made.
The Board papers supplied to the directors include:
• Quarterly performance report of the Group;
• Corporate proposals;
• Group’s risk profile;
• Information on operational and financial issues;
• Updates on Group’s corporate social responsibility
• Business forecasts and outlook; and
• Circular resolutions passed.
The Board recognises that the Chairman is entitled to
the strong and positive support of the Company
Secretary in ensuring the effective functioning of the
Board. All directors have access to the advice and
services of the Company Secretary and, whether as a
full board or in their individual capacities, directors
are also at liberty to take independent professional
advice on any matter connected with the discharge of
their responsibilities as they may deem necessary and
appropriate, at the Company’s expense.
Directors’ Training
The Board via the Nomination Committee had
performed an annual assessment to review its
required mix of skills and experience and also training
needed to ensure its members have access to
appropriate continuing education programmes.
All directors attended relevant training programmes in
2012 to enhance their skills and knowledge, and to
keep abreast with the relevant changes in laws,
regulation and business environment, in order to
discharge their duties more effectively.
Internal training, external training, seminar and
conferences attended by the Board of Directors in
2012 include:
Course
Media Prima Inspirational Series –
Talk by prominent speakers
Media Prima Board of Directors’
Workshop
Bursa Malaysia’s Half Day
Governance Programme
The Third Annual Asia Central Bank
& Sovereign Wealth Fund Conference
2012
Credit Suisse Asian Investment
Conference 2012
Invest Malaysia 2012 Conference
Bumiputera Economic Transformation
Roadmap Workshop
Conference on Global Movement of
Moderates
The 2012 AsiaLink Conversations
Conference of Thales Leadership
Programme
Institute of Strategic International
Studies Malaysia Roundtable Talk
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From Our Perspective Who We Are Our Strategy & Achievements Our Performance Our Responsibility Our Leadership Corporate Governance The Financials Additional Information