2012 Annual Report - Media Prima Berhad

Media Prima Berhad
Board of
Directors’ Profile
TAN SRI LEE LAM THYE
Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, aged 67, a Malaysian, is a Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director of Media Prima. He was appointed to the Board
of Media Prima on 18 August 2003, and is a Member of the Nomination
Committee, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Before retiring from politics in 1990, Tan Sri Lee served as the State
Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Nenas, Selangor, from 1969 to 1974
and from 1974 to 1990 as the Member of Parliament for Kuala Lumpur
Bandar/Bukit Bintang.
He currently serves as the Chairman of the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health under the Ministry of Human Resources.
He is also the Chairman of the S P Setia Foundation and Vice-Chairman
of the Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation. Previously he served as
a Member of the Special Royal Commission, which had been set up to
enhance the operations and management of the Royal Malaysian Police.
He was also Chairman of the National Service Training Council and a
former Member of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission.
In the private sector, Tan Sri Lee serves as a Non-Executive Director
to a few companies, namely AMDB Berhad, MBM Resources Berhad
and S P Setia Berhad. Within the Media Prima Group, he is a Board
member of STMB and Synchrosound Studio. Tan Sri Lee is also a
Professional Representative on the Board of Employees Provident
Fund since 1 June 2009.
Tan Sri Lee completed his secondary education at Saint Michael’s
Institution, Ipoh, Perak, and obtained his Senior Cambridge Certificate
in 1965.
Other than as disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with
any Directors and/or major shareholders of Media Prima. He has no
personal interest in any business arrangements involving Media Prima.
He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years.
TAN SRI DATO’ SERI MOHAMED JAWHAR
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohamed Jawhar, aged 69, a Malaysian, is an
Independent Non-Executive Director of Media Prima. He was
appointed to the Board of Media Prima on 30 August 2006. He is
also a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and
Risk Management Committee.
His other positions include and has included: Chairman, Institute of
Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia; Member, Securities
Commission Malaysia; Member, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
Advisory Panel; Distinguished Fellow, Institute of Diplomacy and
Foreign Relations (IDFR), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia;
Distinguished Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security
(MiDAS); Board Member, International Institute Of Advanced Islamic
Studies (IAIS) Malaysia; Member, National Unity Advisory Panel,
Malaysia (2004-2009); Chairman, Malaysian National Committee, Pacific
Economic Cooperation Council (2005-2009); Co-Chair, Network of East
Asia Think-tanks (NEAT) (2005-2006); Co-Chair, Council for Security
Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAO) (2006-2008); and Expert and
Eminent Person, ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Tan Sri Jawhar also
holds directorships in Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (Ekuinas), Affin Bank and
Affin Islamic Bank. Within the Media Prima Group, he is Chairman of
NSTP and Board Member of STMB.
He served with the government for over 20 years before joining ISIS
Malaysia as Deputy Director-General in 1990. He was appointed as
Director-General in March 1997 and later as Chairman and CEO in 2006.
Although no longer CEO of ISIS since January 2010, he still serves as
its Chairman.
During his government service, his positions included Director-General,
Department of National Unity; Under-Secretary, Ministry of Home
Affairs; Director (Analysis) Research Division Prime Minister’s
Department; and Principal Assistant Secretary, National Security Council.
He has also served as Counselor in the Malaysian Embassies in
Indonesia and Thailand.
He holds a BA Hons. from University Malaya.
Other than disclosed, he does not have any family relationship with any
Directors and/or major shareholders of Media Prima. He has no
personal interest in any business arrangements involving Media Prima.
He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years.
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