2012 Annual Report - Media Prima Berhad

Media Prima Berhad
Board of
Directors’ Profile
DATUK AHMAD BIN ABD TALIB, JP
Datuk Ahmad Bin Abd Talib, aged 62, a Malaysian, is the Executive
Director, News and Editorial Operations of Media Prima. He was
appointed to the Board of Media Prima on 1 July 2009 and is a member
of the Risk Management Committee of Media Prima.
Datuk Ahmad began his career in journalism as a reporter with the
Economic Service of BERNAMA in 1972. He joined Financial Publications
Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of NSTP now known as Business Times (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd) in 1978. On 1 May 1985 he joined Berita Harian Sdn Bhd as
the Economic News Editor.
In 1987, Datuk Ahmad became Assistant Editor, BH before joining New
Straits Times as News Editor. He rose through the ranks, becoming
Chief News Editor, Associate Editor and Assistant Group Editor between
1991 and 1996.
Datuk Ahmad was made Group Editor, New Straits Times in 1998. He
was later re-designated as Group General Manager, Communications
and Editorial Marketing in 2004. Datuk Ahmad opted for early retirement
from the NSTP Group in 2005 before rejoining again in 2009.
Datuk Ahmad is currently a trustee for Yayasan Salam Malaysia and
Yayasan Kebajikan Anak-Anak Yatim Malaysia. He is also the Chairman
of the Publicity Committee of the Malaysian Red Crescent. Within the
Media Prima Group, he is on the Board of STMB and NSTP.
Datuk Ahmad was awarded The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in
Economics and Business Journalism, Columbia University, New York in
1989/1990. He also participated in the NSK-CAJ Fellowship Programme,
Japanese Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association.
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.
DATO’ FATEH ISKANDAR BIN
TAN SRI DATO’ MOHAMED MANSOR
Dato’ Fateh Iskandar Bin Tan Sri Dato’ Mohamed Mansor, aged 45, a
Malaysian, is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Media
Prima. He was appointed to the Board of Media Prima on 4 September
2009, and is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration
Committee and Risk Management Committee of Media Prima.
Dato’ Fateh Iskandar attended the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK)
and later obtained his law degree from the University of Queensland,
Australia and subsequently went on to obtain his Masters in Business
Administration.
He practiced law in Australia before coming back to Malaysia joining
Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad (KPS) as its Corporate Manager.
He left KPS to join Glomac in 1992 as General Manager for Business
Development and climbed the way up the corporate ladder. In February
1997, he was appointed to the Board of Glomac Berhad. He is currently
the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Glomac Berhad, a
main board property company listed on Bursa Malaysia since June 2000.
Apart from sitting on several private limited companies, Dato’ Fateh
Iskandar sits on the Board of Axis-Reits Managers Berhad, the first REITs
company to be listed on Bursa Malaysia. Within the Media Prima Group,
he sits on the Board of NSTP.
He is currently the Deputy President of The Real Estate and Housing
Developer’s Association (REHDA) Malaysia and Immediate Past Chairman
of REHDA Selangor Branch. He is also a Director of MPI (Malaysian
Property Incorporated), a partnership between the Government and the
private sector that was established to promote property investments and
ownership to foreigners all around the world. He is the Deputy Chairman
of the Malaysian Australian Business Council (MABC), Chairman of Gagasan
Badan Ekonomi Melayu, Selangor Branch (GABEM) a body that promotes
entrepreneurship amongst Malays in the country. He is the Co-Chair of the
Special Taskforce to Facilitate Business Group (PEMUDAH) on Legal and
Services and is also a Member of PEMUDAH Selangor Group.
With around 20 years of experience and involvement in the property
development industry, his vast experience and expertise has made him a
very well-known and respected figure among his peers locally as well as
on the international arena. He is frequently invited as a guest speaker in
forums, seminars and conventions to offer his insights and views and to
share his wealth of experiences and has given talks both locally and
internationally on the property market in Malaysia over the years.
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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.