annual report - Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Profile Of DirectorsDato’ Zainal Abidin bin Putih, 62 years of age and a Malaysian wasappointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Tenaga NasionalBerhad on 1 May 2003. He serves as a member of the Board AuditCommittee as well as the Board Finance and Investment Committee.He is presently the Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting StandardsBoard (MASB), Mobile Money International Sdn. Bhd. and a Trusteeof IJN Foundation.He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the England and WalesInstitute. He has extensive experience in Public Accounting Practiceand has held various positions such as Partner, Executive Director,Country Managing Partner and Chairman in the firm of HanafiahRaslan & Mohammad, which merged with Ernst & Young in 2002.DATO’ ZAINAL ABIDINBIN PUTIHHe was also the past Chairman of Mentakab Rubber CompanyBerhad, Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, a past Presidentof Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountant (MICPA), a pastmember of Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commissionand a past Advisor to Ernst & Young Malaysia.He also sits on the Boards of Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad,ESSO Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad and CIMBBank Berhad.Dato’ Zainal Abidin attended all the 15 Board Meetings held in theFinancial Year.Independent Non-Executive DirectorDato’ Fuad bin Jaafar, 65 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointedas Independent Non-Executive Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhadon 15 March 2007. He sits on the Board Tender Committee, BoardDisciplinary Committee and Board Nomination and RemunerationCommittee.[ Tenaga Nasional Berhad ] [ Annual Report 2008 ]158He is a holder of a Diploma in Technology from Brighton University,United Kingdom.He has served in various capacities during his tenure with TenagaNasional Berhad holding positions such as Assistant DistributionEngineer, Senior District Manager, Construction Engineer, AssistantSenior Construction Engineer, Senior Construction Engineer, DeputyChief Engineer/Assistant General Manager and Deputy GeneralManager. In January 1994, Dato’ Fuad became the GeneralManager for Transmission Division and later became the SeniorGeneral Manager for Energy Supply. On 4 September 1997, he wasappointed as TNB’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Directorand subsequently on 16 October 2000 he was appointed as thePresident/Chief Executive Officer of Tenaga Nasional Berhad.Dato’ Fuad attended all the 15 Board Meetings held in the FinancialYear.Independent Non-Executive DirectorDATO’ FUAD BIN JAAFAR