FORGING AHEAD - Tradewinds Plantation Berhad

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CORPORATE INFORMATION
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
BAKRY BIN HAMZAH
Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director
TRADEWINDS PLANTATION BERHAD
Annual Report 2010
Encik Bakry bin Hamzah, aged 53, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Tradewinds
Plantation Berhad on 27 June 2006. He is also a member of the Executive Committee.
Encik Bakry bin Hamzah graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of
Malaya. He was an Assistant Director of Marketing of Lembaga Padi dan Beras Negara
(LPN) from 1981 to 1984 and had also served in various private limited companies. He was
the Chief Executive Officer of Tradewinds (M) Berhad from 2005 to 2007 and Managing
Director of Central Sugars Refinery Sdn. Bhd. He is currently the Managing Director of
Padiberas Nasional Berhad and the Group Managing Director of Tradewinds (M) Berhad.
Encik Bakry bin Hamzah had previously served on the Boards of various companies
including Latitude Tree Holdings Berhad as an Executive Director from 1997 to 2001,
Director of Oriental Food Industries Berhad from 2002 to 2003 and Director of MARDEC
Berhad from 2003 to 2004.
Encik Bakry bin Hamzah has attended all six (6) Board Meetings held during the financial
year ended 31 December 2010.
Mr Chuah Seong Tat @ Chuah Chee Tat, aged 60, was appointed to the Board of Directors
of Tradewinds Plantation Berhad on 27 June 2006. He is also a member of the Audit
Committee and Executive Committee.
Mr Chuah Seong Tat holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) degree from Universiti
Sains Malaysia and a Master of Business Administration from Australian Graduate School
of Management, University of New South Wales. Mr Chuah Seong Tat began his career as
an Engineer with American multinational semiconductor manufacturing companies located
in Malacca and Penang from 1976 to 1980.
He left his engineering career to pursue his Master of Business Administration degree in
Australia from 1981 to 1982. Upon returning from Australia, he had worked and gained
years of valuable experience in merchant banking, stock broking and trading. He had held
various senior positions in those years. Presently, he is the Non-Independent Non-Executive
Director of Tradewinds (M) Berhad and the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of
Padiberas Nasional Berhad. He is also a Director of Bukhary Sdn. Bhd., KHSB Marketing
Sdn. Bhd. and Butterworth Coldstorage Sdn. Bhd.
Mr Chuah Seong Tat has attended all six (6) Board Meetings held during the financial year
ended 31 December 2010.
CHUAH SEONG TAT @
CHUAH CHEE TAT
Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director