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Tan
Sri Datuk Dr Yusof bin Basiran
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof bin Basiran, is an Independent Non- Executive Chairman of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 June 2005. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, in 1972. He then continued his studies in the United Kingdom, where he obtained his Post Graduate Degree in Rubber Technology (ANCRT). In 1976, he obtained a Masters Degree in Engineering, specialising in Industrial Management (M.E), as well as a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof's began his career as a Technologist/Techno- Economist with the Rubber Research Institute (RRI)/Malaysian Rubber Research Development Board (MRRDB). He subsequently joined the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) in 1979. In 1986, Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof obtained his Doctorate with a PhD in Applied Economics and Management Science from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He was later appointed as the Director-General of PORIM in 1992. He held the position for eight (8) years before assuming the role of the Director-General of Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB), an organisation which resulted from the merging of PORIM and the Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (PORLA), from 1 May 2000 until 18 January 2006. Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof currently holds several significant positions including :
Apart from holding distinguished corporate positions, he is also involved in other organisations, namely:
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof bin Basiran has no family relationships with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no conviction(s) for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
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Zainal Azwar bin Zainal Aminuddin
Dato' Zainal Azwar Bin Zainal Aminuddin, is an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of THP. He was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of THP on 1 July 2009 and subsequently appointed as an Executive Director on 1 September 2009. He also sits as a member of the Employees' Share Option Scheme Committee of the Company He began his career as an Agricultural Officer with the Agricultural Department in 1983 after graduating from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (now known as Universiti Putra Malaysia) with a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Science. In 1990, he joined Zeenex Sdn. Bhd. as a Techno Commercial Executive and thereafter Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad as a Technical Adviser/Advisor in 1991. In 1998, Dato' Zainal Azwar joined THP as a Senior Agronomist and was subsequently appointed as the Head of Operations (Overseas) in 2003. He held this position until January 2009. Prior to his appointment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer in July 2009, he was the Deputy Managing Director from February 2007 to June 2009. He is a member of the Malaysian Society of Soil Science and the Incorporated Society of Planters. Dato' Zainal Azwar is currently the Chairman of CCM Fertilizers Sdn. Bhd. Dato' Zainal Azwar bin Zainal Aminuddin has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Abdul Samad bin Haji Alias
Tan Sri Dr Abdul Samad bin Haji Alias , is an Independent Non-Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 June 2005. He is also the Chairman of the Audit and the Nomination Committees and sits as a member of the Investment , Risk & Compliance Committee of the Company. Tan Sri Dr Abdul Samad is a professional accountant, with a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Western Australia. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), as well as member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). Between 1999 and 2002, he was the President of MICPA and served as a member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board and Financial Reporting Foundation. He was also the President of MIA from September 2000 to August 2005. Tan Sri Dr Abdul Samad was also the first Malaysian to be elected to the 22-member Board of the International Federation of Accountants. Tan Sri Dr Abdul Samad's current chairmanships and/or directorships are as follows:
Tan Sri Dr Abdul Samad bin Haji Alias has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Dato' Paduka Ismee bin Haji Ismail
Dato' Paduka Ismee bin Haji Ismail, is a Non-Independent Non- Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 January 2006. He also sits as a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Tender Committee A of the Company. He began his career as a Management Accountant in Arab Malaysian Development Berhad in 1987. Having obtained his Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA) qualification from the London School of Accountancy, he is currently its fellow and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). Subsequently, he joined Shell Group of Companies in Malaysia and held various positions, which include the Head of Forex and Banking of Shell Malaysia Ltd and the Group Accountant of Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. He then returned to Arab Malaysian Development Berhad as a General Manager, holding the post for two (2) years before joining Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad in 1998 as its Chief Accountant/Treasurer. Dato' Paduka Ismee also gained further corporate experience when he joined Medical Online (M) Sdn. Bhd. as its Senior Vice-President in 2000, Lembaga Tabung Haji as its Senior General Manager (Finance) in 2001 and ECM Libra Securities Sdn. Bhd. as its Chief Executive Officer in 2003. Currently, Dato' Paduka Ismee is the Group Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Lembaga Tabung Haji. He also sits on the Board of some of its subsidiaries. His other chairmanship and/ or directorships are :
Dato' Paduka Ismee bin Haji Ismail has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended six (6) out of eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Dato' Amran bin Mat Nor
Dato’ Amran bin Md Noor, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 December 2011. Dato' Amran holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management and a Diploma Penilaian from the University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), as well as a Masters Degree in Business Management from the University of Newcastle, England. Dato' Amran's experience includes the following:
He has also held various positions in the United Malays National Organisation of Malaysia (UMNO) at the Division and State level from as early as 1988, as follows:
Dato' Amran bin Mat Nor has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended seven (7) out of eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Datuk Azizan bin Abd Rahman
Datuk Azizan bin Abd Rahman, is an Independent Non- Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 June 2005. He also sits as a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Investment, Risk & Compliance Committee of the Company. Datuk Azizan's career began as a Shipping Executive at Harper Gilfillan (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 1973 after graduating from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. In 1975 he joined the Malaysian International Shipping Company Group as a Branch Manager and was later appointed as the Marketing Manager of the Tanker Division. His experiences in the corporate world include the following :
Datuk Azizan was also involved in the restructuring of a few public listed companies, namely MBF Group of Companies, Tongkah Holdings Berhad and Bina Darulaman Berhad. He was actively involved in these companies' debt restructuring plans as well as helped identify new business strategies. Datuk Azizan currently holds the position of Chairman and Business Development Advisor of Eastern & Oriental Berhad. His other chairmanships and/or directorships are as follows:
Datuk Azizan bin Abd Rahman has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended six (6) out of eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Mahbob bin Abdullah
Mahbob bin Abdullah, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 June 2010. He is also the Chairman of Tender Committees A and B, as well as the Investment, Risk & Compliance Committee and sits as a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. He began his career with Harrisons and Crosfield in 1963 as a Management Trainee. He later joined the Plantations Agency Limited as their rubber plantation's Assistant Manager. Between 1968 to 1984, he served Unilever Plantations in Kluang, Johor, Sabah and the Solomon Islands. In 1984, he moved to London to serve as a Member of the Plantations Operations in which he supervised the Unilever Plantations' operations in Thailand, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Colombia, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. In 1987, he joined Sime Darby as the General Manager Sabah Area, and was promoted to be the Managing Director of Sime Darby Services Sdn. Bhd. in 1989. During his tenure, the company was involved in consultation services mainly in Indonesia, with assignments for the World Bank as well as various private clients. From 1993 to 2000, he served as a Director of the Refineries Division in Sime Darby. He was responsible for supervising production and marketing activities of refineries in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Egypt. After his retirement from Sime Darby in 2000, he established his own company, IPC Services Sdn. Bhd., which provides consultancy services to local, international, upstream and downstream businesses within the plantation industry. In 2001, he was awarded the Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Planters for his outstanding services rendered to the industry. He was also a member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Programme Advisory Committee. He is currently a Board member of Greenyield Berhad and a Director of FIMA Bulking Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Kumpulan Fima Berhad. He was also a Board member of Felda Plantations Berhad, Felda Products Industry Sdn Berhad and Felda Vegetable Oil Products Sdn Berhad, for several years. Mahbob bin Abdullah has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Dato' Noordin bin Md Noor
Dato' Noordin bin Md Noor, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 22 December 2008. Dato Noordin is also the Chairman of Employees' Share Option Scheme Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Dato' Noordin began his career upon his graduation with a Diploma in Business Studies from MARA University of Technology (UiTM) in 1976. His experiences are vast and varied encompassing 21 years, and covering fields which include business, information technology, construction, services and manufacturing, as well as transportation. Dato' Noordin has also been actively involved in the nation's political scene since 1976. He has held various positions in the United Malays National Organisation of Malaysia (UMNO) at the Division, State and National level. Some of the positions held include:
He is currently a Director of PLB Engineering Berhad and the Chairman of its Nomination Committee. He also sits in the company's Audit Committee. Dato' Noordin bin Md Noor has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended seven (7) out of eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
Dato’ Haji Wan Zakaria bin Abd Rahman
Dato’ Haji Wan Zakaria bin Abd Rahman, is an Independent Non Executive Director of THP. He was appointed to the Board of THP on 1 June 2005. He also sits as a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Tender Committee A of the Company. Dato' Haji Wan Zakaria's career began as a teacher with the Education Department in 1966 after graduating from the University of Malaya with an Honour's Degree in Malay Studies. In 1974, he joined the Terengganu State Government as an Administrative Officer. Between 1978 to 1982 Dato' Haji Wan Zakaria served as the Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Terengganu. He then became an Executive Committee Member (Exco) of the Terengganu State Government from 1982 to 1995. Dato' Haji Wan Zakaria's previous directorships, among others were as follows :
Presently, he is the Chairman of the Pertubuhan Peladang Negeri Terengganu and a Director of the Pertubuhan Peladang Kebangsaan. Dato' Haji Wan Zakaria bin Abd Rahman has no family relationship with any director(s) and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended seven (7) out of eight (8) Board of Directors' meetings held for the year ended 31 December 2012. |
