Change in Audit Committee
| UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD |
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Date of change | 24/09/2013 |
| Name | Tan Sri Hasmah binti Abdullah |
| Age | 62 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| Designation | Member of Audit Committee |
| Directorate | Independent & Non Executive |
| Qualifications | Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) University of Malaya (1973) |
| Working experience and occupation | Tan Sri Hasmah binti Abdullah had a distinguished career spanning over 37 years and was the former Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Chief Executive Officer and Director General from 19 October 2006 to 7 January 2011. Tan Sri Hasmah was instrumental in the drafting of the Promotion of Investment Act 1986 and amendments to the Income Tax Act 1967, leading the Malaysian delegation to several international conferences such as the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators Conference, the Study Group on Asian Tax Administrators and Research (SGATAR) Conference, the Association of Tax Administrators of Islamic Countries (ATAIC) Conference, International Tax Dialogue (ITD) and Reference Group of Commissioners Conference. During her leadership at IRB, vast improvements and policy changes to the service delivery system were introduced in the IRB, in particular, refunds, which were made faster with the use of electronic filing. She was instrumental in the extensive implementation of Malaysia’s electronic tax assessment and payment system and was involved in the ongoing planning and implementation of the IRB’s electronic revenue accounting system. Under her leadership at the IRB, the 2008 tax collections hit RM90.7 billion, the highest ever amount recorded then. For the improvements and innovations that had impacted positively on the taxpaying public, the IRB was awarded the inaugural Prime Minister’s Innovation Award in 2009. Tan Sri Hasmah is also a Commission Member of Securities Commission, a trustee of Malaysian Tax Research Foundation as well as the Tax Advisor to PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | None |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | None |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | None |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | None |
| Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change) | 1) Dato' Siow Kim Lun @ Siow Kim Lin (Chairman)(Independent Non-Executive Director) 2) Dato' Mohd Nizam bin Zainordin (Member)(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director) 3) Khalid bin Sufat (Member)(Independent Non-Executive Director) 4) Tan Sri Hasmah binti Abdullah(Member)(Independent Non-Executive Director) |
| Remarks : |
| cc - Securities Commission |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD |
| Stock Name | UMW |
| Date Announced | 24 Sept 2013 |
| Category | Change in Audit Committee |
| Reference No | UH-130924-44671 |