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Datasonic Group Berhad
(Company No. 809759-X)
3.
REINFORCE INDEPENDENCE (CONT’D)
3.3 Separation of positions of the Chairman and Managing Director
The roles of the Chairman and the Managing Director are segregated and clearly defined.
The Chairman who is an Independent Non-Executive Director is responsible for running the
Board and ensures that all Directors receive sufficient and relevant information on financial
and non-financial matters to enable them to participate actively in the Board’s deliberations.
The Chairman is also responsible for ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of the governance
process of the Board. The Managing Director is responsible for the day-to-day management of
the business to ensure that the business operates continuously as well as the implementation
of Board’s policies, strategies and decisions.
3.4 Composition of the Board
As at the date of this statement, the Board comprises fourteen (14) members, six (6) of whom
are Independent Non-Executive Directors, seven (7) are Executive Directors and one (1) is Non-
Independent Non-Executive Director, in compliance with Paragraph 15.02(1) of the MMLR of
Bursa Malaysia. The Board will review its composition and size from time to time.
A brief profile of each Director is presented on pages 6 to 12 of this Annual Report.
4.
FOSTER COMMITMENT
4.1 Time commitment
The Board is satisfied with the level of time commitment given by the Directors towards fulfilling
their roles and responsibilities as Directors of the Company. There were six (6) Board meetings
held during the financial period under review and the Directors’ attendance at the meetings
were as follows:-
Directors
Number of
Meetings
attended
General Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (Rtd) (Chairman)
5/6
Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain bin Wan Hasan
6/6
Dato’ Abu Hanifah bin Noordin
6/6
Mr. Chew Ben Ben
6/6
Encik Handrianov Putra bin Abu Hanifah
6/6
Encik Md Diah bin Ramli
6/6
Encik Mohamed Zulkhornain bin Ab Ranee
4/6
Mr. Raghbir Singh a/l Hari Singh
6/6
Puan Talya Zholeikha binti Abu Hanifah
(appointed w.e.f. 28 February 2014)
5/5
Datuk Dr. Aziz Jamaludin bin Hj. Mhd Tahir
4/6
Cik Safia Zuleira binti Abu Hanifah
(appointed w.e.f. 30 May 2014)
3/3
Dato’ Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Ahmad
6/6
Mr. Yee Kim Shing @ Yew Kim Sing
6/6
Dato’ Zaiful Ayu Ibrahim bin Ibrahim
6/6
The Directors are required to disclose and update their directorships and shareholdings in other
companies as and when necessary. The Directors are also expected to comply with Paragraph
15.06 of the MMLR of Bursa Malaysia on the maximum number of five (5) directorships they can
hold in public listed companies to ensure that all Directors are able to commit sufficient time
for the Company. For the financial period under review, all Directors complied with the said
requirement.
STATEMENT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
(Cont’d)
