Datasonic Group Berhad Annual Report 2021

2021 ANNUAL REPORT 59 The Board is satisfied that its members have devoted sufficient time towards fulfilling their roles and responsibilities as Directors of the Company. Details of the Directors’ attendance at Board, AC, NRC and RMC meetings held during the financial year ended 31 March 2021 are set out in Table 1. To facilitate the Directors’ time planning, the annual meeting calendar is prepared and circulated in advance each year. The calendar provides Directors with scheduled dates for meetings of the Board and Board Committees, the AGM as well as the closed periods for dealings in securities by Directors based on the targeted dates of announcements of the Group’s quarterly results. In addition, notice on the closed period for dealings in the securities of the Company is circulated to all Directors and principal officers who are deemed to be privy to any sensitive information and knowledge in advance whenever the closed period is applicable based on the targeted date of announcement of the quarterly results of the Group. The Directors are required to disclose and update their directorships and shareholdings in other companies as and when necessary at every Board meeting. 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 to carry out their roles and responsibilities. Currently, all the Directors of the Company have complied with the said requirements. The Directors are also required to notify the Chairman before accepting any new directorship and shall include an indication of time that will be spent on the new appointment. II. BOARD COMPOSITION (Cont’d) Succession Planning The Board recognises the importance of identifying and retaining talent as key factor to the Group’s continued growth and success. The Succession Planning Guidelines adopted by the Board are intended to provide a general method to help theGroup develop and implement its own succession planning process. The Guidelines are to ensure continuity of key management positions that exert critical influence on organisational activities, either operationally, strategically or both. Attendance of Meetings Name of Director Board AC NRC RMC General Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (Rtd) (Chairman) 5 / 5 - - - Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain bin Wan Hasan 5 / 5 5 / 5 - 2 / 2 Encik Wan Zalizan bin Wan Jusoh 1 / 1 - - - Mr Chia Kok Khuang 0 / 0* - - - Encik Safian bin Mohd Yunus 1 / 1 - - - Dato’ Sri Sharifuddin bin Ab Ghani 5 / 5 - 2 / 2 2 / 2 Dato’ Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Ahmad 5 / 5 5 / 5 - - Dato’ Ibrahim bin Abdullah 5 / 5 - 2 / 2 - Mr Yee Kim Shing @ Yew Kim Sing 4 / 5 4 / 5 - - Cik Noor Suhaila binti Saad 5 / 5 - 2 / 2 2 / 2 * No meeting was held after his appointment. Table 1 Foster Commitment PRINCIPLE A BOARD LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVENESS