GHL System Berhad Annual Report 2020

G H L S Y S T E M S B E R H A D 1 9 9 4 0 1 0 0 7 3 6 1 ( 2 9 3 0 4 0 - D ) 34 MATTEO STEFANEL Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Italian, Age 46, Male Mr. Matteo Stefanel was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 22 November 2018. Matteo’s deep expertise in financial institutions and financial infrastructure spans 24 years and three continents (Europe, Asia and Africa), both as an investor and an advisor, across private equity, venture capital and investment banking. Formerly a Partner at The Abraaj Group, he led several FS investments, including Network International (payments), Saham Finance (insurance), and Jordan Ahli Bank (banking). Matteo has been a board director of over 25 companies and completed over 120 transactions in Europe (including CEE), South Asia, the Middle East and Africa, throughout his career at Abraaj, MIG ($7.4bn AUM), and Deutsche Bank as MD and co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group – Emerging Markets. Matteo is an active Fintech investor personally as well, backing companies both at early-stage VC and growth stage, including (Bank) Simple, Anthemis, Goji, Ininal, Azimo and several others. Matteo was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Financing and Capital twice from 2012 to 2016. Matteo has an MA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Queens College, the University of Oxford. He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia other than the Company. He attended all six (6) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2020. DIRECTORS’ PROFILE CONT’D