GHL System Berhad Annual Report 2020

44 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 ) CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT CONT’D PRINCIPLE A: BOARD LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVENESS (Cont’d) I. BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES (Cont’d) Board Meetings (Cont’d) During the financial year ended 31 December 2020, six (6) Board meetings were convened and the attendances of the individual Directors at the Board meetings are as follow:- Directors Designation Attendance Datuk Kamaruddin Bin Taib Independent Non-Executive Chairman 6/6 Loh Wee Hian Executive Vice Chairman 6/6 Dato’ Chan Choy Lin, Carol Independent Non-Executive Director 6/6 Matteo Stefanel Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 6/6 Hossameldin Abdelhamid Mohamed Aboumoussa (Resigned wef. 11 March 2021) Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 6/6 The Board, via the NRC on a continuous basis, evaluates and determines the training needs of its members, and ensures that their training needs are met to assist the Directors in discharging their duties as a Director of the Company. In their effort to keep abreast with the changes in the industry, legislation, and regulations affecting the Company, the Directors have attended the following briefings, conferences, and seminars during the financial year under review:- Directors Training Programme/Conference Seminar Datuk Kamaruddin Bin Taib - Malaysia 2020 Budget Briefing by Crowe - Effectiveness of Internal Audit Function of Listed Issuers - Understanding the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape Program - Digital Banking Webinar : Why Does it Matter? - The Day after Tomorrow - Leadership Practices During a Time of Crisis - Increased Emphasis on ESG Information Disclosure - Digitalisation - Cybersecurity Considerations - Amid A Global Pandemic - Covid 19 & Current Economic Reality : Implications for Financial Stability - Authentic Leadership - Leadership in Times of Distress - Crisis Management - Managing HR for the Long Haul: Road to Recovery - Lending Fraud Awareness Training Loh Wee Hian - Malaysia 2020 Budget Briefing by Crowe - Effectiveness of Internal Audit Function of Listed Issuers Dato’ Chan Choy Lin, Carol - Malaysia 2020 Budget Briefing by Crowe - Effectiveness of Internal Audit Function of Listed Issuers - Distinguished board leadership series by Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia - Leading through crisis and uncertainty by Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia - Financial Institutions Directors’ Education Programme - Emerging Risk Programme - Raising Defence: Section 17A.MACC Act for Insurance - The Board’s leadership in greening the financial sector - Fraud risk management workshop by Bursa and PWC - In house training by Deloitte on MFRS and tax budget - In house training: Guidelines on conduct of directors of listed corporations and their subsidiaries