Wah Seong Corporation Berhad Annual Report 2017

FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY SENIOR MANAGEMENT WAH SEONG CORPORATION BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2017 29 Group Company Secretary WOO YING PUN, IRENE Please refer to her profile under Corporate Governance Overview Statement. Male Dutch 47 years of age ERIK NUGTEREN Mr Erik Nugteren is the Project Director for the Nord Stream 2 project, executed by the Pipeline Services Division. This is the largest single project ever undertaken by the Wasco Group of Companies. He was previously the General Manager for Pipeline Services Division for the European region. He attained his B.A in Industrial Engineering from the Rotterdam Institute of Technology. Mr Nugteren has over 25 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry, during which he has filled various management, commercial and operational roles around the world including the Far East, Africa, Australia, South- America and Europe. Male Malaysian 48 years of age SHAMUGAM KARUPIAH Mr Shamugam Karupiah is the Executive Vice President for the Engineering Division since 1 March 2016. He attained his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from University of Utara Malaysia in 1991. He began his career as an Assistant Accountant in Hong Leong Group Malaysia. He served in various companies within the group and left the group in 1998 while serving as Finance Manager. He joined Trox, a German MNC as their Finance Director in 1999 and went on to become General Manager and later Managing Director for the Asia Pacific operations. He left Trox in 2004 to return to Hong Leong Group to serve as Financial Controller at their listed affiliate, Southern Steel Berhad. He left Southern Steel Berhad in 2009 to join Wasco Energy as Senior Financial Controller for the Engineering Division. In 2010 he was redesignated as Head of Finance. In 2014 he was made Vice President - Operations for Engineering Division and in 2016 was promoted to Executive Vice President of Engineering Division. Mr Shan also sits on the Board of a number of subsidiaries within the Group. PROFILE OF THE KEY SENIOR MANAGEMENT Notes:- Family relationship with Director and/or major shareholders None of the Key Senior Management has any family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of WSC. Conflict of interest None of the Key Senior Management has any conflict of interest with WSC. Convicted of offences None of the Key Senior Management has been convicted for any offence within the past five (5) years other than possible traffic offences. Male Malaysian 50 years of age RAMANATHAN A/L P.R. SINGARAM Mr Ramanathan A/L P.R. Singaram is the Chief Financial Officer of Wasco Energy Group of Companies, Oil & Gas Division in Wah Seong Corporation Berhad since 1 July 2013. He attained his ACCA from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom in 1994. He is a fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He began his career in Wah Seong Corporation Berhad as a Head of Group Internal Audit in June 2006 and took up the role of Group Financial Controller, Oil & Gas Division in June 2008. In 2009, he also took up additional responsibility for the regulatory reporting of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad. Mr Rama assumed his current role in July 2013. Previously he worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Malaysia between 1995 and 2006 and was an Audit Senior Manager at the time of leaving PwC. Mr Rama also sits on the Board of a number of subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled companies within the Group.