Wah Seong Corporation Berhad Annual Report 2018

1.13 Directors’ Training All members of the Board have attended the Mandatory Accreditation Programme as required under the MMLR. The Directors do and will undergo such similar or continuing training and education programmes from time to time to equip and keep themselves abreast of the latest developments in order to discharge their duties and responsibilities more effectively. During the financial year under review, the Directors had participated in various programmes, courses and forums which they have individually or collectively considered as relevant and useful in contributing to the effective discharge of their duties as Directors. The lists of training/courses attended by the respective Directors are tabled to the Board at the respective Board Meetings held every quarter for the Board’s notation. Based on the results of the annual assessment of the individual Directors and the Board’s effectiveness as a whole conducted by the Nomination Committee, the Board was satisfied with the training/courses attended by the respective Directors and that they are well equipped and updated on the industry knowledge and developments in enhancing their skills and in discharging their duties and responsibilities effectively. A brief description of the type of training/courses attended by the Directors for the financial year under review is as set out below. Directors Date of Course/Name of Organiser Title of Training/Courses Attended Dato’ Seri Robert Tan Chung Meng 14 November 2018/ PricewaterhouseCoopers PTL Fiscal Discipline in Driving Sustainable Growth – Budget 2019 Professor Tan Sri Lin See Yan 12 January 2018/Jeffrey Cheah Institute & Jeffrey Sachs Center A discussion at Jeffrey Cheah Institute Forum on “TN50: The Road Ahead” 25 - 27 January 2018/NIDA Business School Asian Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee Meeting 30 January 2018/Sunway University Sunway University Strategy Workshop 1 March 2018/Bank Negara Malaysia Dialogue session at the Financial Institutions Directors’ Education (“FIDE”) Forum “Dialogue with a Leader – Reflections on Crucial Lessons Learned in Dealing with Complexity” 6 March 2018/South East Asian Central Banks (“SEACEN”) Indonesia Guest speaker for the SEACEN Leadership Masterclass 1 Workshop on “Leading Adaptively in Complex Times” 9 & 10 March 2018/Asian Institute of Management in Manila Board of Governors & Board of Trustees Meeting 20 March 2018/Jeffrey Cheah Institute & the International Academic Advisory Council Speaker at Jeffrey Cheah Institute on “ASEAN & New Challenges” 31 May 2018/Ancom Berhad Key Amendments to Listing Requirement arising from the Companies Act, 2016 23 - 25 June 2018/Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo Asian Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee Meeting 5 October 2018/Sunway Berhad Sunway Leaders Conference 2018 17 & 18 October 2018/Harvard Business School Harvard President’s Global Advisory Council Meeting CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2018 55