Dagang NeXchange Berhad Annual Report 2023

The company secretary presented the findings and comments from the annual assessment to the NRC. The results indicated that the performance of the Board, the Board Committees and the individual Directors during the financial period had been satisfactory and effective in the overall discharge of functions and duties. The NRC acknowledges the role played by Independent Directors in bringing independent objective judgement to Board deliberations. The NRC is generally satisfied that each Independent Non-Executive Director has remained impartial in judgement and continues to make competent, independent, and objective judgement to Board deliberations. 2.7 Directors’ Training The Board is mindful of the need for directors to attend continuous education programmes to keep them abreast of new developments on legislations, regulations, current commercial issues and changing commercial risks that may affect business operations and compliance matters. Appropriate training and education programmes are identified and arranged for directors’ participation from time to time that will enhance their skills and knowledge, and the Company allocates a dedicated training budget to support the continuous development of the directors. Additionally, each director is allowed to identify their own training needs, considering their memberships on the boards of other companies. During the financial period ended 31 December 2023, the Directors have attended and participated in training programmes, seminars, conferences, and forums that covered the areas of corporate governance, financial, relevant industry updates, and global business developments, which they considered useful in contributing to the effective discharge of their duties as Directors. The development and training programmes attended by the Directors during the year under review are as follows: Name of Director Training/Seminar/Conference Attended Date Organiser/Co-Ordinator Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Haji Syed Zainal Abidin bin Syed Mohamed Tahir DNeX Group SP2024 Offsite Leadership Brainstorming 4-6 May 2023 Leaderonomics Digital Tan Sri Acryl Sani bin Haji Abdullah Sani Bursa Malaysia Mandatory Accreditation Programme (MAP) 9-10 October 2023 Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia Audit Committee Conference 2023 14 September 2023 Malaysian Institute of Accountants Datuk Johar bin Che Mat Board Offsite Discussion – “MNRB Group Strategy Retreat” 21 & 22 October 2022 MNRB MNRB – “Briefing on MFRS 17 Progress” (Hybrid – Boardroom, BMRe & Microsoft Teams) 18 October 2022 MNRB MNRB – “Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) Briefing” 12 October 2022 MNRB GSC Engagement Session with the BOD – “Transcend MNRB Group to the Next Level of Takaful Innovation & Value Creation” 11 October 2022 MNRB Our Governance DAGANG NeXCHANGE BERHAD 152 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT

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