DIRECTORS’ PROFILE CONT’D Mr. Matteo Stefanel was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 22 November 2018. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and Nomination and Remuneration Committee. His deep expertise in financial institutions and financial infrastructure spans 25 years and three continents (i.e. Europe, Asia and Africa), both as an investor and advisor, across private equity, venture capital and investment banking. He is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Apis Partners LLP, which manages Apis Growth Fund I and II – two private equity funds focused on investing globally in opportunities at the dynamic intersection of finance and technology. Formerly, as a Partner at The Abraaj Group, he led several FS investments, including Network International (payments), Saham Finance (insurance), and Jordan Ahli Bank (banking). He has been a 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 ($7.4Billion AUM) and Deutsche Bank where he was the Managing Director and Co-Head of Financial Institutions Group – Emerging Markets. He is an active fintech investor personally as well, backing companies both at early-stage venture capital and growth stage, including (Bank) Simple, Anthemis, Goji, Ininal, Azimo and several others. He was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Financing and Capital twice from 2012 to 2016. He holds a 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 seven (7) out of eight (8) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2023. MATTEO STEFANEL Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Italian Age 49 Male 35 ANNUAL REPORT 2023
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