Gender
Male
Age
35
Nationality
Malaysian
Mr. Krishnan A/L Dorairaju (“Mr. Krishnan”) was appointed to the Board on 13 March 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of Audit and Risk Management Committee and member of Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee.
Qualification
Licence tax agent approved by the Ministry of Finance
Member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants (“MIA”)
Member of Chartered Tax Institute by Malaysia (“CTIM”)
Member of Associate of Chartered Certified Accountant (“ACCA”)
LLB (Hons), University of London
Master in Business Administration, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Mr. Krishnan is a licensed tax agent approved by Ministry of Finance and is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He also holds an LLB (Hons) from University of London and an MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan University.
With more than 15 years in the financial industry and a qualified Chartered Accountant, Krishnan is currently a Partner in a boutique professional firm that provides numerous services including corporate advisory, restructuring, accounting, human resource management, secretarial, taxation, information technology and capital management.
In addition, he is also serving two other group of companies as their Executive Director where he leads and advises the companies on the strategic business and operational development aspects which includes day-to-day operations, tax related matters, client management, human resources planning and etc. Further, Krishnan is also an Executive Director in Digital Trustees Berhad, a fully licensed trust company that provides various trust services to high-net-worth individuals and large organisations both local and foreign.
Prior to venturing into the business arena, Krishnan worked in various accounting firms in Malaysia including PWC, Taxand Malaysia and Morison AAC. He specialises in providing business and tax advisory services to clients across a range of industries such as property development, construction, manufacturing, plantation and trading. Krishnan also represents clients in discussion and negotiations with various government agencies in relation to appeals, incentives, grants, licenses etc.
Presently, he is the Independent Non-executive Director of Classita Holdings Berhad and Velocity Capital Partner Berhad.
Mr. Krishnan has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest with the Group. He also has no family relationship with any Director or major shareholder of the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years, except for traffic offences, and no public sanctions or penalties have been imposed on him by any relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 30 September 2024.