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 has more than 13 years in the financial industry and a qualified Chartered Accountant, he is currently a Partner in a boutique professional firm that provides numerous services including corporate advisory, 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 advices the companies on the strategic business and operational development aspects which includes day-today operations, tac relayed matters, client management, human resource planning and etc.
Mr. Krishnan is also part of the Management Team in Living minds Sdn Bhd and Iron Foot Sdn Bhd, a unique marketing solution services provider in Malaysia which is primarily involved in sports marketing. Prior to venturing into the business arena, Mr. Krishnan worked in various accounting firms in Malaysia including PWC, Taxand Malaysia and Morison AAC. He specialises in providing business and tax advisory service to clients across a range of industries such as property development, construction, manufacturing, plantation and trading. Mr. 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. Save as disclosed above, he does not have any other directorship in other public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr. Krishnan does not have family relationship with any Director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Group. He has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences and there have not been any public sanctions nor penalties imposed by any relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period ended 30 September 2023.