05 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD 80 PRINCIPLE A - BOARD LEADERSHIP AND EFFECTIVENESS (CONT’D) II. BOARD COMPOSITION (CONT’D) Key Senior Management The current diversity in the skill, experience, gender, age, ethnicity and tenure of the Key Senior Management are as follows:- Skill and Experience Percentage of the Key Senior Management Security 40 Information Technology/Engineering 100 Project Development 100 Corporate Management/Business 100 Gender Number Percentage Ethnicity Male Female Male 5 100 Bumiputera 5 0 Total 5 100 Total 5 0 Age Group Male Female Tenure Key Senior Management 50 – 59 years 2 0 >1 year 2 60 – 69 years 2 0 10 - 13 years 2 70 years 1 0 >15 years 1 Total 5 0 Total 5 Tenure of Independent Directors The Board has no policy which limits the tenure of its Independent Directors to nine (9) years without further extension. Upon the completion of the nine (9) years, an Independent Director may continue to serve on the Board subject to the Director’s redesignation as a Non-Independent Director. The Board may recommend and subject to the shareholders’ approval through a two-tier voting process, retain an Independent Director who has served beyond a cumulative term of nine (9) years as an Independent Director of the Company. None of the Independent Directors of the Company have served more than nine (9) years. Annual Assessment of Independence In May 2024, all the Independent Non-Executive Directors have declared and affirmed their independence. As part of the annual assessment of independence, the NRC reviewed, assessed and evaluated the independence of the Board’s Independent Directors and was satisfied that all the four (4) Independent Non-Executive Directors met the independence criteria as prescribed by the MMLR of Bursa Malaysia and are able to act in an independent and objective manner. OVERVIEW STATEMENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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