2019 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

86 87 UEM Edgenta Berhad UEM EDGENTA AT A GLANCE MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP STRATEGIC FOCUS OPERATIONAL REVIEW SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INTRODUCTION FINANCIAL REVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Annual Report 2019 Board of Director’s Profile TAN SRI DR. AZMIL KHALID Independent Non-Executive Chairman Nationality Gender Age Date of Appointment Malaysian Male 59 24 May 2019 Board Committee Membership: • Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee Tan Sri Dr. Azmil began his career with a United Kingdom company, Tarmac National Construction. Upon his return to Malaysia, he worked for Trust International Insurance and Citibank NA. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of both The AlloyMtd Group and ANIH Berhad from April 2011 to August 2017. He joined MTD Capital Bhd in 1993 as General Manager of Corporate Planning and held the position of Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Director in March 1996 before assuming the position as Group President and Chief Executive Officer of The MTD Group from April 2005 to April 2011. He was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of MTD Capital Bhd’s listed subsidiary namely, MTD ACPI Engineering Berhad and was also the Chairman of MTD Walkers PLC, a foreign subsidiary of MTD Capital Bhd listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the Republic of Sri Lanka. Qualification: • Doctorate of Science (Honorary), University of Hertfordshire, England • Master of Business Administration, California State University, Dominguez Hills • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Hertfordshire, England, and Northrop University, Los Angeles, United States of America Present Directorship(s) in other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: • UEM Sunrise Berhad • Reach Energy Berhad DATO’ AZMIR MERICAN Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Nationality Gender Age Date of Appointment Malaysian Male 49 4 December 2012 (Board) 1 August 2014 (MD/CEO) Board Committee Membership: Nil Dato’ Azmir Merican was appointed to the Board on 4 December 2012 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and was re-designated as Executive Director on 1 February 2014. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2014. He started his career as an investment analyst and later worked as a manager in the financial advisory arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. His corporate advisory experiences include dealings with corporations, multinational and institutions involved in construction and engineering, real estate development, plantations, manufacturing, oil and gas, venture capital, fund management and stockbroking. While at CIMB Investment Bank Berhad, he was part of the team that established the bank’s private equity business and was involved in various aspects of its operations including fund structuring and fund raising, investment evaluation and structuring, monitoring and execution of divestment plans. He was the Group Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of AWC Berhad where he led the successful restructuring and transformation of the company into a leading provider of engineering services and solutions and integrated facilities management in Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East. He joined UEM Group Berhad as the Group Chief Operating Officer, Business Units in October 2012 and brought along with him a wealth of cross functional experience from his background in financial advisory and as a business operator. Qualification: • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance), Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, United States of America Present Directorship(s) in other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: • Edgenta PROPEL Berhad • Opus Group Berhad Board of Director’s Profile