2020 UEM Edgenta Annual Report

INTRODUCTION In accordance with the practice set out in the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance 2017, a listed company should establish an effective risk management and internal control framework. The Board of Directors (“Board”) is pleased to provide this Statement on Risk Management and Internal Control pursuant to Paragraph 15.26(b) of the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and as guided by the Statement on Risk Management and Internal Control: Guidelines for Directors of Listed Issuers. The Board acknowledges the importance of maintaining a sound framework in managing risks to safeguard the shareholders’ investments and the Group’s assets. The Board is constantly and actively identifying the Group’s level of risk tolerance, assessing and monitoring the key business risks. These include updating the internal control systems of the Group. The Board however, acknowledges that the system of internal control is designed to manage and reduce the risk of not achieving business objectives and only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance of effectiveness against material misstatement of management and financial information and records or against financial losses or fraud. MAIN FEATURES OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM BOARD AND BOARD COMMITTEES GENERAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Board recognises the importance of key risk management and internal control system that sets the tone for the Group. In recognising the importance of risk management and internal control system in the overall governance process, the Board of the Company has instituted the following: • For the financial year under review, there are nine (9) Directors on the Board comprising one (1) Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (“MD/CEO”), five (5) Independent Non-Executive Directors and three (3) Non-Independent Non- Executive Directors. • The Board has established the Audit Committee (“AC”), Board Governance and Risk Committee (“BGRC”), Nomination and Remuneration Committee (“NRC”), Board Tender Committee (“BTC”) and Board Investment Committee (“BIC”) with specific Terms of Reference, which governs the authority to examine all matters within its scope of responsibilities and report to the Board with its recommendations for the Board’s decision. With effect from 1 January 2020, the then Audit and Risk Committee has been separated into the Audit Committee and Risk Committee, and the Risk Committee has been renamed as Board Governance and Risk Committee. The Board has also established the Board Investment Committee on 19 January 2021. • The responsibilities and functions of the Board, each of its committees and the individual directors are specified in its respective Terms of Reference and Board Charter. • The General Management Committee (“GMC”) is chaired by the MD/CEO and comprises the senior management team members from respective divisions. • The key role of the GMC is to drive strategic execution, deliberate and resolve the Group’s key strategic and operational issues in a timely manner and keep track of key business developments. • The GMC also serves as a platform to monitor the Group’s strategic direction and for members to report on their respective business and operation plans to the MD/CEO, highlight issues and devise solutions/ corrective plans, as well as to address other matters as directed by the Board and/or the MD/CEO. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD UEM EDGENTA BERHAD 138 Governance STATEMENT ON RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL