DATO’ DICKSON TAN YONG LOONG Group Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 42 | Male | Malaysian Date Appointed 17 November 2021 Total Board Meetings Attended 5/5 MOHD NAJIB BIN ABDUL AZIZ Independent Non-Executive Director 49 | Male | Malaysian Date Appointed 13 July 2016 Total Board Meetings Attended 5/5 Chairman of the Audit Committee and Pricing Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Investment Committee. Dato’ Dickson Tan Yong Loong (“Dato’ Dickson”), is the Executive Chairman, President and Group CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palmgold Group of Companies. Palmgold Group is a global investment company with interests in investment holdings, equity investments, private equity, fintech, gaming and real estate. Palmgold Group is a strategic shareholder of Australian-listed Fat Fish Group Limited (ASX:FFG), a multinational tech conglomerate and venture capital firm with businesses in video games, esports, e-commerce, fintech, digital animation and Web 3 games. Its group portfolio includes several high-growth companies such as Swedish-listed Abelco Investment Group AB (NGM: ABIG), Swedish-listed Rightbridge Ventures Group AB (NASDAQ: RIGHTB), Singapore-based ASEAN Fintech Group Ltd, Malaysia-based Lemon Sky Studios and Australianlisted iCandy Interactive Limited (ASX: ICI). Dato’ Dickson is currently serving as the Chairman of the board of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad and a member of the board of Tropicana Corporation Berhad. In addition, Dato’ Dickson serves on the boards of several other local and international private limited companies with diverse interests in various sectors. He is a member of the Kuala Lumpur Business Club and the Malaysian Institute of Management. Dato’ Dickson started his career at Tropicana Corporation Berhad in 2005 as Business Development Manager, and has held several senior management positions, including Executive Director (2009-2010), Deputy Managing Director (2010-2013), Group Managing Director (20132014), and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020). He was also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director for Berjaya Corporation Berhad (2011-2016), Berjaya Land Berhad (2011-2016), Berjaya Assets Berhad (2012-2016), and Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad (2011-2017). Dato’ Dickson Tan received his Master of Science in Internal Auditing and Management from Cass Business School, City University, United Kingdom in 2003 and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Management from King’s College, University of London, United Kingdom in 2002. He completed his studies at Harrow School, United Kingdom in 1999. Honours: Darjah Dato’ Setia Diraja Kedah (D.S.D.K.) - Dato’ (2013) Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (“ICAA”). Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”). Encik Mohd Najib was the Assistant Manager of Global Corporate Finance in Arthur Andersen & Co. and had held the position of Senior Consultant with the Corporate Recovery Division of KPMG for three years in Perth, Western Australia. He was previously an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kumpulan Jetson Berhad and Bina Puri Holdings Berhad. He was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Tropicana on 13 July 2016. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Corporate-Pacific Holdings Sdn Bhd and also serves as a Non-Executive Director of GCM Resources PLC, a company listed on the AIM market under the London Stock Exchange. 108 ANNUAL REPORT 2022
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