Board Of Directors

Aged 72, Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid became Director and Chairman of the Company on 8 September 2000. He had a distinguished career in the Malaysian civil service spanning over more than 35 years. He had served as Director General, the Farmers' Organisation Authority, Deputy Director General, Public Service Department, Deputy Director General, Economic Planning Unit, Deputy Chairman and Director General of the Council of Trust for the Indigenous People (MARA). He served for more than 5 years as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Trade and Industry as well as Chairman of MIDA before being appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, a position he held for 6 years and 7 months (1990-1996). Tun Ahmad Sarji holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya, a Diploma in Public Administration from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. He had also been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science in Management by Universiti Utara Malaysia, a Doctor in Business Administration by Nottingham-Trent University, United Kingdom, an honorary Doctor of Letters by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and an Honorary Doctorate in Management from the International Islamic University. Tun Ahmad Sarji is currently the Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad and Island & Peninsular Group (I&P Group). He is a member of the Board of Governors and Trustees, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Joint-Chairman of the Malaysia Commonwealth Studies Centre, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company except that he is a nominee director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, whose managed funds are a major shareholder of the Company.

Aged 65, Dato' Dr. Abdul Samad bin Mohamed is the Group Managing Director of NCB Holdings Bhd. He brings with him some 44 years of working experience in port and portrelated organisations, having served for nearly 20 years in 2 port authorities before joining Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (NMB) (then Klang Container Terminal Bhd) in 1986 as General Manager and Chief Operating Offi cer. He progressed to become Chief Executive 3 years later, taking over from an expatriate appointee. He joined the Board of NMB and was made Managing Director in 1993, shortly after the Company was listed on the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He remained in NMB until September 2000, when he was appointed Group Managing Director of NCB Holdings Bhd following the successful completion of the restructuring exercise.

Dato' Abdul Samad underwent formal training in ports and harbor management in Japan under a Colombo Plan Fellowship in 1973. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, he also sits on the Boards of Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Kontena Nasional Berhad, Klang Port Management Sdn Bhd and Northport Distripark Sdn Bhd.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company.

Aged 69, Tan Sri Dato' (Dr.) Ir. Wan Abdul Rahman bin Haji Wan Yaacob was appointed to the Board of NCB Holdings Bhd on 13 September 2001. He had a distinguished career with the Malaysia Public Works Department, which he served for a total of 32 years. He retired in 1996 as Director General, a position he occupied for 6 years. A 1965 graduate of the Brighton College of Technology, United Kingdom, in civil and structural engineering, Tan Sri Dato' (Dr.) Ir. Wan Abdul Rahman was conferred the Doctor of Engineering (Honorary) by the University of Birmingham in 1993. In 1993, he attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. He sits on the board of many listed and unlisted companies, in several of these cases as Chairman.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company except that he is a director in MMC Corporation Bhd, a company having a subsidiary engaged in the same fi eld of activities as Northport (Malaysia) Bhd.

Aged 63, Dato' Seri Dr. Haji Arshad bin Haji Hashim, was appointed to the Board of Directors of NCB Holdings Bhd on 20 February 2006. He served for over 30 years in the Malaysian Civil Service starting as the Assistant Secretary of the Economic Division in the Ministry of Finance and rising to the position of State Financial Officer of Penang in 1993. Amongst other positions held, was as Director of Bumiputera Participation Division, Prime Minister's Department, Penang, Director General of Tourism Malaysia and Deputy Secretary General (Finance and Development) Ministry of Education. He retired in the year 2005 as the Secretary General, Ministry of Information, Malaysia. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, a Master in Economics from University of Vanderbilt, USA and Bachelor of Arts (Econs) (Honours) degree from University of Malaya. He currently also sits on the Board of Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company, except that he is a director in Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad, a company having a subsidiary engaged in the same industry as Northport (Malaysia) Bhd.

Aged 67, Dato' Haji Rahmat bin Jamari joined the Board of Directors on 8 September 2000. He obtained his LLB from the University of Singapore in 1968. Upon graduation, he joined the Malaysian Judicial and Legal service and served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor, Magistrate and President of Sessions Court. He next joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1973 and served as an Officer in the Corporate Finance Department until 1976 following which he joined the law firm of Shearn Delamore & Co, and subsequently became a partner. He retired from the law firm Shearn Delamore & Co, but has since established the legal firm of Rahmat Lim & Partners. Dato' Haji Rahmat was the Chairman of Klang Container Terminal Bhd when it was privatised in 1986 and also Chairman of Klang Port Management Sdn Bhd when the rest of Port Klang was privatised in 1992. He has since resigned from Klang Port Management Sdn Bhd in year 2000. Presently, he is a director in Northport (Malaysia) Bhd.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company, except that he is a nominee director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, whose managed funds are a major shareholder of the Company. He is also a director of Schenker Logistics Sdn. Bhd, a company engaged in the same industry as Kontena Nasional Berhad.

Aged 68, Datuk Khoo Eng Choo joined the Board of Directors on 30 March 2009. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountant ("MICPA") and Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA"). He was awarded a Masters in Business Administration (Hons) from University of Bath, England.

For over a decade prior to 2002, Datuk Khoo has served in key leadership positions in Pricewaterhouse and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Malaysia, Asia and its World Firm. He had served in the capacity as an independent director in public listed companies and in senior capacities in the Councils of professional and management institutes in Malaysia and Asia. Currently he is the Chairman of Eckhoo Associate Sdn. Berhad and a director in Kontena Nasional Berhad.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company.

Aged 51, Dato' Zuraidah binti Atan was appointed to the Board of Directors of NCB Holdings Bhd on 22 February 2006. A member of the Malaysian Bar, she is currently in legal practice with her own legal firm, Chambers of Zuraidah Atan since year 2004. Starting her career as an officer in a bank, she has more than 25 years experience in the banking industry. She also served for a period as President/Chief Executive Officer of an investment bank.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Buckingham, England and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2004. A former student of Tunku Kurshiah College, Dato' Zuraidah also sits on the Boards of Universiti Utara Malaysia, KSDC Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd, Kenanga Fund Management Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Syarikat Malacca Straits Inn Sdn Bhd and Kumpulan Melaka Berhad.

Recently, she has also been appointed as Deputy Chairman of Melaka ICT Holdings Sdn Bhd. She is an arbitrator in the KL Regional Centre for Arbitration and serves as an Honorary Advisor to National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) a non-governmental organization engaged in cancer awareness and charity.

During the financial year, she attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. She does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company, except that she is a nominee director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, whose managed funds are a major shareholder of the Company.

Aged 73, Datuk Abdul Malek bin Abdul Aziz was appointed to the Board of Directors of NCB Holdings Bhd on 8 September 2000. He previously served for 38 years in the Malaysian Public Service, starting as an Assistant Secretary and retired as the Senior Deputy Secretary-General in the Prime Minister's Department. Amongst the key positions he previously held were Secretary to the National Security Council, Director-General of Immigration, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and Deputy Director-General of the Public Services Department. He was a Chairman by the Public Services Tribunal from 1991 till 1999. A law graduate from the University of Singapore, he also holds a Diploma in International Relations and attended a course at the Royal College of Defense Studies, United Kingdom. He is a Director of Sunway Holdings Berhad.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company.

Aged 65, Syed Agel bin Syed Salim joined the Board of Directors on 8 September 2000. An Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Syed Agel started his career with the Auditor-General's Office in 1969. In 1974, he joined Dunlop Malaysian Industries Bhd as its Internal Auditor and later on as EDP Project Manager. In 1983, he joined Permodalan Nasional Berhad where he served for 17 years initially as its Financial and Management Audit Manager and eventually retired in July 2000 as General Manager of its Unit Trust Division. Presently, he also serves on the Board of Hei Tech Padu Berhad and Kontena Nasional Berhad.

During the financial year, he attended all six (6) scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company, except that he is a nominee director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, whose managed funds are a major shareholder of the Company.

Datuk Nasarudin bin Md Idris, aged 55, was appointed to the Board of Directors of NCB Holdings Bhd on 6 July 2010. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of MISC Berhad, a subsidiary of PETRONAS. He is also the Chairman of Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad and serves on several boards, including Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad and AET Tanker Holdings Sdn. Bhd. Datuk Nasarudin graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Henley - The Management College (Brunel University), United Kingdom and has attended the Stanford Executive Programme at Stanford University, United States of America.

Datuk Nasarudin joined Petroliam Nasional Berhad ("PETRONAS") in 1978 and has held various positions within the PETRONAS Group including as Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development of PETRONAS; Group Chief Executive Officer, KLCC Holdings Berhad; Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning and Development Division; Executive Assistant to the President; General Manager, Retail Business of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad; General Manager, Corporate Development; and General Manager, Group Strategic Planning. He was also a Board member of PETRONAS, and is currently a member of the Management Committee of PETRONAS.

During the financial year, he attended all three (3) scheduled meetings of the Board since his date of appointment. He does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company, except that he is a nominee director of MISC Berhad, one of the major shareholders of the Company. He is also a director in MISC Integrated Logistics Sdn Bhd, a company engaged in the same field of activities as Kontena Nasional Berhad.