Directors' Profiles

Alan Hamzah Sendut
Aged 48, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director

Chairman of the Audit Committee
Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Risk Management Committee
Chairman of the ESOS Committee

Encik Alan Hamzah Sendut was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Company’s Board of Directors on 12 November 2003. He was then appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the ESOS Committee on 12 January 2007.

En Alan is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee at Mithril Berhad.

En Alan joined PriceWaterhouse London in 1982 where he subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW). He returned to Malaysia in 1986 where he held several finance positions with various subsidiaries of Shell Malaysia. Since 1992, En Alan has been the Group Finance Director for several companies including CarnaudMetalbox Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Tractors Malaysia Holdings Berhad and Consolidated Plantations Berhad. In 2006, he was transferred to Sime Darby Berhad as Director, Special Projects Division. In 2007, En Alan was appointed as Group Head, Global Services Centre.

He holds a Bachelors Degree in Accountancy and Computer Science from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. By qualification, En Alan is a Chartered Accountant and he is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

En Alan does not have any family relationship with any other Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company or any conflict of interest with the Company. Neither has he been convicted of any offences in the past 10 years.