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Date of Appointment as Chairman of S P Setia Berhad: 3 January 2019
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 12/12

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”)
Certified Practising Accountant, Australia
Court of Emeritus Fellows, Malaysian Institute of Management

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

Chairman, Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad
Chairman, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
Chairman, Lembaga Zakat Selangor
Chancellor, SEGi University

Past Relevant Experiences:

Chairman, Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad
Chairman, EON Bank Berhad
Chairman, DRB- Hicom Berhad
Chairman, Lembaga Tabung Haji Investment Panel
Chairman, Malakoff Corporation Berhad
Chairman, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Chairman, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad
Chairman, Media Prima Berhad
Chairman, Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd
Chairman, Uni Asia General Insurance Berhad
Chairman, Uni Asia Life Assurance Berhad
Director, Bangkok Bank Berhad
Director, Maxis Communications Berhad
Group Managing Director, Amanah Capital Partners Berhad
Financial Accountant, Malaysian Airlines Systems Berhad

Membership of Board Committee
Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad except by virtue of being a nominee Director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

DATUK CHOONG KAI WAI

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 1 October 2021
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 5/5

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

BSc (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, The City University London, United Kingdom

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

President and CEO of S P Setia Berhad
Chairman, Perumahan Kinrara Berhad
Trustee, S P Setia Foundation

Past Relevant Experiences:

Chief Executive Officer of Setia (Melbourne) Development Company Pty Ltd

Membership of Board Committee:
Member of Executive Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

MR PHILIP TAN PUAY KOON

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 11 September 2015
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 12/12

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

First Class Honours B.A. Degree in Business Studies (Accounting and Finance), North-East London Polytechnic, United Kingdom
Oxford International Executive Programme
Stanford-NUS Executive Programme
IMD-SIDC Advance Business Management Programme
INSEAD Strategic Management in Banking Programme
Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
Associate Fellow, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers
Adjunct Faculty, Iclif Executive Centre, Asia School of Business (in collaboration with MIT Sloan)

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

Chairman, MEPS Currency Management Sdn Bhd
Chairman, Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (established by Bank Negara Malaysia)
Director, Citibank Berhad
Director, Payments Network Malaysia Sendirian Berhad
Non-Public Interest Director, Private Pension Administrator Malaysia
Director, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park (Guangxi) Development Co. Ltd

Past Relevant Experiences:

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Emerging Market Sales & Trading, Asia Pacific, Citibank NA
Director, Citibank Malaysia (L) Limited
Director, Risk Treasury, Asia Pacific, Citibank NA
Country Treasurer & Head of Financial Markets, Citibank Berhad
Has held various senior management positions in the MUI Group
Chairman, Malaysian Electronic Payment Sdn Bhd
Director, Danajamin Nasional Berhad
Director, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad
Director, Cagamas Berhad

Membership of Board Committee

Chairman of Finance and Investment Committee
Member of Audit Committee
Member of Nomination Remuneration Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

DATO’ HALIPAH BINTI ESA

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 29 August 2014
Date of Redesignation as Independent Non-Executive Director: 28 February 2018

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics, University of Malaya
Master of Economics, University of Malaya
Certificate in Economic Management, IMF Institute, Washington
Certificate in Economic Management, Kiel Institute for World Economics, Germany
Certificate in Advanced Management Programme, Adam Smith Institute, London, United Kingdom

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

Director, Cagamas Berhad
Director, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Past Relevant Experiences:

Chairman & Founding Director of Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre
Chairman, Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad
Director, Bank Pertanian Malaysian Berhad
Director, Employees Provident Fund Berhad
Director, Inland Revenue Board
Director, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad
Director, Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation
Director, MISC Berhad
Director, Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering Berhad
Director, NCB Holdings Berhad
Director, Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Director, Malaysia Thailand Joint Development Authority
Director, UDA Holdings Berhad
Director, Putrajaya Holdings
Director, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (“FELDA”)
Director-General, Economic Planning Unit (“EPU”) in the Prime Minister’s Department and has held various senior positions in the EPU
Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Finance

Membership of Board Committee

Chairman of Executive Committee
Member of Risk Management Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

DATO’ ZURAIDAH BINTI ATAN

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 16 December 2014
Date of Re-designation as Independent Non-Executive Director: 28 February 2018

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

LL. B (Hons), University of Buckingham, England
Certificate in Legal Practice, Malaysia
Member of the Malaysian Bar
Harvard Business School Executive Education Program (“Making Corporate Boards More Effective”)

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

Chairman, IATSS Forum (Japan) National Committee, Malaysia, an annual ASEAN-JAPAN Leadership Training programme for young professionals, who are sent to Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Honorary Advisor, The National Cancer Society of Malaysia
Trustee, S P Setia Foundation
Sole proprietor, Chambers of Zuraidah Atan

Past Relevant Experiences:

Director, Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad
Chairman, Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa / Student Volunteers Foundation
Director, bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Director, Commodities and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia
Director, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
Director, Malaysia Building society Berhad
Director, Milux Corporation Berhad
Director, NCB Holdings Berhad
Director, Northport (Malaysia) Berhad
Director, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Berhad
Director, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Public Interest Director, bursa Malaysia Berhad, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad and Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad
Arbitrator, KL Regional Centre for Arbitration
CEO and President, Affin Merchant bank Berhad
Independent Member, Consultation and Corruption Prevention Panel of Malaysian Anti- Corruption Commission

Membership of Board Committee

Chairman of Audit Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

TENGKU DATO’ AB. AZIZ BIN TENGKU MAHMUD

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 12 January 2015
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 12/12

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

Master of Business Administration (“MBA”), Cranfield Institute of Technology, United Kingdom (“UK”)
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, UK
Diploma in Management with Merit, Malaysian Institute of Management
Member, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Member, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia
Member, Malaysian Institute of Management

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

CEO, PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd

Past Relevant Experiences:

Head, Property Development, Sime Darby Property Berhad
Head, Property, Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad
CEO, Guthrie Property Development Holding Berhad

Membership of Board Committee

Member of Risk Management Committee
Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

DATO' MERINA BINTI ABU TAHIR

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 17 November 2021
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 3/3

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”)
Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountant (“MIA”)
Member, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”)
Member, ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

Director, Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Member, Malaysia Institute of Accountants Education Board
Member, ACCA Global Forum on Governance, Risk and Performance

Past Relevant Experiences:

CFO, Lembaga Tabung Haji
Held various key positions in Malaysia Airlines Berhad / Malaysian Airline System Berhad, Amanah Capital Partners Berhad and Sime Darby Berhad
Chairperson, ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee
Council Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Membership of Board Committee

Member of Audit Committee
Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Declaration:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

DATO' AZMI BIN MOHD ALI

Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Director of S P Setia Berhad: 3 March 2016
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 12/12

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

LLB (Hons), University of Malaya
LLM in US & Global Business Law, University of Suffolk, Boston, USA

Skills Matrix and Industry Experience:
Current Principal Appointments:

Senior Partner, Azmi & Associates
Director, Maybank Islamic Berhad
Director, Sapura Energy Berhad
Member, Appeals Committee of Bursa Malaysia Berhad
Director, Worldwide Holdings Bhd
Director and Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
Director, TerraLex

Past Relevant Experiences:

Director, Sime Darby Berhad
Director, Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad
Director, CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad
Director, Cliq Energy Berhad
Director, Seacera Group Berhad
Director, Perbadanan Nasional Berhad
Director, Financial Reporting Foundation
Director, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Director, UiTM Holdings Sdn Bhd
Director, Yayasan Putra Business School
Trustee, Endowment Fund, University of Technology Malaysia
Adjunct Professor of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Adjunct Professor of Law, International Islamic University Malaysia
Partner, Hisham, Sobri & Kadir
Associate, T.Tharu & Associates
In-house counsel, PETRONAS

Membership of Board Committee

Member of Finance and Investment Committee

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

MR SHERANJIV A/L M SAMMANTHAN

Malaysian

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) in University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Accounting Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (Additional Information: Fellow Institute)

Experiences:

February 2020 - Present

Fitrah Capital Associates LLC
Co-Founder / Executive Director

March 2021 - Present

The Hive
Adviser

May 2010 - December 2019

Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Executive Director Investments and Head of MD's office

September 1991 - May 2010

Price Waterhouse / PricewaterhouseCoopers
London and Kuala Lumpur
Partner of the Firm from June 2006 to May 2010

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

DATO' TENGKU MARINA BINTI TUNKU ANNUAR

Malaysian

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, University of London, United Kingdom
(a) Business Sustainability Management Course (b) Sustainability Leadership Lab (c) Rewiring Leadership for High Impact, University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainability
Nestle Leadership Programme, London Business School, United Kingdom
(a) Advocacy in International Affairs (b) Global Health Diplomacy Executive Course, The Graduate Institute Geneva

Experiences:

July 2016 - Present

Asia-Pacific Region Head, Corporate Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Nestle S.A.

June 2010 - June 2016

Global Public Affairs Lead, Nestle S.A.

October 1997 - May 2010

Group Director, Corporate Affairs, Communications and Wellness, Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad

October 1988 - 1997

Corporate Communications Manager, Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad

September 1986 - September 1988

Public Relations & Communications Manager in Hospitality Industry
Public Relations Officer in Malaysia Airlines, United Kingdom Office

DECLARATION:

Does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director(s) and / or major shareholder(s) of S P Setia Berhad
Has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years
Has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2021

Audit Committee

1. Dato’ Zuraidah Binti Atan (Chairman)
2. Philip Tan Puay Koon
3. Dato' Merina Binti Abu Tahir

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Tender and Projects Committee

Dato’ Halipah Binti Esa (Chairman)
Datuk Choong Kai Wai
Dato’ Merina Binti Abu Tahir
Mr Sheranjiv A/L M Sammanthan

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Finance and Investment Committee

Mr Philip Tan Puay Koon (Chairman)
Dato’ Azmi Bin Mohd Ali
Dato’ Merina Binti Abu Tahir
Mr Sheranjiv A/L M Sammanthan

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Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Y.A.M. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Anwar Jamalullail (Chairman)
Mr Philip Tan Puay Koon
Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Bin Tengku Mahmud
Dato’ Tengku Marina Binti Tunku Annuar

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Risk Management Committee

Mr Sheranjiv A/L M Sammanthan (Chairman)
Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Bin Tengku Mahmud
Dato’ Halipah Binti Esa
Dato’ Zuraidah Binti Atan

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Sustainability Committee

1. Dato’ Tengku Marina Binti Tunku Annuar (Chairman)
2. Dato’ Merina Binti Abu Tahir
3. Tengku Dato’ Ab. Aziz Bin Tengku Mahmud
4. Mr Sheranjiv A/L M Sammanthan

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