CHANGE IN AUDIT COMMITTEE3
Date of change : 19/08/2009
Type of change : Demised
Designation : Chairman of Audit Committee
Directorate : Independent & Non Executive
Name : Y.T.M Tunku Dato’ Dr. Ismail Ibni Almarhum Tunku Mohd Jewa
Age : 72
Nationality : Malaysian / Malay
Qualifications : Post Doctoral Special Auditor from Harvard University, the USA in 1984
Working experience and occupation :
He was a leading academician with an array of working experience. He began his career as a teacher with the Ministry of Education in 1961. He was the Senior Assistant of Sekolah Abdullah Munshi in Penang in 1968 and was promoted to Principal in 1969. He was the Dean of the School of Educational Studies in University Sains Malaysia from 1979 to 1992 and also the Professor of Educational Administration in University Sains Malaysia from 1988 to 1995. He was a member of Penang State Consumer Affairs Council since 1990 and President of the State of Penang Family Planning Association since 1979. He was the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of SLP Resources Berhad, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of CAB Cakaran Corporation Berhad and Independent Non-Executive Director of Oriental Holdings Berhad.
Directorship of public companies (if any) :
1. SLP Resources Berhad;
2. Oriental Holdings Berhad; and
3. CAB Cakaran Corporation Berhad
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer : Nil
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer : Nil
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries : 10,001
Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change) :
1. En. Ahmad Murad Bin Abdul Aziz – Member (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director)
2. Loo Hooi Beng – Member (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Remarks
Consequent to the demise of Y.T.M Tunku Dato’ Dr. Ismail Ibni Almarhum Tunku Mohd Jewa, the number of audit committee members has become two and pursuant to Paragraph 15.19 of the Main LR, PIE is given a period of three months (i.e. up to November 18, 2009) to appoint an additional Non-Executive Director as audit committee member to rectify the situation.