Dato’ Latif was appointed as Chairman of the Company on 20 August 2004. He was re-designated as Executive Chairman on 1 December 2004 and later as Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 1 June 2006 and on 15 August 2014, as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. He is currently a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee (“R&N Committee”) of the Company.

Dato’ Latif obtained the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in International Relations from University Malaya and Master of Science (Marine Law & Policy) degree from University of Wales. He had also attended the Senior Management Development Program at Harvard Business School. He is a member of Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport, United Kingdom.

Dato’ Latif started his career in 1975 with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attached to West Asian Desk. He later joined Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (“MISC”) as an Executive and was subsequently promoted to Assistant Manager, Liner Division of MISC. From 1982 to 1992, he was with Perbadanan Nasional Shipping Line Berhad (“PNSL”) where he held a number of senior positions and was instrumental in the formation of and heading a number of subsidiaries and joint venture companies within the PNSL Group. He was the General Manager, Business and Corporate Division of PNSL before opting to join Mitsui OSK Lines (M) Sdn Bhd (“Mitsui OSK”) in 1990 as a founder Director and remains as Chairman of Mitsui OSK after his retirement in 2005.

Presently, Dato’ Latif is the Chairman of Efficient E-Solutions Berhad.

Abdul Latif was appointed as Managing Director of the Company on 1 January 2005. He was re-designated as the Company’s Group Managing Director on 1 July 2005 and Non-Independent Non-executive Director on 25 January 2011. He was the Managing Director of Ancom Berhad’s Agricultural Chemicals division until his retirement in 2014.

Abdul Latif is currently a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from University Technology MARA, Malaysia and holds an MBA from University of Hull, England. He began his career in Asea Brown Boveri as a Substation Design Engineer in 1982 and subsequently headed its substation contracts department. He subsequently joined Groupe Schneider in 1992 as General Manager, Operations in charge of Power Transmission & Distribution sales, contract management and assembly workshop. In 1995, he joined EPE Power Corporation Berhad (“EPE”) as Senior General Manager - Power Distribution and in 2000 was appointed as a Chief Operation Officer, who in charge of the EPE Group’s power generation, transmission and distribution businesses. He became Managing Director of EPE in 2001. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Ranhill Power Berhad following the acquisition of EPE by Ranhill Berhad.

Safrizal joined the Board as Independent Non-executive Director on 24 December 2002. He is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the R&N Committee of the Company.

Safrizal gained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of New South Wales, Australia. He is a member of CPA Australia. He has vast working experience in both the consulting as well as the commercial sectors in various capacities in Australia and Malaysia. He joined the Fraser & Neave (F&N) Group in Malaysia in 2002 and was responsible for setting up F&N’s in-house Tax Department. Prior to joining the F&N Group, he was attached to a couple of the Big 4 Firms, with his last position being a tax director. His experience in the field of taxation totals more than 30 years. During his time as a tax consultant, Safrizal managed a diversified portfolio of clients comprising local and multinational corporations from various industries, namely, finance, telecommunications, advertising, construction, manufacturing, shipping and insurance. Safrizal was also extensively involved in the rendering of business advice and tax planning in a variety of situations including corporate restructuring, public listing exercises, business expansion, privatisation exercises, offshore investments and mergers and acquisitions.

Safrizal, who was an appointed Council Member of the Chartered Taxation Institute of Malaysia, has also conducted in-house training programmes and has chaired/spoken at public seminars on various tax matters.

Edmond joined the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 31 December 2011.

A Chartered Accountant by profession, he is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Association of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales as well as a Certified Financial Planner.

Edmond’s career started with a professional accounting firm in London where he was an Audit Manager. He was later the Manager in charge of portfolio investment in a merchant bank in Malaysia and subsequently in charge of the corporate planning and investment division in a public listed company in Malaysia.

He was the Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director and a member of the Investment Committee of Public Mutual Berhad. He was a former Task Force member on Islamic Finance for Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre (“LOFSA”), a former council member and Chairman of the Secretariat of the Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (“FIMM”) and a former member on the Securities Market Consultation Panel of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Edmond is a founder member and a past President of the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia.

Edmond is currently a director of Ancom Berhad and Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad. He is also the Chairman of Adventa Berhad as well as an Investment Committee Member and a Director of Manulife Asset Management Services Berhad.

Hock Chye joined the Board as Independent Non-executive Director on 5 December 2003. He is currently the Chairman of the R&N Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.

Hock Chye graduated with a LLB (Hons.) degree from the University of London, United Kingdom and holds a Certificate in Legal Practice.

He was formerly a consultant with an organisation promoting good corporate governance and practices in Malaysia. Prior to that, he was a Deputy Editor with the Star Newspaper, where he wrote for the Business Section.

A former panel speaker for Bursatra Sdn. Bhd. on Continuing Education Programmes for public-listed company directors, Hock Chye has been the Group Director of Strategic Planning & Corporate Affairs, HELP International Corporation Berhad since April 2008.

Currently, Hock Chye is also a director of Ancom Berhad.