B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S as at 2 August 2004

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1 20 C O R P O R A T E P R O F I L E B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S as at 2 August 2004 Dato Dr Mohamed Munir bin Abdul Majid Non-Executive Chairman Dato Dr Mohamed Munir, 56 years old and a Malaysian, joined the Board of Directors of Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS) on 1 June He was appointed Chairman on 1 August He is also a Director of Saujana Resorts (Malaysia) Berhad as well as a number of private limited companies. A graduate of the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Economics) degree, Dato Dr Mohamed Munir went on to earn a Ph. D in International Relations from his alma mater. During his years in London, he worked first as a part-time lecturer and then as a research analyst at Daiwa Europe. Upon his return to Malaysia in 1978, Dato Dr Mohamed Munir joined the New Straits Times Press as a journalist, ending his service there as Group Editor in He took on the appointment of Chief Executive Officer of Commerce International Merchant Bankers, later becoming its Executive Chairman. When the Securities Commission was set up in 1993, he served as its first Chairman until He was the Senior Independent of Telekom Malaysia Berhad ( ), the Chairman of Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad and Technology Resources Industries Berhad ( ).

2 21 Dato N Sadasivan A/L N N Pillay Independent and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman Dato Ahmad Fuaad bin Mohd Dahalan Managing Director Dato N Sadasivan, 64 years old and a Malaysian, joined the Board of Directors of Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS) on 1 December He was appointed Deputy Chairman on 20 July He chairs the Board s Tender Committee and is a Member of the Board Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. A holder of a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics, Dato N Sadasivan is currently Executive Chairman of SKA Management Consultants Sdn Bhd. He started his career as an economist with the Economic Development Board, Singapore, and subsequently served in various capacities with the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), including as Director of MIDA s Overseas Promotion Office in Dusseldorf, Germany. His last position with MIDA was as its Director-General. Dato N Sadasivan sits on the Board of Bank Negara Malaysia as well as Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, and is a Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad, PETRONAS Gas Berhad, Leader Universal Holdings Berhad, APM Automotive Holdings Berhad and Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad. Dato Ahmad Fuaad, 54 years old and a Malaysian, is currently Managing Director of MAS, a position he was appointed to on 1 April He is also a Member of the Board s Safety and Security Committee. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree, Dato Ahmad Fuaad served a few months with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before joining MAS in July At MAS, he has undertaken various assignments and held a number of positions in Malaysia as well as overseas. He had been Area Manager, firstly of the Philippines and then of France and Southern Europe; Regional Manager of Sarawak followed by Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore; and Vice-President of the Americas and later of the United Kingdom and Europe. Before his recent appointment as Managing Director, he was the Senior General Manager of Sales, Distribution and Marketing. Dato Ahmad Fuaad does not hold any directorships in other public companies. He has attended 10 out of 11 Board Meetings

3 22 Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Hussain Independent and Martin Gilbert Barrow Independent and Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz, 54 years old and a Malaysian, was first appointed to the Board on 1 January 2004 and is a Member of the Board s Nomination Committee and Safety and Security Committee. Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz holds a Bachelor of Economics in Business Administration degree from the University of Malaya and a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from Syracuse University, New York, USA. He has served the state of Sarawak in a number of capacities, including as Deputy Chairman of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation. He is currently Sarawak s State Secretary. He is also a Director of Borneo Housing Mortgage Finance Berhad and Koperasi Koppes Berhad. He has attended 2 out of 2 Board Meetings held during the financial year since his appointment to the Board of Directors of MAS. Mr Martin Gilbert Barrow, 60 years old and a British citizen, was first appointed to the Board on 29 August He chairs the Board s Safety and Security Committee. Mr Barrow obtained Oxford and Cambridge Board Examination A Levels in Science and Mathematics and subsequently attended courses in Finance and Marketing. He held various positions within the Jardine Matheson Group in Asia and the Middle East. He had been Managing Director of the Group s operations in Japan; President of the Group s affiliate, Olayan Saudi Holding Company, in Saudi Arabia; Regional Managing Director of Jardine s operations in Hong Kong and China; as well as Director of Jardine Matheson Limited at its Group Head Office. Mr Barrow was appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong as a Member of the Legislative Council from 1988 to Other public-related positions he had held included being a Member of Hong Kong s Aviation Advisory Board, Member of the island s new airport s Steering Committee and Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourist Association. He holds no directorship in Malaysia. He has attended 9 out of 11 Board Meetings held during the financial year.

4 23 Datuk Haji S Abdullah bin S Hassan Datuk Haji S Abdullah, 55 years old and a Malaysian, was first appointed a Director of MAS on 10 March He is a Member of the Board Audit Committee. After graduating from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Anthropology/Sociology, Datuk Haji S Abdullah has been pursuing a career in Sabah s Public Services. He has held positions in the Chief Minister s Department and is currently the Permanent Secretary of the state s Ministry of Finance. He also sits on the Board of Borneo Housing Mortgage Finance Berhad, Sabah Development Bank Berhad, Progressive Insurance Berhad and Saham Sabah Berhad. He has attended 7 out of 11 Board Meetings Dato Gumuri bin Hussain Dato Gumuri, 58 years old and a Malaysian, was first appointed to MAS Board of Directors on 20 May He is a Member of the Board s Tender Committee. Dato Gumuri is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He was with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and its predecessor firm, Price Waterhouse, from 1975 until his retirement on 30 June 2002 as a Senior Partner and Deputy Chairman of PWC s Governance Board. On 16 August 2002, he took up the position of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad. He is also a Director of Kurnia Setia Berhad. He has attended 9 out of 10 Board Meetings held during the financial year since his appointment to the Board of Directors of MAS.

5 24 Dato Zaharaah binti Shaari Dato Mohamed Azman bin Yahya Independent and Dato Zaharaah, 55 years old and a Malaysian, was first appointed to MAS Board of Directors on 1 October She is a Member of the Board Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Dato Zaharaah holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya and a Masters of Science in Transport Planning and Management from the Polytechnic of Central London, United Kingdom. She has been in public service since 1971 and her various appointments included being the Director of Air Transportation and International Affairs, Department of Civil Aviation; Principal Assistant Secretary, Aviation Division, Ministry of Transport; Director, Organisational Development, Public Services Department, Prime Minister s Department and Director of Budget, Ministry of Finance. In June 1999, she was appointed Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transport, a position she continues to hold today. She is also a Director of Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad and Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad. She has attended 9 out of 11 Board Meetings Dato Mohamed Azman, 40 years old and a Malaysian, was first appointed to the Board of Directors on 1 December He is the Chairman of the Board s Remuneration Committee and Member of the Nomination Committee. Dato Mohamed Azman is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, as well as Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia. He also holds a Bachelor of Science and Economics (First Class Honours) degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, United Kingdom. He practised as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG London before returning to Malaysia, where his career covered property development and merchant banking. He served Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad first as its Managing Director and then its Chairman. He was also Chairman of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee. Dato Mohamed Azman is currently Group Chief Executive and a Board Member of Symphony House Berhad. He also sits on the Board of the following public companies: Pharmaniaga Berhad, PLUS Expressways Berhad, Scomi Group Berhad and Khazanah Nasional Berhad. He has attended 9 out of 11 Board Meetings

6 25 Keong Choon Keat Independent and Mr Keong Choon Keat, 60 years old and a Malaysian, was first appointed to the Board on 16 April He serves as Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and is a Member of the Remuneration Committee. Mr Keong is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Member of the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants and Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He held senior finance positions in various companies and was the Executive Director of UMW Holdings Berhad before leaving for a career as an Accredited Consultant with DBM (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, his current occupation. Mr Keong sits on the Board of the following public companies: JT International Berhad, The Pacificmas Berhad, Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Negri Sembilan Oil Palms Berhad, Crest Builder Holdings Berhad and The Pacific Insurance Berhad. He has attended 11 out of 11 Board Meetings

7 26 Tengku Azmil Zahruddin bin Raja Abdul Aziz Alternate Director to Dato Gumuri bin Hussain Datu Haji Salleh bin Haji Sulaiman Alternate Director to Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Hussain Tengku Azmil Zahruddin, 34 years old and a Malaysian, was appointed as an Alternate Director to Dato Gumuri bin Hussain on 14 October A Chartered Accountant, Tengku Azmil Zahruddin is an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is also an Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, United Kingdom, and holds a Double First Class degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He is currently the Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer, Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad, a position he was appointed to in October Prior to this he was attached to the Audit and Business Advisory Services Division, PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and Hong Kong. He has attended 1 out of 3 Board Meetings held during the financial year since his appointment as Alternate Director to Dato Gumuri bin Hussain. Datu Haji Salleh, 54 years old and a Malaysian, was appointed as an Alternate Director to Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Hussain on 1 January Datu Haji Salleh holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Malaya and a Master of Education from the University of London, United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. He began his career in 1975 as an Education Officer/Teacher, before moving on to more senior positions in the Department of Education. He then went on to hold various management positions in government-related organisations that included the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation, Borneo Development Corporation Sdn Bhd, Bintulu Development Authority, Sarawak Foundation and Centre of Modern Management. He was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Communication before his current appointment as Deputy State Secretary of Sarawak. Datu Hj Salleh holds no other directorships in public companies in Malaysia. During the financial year, he did not attend any Board Meeting on behalf of Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Hussain.

8 27 Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Ghani Alternate Director to Datuk Haji S Abdullah bin S Hassan Encik Abdul Rahman, 53 years old and a Malaysian, was appointed as an Alternate Director to Datuk Haji S Abdullah bin S Hassan on 11 July After graduating from the University of Queensland, Australia, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Encik Abdul Rahman joined the Royal Customs and Excise Department. He then served in various senior positions in the State Civil Service, including statutory bodies and agencies. He was the Government Printer at the Sabah Government Printing Department before assuming his current position as Chief Executive Officer of Warisan Harta Sabah Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned investment holding company of the State Government of Sabah, on 17 April He is also a Director of a public company, Borneo Housing Mortgage Finance Berhad. Note 1 None of the Directors has any family relationships with any Director and/ or major Shareholder nor conflict of interests with MAS. 2 None of the Directors has been convicted for any offences (other than traffic offences if any). During the financial year, he did not attend any Board Meeting on behalf of Datuk Haji S Abdullah bin S Hassan.

9 28 C O R P O R A T E P R O F I L E M A N A G E M E N T C O M M I T T E E Dr Mohamadon bin Abdullah Senior General Manager Corporate Services After graduating from the University of Malaya, Dr Mohamadon bin Abdullah joined Malaysia Airlines in In his 30 years of service with the Airline, he has served in the Human Resources Division, covering areas such as Industrial Relations, Training & Development and Management Development, as well as in the Engineering, Passenger Sales, Cargo, Customer Service and Flight Operations Divisions. He was the Senior Vice-President, Flight Operations, before assuming his present position in June 2001.