DATO’ MOHD SALLEH BIN HASHIM
Age 77, Male, Malaysian (Non-Independent Executive Chairman)
Dato’ Mohd Salleh Bin Hashim (“Dato’ Mohd Salleh”) graduated from the University of Malaya in 1970 with a Degree in Bachelor of Economics.
He was appointed to the Board on 31 March 1993 and was nominated as the Managing Director of the Company from 22 June 1996 to 26 February 2006. He was appointed as an Executive Chairman on 27 February 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Dato’ Mohd Salleh held various senior positions in Perak State Development Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Dato’ Mohd Salleh is a major shareholder of the Company by virtue of his direct interest and indirect interest held via Juitaneka Sdn. Bhd. which is also a major shareholder of the Company. He is the father of Puan Syerleena Binti Mohd Salleh, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs & Human Resource and the father-in-law of Encik Nasrul Shahrin Bin Mohd Nasir, the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Dato’ Mohd Salleh does not sit in any Board Committee. He attended all five (5) BoardMeetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
TAN SRI DATO’ (DR) CHEW CHEE KIN
Age 79, Male, Malaysian (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Chew Chee Kin (“Tan Sri Chew”) graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) Degree from the University of Malaya. He attended the Program in Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1980.
Tan Sri Chew started his career as a Trainee Executive in UMW (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. in 1974. He was the Group General Manager (Operations) of Sunway Group in 1981 and was subsequently promoted to Deputy Group Managing Director (Operations) of the Sunway Holdings Berhad Group in 1989. In 1995, he was promoted to Group Managing Director of the Sunway Holdings Berhad Group and President of the Sunway Holdings Berhad Group in 1999. Upon the completion of the merger of Sunway City Berhad and Sunway Holdings Berhad in 2011, Tan Sri Chew was designated as the President of Sunway Berhad. He has more than 30 years’ experience in general management, quarrying, construction, building materials, trading and manufacturing businesses.
Tan Sri Chew was appointed to the Board on 18 May 1998 and represents Fortuna Gembira Enterpris Sdn. Bhd. the major shareholder of the Company on the Board. He is currently a director of Sunway Berhad and Sunway Construction Group Berhad.
Tan Sri Chew does not sit in any Board Committee. Tan Sri Chew attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
DATO’ HAJI MOHAMAD TAHIRUDDIN BIN MOHD TAHIR
Age 82, Male, Malaysian (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Dato’ Haji Mohamad Tahiruddin Bin Mohd Tahir (“Dato’ Tahiruddin”) graduated with a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Malaya in 1970. He also holds a Master of Business Administration obtained from the Drake University in the United States of America in 1983. He attended the Oxford Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in January 1998.
Prior to his appointment as a Director of the Company on 4 October 1988, he was the Deputy General Manager of the Perak State Development Corporation. He was the Managing Director of the Company from 1989 to 1992.
Dato’ Tahiruddin is a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Dato’ Tahiruddin does not sit in any Board Committee. He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
MANOHAR HASAN BIN AMEER ALI
Age 69, Male, Malaysian (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Encik Manohar Hasan Bin Ameer Ali (“Encik Manohar Hasan”) obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1978 and in 1979, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Operational Research, from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom.
He further obtained a Masters Degree in Management Science from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom in 1980. In 2009, he obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Management from Charles Sturt University, Australia. He joined Andersen Consulting & Co in 1980 and in 1981, he joined Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad. Encik Manohar Hasan’s last position with the bank was as Manager of Project Finance. In 1991, he joined Shapadu Corporation Sdn. Bhd. as the Assistant General Manager, Corporate Affairs up to 1992 when he left for the Company after accumulating a total of 14 years of experience in corporate affairs. He was the General Manager of the Company from 1 January 1993 to 22 June 1996.
Encik Manohar Hasan was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director on 22 June 1996. He relinquished his executive functions and redesignated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company 1 January 2010. He was further re-designated as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 May 2012.
Encik Manohar Hasan has served as an Independent Director of the Company for a cumulative period of more than 12 years as of 26 May 2024, and has been redesignated as a Non-Independent Director on 26 May 2024.
He is also a member of the Risk Management Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He attended all five (5) Board Meetings during in the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
CHONG CHANG CHOONG
Age 66, Male, Malaysian (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Mr. Chong Chang Choong (“Mr. Chong”) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics and Accountancy from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England in 1980. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has more than 20 years of experience in banking, stocking, corporate finance and portfolio fund management.
In 1980, Mr. Chong started his career as an Article Clerk in Robson Rhodes, a
chartered accountant firm in London. He returned to Malaysia in 1984 and he was a Corporate Banking Officer with Bumiputera Merchant Bankers Bhd. Subsequently, he held various positions in different financial institutions, including John Hancock Life Insurance Berhad and DMG K&N Kenanga Berhad. He was the General Manager – Investments of Public Mutual Berhad from 1995 to 2004. Under his guidance, Public Mutual Berhad won numerous fund management awards.
Mr. Chong joined Sunway Group as the Director of Group Corporate Affairs on 1 December 2010 and he was responsible for overseeing the corporate finance and treasury functions. Upon the listing of Sunway Berhad, he was redesignated to Chief Financial Officer of Sunway Berhad and subsequently, assumed his role as Group Chief Financial Officer of Sunway Berhad. Effective from 3 July 2023, he relinquishes his position as Group Chief Financial Officer and assumed the role of Advisor in the President’s Office. Subsequently, he is re-designated to Senior Special Advisor in the Chairman’s office in 2024.
Mr. Chong was appointed to the Board on 16 February 2015 and represents Fortuna Gembira Enterpris Sdn. Bhd., the major shareholder of the Company on the Board.
Mr. Chong does not sit in any Board Committee. Mr. Chong attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
AB GHAUS BIN ISMAIL
Age 71, Male, Malaysian (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Encik Ab Ghaus Bin Ismail (“Encik Ab Ghaus”) obtained a First Class Honours
Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in 1975 under the Colombo Plan scholarship.
In 1976, he joined Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. taking up various technical
and commercial positions. In 1982, he joined MMC Bhd as the Coal Manager in
the marketing division. Encik Ab Ghaus left MMC Bhd in 1985 and started his own company, GMA Resources Sdn. Bhd. in which he is the Executive Chairman. Encik Ab Ghaus has diversified into other businesses and investments in his private capacity.
Encik Ab Ghaus was appointed to the Board on 3 December 2018. He is the Chairman of Risk Management Committee of the Company. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Encik Ab Ghaus attended four (4) out of five (5) Board Meetings held during the
financial year ended 31 December 2024.
DR. MOHD NORDIN BIN MOHD ZAIN
Age 66, Male, Malaysian (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Dr. Mohd Nordin Bin Mohd Zain (“Dr. Mohd Nordin”) was appointed to the Board on 11 February 2021. He is a Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
He is currently a director of AmBank Islamic Berhad, AmMetLife Takaful Berhad, Beverly Heights Homeowners Berhad and MARC Ratings Berhad.
Dr. Mohd Nordin obtained his Doctorate Degree in Strategic Management from
Strathclyde University, United Kingdom in 1995. He graduated from the Western Michigan University, Michigan, United States of America (“USA”) in 1981 with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and in 1983 he obtained his Masters in Accounting from the University of Arkansas, USA. In 2023, he completed a program at the Harvard Business School USA.
Dr. Mohd Nordin is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”), a Fellow member of CPA Australia (FCPA) and a Fellow member of Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) Australia (“IPA”) (FIPA). He also served as a council member of CPA Australia and MIA and was a founding member of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board.
Dr. Mohd Nordin previously sat on the Board of various international bodies, such as Accounting & Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIF) in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and the IPA in Melbourne. He also served as an investment committee member of a subsidiary of AIA Berhad and as a member of the Public Accountants Oversight Committee in Brunei.
Dr. Mohd Nordin attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
DATO’ HAZIMAH BINTI ZAINUDDIN
Age 63, Female, Malaysian (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Dato’ Hazimah Binti Zainuddin (“Dato’ Hazimah”) was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2023. She is the Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Dato’ Hazimah is the Founder and Group Executive Chairman of Hyrax Oil Sdn. Bhd., a global player in manufacturing high performance lubricants for more than 30 years and was recently awarded the F&L (Fuels and Lubricants) Asia Lifetime Achievement Award 2025.
She served as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Perbadanan Nasional
Berhad (“PERNAS”) (up to 16 February 2025) and as PERNAS’ Nominee Director in FBE Ventures Sdn. Bhd. (up to 29 October 2024). Dato’ Hazimah is a Senior Director on the Board of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (“MATRADE“) and Chairman of MATRADE’s Human Resources Committee. She is also a Permanent Member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Malaysia and Council Member of the Industry Excellence Award (AKI), all within the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
A dedicated advocate for gender diversity, Dato’ Hazimah sits on the Board of
Trustees of the National Welfare Foundation of Malaysia under the Ministry of
Women, Family and Community Development. Whilst in the non-governmental
organisations (NGO), she is a Founder and Vice Chairman of the Women
Leadership Foundation (WLF).
Amongst Dato’ Hazimah’s global accolades include the inaugural EY Woman
Entrepreneur of The Year 2002, SME Corp. Malaysia & Deloitte’s National Women Entrepreneur Award 2014, APEC Iconograph Malaysian Women Entrepreneur 2015, OIC International Woman Muslim World Rania Award 2017, MATRADE Women Export Award 2018, Commonwealth Women Entrepreneur Award 2018 and ASEAN Outstanding Business Award 2023.
Dato’ Hazimah attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Other than traffic offences, none of the Directors has had any convictions by a court of law within Malaysia or elsewhere, of
* an offence in connection with the promotion, formation or management of a corporation;
* an offence involving bribery, fraud or dishonesty or where the conviction involved a finding that he acted fraudulently or dishonestly; or
* an offence under the securities laws or the corporation laws of the listed issuer’s place of incorporation,
within a period of 5 years from date of conviction or if sentenced to imprisonment, from the date of release from prison, as the case may be.