YBHG DATUK AZLAN ZAINOL
(57 years of age - Malaysian)
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
YBhg Datuk Azlan Zainol ("YBhg Datuk Azlan") was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Capital on 27 July 2005. He also serves as a Member of the Audit Committee, Group Nominating Committee and Group Remuneration and Human Resource Committee of RHB Capital.
YBhg Datuk Azlan is also currently the Chief Executive Officer of Employees Provident Fund Board ("EPF"). He has more than 27 years of experience in the financial sector, having been appointed as the Managing Director of AmBank Berhad and prior to that, as the Managing Director of AmFinance Berhad.
YBhg Datuk Azlan's other directorships in public companies include Rashid Hussain Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad (Chairman), RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (Chairman), Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, MCL Land Limited, ASIA Ltd and Commonwealth Africa Investments Limited.
ENCIK JOHARI ABDUL MUID
(50 years of age - Malaysian)
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Encik Johari Abdul Muid ("Encik Johari") was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Capital on 1 April 2005. He also serves as a Member of the Group Nominating Committee and Group Remuneration and Human Resource Committee of RHB Capital.
Encik Johari is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom.
Encik Johari has more than 27 years of experience in the financial sector. He started his career as a Money Market Dealer with Asian International Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1981. From 1983 to 1994, he was with CIMB, working in the Treasury Division and was made the Head of Treasury in 1988. He became the Senior Vice President of Institutional Sales in 1995, within a year of joining CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd ("CIMB Securities"), where he was responsible in setting up the Institutional Sales Team of CIMB Securities. Prior to joining Employees Provident Fund Board ("EPF") in August 2004, he was the Chief Investment Officer of ValueCap Sdn Bhd which he joined in February 2003. He is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Investment) of EPF.
Encik Johari's other directorships in public companies include Rashid Hussain Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad and RHB Islamic Bank Berhad.
YBHG DATUK HAJI FAISAL SIRAJ
(62 years of age - Malaysian)
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
YBhg Datuk Haji Faisal Siraj ("YBhg Datuk Faisal") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Capital on 24 May 2007. YBhg Datuk Faisal also serves as Chairman of the Group Nominating Committee as well as a Member of the Audit Committee and Group Remuneration and Human Resource Committee of RHB Capital.
YBhg Datuk Faisal is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
YBhg Datuk Faisal started his career in 1968 with KPMG, London. On his transfer from KPMG, London to KPMG, Kuala Lumpur, he was posted to KPMG Kota Kinabalu to take charge of KPMG's East Malaysia operations until 1976. YBhg Datuk Faisal joined the Malaysia Mining Corporation ("MMC") Group in 1976. He was the Group Executive Director and a Member of the MMC Board from 1981 to 1994. In 1995, he joined DRB-HICOM Berhad ("DRB-HICOM") as the Group Chief Financial Officer in the capacity of Senior Group Director, Financial Services and Treasury Division and was a member of DRB-HICOM Board, before his retirement in 2005.
YBhg Datuk Faisal's other directorship in public companies includes RHB Islamic Bank Berhad (Chairman) and RHB Insurance Berhad.
YBHG DATUK TAN KIM LEONG
(68 years of age - Malaysian)
Independent Non-Executive Director
YBhg Datuk Tan Kim Leong ("YBhg Datuk Tan") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Capital on 4 September 2007. YBhg Datuk Tan also serves as Chairman of the Group Remuneration and Human Resource Committee as well as a Member of the Group Risk Management Committee and Group Nominating Committee of RHB Capital.
YBhg Datuk Tan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
YBhg Datuk Tan is currently the Executive Chairman of BDO Binder Malaysia. With over 37 years of experience with major corporate and multinational organization, YBhg Datuk Tan has extensive knowledge in corporate finance and restructuring work. He was a former Board Member of Bursa Malaysia Berhad from 1997 until 2004.
YBhg Datuk Tan's other directorships in public companies include Goldis Berhad, MCIS Zurich Insurance Berhad, The Amoy Canning Corporation (Malaya) Berhad, Gul Technologies Singapore Ltd and Proton Automobiles (China) Ltd.
YBHG DATO' MOHAMED KHADAR MERICAN
(51 years of age - Malaysian)
Independent Non-Executive Director
YBhg Dato' Mohamed Khadar Merican ("YBhg Dato' Mohamed Khadar") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Capital on 1 January 2008.
YBhg Dato' Mohamed Khadar has had more than 20 years of experience in financial and general management. He served as an auditor and a consultant in an international accounting firm, before joining a financial services group in 1986. YBhg Dato' Mohamed Khadar has held various senior management positions in Pernas International Holdings Berhad (now known as Tradewinds Corporation Berhad), a company listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad between 1988 and April 2003, including those of President and Chief Operating Officer.
YBhg Dato' Mohamed Khadar is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is also a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
YBhg Dato' Mohamed Khadar's other directorships in public companies include Rashid Hussain Berhad, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, AirAsia Berhad and Astro All Asia Networks Plc.
MICHAEL J. BARRETT
(57 years of age - American)
Managing Director
Mr Michael J Barrett ("Mr Barrett") was appointed as a Managing Director ("MD") of RHB Capital on 8 October 2007.
Mr Barrett is currently also the Group MD for RHB Banking Group. He has vast banking experience spanning 30 years with Chase Manhattan Bank, USA N.A where his last position was as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Chase Manhattan Bank, USA N.A. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Alfred University, Alfred, New York and a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from Fordham University, Manhattan, New York.
Mr Barrett's other directorships include RHB Bank Berhad, RHB Islamic Bank Berhad, Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd, Financial Park (Labuan) Sdn Bhd, RHB Corporate Services Sdn Bhd, RHB International Trust (L) Ltd and RHB Bank (L) Ltd. He is also a Council Member of the Institut Bank-Bank Malaysia.
