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Chairman
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Leo Moggie, 68 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 12 April 2004.
He holds a Masters of Arts in History from University of Otago, New Zealand and a Masters in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is the Chairman of the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Board Finance and Investment Committee. Tan Sri Leo Moggie sits on the Boards of Digi.Com Berhad and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad.
He held several senior ministerial positions both at the federal and state level prior to his appointment as Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad. Tan Sri Leo Moggie was the former Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia (1998-2004), Minister of Works (1989-1995), Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts (1978-1989 and 1995-1998) in the Federal Cabinet and Minister of Local Government (1977-1978) and Minister of Welfare Services (1976-1977) in the State Government of Sarawak.
He began his career as a Civil Servant and held various positions in the Sarawak State Civil Service from 1966 until 1974. He was also a member of Council Negeri Sarawak (1974-1978) and a Member of Parliament (1978-2004).
Tan Sri Leo Moggie attended all the 14 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. He has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Non-Independent Non- Executive Director
Datuk Nozirah binti Bahari,56 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of Tenaga Nasional Berhad as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 28 June 2011.She has a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.) (Urban Studies) from University of Science, Malaysia and a Diploma in Public Administration from Institute of Public Administration (INTAN). She is the Chairman of Board Tender Committee and a member of the Board Disciplinary Committee.
She has held various positions in the Government, amongst others as Deputy Under Secretary Procurement and Supplies Division, Ministry of Finance (2002 - 2004), Deputy Under Secretary Loan Management, Financial Market and Actuary Division (2005 - 18 March 2007), Under Secretary Loan Management, Financial Market and Actuary Division (19 March 2007 - 20 March 2011) and Director of Budget Management Division (21 March 2011 - 20 May 2011). She is currently the Deputy Secretary General (Management), Ministry of Finance.
Her directorships of public companies include Bank Perusahaan Kecil & Sederhana Malaysia Berhad (SME Bank) and Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad.
Datuk Nozirah has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company.She has no conflict of interest with the Company and has never been charged for any offence.
Non-Independent Non- Executive Director
Dato’ Mohammad Zainal bin Shaari, 46 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointed as Non- Independent Non-Executive Director on 31 March 2007. Dato’ Mohammad Zainal is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) of the United Kingdom. He is also a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).
He serves as member of the Board Audit Committee, Board Tender Committee, Board Finance and Investment Committee and Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He is presently the Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of Khazanah Nasional Berhad.
He has served in various positions in the private sector including with a public accounting firm in the United Kingdom (1984-1990) and with PricewaterhouseCoopers in year 1990 until 2002. He served a short stint with BinaFikir Sdn. Bhd. before joining Khazanah Nasional Berhad in October 2004.
Dato’ Mohammad Zainal attended 10 meetings out of 14 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. He has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Senior Independent Non- Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato’ Lau Yin Pin, 60 years of age and a Malaysian, is the Senior Independent Non- Executive Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad. He was appointed to the Board of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 25 September 1990. He is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) since 1979, a Fellow Member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom since 1981 and also a graduate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administration (ICSA), United Kingdom. He obtained the Diploma in Commerce (with Distinction), from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman.
He chairs the Board Audit Committee and sits on the Board Tender Committee.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lau Yin Pin has served in various capacities in the private sector including as a Public Accountant in Lau & Co. and also a Business and Financial Consultant in Perunding Niaga Sdn. Bhd.
He sits on the Board of YTL Power International Berhad and Media Chinese International Limited.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lau Yin Pin attended all the 14 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. He has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Fuad bin Jaafar, 66 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 15 March 2007. He is a holder of a Diploma in Technology from Brighton University, United Kingdom.
He sits on the Board Tender Committee, Board Disciplinary Committee and Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He has served in various capacities during his tenure with Tenaga Nasional Berhad holding positions such as Assistant Distribution Engineer, Senior District Manager, Construction Engineer, Assistant Senior Construction Engineer, Senior Construction Engineer, Deputy Chief Engineer/Assistant General Manager and Deputy General Manager. In January 1994, Dato’ Fuad became the General Manager for Transmission Division and later became the Senior General Manager for Energy Supply. On 4 September 1997, he was appointed as TNB’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director and subsequently on 16 October 2000, he was appointed as the President/Chief Executive Officer of Tenaga Nasional Berhad.
Dato’ Fuad attended 13 out of 14 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. He has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Independent Non- Executive Director
Dato’ Zainal Abidin bin Putih, 63 years of age and a Malaysian was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 1 May 2003. He serves as a member of the Board Audit Committee and also Board Finance and Investment Committee.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the England and Wales Institute. He has extensive experience in Public Accounting Practice and has held various positions such as Partner, Executive Director, Country Managing Partner and Chairman in the firm of Hanafiah Raslan & Mohamad which merged with Ernst & Young in year 2002.
Presently, he is the Chairman of Mobile Money International Sdn. Bhd. and a Trustee of IJN Foundation. He was the past Chairman of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB), Mentakab Rubber Company Berhad, Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, a past President of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountant, a past member of Multimedia & Communication Commission of Malaysia and past Advisor to Ernst & Young Malaysia.
He sits on the Boards of Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, ESSO Malaysia Berhad and Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad.
Dato’ Zainal Abidin attended 12 meetings out of 14 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. He has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Independent Non- Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato’ Hari Narayanan, 59 years of age and a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 1 March 1995. He holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Northumbria, England.
He is a member of the Board Audit Committee and Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He has vast experience in the field of electrical and electronics engineering and has held key positions at InchCape Berhad and Tamco Cutler-Hammer Sdn. Bhd. He is currently the Chairman of Noblemax Resources Sdn. Bhd. and Deputy Chairman in Emrail Sdn. Bhd.p>
Tan Sri Dato’ Hari Narayanan’s directorships in other public companies are S P Setia Berhad and Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad.
Tan Sri Dato’ Hari Narayanan attended 13 out of 14 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. He has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Independent Non- Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Siti Norma binti Yaakob, 69 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 12 September 2008. She graduated as a Barrister-at-law from Gray’s Inn, London. She also holds a Certificate in Public International Law in Post-Finals Course, Council of Legal Education, London.
She chairs the Board Disciplinary Committee and sits on the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Board Finance and Investment Committee.
She has held various senior positions in the Legal Service of Malaysia holding such positions as Senior Assistant Registrar, President of Sessions Court, Senior Federal Counsel of Attorney General’s Chambers, Deputy Public Trustee, Malaysia and Chief Registrar of Federal Court, Malaysia. She was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Malaya (1983-1994), Judge, Court of Appeal, Malaysia (1994-2000). Effective 1 January 2001, she was made a Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia and subsequently on 8 February 2005 she was elevated as Chief Judge of Malaya and held that position until 5 January 2007.
She currently sits on the Boards of KAF Investment Bank Berhad, RAM Holdings Berhad, RAM Rating Services Berhad and RAM Rating (Lanka) Limited.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Siti Norma attended 11 meetings out of 13 Board Meetings held in the Financial Year. She has never been charged for any offense and has no family relationship with any Director or Major Shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.
Chung Hon Cheong, 49 years of age and a Malaysian, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of Tenaga Nasional Berhad on 1 October 2010. He holds a qualification in Advance Computer Programming, CDS Computer Data Services.
He started his career in the early 80’s with the involvement in Information Technology (IT) and later in 2001 he joined E-Resource.com Sdn. Bhd., a company involved in conducting research and development in RFID applications, as a Managing Director. Thereafter, he joined Rexit Solutions Sdn. Bhd. in 2003 and later became a Managing Director of Rexit Venture Sdn. Bhd. He is presently the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of Rexit Berhad.
His directorships in other public company include Rexit (Labuan) Berhad.
Chung Hon Cheong has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and has never been charged for any offence.