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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Guideline
Code and/or Guide Description Company¡¯s Compliance or Explanation
BOARD MATTERS
The Board¡¯s Conduct of Affairs
1.1
1.2
What is the role of the Board?
The Board comprises six members of whom three are Independent Directors and three are
Executive Directors as follows:
Table 1 ¨C Composition of the Board
Name of Director
Designation
Han Keen Juan
Executive Chairman
Lim Tao-E William
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (¡°
CEO
¡±)
Chow Hui Shien
Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Ong Chin Lin
Lead Independent Director
Audrey Yap Su Ming
Independent Director
Zainudin Bin Nordin
Independent Director
The Board is entrusted to lead and oversee the Company, with the fundamental principle
to act in the best interests of the Company. In addition to its statutory duties, the Board¡¯s
principal functions are to:
(a) provide entrepreneurial leadership, set out overall long term strategic plans and
objectives for the Group and ensure that the necessary financial and human resources
are in place to meet its objectives;
(b) establish a framework of prudent and effective controls which enables risk to be
assessed and managed, including safeguarding of shareholders¡¯ interests and
the Company¡¯s assets, to review, assess and manage internal controls and risk
management;
