South African, 46

(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Prasheem Seebran joined the Board on 25 April 2016.

Presently, Mr. Prasheem is a Regional Executive of Sanlam Emerging Market’s (“SEM”) South East Asian operations. His role involves overlooking SEM’s investments in the region that currently comprises a life insurance company and general insurance company in Malaysia. He is also involved in expansion in the region, actively looking for partners that meets SEM’s criteria.

Mr. Prasheem holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2001 and is a qualified Actuary and Fellow of both the Actuarial Societies of South Africa and Malaysia. He has over 15 years of experience in Capital and Risk Management, General Insurance Pricing, Reserving, Product Development and Reinsurance Structuring and Optimization. Mr. Prasheem has been involved in management and strategy at a group level for the majority of his career with his current focus areas being capital optimisation and business strategy.

Before joining SEM, Mr. Prasheem acted as the Chief Actuary for a large South African general insurance company and prior to that was part of the senior management team of one of the world’s largest cell captive insurance companies. Mr. Prasheem is currently the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of MCIS Insurance Berhad.

Malaysian, 66

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dr. Loh joined the Board on 1 July 2019.

Presently he sits on the boards of Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and WTK Holdings Berhad.

Prior to that, he had accumulated more than 35 years of experience in banking with a few commercial and investment banks, and later served on the boards of Asian Finance Bank Berhad, MBSB Bank Berhad, YKGI Holdings Berhad and Transnational Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn. Bhd. He has also served as the Chairman of Rating Committee at MARC Ratings Berhad and was a Member of the Board Risk Committee of a State Economic Agency in Sarawak.

He holds a doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and is also an Advanced Management Program graduate from The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

Malaysian, 69

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)

Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.

Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.

He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.

Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.

Malaysian, 57

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.

Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.

He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.

In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.

Malaysian, 48

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Tan Chong Hin was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 3 January 2023.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from the University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at the University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) since 2003, and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) since 2022.

He had spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He currently sits on the board of several public and private limited companies.

2015 : 8

2016 : 7

2017 : 6

2018 : 6

2019 : 6

2020 : 6

2021 : 8

2022 : 6

South African, 46

(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Prasheem Seebran joined the Board on 25 April 2016.

Presently, Mr. Prasheem is a Regional Executive of Sanlam Emerging Market’s (“SEM”) South East Asian operations. His role involves overlooking SEM’s investments in the region that currently comprises a life insurance company and general insurance company in Malaysia. He is also involved in expansion in the region, actively looking for partners that meets SEM’s criteria.

Mr. Prasheem holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2001 and is a qualified Actuary and Fellow of both the Actuarial Societies of South Africa and Malaysia. He has over 15 years of experience in Capital and Risk Management, General Insurance Pricing, Reserving, Product Development and Reinsurance Structuring and Optimization. Mr. Prasheem has been involved in management and strategy at a group level for the majority of his career with his current focus areas being capital optimisation and business strategy.

Before joining SEM, Mr. Prasheem acted as the Chief Actuary for a large South African general insurance company and prior to that was part of the senior management team of one of the world’s largest cell captive insurance companies. Mr. Prasheem is currently the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of MCIS Insurance Berhad.

Malaysian, 66

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dr. Loh joined the Board on 1 July 2019.

Presently he sits on the boards of Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and WTK Holdings Berhad.

Prior to that, he had accumulated more than 35 years of experience in banking with a few commercial and investment banks, and later served on the boards of Asian Finance Bank Berhad, MBSB Bank Berhad, YKGI Holdings Berhad and Transnational Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn. Bhd. He has also served as the Chairman of Rating Committee at MARC Ratings Berhad and was a Member of the Board Risk Committee of a State Economic Agency in Sarawak.

He holds a doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and is also an Advanced Management Program graduate from The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

Malaysian, 57

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.

Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.

He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.

In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.

Malaysian, 48

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Tan Chong Hin was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 3 January 2023.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from the University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at the University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) since 2003, and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) since 2022.

He had spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He currently sits on the board of several public and private limited companies.

2015: 4

2016: 4

2017: 4

2018: 4

2019: 4

2020: 4

2021: 4

2022 : 4

Malaysian, 57

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.

Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.

He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.

In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.

Malaysian, 66

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dr. Loh joined the Board on 1 July 2019.

Presently he sits on the boards of Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and WTK Holdings Berhad.

Prior to that, he had accumulated more than 35 years of experience in banking with a few commercial and investment banks, and later served on the boards of Asian Finance Bank Berhad, MBSB Bank Berhad, YKGI Holdings Berhad and Transnational Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn. Bhd. He has also served as the Chairman of Rating Committee at MARC Ratings Berhad and was a Member of the Board Risk Committee of a State Economic Agency in Sarawak.

He holds a doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and is also an Advanced Management Program graduate from The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

South African, 46

(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Prasheem Seebran joined the Board on 25 April 2016.

Presently, Mr. Prasheem is a Regional Executive of Sanlam Emerging Market’s (“SEM”) South East Asian operations. His role involves overlooking SEM’s investments in the region that currently comprises a life insurance company and general insurance company in Malaysia. He is also involved in expansion in the region, actively looking for partners that meets SEM’s criteria.

Mr. Prasheem holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2001 and is a qualified Actuary and Fellow of both the Actuarial Societies of South Africa and Malaysia. He has over 15 years of experience in Capital and Risk Management, General Insurance Pricing, Reserving, Product Development and Reinsurance Structuring and Optimization. Mr. Prasheem has been involved in management and strategy at a group level for the majority of his career with his current focus areas being capital optimisation and business strategy.

Before joining SEM, Mr. Prasheem acted as the Chief Actuary for a large South African general insurance company and prior to that was part of the senior management team of one of the world’s largest cell captive insurance companies. Mr. Prasheem is currently the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of MCIS Insurance Berhad.

Malaysian, 69

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)

Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.

Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.

He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.

Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.

Malaysian, 48

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Tan Chong Hin was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 3 January 2023.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from the University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at the University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) since 2003, and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) since 2022.

He had spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He currently sits on the board of several public and private limited companies.

2015 : 5

2016 : 4

2017 : 4

2018 : 6

2019 : 5

2020 : 6

2021 : 5

2022 : 5

Malaysian, 66

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dr. Loh joined the Board on 1 July 2019.

Presently he sits on the boards of Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and WTK Holdings Berhad.

Prior to that, he had accumulated more than 35 years of experience in banking with a few commercial and investment banks, and later served on the boards of Asian Finance Bank Berhad, MBSB Bank Berhad, YKGI Holdings Berhad and Transnational Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn. Bhd. He has also served as the Chairman of Rating Committee at MARC Ratings Berhad and was a Member of the Board Risk Committee of a State Economic Agency in Sarawak.

He holds a doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and is also an Advanced Management Program graduate from The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

South African, 46

(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Prasheem Seebran joined the Board on 25 April 2016.

Presently, Mr. Prasheem is a Regional Executive of Sanlam Emerging Market’s (“SEM”) South East Asian operations. His role involves overlooking SEM’s investments in the region that currently comprises a life insurance company and general insurance company in Malaysia. He is also involved in expansion in the region, actively looking for partners that meets SEM’s criteria.

Mr. Prasheem holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2001 and is a qualified Actuary and Fellow of both the Actuarial Societies of South Africa and Malaysia. He has over 15 years of experience in Capital and Risk Management, General Insurance Pricing, Reserving, Product Development and Reinsurance Structuring and Optimization. Mr. Prasheem has been involved in management and strategy at a group level for the majority of his career with his current focus areas being capital optimisation and business strategy.

Before joining SEM, Mr. Prasheem acted as the Chief Actuary for a large South African general insurance company and prior to that was part of the senior management team of one of the world’s largest cell captive insurance companies. Mr. Prasheem is currently the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of MCIS Insurance Berhad.

Malaysian, 69

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)

Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.

Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.

He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.

Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.

Malaysian, 57

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.

Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.

He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.

In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.

Malaysian, 48

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Tan Chong Hin was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 3 January 2023.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from the University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at the University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) since 2003, and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) since 2022.

He had spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He currently sits on the board of several public and private limited companies.

2015 : 6

2016 : 7

2017 : 4

2018 : 6

2019 : 4

2020 : 4

2021 : 3

2022 : 5

Malaysian, 69

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee)

Mr. Lim Tian Huat joins the Board on 31 January 2020.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is the Founding President of Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia and its current council member.

Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. Mr. Lim founded Lim Tian Huat & Co. and Andersen Group of Companies in 2010 and Rodgers Reidy & Co. in 2014. He was a Partner in Ernst & Young from 2002 to 2009, in charge of restructuring and insolvency. Prior to that, he was with Arthur Andersen from 1979 to 2001, first 7 years in assurance before focusing in restructuring and insolvency. He became a Partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the global corporate finance practice, including restructuring and insolvency.

He was appointed as a Member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) by the Domestic Trade Minister under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and upgrade the Companies Act which resulted in the new Companies Act, 2016. In addition, Mr. Lim was a Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission from 1998 to 2002.

Mr. Lim currently serves as Managing Partner of Lim Tian Huat & Co., Rodgers Reidy & Co. and Managing Director of Andersen Group of Companies. He sits on the boards of Anglo-Eastern Plantation PLC and Majuperak Holdings Berhad as a Senior Independent Director, PLUS Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Director besides holding directorships in several private limited companies.

South African, 46

(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director; Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Prasheem Seebran joined the Board on 25 April 2016.

Presently, Mr. Prasheem is a Regional Executive of Sanlam Emerging Market’s (“SEM”) South East Asian operations. His role involves overlooking SEM’s investments in the region that currently comprises a life insurance company and general insurance company in Malaysia. He is also involved in expansion in the region, actively looking for partners that meets SEM’s criteria.

Mr. Prasheem holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2001 and is a qualified Actuary and Fellow of both the Actuarial Societies of South Africa and Malaysia. He has over 15 years of experience in Capital and Risk Management, General Insurance Pricing, Reserving, Product Development and Reinsurance Structuring and Optimization. Mr. Prasheem has been involved in management and strategy at a group level for the majority of his career with his current focus areas being capital optimisation and business strategy.

Before joining SEM, Mr. Prasheem acted as the Chief Actuary for a large South African general insurance company and prior to that was part of the senior management team of one of the world’s largest cell captive insurance companies. Mr. Prasheem is currently the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Director of MCIS Insurance Berhad.

Malaysian, 66

(Independent Non-Executive Director; Chairman of the Nominating Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dr. Loh joined the Board on 1 July 2019.

Presently he sits on the boards of Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and WTK Holdings Berhad.

Prior to that, he had accumulated more than 35 years of experience in banking with a few commercial and investment banks, and later served on the boards of Asian Finance Bank Berhad, MBSB Bank Berhad, YKGI Holdings Berhad and Transnational Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn. Bhd. He has also served as the Chairman of Rating Committee at MARC Ratings Berhad and was a Member of the Board Risk Committee of a State Economic Agency in Sarawak.

He holds a doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and is also an Advanced Management Program graduate from The Wharton School, at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

Malaysian, 57

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Dato’ Foong Chee Meng was appointed as an Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 1 September 2022.

Dato’ Foong holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Law and Masters of Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dato’ Foong has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice and is currently a Managing Partner of a niche corporate boutique law firm, Foong & Partners which he set up in 2003. Aside from being an Advocate & Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, he is also a practicing Advocate & Solicitor at the Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

He had previously practiced at Baker & McKenzie in Sydney and returned to Malaysia in 1993 to continue his practice at Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Dato’ Foong was made a partner in 1996 where he was subsequently appointed the Head of the Corporate & Commercial and Foreign Investment of Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

Dato’ Foong has been involved in structuring and executing major mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures in various industry groups which comprise manufacturing, property, construction, telecommunications, food and newsprint industries.

He also advises local and foreign companies and investors on a wide variety of corporate matters including foreign investments, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and acquisitions of Malaysian businesses.

In 1999, Dato’ Foong had published his first publication titled “Guide to mergers and acquisition in Asia” and be an author of the chapter on “Partnership” and “Franchising” in the Malaysia Precedents and Forms, Commercial Precedents in 2002.

Malaysian, 48

(Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee)

Mr. Tan Chong Hin was appointed to the Board of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad on 3 January 2023.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from the University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at the University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) since 2003, and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) since 2022.

He had spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He currently sits on the board of several public and private limited companies.

2015 : 1

2016 : 2

2017 : 1

2018 : 2

2019 : 1

2020 : 1

2021 : 1

2022 : 1