One of the Group’s most important attributes for success is its complement of dedicated, competent, experienced and innovative senior managers who run its separate operations.
F&N Holdings Berhad has a relatively young (mid-40s and early 50s) energetic management team, all professionals and committed to the objective of making the Group a world class organization.
Y.A.M. TENGKU SYARIF BENDAHARA PERLIS SYED BADARUDIN JAMALULLAIL IBNI ALMARHUM TUANKU SYED PUTRA JAMALULLAIL
Malaysian, age 64
Chairman of the Board, Independent and non-executive director
Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees
Member of the Audit Committee
Tengku Syed Badarudin graduated from CambridgeUniversity in 1968 with a Master of Arts degree in Law & History. From 1968 to 1978, he was employed and held various executive positions in Fraser & Neave (Malaya) Sdn Bhd. Currently Tengku is involved in his family business and he is a Director of Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Berhad / Hwang-DBS Investment Bank Berhad. He is also a board member of Yayasan Tuanku Syed Putra, a charitable foundation.
He was appointed to the Board on 8 February 1987 and on 27 February 2001 was appointed its Chairman. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
MR TAN ANG MENG
Malaysian, age 54 Non-independent and executive director Chief Executive Officer
Mr Tan is a Certified Public Accountant and was admitted to the membership of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1980.
From 1975 to 1981, he was employed in the Kuala Lumpur office of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, then known as Price Waterhouse. He then joined UMW. In 1983, he joined Guinness Malaysia Berhad as Assistant Chief Accountant. Following the merger between Guinness Malaysia Bhd and Malayan Breweries (M) Sdn Bhd, he was transferred to Malayan Breweries Limited in 1991 (which later changed its name to Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd) and worked in various executive capacities as well as in various regional offices in the group. His last position held was that of Regional Director based in Singapore with responsibility for the brewery operations in China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. In March 2001, he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Tan was appointed as the first director of F&N Capital Sdn Bhd upon the incorporation of the Company on 16 May 2008.
He was appointed to the Board on 24 May 2001. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
Y.BHG. DATO’ DR NIK NORZRUL THANI BIN NIK HASSAN THANI
Malaysian, age 49 Non-independent and non-executive director
Dato’ Dr Nik holds a Ph.D. in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and a Masters in Law from QueenMaryCollege, University of London. He read law at the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Dato’ Dr Nik also holds a Post-Graduate diploma in Syariah Law and Practice (with Distinction) from the International Islamic University of Malaysia. He is a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn and an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1985 and to the Malaysian Bar in 1986. He was a Visiting Fulbright Scholar, HarvardLawSchool in 1996 to 1997, and was formerly the Acting Dean/Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia. Dato’ Dr Nik is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (United Kingdom) and is also a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA).
Currently, Dato’ Dr Nik Norzrul Thani is a practising lawyer with Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Prior to joining Zaid Ibrahim & Co., Dato’ Dr Nik was with Baker & McKenzie (International Lawyers), Singapore.
He was appointed to the Board on 7 November 2006. During the financial year, he attended six of the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company except that he is a nominee director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, a major shareholder of the Company.
MR KOH POH TIONG
Singaporean, age 62 Non-independent and non-executive director Member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees
Mr Koh Poh Tiong is the Chief Executive Officer, Food & Beverage of Fraser and Neave, Limited. Previously, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (APB) from October 1993 to September 2008. He remains as a director of APB and retains directorships in most of APB’s operating companies in the region.
He is Chairman of the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), Chairman of the School Advisory Committee (SAC) of Gan Eng Seng School, a Director of PSA International Ltd and PSA Corporation Ltd, The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd and Board member of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Organizing Committee.
From April 2000 to March 2008, he was Chairman of the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA); and, a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council representing Singapore from January 1999 to August 2001. His previous directorships include National Healthcare Group Pte Ltd, Media Corporation of Singapore Pte Ltd, Television Corporation of Singapore Pte Ltd, Wildlife Reserves Singapore Pte Ltd and Jurong BirdPark Pte Ltd.
For his contributions to AVA, he was bestowed the Public Service Medal at the National Day Awards 2007. He also received the Service to Education Award from the Ministry of Education in 2007 and the 1998 DHL/The Business Times Outstanding CEO of the Year Award.
He was appointed as a director on 1 October 2008. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company except in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer, Food & Beverage of Fraser and Neave, Limited, a major shareholder of the Company.
MR LESLIE OSWIN STRUYS
Singaporean, age 72 Senior independent and non-executive director Member of the Audit, Nominating and Remuneration Committees
Mr Struys graduated from the University of Malaya in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
He joined Fraser and Neave, Limited in 1960 and in his career worked in numerous capacities in sales, marketing and production. He was based in various locations including KL and Ipoh and was the first Branch Manager of the new F&N bottling plant in Johor which was built in 1967. His last position was Product Manager in the soft drinks operations in Malaysia and Singapore in 1972. He was then transferred to Malaya Glass Berhad (which later became Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd.) as its General Manager and held that position until his retirement in December 1997. He was also a director of Malaya Glass Berhad from 1985 and later of Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd. until December 1997. He is also a director of Leeden Ltd based in Singapore.
He was re-appointed to the Board on 24 May 2001. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
Y.BHG. DATO’ ANWARRUDIN BIN AHAMAD OSMAN
Malaysian, age 66 Independent and non-executive director Member of the Audit Committee
Dato’ Anwarrudin Ahamad Osman graduated from the University of Malaya in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Upon graduation, he joined the Malaysian Civil Service in 1966 and served in the Ministry of Defence. In May 1975, he joined Petronas and served in various capacities until his retirement on 1 September 1998 as MD/CEO of Petronas Dagangan Berhad.
During the 23 years in Petronas, Dato’ Anwarrudin held various senior positions. He was the General Manager of Corporate Planning Division in 1984, General Manager, Human Resources Management Division in 1985 before heading the International Marketing Division of Petronas responsible for sales of crude and products and processing of crude. He was a member of the Asean Council On Petroleum (ASCOPE) technical committee for several years and spoke at the ASCOPE oil marketing management seminars and local seminars on prospects of bumiputera in the marketing and distribution industry; represented Malaysia in the OPEC/NON-OPEC dialogues from 1989 – 1991.
Currently, Dato’ Anwarrudin holds directorship positions in KKB Engineering Bhd and in several non-listed companies. He is also Executive Vice-Chairman of Yasmin Engineering Sdn Bhd (formally known as TDW Sdn Bhd).
He was appointed to the Board on 19 January 2005. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
MR ANTHONY CHEONG FOOK SENG
Malaysian, age 55 Non-independent and non-executive director Member of the Audit Committee
Mr Anthony Cheong is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Singapore.
He worked in the Audit & Corporate Advisory Services Division of Ernst & Young till 1989 when he joined CarnaudMetalbox Asia Ltd as Internal Audit Manager, later on assuming the position of Company Secretary. He joined the F&N Group in Times Publishing Ltd as Corporate General Manager (Group Finance) and Company Secretary in 2001. He was appointed the Group Company Secretary of the Fraser and Neave, Limited Group on 1 October 2002 and was a director from 1 February 2005 to 31 January 2008. He represents the F&N Group on the boards of a number of subsidiaries.
He was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2002. During the financial year, he attended all of the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. Except for his position as the Group Company Secretary of Fraser and Neave, Limited, a major shareholder of the Company, he does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
Y.BHG. TAN SRI DATO’ DR LINSEE YAN
Malaysian, age 70 Independent and non-executive director Chairman of the Audit Committee Member of the Nominating Committee
Tan Sri Lin is an independent strategic consultant. Qualified as Malaysia’s first Chartered Statistician, he graduated from the University of Malaya in Singapore and HarvardUniversity (where he received 3 degrees, including a PhD in economics). He is Pro-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and also Professor of Economics (Adjunct), Universiti Utara Malaysia, Professor of International Finance and Business (Adjunct), Universiti Malaysia Sabah as well as an Eisenhower Fellow and a Chartered Scientist, London.
Prior to 1998, he was Chairman/President and CEO of Pacific Bank and for 14 years previously, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, having been a central banker for 34 years. Dr. Lin continues to serve the public interest; some current appointments include: Member of the PM’s National Innovation Council and the PM's Economic Action Council Working Group, as well as a member of key Steering Committee at the Ministry og Higher Education; Economic Advisor, Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia; Member, Asian Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee; Governor, Asian Institute of Management, Manila; Member, Advisory Board of the Malaysian-Japanese University Centre; Trustee, Malaysia University for Science & Technology and Monash University (Sunway Campus); and Chairman Emeritus, Harvard Graduate School Alumni Council at Harvard University in Cambridge (USA) as well as Regional Director for Asia, Harvard Alumni Association at the University, and President, Harvard Club of Malaysia. Tan Sri advises and sits on the Boards of a number of publicly listed and private businesses in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong including Chairman, Cabot (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and is Director of Ancom Berhad, Genting Berhad, Genting Malaysia Bhd, Wah Seng Bhd, Jobstreet Corporation Bhd and KrisAssets Holdings Bhd.
He was appointed to the Board on 12 March 1996. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
MR LEE KONG YIP
Malaysian, age 65 Non-independent and non-executive director Member of the Remuneration Committee
Mr Lee graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor in Economics (Hons) majoring in statistics in 1969. He completed the Executive Program in the Graduate School of Business Administration in the University of California Berkeley, USA in 1988.
From 1969 to 1994, he has held various executive positions in the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and its finance subsidiary, the Oversea-Chinese Finance Company Berhad. In 1995, he was appointed the Executive Vice President and director of the OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, a post he held until his retirement in April 2000. He is a director of Overseas Assurance Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad, Overseas Assurance Corporation (Holdings) Bhd, Great Eastern Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad.
He was appointed to the Board on 10 May 2000. During the financial year, he attended seven of the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company except that he is a nominee director of Fraser and Neave, Limited, a major shareholder of the Company.
Y.BHG. DATO’ DR MOHD SHAHAR BIN SIDEK
Malaysian, age 62 Non-independent and non-executive director
Dato’ Dr Mohd Shahar bin Sidek graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) Hons in 1971. Upon graduation, he joined the Federal Treasury of Malaysia as Assistant Secretary. In 1980, he was transferred to INTAN as a lecturer where he completed his Masters in Economics (Public Administration) at the University of Malaya in the same year. He pursued his PhD in Public Finance at the Temple University, USA and completed it in 1989.
Upon completion of his doctorate in Finance, Dato’ Dr Mohd Shahar joined the PenangState as its State Financial Officer in 1991 and held the position until 1994. He was promoted as the Director General of Biro Tata Negara in 1994. In 1997, he was posted to the Federal Treasury of Malaysia as Secretary for the Supply and Procurement Division and was transferred to MAMPU as Deputy Director General in 1999. He was promoted as Director General of the Road Transport Department in the Ministry of Transport in 2000 until his retirement in April 2003.
He was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2003. During the financial year, he attended all the eight scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company except that he is a nominee director of Permodalan Nasional Berhad, a major shareholder of the Company.
MR HUANG HONG PENG
Singaporean, age 50
Non-indepedent and non-executive
Mr Huang Hong Peng is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Food & Beverage) of Fraser and Neave Group. ("F&N Group") He sits on the boards of F&N Group subsidiaries and associates.
Before his transfer to the F&N Group on 1 October 2008m he was the Regional Director, China/CEO’s office of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (APB), a subsidiary of Fraser and Neave, Limited and was responsible for brewery operations of the APB Group in the People’s Republic of China now consolidated under Heineken-APB (China) Pte Ltd. He joined the APB Group in November 1994 and has served in various positions in Myanmar and the People’s Republic of China. He also sits on the boards of APB Group subsidiaries and associates.
Before joining the APB Group, Mr Huang was Assistant Director, Airport Management in the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and has a degree in Air Transport from the Ecole National de I’Aviation Civile, Toulouse, France.
Mr Huang was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2009. During the financial year, he attended all the scheduled meetings of the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company nor does he have any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company except that he is a nominee director of Fraser and Neave, Limited a major shareholder of the Company.
Note : None of the above directors have any disclosable offences as required under the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
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