Board of Directors - About Us

Board of Directors

About Us

Tan Sri Dr. Azmil Khalili Dato’ Khalid

Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee

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Dato’ Azmir Merican

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

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Dato’ Mohd Izani Ghani

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

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Dato’ Noorazman Abd Aziz

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee

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Robert Tan Bun Poo

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of Audit Committee

Member of Board Tender Committee

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Elakumari Kantilal

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of Board Tender Committee
Member of Audit Committee

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Dato’ George Stewart LaBrooy

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of Board Governance and Risk Committee

Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

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Emily Kok

Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of Audit Committee
Member of Board Tender Committee

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Rowina Ghazali Seth

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee

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TAN SRI DR. AZMIL KHALILI DATO' KHALID

59, Male, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Appointed on 24 May 2019
Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee

Tan Sri Dr. Azmil Khalili Dato' Khalid holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Hertfordshire, England, and Northrop University, Los Angeles, United States of America. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He was conferred Doctorate of Science (Honorary) from University Hertfordshire, England.

He began his career with a United Kingdom company, Tarmac National Construction. Upon his return to Malaysia, he worked for Trust International Insurance and Citibank NA.

Tan Sri Dr. Azmil was the President and Chief Executive Officer of both The AlloyMtd Group and ANIH Berhad from April 2011 to August 2017. He joined MTD Capital Bhd in 1993 as General Manager of Corporate Planning and held the position of Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Director in March 1996 before assuming the position as Group President and Chief Executive Officer of The MTD Group from April 2005 to April 2011. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of MTD Capital Bhd's listed subsidiary namely, MTD ACPI Engineering Berhad and was also the Chairman of MTD Walkers PLC, a foreign subsidiary of MTD Capital Bhd listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the Republic of Sri Lanka.

Tan Sri Dr. Azmil also sits on the Boards of UEM Sunrise Berhad, Reach Energy Berhad and ANIH Berhad. He is the Chairman of the Malaysia-Philippines Business Council.

DATO' AZMIR MERICAN

48, Male, Malaysian

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

Dato' Azmir Merican holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, United States of America.

He was appointed to the Board on 4 December 2012 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and was re-designated as Executive Director on 1 February 2014. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2014.

He started his career as an investment analyst and later worked as a manager in the financial advisory arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. His corporate advisory experiences include dealings with corporations, multinational and institutions involved in construction and engineering, real estate development, plantations, manufacturing, oil and gas, venture capital, fund management and stockbroking.

While at CIMB Investment Bank Berhad, he was part of the team that established the bank's private equity business and was involved in various aspects of its operations including fund structuring and fund raising, investment evaluation and structuring, monitoring and execution of divestment plans.

He was the Group Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of AWC Berhad where he led the successful restructuring and transformation of the company into a leading provider of engineering services and solutions and integrated facilities management in Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East.

He joined UEM Group Berhad as the Group Chief Operating Officer, Business Units in October 2012 and brought along with him a wealth of cross functional experience from his background in financial advisory and as a business operator.

His current directorships in companies within the UEM Edgenta Group includes Edgenta PROPEL Berhad, Opus Group Berhad and subsidiaries operating in Singapore, Indonesia, India and the United Arab Emirates.

DATO' MOHD IZANI GHANI

51, Male, Malaysian
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 22 October 2019
Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Dato' Mohd Izani Ghani is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), class of 1991. He subsequently obtained his professional qualification from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and was conferred fellowship in 2000. He is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF).

He was appointed as an Executive Director of UEM Group Berhad (“UEM Group”) on 1 January 2019 and subsequently re-designated as the Managing Director on 1 August 2019.

He has over 27 years of investment and management experience and prior to joining
UEM Group, Dato' Mohd Izani was the Executive Director, Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad ("Khazanah") where he oversaw its Turkey Regional Office. He was formerly Khazanah's Chief Financial Officer where under his leadership, the Government's strategic investment arm issued many landmark sukuk transactions including exchangeable and Social Impact Sukuk. He had also previously served at Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd and Renong Group.

Dato' Mohd Izani currently sits on the Board of UEM Group as well as UEM Group of Companies including PLUS Malaysia Berhad, Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad, UEM Sunrise Berhad, UEM Builders Berhad, Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad or CIMA, Konsortium ProHAWK Sdn Bhd, Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd, as well as Chairman and Board Member of PLUS Expressways International Berhad. Dato’ Mohd Izani is also a Member of Board of Trustees of Yayasan UEM and a Member of Board of Governors of Kolej Yayasan UEM or KYUEM.

DATO' NOORAZMAN ABD AZIZ

64, Male, Malaysian
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 2 October 2018

Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee

Dato' Noorazman Abd Aziz was appointed to the Board of UEM Edgenta Berhad (Edgenta) on 2 October 2018. He also sits on the Board of several UEM Group of Companies including UEM Sunrise Berhad, PLUS Malaysia Berhad and PT Lintas Marga Sedaya in Indonesia where he is a Vice President Commissioner.

He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan UEM, the philanthropic arm of UEM Group, and Chairman of Board of Trustees of International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF).

Dato' Noorazman obtained his BSc (Finance) degree from Louisiana State University, USA. He has over 37 years of experience in banking & finance, investments and capital markets having served as Executive Director, Investments in Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Managing Director of Fajr Capital Ltd (a Khazanah investee company) and held key positions in Citigroup, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA), to name a few.

In 2005, Dato' Noorazman was named as the winner of the first Asian Banker Achievement Award for Islamic Finance. He is a practicing member of the Association of Chartered Islamic Finance Professionals (ACIFP) as well as a member of the Investment Panel of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Persaraan (KWAP) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also sits on the Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC) for Ancora Fund Management Co. in Indonesia and Meridiam Infrastructure Fund Management Co. in France.

ROBERT TAN BUN POO

69, Male, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 9 May 2013
Chairman of Audit Committee

Member of Board Tender Committee

Robert Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Newcastle, Australia in 1973 and obtained his Chartered Accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia in 1976. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), Malaysian Institute of Taxation and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Robert Tan is currently in accounting practice providing auditing, due diligence, liquidation, advisory and other related services. He was a Senior Partner with Deloitte and has more than 40 years of audit experience in serving both private and public companies, locally and internationally, in industries which included banking, insurance, construction and property development, manufacturing and engineering.

He was also involved in leading assignments related to outsourced internal audits and risk management services, initial public offerings, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and financial due diligence.

He was a council member of MICPA and served as a member in the Accounting and Auditing Technical Committee, Financial Statements Review Committee and Investigation Committee of MICPA. He currently serves as a Board member of the Auditing & Assurance Standards Board, Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Robert Tan also sits on the Board of QL Resources Berhad, RCE Capital Berhad, Amcorp Properties Berhad, AmMetLife Takaful Berhad and AmInvestment Bank Berhad.

ELAKUMARI KANTILAL

62, Female, Malaysian
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 22 October 2001
Chairman of Board Tender Committee
Member of Audit Committee

Elakumari holds a Master of Science in Finance and Accounting from University of East Anglia, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Accounting from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Besides her executive education in IMD Switzerland, she has also attended the Harvard's Premier Business Management Programme. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

She started her career in the Government sector in 1981 and held various positions within the sector, namely in the Accountant General's Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance ("MOF"). During her stint in MOF, she was involved in the monitoring and restructuring of companies, including debts of non performing companies held by MOF (Inc).

She was actively involved in the establishment of Khazanah Nasional Berhad ("Khazanah") whilst in the MOF. She was in Khazanah since its establishment in 1994, moving from the position of Senior Manager to Director in the Investment Division from 2004 until 2017. During her tenure in Khazanah, she undertook investments, divestments, corporate and strategy restructuring and reorganisation, monitoring and management for value creation of companies in the property, telecommunication, infrastructure and services sectors.

Elakumari also sits on the Board of TIME dotCom Berhad and Danajamin Nasional Berhad.

DATO' GEORGE STEWART LABROOY

68, Male, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 1 December 2017
Chairman of Board Governance and Risk Committee

Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Dato' Stewart is a Member of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Studies from the University of Sheffield in United Kingdom.

Dato' Stewart was the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Axis REIT Managers Bhd until December 2015. Axis REIT was the first Shariah compliant listed Industrial REIT in the world and the first REIT to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in August 2005. During that time, he worked to establish REITs as an important component of the capital markets in Malaysia. He spearheaded the formation of the Malaysian REIT Managers Association where he served as its Chairman for 5 years and is currently serving as its Hon Secretary. He is also a Board Member of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA).

He has over 43 years of experience in industrial design, manufacturing, operations management, property development, REIT and Funds management. He is a prominent speaker on the subject of real estate investment trusts and has presented numerous papers at conferences globally.

He currently serves as Executive Chairman of Area Management Sdn Bhd, the manager of the AREA Industrial Development Fund 1 which develops high grade industrial projects and estates in Malaysia.

He was also instrumental in the establishment of Alpha REIT, Malaysia's first unlisted Islamic REIT focused on Education assets, where he serves as Chairman of Alpha REIT Managers Sdn Bhd, the manager of Alpha REIT.

EMILY KOK

53, Female, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 30 March 2018
Member of Audit Committee
Member of Board Tender Committee

Emily Kok holds a Master in Entrepreneurial Studies & Enterprise Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematical and Information Sciences from La Trobe University, Australia.

Emily comes from a diverse background of venture capital, private equity, management and entrepreneurship. She has co-founded several businesses. Among these are Rentwise Sdn Bhd, Malaysia's only homegrown, privately held independent lessor specialising in operating leases of IT equipment to the corporate sector. She was CEO and Chairman, 2006 to 2011. Other businesses Emily has co-founded are in the IT, financial services and FMCG space.

Emily has more than 12 years in direct investment, a significant part of that with 3i Group plc as Vice President for the Asia Pacific region, 1998 to 2003, where she was part of the pioneering team establishing 3i's investment presence in Asia. Her portfolio ranged from new technology to brick and mortar in both b2b and b2c verticals.

She was on the Board of eALCadvisors, an Asian regional company in digital lead generation for the financial services sector; Egraphon Technologies, a Singapore application development company designing interactive Front-End Sales processes for the financial and medical industries; and The Company of Extraordinary, a Singapore foodbased company with import/export activities and a café.

Currently, Emily is on the Board of Governors of ICAN College, a health sciences and business college in Kuala Lumpur.

ROWINA GHAZALI SETH

58, Female, Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed on 1 August 2018
Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Member of Board Governance and Risk Committee

Rowina graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University, United States.

She began her career at SHELL in the Information Technology Division in 1985, then assumed various local and global positions in SHELL's upstream, downstream and business operations. She rose to senior positions, including as SHELL Malaysia's General Manager Corporate Affairs and Director of SHELL Business Services Sdn Bhd.

Her last position was Director, Government Affairs at SHELL Malaysia, building the function from inception and pioneering the lead role.

As a senior member of SHELL's management, she has more than 30 years' experience in the Oil & Gas industry, in all aspects of strategic government relations, external and reputation management.

Rowina also sits on the Boards of Velesto Energy Berhad and Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad.