FGV Annual Report 2013

Tan Sri Dr. SulaimanMahbob Independent Non-Executive Director Pengarah Bukan Eksekutif Bebas Tan Sri Dr. Sulaiman Mahbob, age 65, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 15 March 2014 as Independent Non-Executive Director of FGV. He is also a member of the Board Governance & Risk Management Committee. He graduated with a Degree in Economics at the University of Malaya in 1971. He then obtained his Master of Science from University of London in 1977 and Ph.D at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, NewYork in 1986. He also attended a course onWorld Currency reformat Havard University in 1999. He was conferred Honorary Doctorate in Economic Management by Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia in October, 2013. He is a former civil servant and has served the Malaysian Government for over 38 years, beginning in 1971. During the course of his civil service career, he served various ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, and the National Economic Action Council (NEAC), the latter during the East Asian financial crisis of 1997/1998. His last position was Director General of the Economic Planning Unit (2006-2009) of the Prime Minister’s Department. He has also served at the Institute of Integrity Malaysia (IIM), as its first founding President. During his tenure at the IIM (2004-2005) he established several work programmes to promote a culture of ethics and integrity within the public sector and also in the private sector in line with the Government’s National Integrity Plan. He was previously on the Board of National Petroleum Corporation (PETRONAS), Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) and the Companies Commission of Malaysia (of which he was the first Chairman). He now teaches economics and public policy as Adjunct Professor at the University of Malaya, and at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak and often contributes articles to the local media on the topics of economy, development, and public finance. He is currently a Director of Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group (MSWG) and is a member of the Board of several institutions including Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) and Jambatan Kedua SdnBhd, the latter being a company owned by theMinistry of Finance, which is given the task of implementing the Penang second bridge. He also sits on the Board of a subsidiary within Felda Global Ventures Group of Companies. Hehasno conflict of interestwith theCompany anddoesnot haveany family relationshipwith any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has not been convicted for any offences within the past ten years. Tan Sri Dr. Sulaiman Mahbob, berusia 65 tahun, warganegara Malaysia, dilantik sebagai Pengarah Bukan Eksekutif Bebas FGV pada 15hb Mac 2014. Beliau merupakan ahli Jawatankuasa Tadbir Urus & Pengurusan Risiko Lembaga Pengarah. Beliau menamatkan pengajian IjazahSarjanaMudaEkonomi daripadaUniversitiMalayapada tahun1971. Selepas itu, beliau memperoleh Ijazah Sarjana Sains daripada University of London pada tahun 1977 danPh.Ddi Maxwell School of Citizenship andPublic Affairs di SyracuseUniversity, NewYork pada tahun1986. Beliaupernahmengikuti kursus pembaharuanMatawangDuniadi Harvard University pada tahun 1999. Beliau dianugerahkan Ijazah Doktor Kehormat Pengurusan Ekonomi daripada Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia pada bulan Oktober 2013. Beliau adalah bekas penjawat awam dan telah berkhidmat dengan Kerajaan selama lebih 38 tahun semenjak 1971. Sepanjang berkhidmat sebagai penjawat awam beliau telah berkhidmat dengan pelbagai kementerian dan jabatan; termasuk Kementerian Kewangan, Kementerian Perdagangan DalamNegeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna dan Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Negara (MTEN), jawatan terakhir ketika berlaku krisis kewangan Asia Tenggara 1997/1998. Jawatan terakhir beliau adalah sebagai Ketua Pengarah Unit Perancang Ekonomi (2006-2009), Jabatan Perdana Menteri. Beliau juga pernah berkhidmat di Institut Integriti Malaysia (IIM) sebagai Presiden Pengasasnya. Sepanjang berkhidmat di IIM (2004-2005), beliau telah menubuhkan beberapa program kerja untuk menggalakkan budaya etika dan integriti dalam sektor awam dan sektor swasta, selaras dengan Pelan Integriti Nasional Kerajaan. Sebelum ini, beliau pernah menganggotai lembaga pengarah Perbadanan Petroleum Nasional (PETRONAS), Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (FELDA) dan Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (di mana beliau adalah Pengerusi pertamanya). Kini beliau mengajar ekonomi dan dasar awam sebagai Profesor Adjung di Universiti Malaya dan Universiti Tun Abdul Razak dan sering menyumbang rencana berkenaan topik ekonomi, pembangunan dan kewangan awamdi media tempatan. Kini beliau adalah Pengarah Kumpulan Pemantau PemegangSahamMinoriti (MSWG) danahli LembagaPengarahbeberapa institusi termasuk Bank Negara Malaysia, Institut Penyelidikan Ekonomi Malaysia (MIER), Institut Kajian Strategik dan Antarabangsa (ISIS) dan Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd, syarikat yang dimiliki oleh Kementerian Kewangan, yang diberikan tugas melaksanakan pembinaan jambatan kedua Pulau Pinang. Beliau juga adalah ahli Lembaga Pengarah sebuah anak syarikat di bawah Kumpulan Syarikat Felda Global Ventures. BeliautidakmempunyaisebarangkonflikkepentingandenganSyarikatdantidakmempunyai sebarang hubungan kekeluargaan dengan sebarang Pengarah dan/atau pemegang saham utama Syarikat. Beliau tidak pernah disabitkan dengan sebarang kesalahan dalam tempoh sepuluh tahun lepas. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lembaga Pengarah Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad 80