Tunku Dato’ Ya’acob bin Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah Aged 51, Malaysian Executive Chairman Member of the Executive Committee Tunku Dato' Ya'acob bin Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah is the Non-Independent Executive Chairman of the Company and was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 7 October 2002. He was the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 11 October 2002 before being redesignated as the Executive Chairman on 26 August 2008. He sits on the Boards of Khyra Legacy Berhad, Mycron Steel Berhad, MAA Group Berhad [formerly known as MAA Holdings Berhad] ("MAAG"), MAAKL Mutual Berhad, Melewar Group Berhad, Maveric Ltd (listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange), Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. (listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange) and several other private limited companies. Tunku Dato' Ya'acob graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Economics and Accounting from City University, London. An accountant by training, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He started his career as an Auditor with Price Waterhouse, London from 1982 to 1985 and subsequently joined Price Waterhouse Kuala Lumpur from 1986 to 1987. He joined Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad in 1987 and retired as its Chief Executive Officer in 1999. He currently holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Mycron Steel Berhad and Executive Chairman of MAAG. Tunku Dato' Ya'acob sits on the executive board of several trade associations, specifically, the Federation of Public Listed Companies (FPLC) as Vice President and the Federation of Malaysia Investment Managers (FIMM) as President. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for MAA Medicare Kidney Charity Fund and the Budimas Charitable Foundation. Tunku Dato' Ya'acob is the brother to Tunku Yahaya @ Yahya bin Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah and the husband to Datin Ezurin Yusnita binti Abdul Malik. Tunku Dato' Ya'acob is deemed to be interested in the Company by virtue of him being the ultimate beneficial owner of Melewar Equities (BVI) Ltd and Melewar Khyra Sdn Bhd, the substantial shareholder of the Company. His shareholding in the Company is disclosed on page 28 of the Annual Report. Tunku Dato' Ya'acob does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company. Tunku Dato' Ya'acob does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has had no conviction for any offences within the past ten (10) years. Complete CV