Dagang NeXchange Berhad Annual Report 2018

36 Dagang NeXchange Berhad Annual Report 2018 Profile of Directors Gender / Age / Nationality Male / 60 / Malaysian Date of Appointment as Director/Group Managing Director 19 June 2014 (Retired on 22 January 2019) Date of Appointment as Executive Director 11 February 2019 Cumulative Length of Service 4 years 8 months (As at 12 April 2019) Date of Last Re-election 2 May 2017 Membership of Board Committees None Academic/Professional Qualification(s) Bachelor’s Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia Working Experience Zainal was appointed as Group Managing Director of the Company on 19 June 2014. He has retired at the age of 60 years on 22 January 2019 and subsequently is re- employed as Executive Director after the retirement period. Zainal is an accomplished industry leader with a wealth of experience in managing businesses and operations in high-technology and capital- intensive upstream oil and gas industry, and power generation utilities. He has demonstrated significant leadership experience in upstream exploration and production including offshore operations, and joint–venture management with strong partner relation experience with global players in the oil and gas sector. He also has in depth knowledge of major hydrocarbon producing areas in West Africa, North America and Asia Pacific in addition to leadership experience overseeing power business in the Middle East, North Africa, South East Asia and Australia. Serving as Chief Executive Officer of Malakoff Corporation Berhad, Zainal successfully spearheaded the company’s transformation into a leading international Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) with core businesses in power generation, renewable energy, water desalination and operations & maintenance services. Prior to Malakoff, Zainal had a long career at ExxonMobil spanning 28 years in various managerial and leadership roles at the multinational company’s business units and operations worldwide. Present Directorship(s) In Other Listed Entity None Present Directorship in Other Public Company Ping Petroleum Limited He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, has never been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any, and does not have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has never been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2018. Zainal attended all the six (6) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2018. ZAINAL ‘ABIDIN ABD JALIL Executive Director