Dagang NeXchange Berhad Annual Report 2019

CORPORATE DISCLOSURES annual report 2019 41 Working Experience He has close to 20 years of experience in the field of capital markets and corporate finance where he was involved in fundraising exercise via equity and debt capital market, debt recovery, corporate restructuring and turn-around, valuation, financial modelling, financial due diligence and merger and acquisitions ("M&A"). Mohd Azhar was previously managing his own boutique financial advisory firm based in Kuala Lumpur advising corporations and entrepreneurs in raising capitals and other corporate matters. Prior to that, he served as a Business Development Director of Dagong Malaysia Rating Services Sdn. Bhd. where he was responsible to manage stakeholders in building up Dagong's brand, credibility, and visibility in the market. He was attached to Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (SME Bank) in August 2014 as Assistant Vice President and Head of Business Banking Department where he was responsible to develop and oversee the Corporate Finance Unit that deals with financing for Bumiputera SMEs to undertake M&A exercise, and Commercial Financing Unit that deals in a range of commercial financing products. He had also served as Senior Manager, Issuers Restructuring at Bursa Malaysia Berhad's Listing Division in 2010 where he was responsible in monitoring, evaluating and making recommendation on restructuring of PN17 and GN3 public listed companies before he joined Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad in 2013 as Senior Manager, Corporate Finance under the Group Strategy Division. Prior to that, he served as Senior Analyst in the Merger and Acquisition Department under the Corporate Planning and Development Division of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) where he was responsible for appraising M&A and business development opportunities for the entity. He had also served as Manager, Corporate Finance in BDO Capital Consultants Sdn. Bhd. in 2007, a corporate finance advisory arm of BDO Malaysia licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia. Mohd Azhar started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young in early 2000 before he joined the Securities Commission Malaysia in 2004. Present Directorship(s) In Other Listed Entity None Present Directorship in Other Public Company None 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 2019. Mohd Azhar attended one (1) out of the two (2) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019 since his appointment on 1 August 2019. Gender / Age / Nationality Male / 45 / Malaysian Date of Appointment as Independent Non-Executive Director 1 August 2019 Date of Re-designation as Executive Director: 1 February 2020 Cumulative Length of Service 8 months (As at 12 April 2020) Date of Last Re-election - Membership of Board Committees None MOHD AZHAR MOHD YUSOF Executive Director Academic/Professional Qualification(s) Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Honours) Finance, MARA University of Technology, Malaysia Diploma in Business Studies, MARA University of Technology, Malaysia