Amirsham Bin A Aziz

Tan Sri Amirsham Bin A Aziz, male, a Malaysian, aged 71, is an independent non-executive director of Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad and was appointed to this position on 5 July 2019. He is also the chairman of the Audit Committee.

Tan Sri Amirsham is a non-executive director of Wearnes-StarChase Limited, a company incorporated in Singapore. In addition, he is an independent nonexecutive chairman of RAM Holdings Berhad, RAM Rating Services Berhad and Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd which manages Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust, a real estate investment trust listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Tan Sri Amirsham holds degree in Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from University of Malaya. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Tan Sri Amirsham was the president and chief executive officer of Malayan Banking Berhad from 1994 to 2008 before assuming the position as a minister in Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit and Department of Statistics from March 2008 to April 2009. On 1 June 2009, he was appointed as the chairman of the National Economic Advisory Council which he served until 31 May 2011. In addition, he served as the independent non-executive chairman of Bursa Malaysia Berhad from 1 March 2015 to 1 March 2019.

Tan Sri Amirsham does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder nor does he have any conflict of interests with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence in the past 5 years and there was no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.

He attended all the 5 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.