Roland Kenneth Selvanayagam, aged 64, was appointed an Executive Director on 23 April 1998. From 1 July 2008, he was redesignated as Non-Executive Director as he left full-time employment to start his own business. On 28 March 2011 where having met the Listing Requirements criteria for Independent Director, the Board re-designated him to be an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He is also a member of the Audit Committee.
He is a professionally qualified accountant with over 35 years post qualifying commercial experience. Prior to his involvement with the MHB Group, he was employed variously within the British American Tobacco Group, Sears Roebuck Group, and the PT Mayora Indah Group – where he was the pioneer General Manager for their Malaysian operations.
He was President of the Malaysian Division of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants from June 1996 - May 1998. He is a recipient of the Institute's Bronze medal – awarded in recognition of services rendered to the Institute and the profession at large.
At various times, he has held directorships (listed & unlisted companies) in various countries including South Africa, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia