Encik Ahmad Zubir Zahid was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2022. Prior to that, he was appointed to WMSB on 17 May 2021 and resigned on 31 December 2021.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, United States. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom in 1996.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is an Associate of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Business Valuation Specialist of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. He is also a holder of a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence issued by the SC for the regulated activity of advising on corporate finance and a licensed approved company auditor by the Ministry of Finance.

Encik Zubir is currently a Director of Zulu Capital Sdn Bhd, a private equity fund management company registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) that he co-founded in 2014 that invests in unlisted companies primarily in the food and beverage and retail industries. He is also an Executive Director of Thinkat Advisory Sdn Bhd, a boutique corporate finance advisory firm licensed by the SC. He also managing partner of Zubir Chang & Co. PLT is a limited liability partnership and a licensed audit firm.

En Zubir was independent Direcor of Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd from April 2016 to March 2021. He was has over seven years’ experience within the offshore oil and gas industry, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of three separate offshore construction companies. Before setting up Zulu Capital Sdn Bhd and Thinkat Advisory Sdn Bhd, he was CFO of Daya Offshore Construction Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Daya Materials Berhad that provides subsea construction services. Prior to that, he was CFO of Labuan Shipyard & Engineering Sdn Bhd, an offshore and marine services contractor, and SapuraAcergy Sdn Bhd, a seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor. These two companies were joint venture companies within the Sapura Energy Berhad group of companies.

Prior to joining the oil and gas industry, he spent over a decade in the financial services industry as a management consultant, investment banker and auditor with Ethos Consulting, ECM Libra, CIMB Investment Bank and PwC Malaysia, respectively.

He was appointed as a member of the Risk Management Committee on 1 January 2022 and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee on 1 March 2022.

Datuk Siti Zauyah was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2022. Prior to that, she was appointed to WMSB on 17 May 2021 and resigned on 31 December 2021.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Reading, United Kingdom in 1982 and obtained Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) in 1989. She later obtained a Master in Business Administration (International Banking) from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1995 and attended the Oxford High Performance Leadership Programme at Said Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK) in 2010.

Datuk Siti Zauyah began her career in civil service in 1982 as a Quantity Surveyor with the Public Works Department and later moved on to hold several other positions with a higher learning institution and several private sectors before pursuing her Diploma in Public Administration at INTAN. Upon graduation, she joined the Ministry of Finance Malaysia (MOF) and served in the Contract Management Division as Assistant Secretary from 1989 to 1993 before pursuing her Master and graduating in 1995. She continued to serve as Assistant Secretary with the Tax Division and Finance Division at MOF before being promoted as Principal Assistant Secretary in 2001.

In 2003, she was seconded to the Asian Development Bank, Manila as Director’s Advisor until August 2006. Upon her return, she continued her service with MOF in the Loans Management Division and was appointed as the Deputy Secretary (Economy, Public Transportation and Infrastructure), Investment, MOF (Inc.) and Privatisation Division in April 2008. She was promoted as Secretary, Loan Management Division in November 2012 and later as Secretary, Government Investment Company Division on 13 January 2014 and subsequently serve as Director of National Budget, National Budget Office from 12 December 2014 until 1 February 2016. Datuk Siti Zauyah was then appointed the Deputy Secretary General (Policy) from 2 February 2016 until her retirement on 13 November 2019.

Datuk Siti Zauyah is currently a Director of Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Cagamas SRP Berhad and a Member of Board of Trustee of Capital Market Development Fund.

She was appointed as the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee on 1 January 2022 and a member of the Audit Committee on 1 March 2022.

Ms. Diana Tung Wan LEE was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2022.

She is a qualified accountant and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University of Melbourne. She is an Associate of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Ms. Lee was appointed as Non-Executive Director of Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte. Limited, the trustee-manager (“Trustee-Manager”) of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (“HPH Trust”, a business trust listed on Singapore Exchange) on 1 January 2022 and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (“Hutchison Ports”).

She has extensive experience in financial and accounting matters as well as financial reporting and regulatory compliance. Prior to her appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Hutchison Ports, she had been the Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of the Trustee-Manager since May 2016 after having been appointed as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Trustee-Manager in February 2011.  Ms. Lee was also the Finance and Legal Director and Company Secretary of Yantian International Container Terminals and served as a member of HPH Trust Exco, a committee of executives that determines strategy for HPH Trust. 

She was appointed as a member of the Risk Management Committee on 1 January 2022.

Hutchison Ports, through South Port Investment Holdings Limited, is a major shareholder of the Company. Ms. Lee is not involved in the management and day-to-day operations of the Company.

John Stephen Ashworth

Mr. John Stephen Ashworth was appointed as Alternate Director to Mr. Ip Sing Chi, a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, on 1 July 2016.

Mr. Ashworth graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He started his career as a Chartered Accountant for Peat Marwick in London. Between 1992 and 2001, Mr. Ashworth worked for CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and the Hutchison Ports group in a number of senior finance and management positions. Between 2002 and 2010, he was Asia Pacific Chief Financial Officer for the Constituency Management Group, the marketing communications division of the U.S. listed Interpublic Group.

Mr. Ashworth was appointed Managing Director, South East Asia for Hutchison Ports in January 2017. Prior to his current position, he was Managing Director, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam between 2015 and 2016 and Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Ports Indonesia between 2010 and 2014.  He is also a Director of Westports Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Hutchison Ports, through South Port Investment Holdings Limited, is a major shareholder of the Company. Mr. Ashworth is not involved in the management and day-to-day operations of the Company.

Mr. Tsoi graduated from York University in Canada with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989 and Master of Business Administration degree in 1991 before he started his career in ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Hong Kong where he held various senior positions between 1992 to 1997. Thereafter, he joined Debt Markets Division of BNP Paribas Hong Kong as an Associate Director where he was responsible for loan syndication prior to joining Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (“Hutchison Ports”) in 1998.

He was appointed as Hutchison Ports’ Regional Director for Pakistan, Oman and Saudi Arabia in 2011 and since 2012, he had added management responsibilities for United Arab Emirates and Tanzania.

Mr. Tsoi has been the Managing Director, Middle East & Africa since January 2014 overseeing Hutchison Ports’ business in Pakistan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Tanzania.

Hutchison Ports, through South Port Investment Holdings Limited, is a major shareholder of the Company. Mr. Tsoi is not involved in the management and day-to-day operations of the Company.
 

Ms. Shanthi Kandiah was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 August 2017.

She holds a Masters in Law from King’s College London, a Bachelor of Law (Honours) Degree from University of London as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Competition Economics from King’s College London.

She founded Shanthi Kandiah Chambers (SK Chambers) in 2014, a law firm providing niche legal and regulatory services in new, evolving and complex areas of law and regulation namely competition law, the full spectrum of telecommunications and multimedia laws, privacy and data protection matters, cybersecurity laws as well as capital market laws and exchange rules.

Ms. Shanthi began her career in Securities Commission Malaysia in 1993 where she was part of the pioneer team that oversaw seminal law reform initiatives towards modernising and strengthening the Malaysian capital market. She was intimately involved in the development of the Finance Committee Report on Corporate Governance and the first Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance in 2000. She has also co-authored Malaysia’s reports for the World Bank and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Ms. Shanthi is a member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee upon her appointment as the Board committee member on 1 January 2018 and resigned on 31 December 2021. On 1 January 2022 she was appointed as the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee.

She was appointed as the Company’s Nominee Director to Port Klang Cruise Terminal Sdn Bhd on 1 December 2021.

She has no family relationship with any director or major shareholder of the Company nor has any conflict of interest with the Company. She attended all four Board Meetings during the financial year.

Hutchison Ports, through South Port Investment Holdings Limited, is a major shareholder of the Company. Ms. Tsim, however, is not involved in the management and day-to-day operations of the Company. She attended all four Board Meetings held during the financial year.

Mr. Kim, Young So was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 5 September 2013.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Korea University, South Korea in 1985 and subsequently obtained his Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University, USA, in 1988. He also attended executive courses at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr. Kim began his career with Banque Paribas as a Manager of the corporate banking division in 1989. He joined Dow Chemical Korea Ltd in 1992 as a Credit Manager and was subsequently promoted to a Treasurer in 1994. In 1996, he joined Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd. as a General Manager and was subsequently promoted to a Managing Director for South East and West Asia. In 2009, he started an investment advisory business known as Braintrust Partner Co., Ltd. and has been the Executive Managing Director since then. Mr. Kim is also a member of the Investment Committee of RRJ Capital group.

He was appointed as a member of the Sustainability Committtee on 1 January 2022.

Mr. Kim has no family relationship with any director or major shareholder of the Company nor has any conflict of interest with the Company. He attended all four Board Meetings held during the financial year.

He holds a Masters in Business Administration, majoring in Finance and Marketing from the University of Leicester. He also attended and completed the Executive Management Programme by Penn State University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr. Chan started his career in the maritime industry and has over 35 years of experience spanning South East Asia, Africa, South and West Asia. He qualified as a Master Mariner from the Government of Great Britain in 1987 prior to joining Orient Ocean Container Line (“OOCL”) Hong Kong and Japan, first serving as a Fleet Captain and later serving the OOCL Head Office in Hong Kong with responsibilities across a broad portfolio covering Operations, Audit & Risk, Consortium and Corporate Strategic Planning. Mr. Chan also represented OOCL on the Steering Committee leading to the formation of the Consortium of the Global Alliances comprising 5 major international shipping lines. In 1997, Mr. Chan was appointed as the Regional Director of OOCL Singapore and later appointed as the company’s Regional Managing Director in 2004, overseeing more than 30 countries across South East Asia, Africa, South and West Asia. He then joined China Sonangol International Singapore as its Chief Executive Officer in 2015. He retired from the active day-to-day operations management in China Sonangol, whilst maintaining an advisory role in the sea transportation business community.

Mr. Chan is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee upon his appointment as the Board committee member on 1 January 2018 and the Committee was renamed as Audit Committee on 1 January 2022. Mr. Chan was appointed as the Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee on 1 March 2022.  Mr. Chan has no family relationship with any director or major shareholder of the Company nor has any conflict of interest with the Company. He attended all four Board Meetings held during the financial year.

Ms. Chan Chu Wei was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 December 2000.

Ms. Chan obtained a Bachelor of Social Science Degree from University Sains Malaysia in 1977 and has attended the International Senior Managers Programme by Harvard Business School in Boston, USA, in 1993, as well as the Advance Management Programme by Templeton College in Oxford, UK in 1997.

She began her career with Tourist Development Corporation of Malaysia as Assistant Director in 1977 and moved on to join Malaysian Tobacco Company Berhad a year later, where she had working experience in the company’s human resources and marketing divisions over a 10 year period.

In 1988, she became a General Manager in G-Team Consultants Sdn Bhd, which acted as the Corporate Consultant for the marketing operations of Radio Television Malaysia. Ms. Chan joined WMSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in 1994 as an Executive Director and assisted in drawing up the blueprint proposal that secured the concession for Westports. She oversaw both marketing and operational leadership roles for WMSB up until 2008, especially in container operations and she resigned from WMSB on 31 December 2021. Since 2014, Ms. Chan has been a Non-Executive Director of PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd.

Ms. Chan was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in 2008. She is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee upon her appointment as the Board committee member on 1 January 2018 and resigned on 31 December 2021. Ms. Chan was appointed as a member of the  Nomination and Remuneration Committee on 1 January 2022.

She is a Non-Executive Director of Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd, which is a shareholder of the Company, resigned on 1 July 2021. She attended all four Board Meetings held during the financial year.