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Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Bin Abdullah

Executive Chairman and Group Managing Director

Eddie Lee Mun Tat

Chief Executive Officer

Vijaya Kumar Puspowanam

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Tan Wei Chun

General Manager, Information Technology

Nanthakumar Murokana

General Manager, Marketing & Conventional

Rosman Bin Mohd.Yunos

Head of Department, Container Operations and Resources

Ahmad Damanhury bin Ibrahim

Head of Engineering

Nadarajan A/L Krishnan

Head of Planning Department

Megat Amirul Zameer bin Megat AB. Rahman

Head of Finance

Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Bin Abdullah
 (Executive Chairman and Group Managing Director – Age 46, Male, Malaysian)

Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam bin Abdullah was appointed as Director of the Company on 5 July 2005.

He attended Victoria Institution between 1989 to 1993 and later, Eton College in the UK from 1994 until 1995. Datuk Ruben graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, the UK, in 1998. He also holds a diploma in Port Management, awarded by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. Datuk Ruben has also attended various Executive Education Programmes under the Harvard Business School, including the Senior Manager Development Programme and the Programme for Leadership Development.

Datuk Ruben started his career as a trainee in WMSB in 1999 before leaving WMSB to set up a start-up incubator known as The Makmal Group in 2000 until his departure in mid-2005. He then re- joined the Company as a Director in 2005 and was later appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 15 January 2009, a position he held until 31 December 2017 before being appointed as the Group Managing Director for Westports Holdings Bhd on 1 January 2018.

Datuk Ruben is the Owner and Vice-Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club, which participates in the English Football League (EFL). He is also a founder and Board Member of the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) which is a member of the US Major League Soccer (MLS). He also serves as an Executive Council Member of the Football Association of Selangor. He also founded and co-owns the KL Dragons, which participates in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Datuk Ruben serves on the Board of the ABL and is also a member of the NBA Junior Asia Advisory Board.

He was appointed as a Director of Bintang Capital Partners Berhad on 1 October 2018 and with effect from 1 January 2019, he was appointed to the Board of the Malaysian Productivity Corporation. On 1 September 2020, he was also appointed to the Board of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) as a Professional Representative. He was appointed as the Company’s Nominee Director to Port Klang Cruise Terminal Sdn Bhd on 23 September 2021.

Outside his professional engagements, Datuk Ruben has involvement in many other business and industry-related groups. He is the Deputy President of Kuala Lumpur Business Club Malaysia and a Member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). From a charitable perspective, he also serves as the Chairman of the QPR Community Trust. He has been appointed to the Westports Foundation on 5 September 2019 and joined the CEO Action Network (CAN) as one of the Steering Committee members since 2020.

He is the eldest son of our Executive Chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Gnanalingam A/L Gunanath Lingam. He is also a Director of Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd and Semakin Ajaib Sdn Bhd, which in turn hold shares in the Company. Datuk Ruben is also a shareholder in Semakin Ajaib Sdn Bhd. He attended all four Board Meetings held during the financial year

Lee Mun Tat (Eddie)
 Chief Executive Officer/ Acting Chief Financial Officer – Age 50, Male, Malaysian

Mr. Lee Mun Tat (Eddie), Chief Executive Officer of WMSB, is primarily responsible for controlling and overseeing across multiple divisions covering Terminal Planning, Container Operations, Commercial, Finance, Marketing and Engineering.

Prior to his current role and responsibility with WMSB, Mr. Eddie has demonstrated his competency by holding different management roles including the Senior General Manager (in 2017), Head of Commercial (from 2006 to 2016) and Finance Manager (from 2003 to 2005). Before joining WMSB, Mr. Eddie started his career with Matsushita Electronics Components (M) Sdn Bhd, after which he joined Jutajaya Holdings Berhad and All Best Furniture (M) Sdn Bhd with his last position as Group Finance Manager. All these previous roles have equipped him with extensive working experience in the areas ranging from commercial affairs, business development, terminal service contracts, pricing, and statistics as well as credit control.

Mr. Eddie received a Bachelor Degree in Business at Edith Cowan University in Australia. He has been active in undertaking the professional programme, including participated the Senior Management Development Programme organised by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia in collaboration with senior faculty members of the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, in 2004, and also attended the General Management Programme in Boston US in 2016. In addition, he is an Alumnus of the Harvard Business School.

Mr. Eddie is also recognized as a qualified Chartered Accountant from Malaysia Institute of Accountants and a member of the Certified Practising Accountants in Australia (CPA Australia).

Mr. Eddie has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

Vijaya Kumar Puspowanam
 Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Age 47, Male, Malaysian

Mr. Vijaya Kumar Puspowanam joined the Westports Group in January 2000 as Gate Operations Executive and has since served under various departments such as gate, vessel operations and terminal planning before assuming his position as Head of Container Marketing in January 2008. He then took additional responsibility to handle business development activities for Conventional business and Customer Service IT in 2010 before assuming the position of General Manager, Marketing & Conventional in January 2017 responsible for business development for the Group, Customer Service IT and Conventional Operations.

During his time leading business development, the container volume of the port grew from 4.9 Mil Teus in 2008 to it’s peak of 10.9 Mil Teus in 2019. He also led initiatives of digitalization and innovations to grow the port’s capability to achieve 100% online transactions with all stakeholders doing business with the port in 2021. Having served under a few Port Klang Authority (“PKA”) and the Ministry of Transport Task Forces, he is also well-versed in the overall logistics industry matters.

Mr. Vijaya Kumar left Westports Group in May 2022 to pursue a new career as Managing Director of Talke Logistics Malaysia Sdn Bhd, which is part of Alfred Talke Logistics Services of Germany. The company which has 75 years of experience in chemicals and petrochemical logistics in Europe, Middle East and US decided to invest in Malaysia in 2019 and appointed Vijaya Kumar to lead the development to build the state-of-the-art chemical warehouse and setting up the whole business operations for the company. The business operations for the company commenced in February 2023 utilizing rented warehouse and the business operations at the new facility being constructed will commence in August 2023.

Mr. Vijaya Kumar decided to come back to Westports as the Deputy CEO when he was offered the position in May 2023. He is presently responsible for various departments such as Container Operations, Container Planning, Container Marketing, Maintenance & Repair and the Port Police reporting to the CEO.

Mr. Vijaya holds a Business Administration (International Business) Degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He attended the Harvard Business School’s Senior Management Development Programme organised by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia in collaboration with the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, in 2004.

Mr. Vijaya has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

Tan Wei Chun
 General Manager, Information Technology – Age 48, Male, Malaysian

Mr. Tan Wei Chun joined the Westports Group in September 1998 as an Operations Executive and has since been attached to various departments including operations, customer services, gate and logistic operations, berth planning, vessel planning and yard planning prior to assuming his present position in January 2019. He is currently responsible for the overall Information Technology department for Westports.

He holds a Degree in transportation and logistics from the Chartered Institute of Transport and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Transport since 1997. He attended the Senior Management Development Programme organised by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia in collaboration with senior faculty members of the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, in 2004. He also attended Linkage’s Global Instutute of Leadership Development (GILD) in 2017.

Mr. Tan has 24 years of experience in areas of capacity planning, strategic yard planning, vessel stowage planning, cargo terminal operations, control room operations, project management and operational information technology development. He is involved in the successful implementation of new Terminal Operating System, development of internal software development and establishing IT support besides introducing new innovations involving digitalisation and automation for Container department. Prior to joining the Westports Group, he worked with Kontena Nasional Berhad from 1993 to 1998 in various positions involving haulage, customer services, container freight station and depot management.

Mr. Tan has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

NANTHAKUMAR MUROKANA
 General Manager, Marketing & Conventional – Age 50, Male, Malaysian

Mr. Nanthakumar A/L Murokana @ Murugan joined the Westports Group in May 1999 as a management trainee focusing on yard planning. Thereafter, he was transferred to the container operations department in 2003 to manage the operations team. In 2006, he headed the container department as Head of Container Operations overseeing the planning, operations and resource functions. In 2015, he was made Head of Container Logistics department before returning as Head of Container Operations department in 2016. He also focuses on succession planning and competencies development through constant coaching and training. He is currently holding the post of General Manager for Marketing & Conventional, Department.

Mr. Nanthakumar has 22 years of experience in Container Operations and in areas of capacity planning, yard planning, Training & Development, Logistic section, Control room operations and Project management . Prior to joining the Westports Group, he worked for Wal Mart in Detroit, USA, as an Assistant Manager in 1998 before returning to Malaysia in 1999.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Western Michigan University, USA. He did his Major in Operation Management and Minor in Economics.

He attended the Senior Management Development Programme organised by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia in collaboration with senior faculty members of the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, in 2006. He also obtained a Diploma and Port Management from the University of Cambridge, Local Examination Syndicate in 2001.

Mr. Nanthakumar has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

ROSMAN BIN MOHD YUNUS
 Head of Department, Container Operations and Resources – Age 47, Male, Malaysian

Rosman bin Mohd Yunus joined the Westports Group on 15 August 2005 as a Vessel Planner. He was promoted to Vessel Planning Manager in 2012.
Thereafter, he was transferred to the Container Operations Department in 2014 as an Operation Planning Manager, focusing on planning the resources and deployment for container operations. In December 2017, he headed the group Brilliant as a Vessel Operation Manager.

In June 2022, he was promoted to the Head of Container Operations & Resources Department. His responsibility includes leading the Container Operation team towards achieving high productivity with effective cost management, and he also focuses on People Management.

He has 17 years of experience in Container Operations and Planning, including vessel planning, control room operations and resources management. Prior to joining Westports, he worked for QSR for three years as a Store Manager.

He holds a Bachelor of Mass Communication from the University Science of Malaysia, Penang, with a Minor in Political Science. He has also attended several leadership courses, including studying at Nagoya, Japan.

Rosman has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

Ahmad Damanhury bin Ibrahim
 Head of Engineering – Age 55, Male, Malaysian

Encik Ahmad Damanhury joined the Westports Group in July 1995 as a Civil Engineer and assumed his present position in 2007. Encik Ahmad has performed various key roles for the port infrastructures development ranging from facilities planning and designs management, constructions management and contracts administrations, and commercial and economic evaluations as head of projects. He is currently fully involved in all technical matters for the planning and development of the future 4.8km Wesports Phase 2 Expansion Projects, besides rendering technical supports to the existing port infrastructures/facilities, hydrography and maintenance dredging works.

He holds a Degree in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University, New York, a Diploma in Port Management from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations and a Masters of Science in Facilities Management. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Board of Engineers Malaysia and Project Management Institute (PMI), USA. He attended the Harvard Business School’s Senior Management Development Programme organised by the Harvard Business School in collaboration with senior faculty members of the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, in 1998.

He started his career in 1990, working with a UEM Group subsidiary involved in the project management of the PLUS and Metramac’s KL highway projects, and thereafter, attached to a consultancy firm from 1992 to 1995 involved in the designs and constructions management of the Subang Airport Redevelopment and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport projects.

Encik Ahmad has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

NADARAJAN A/L KRISHNAN
 Head of Planning Department – Age 46, Male, Malaysian

Mr. Nadarajan A/L Krishnan joined the Westports Group in November 1999. He had started his career as a Traffic Executive and was transferred to container operation as a shift Operation Executive. He subsequently moved to the Planning Department as a Yard Planning Executive. In 2005, he was promoted as the Operation Planning Manager. In 2011, he was assigned to the Yard Planning Section as a Head of Yard Planning section. Currently, he is heading the Planning Department, and he is responsible for the overall yard planning, berth planning, vessel planning and operations of the container gates. He is also involved in succession planning and competencies development for his team members through coaching and training.

Mr. Nadarajan has 22 years of experience in container operations and yard planning. He holds a Bachelor of Urban Planning and Economy from University Malaya, and started his career as a Town Planner with the Shah Alam Municipal. He has also attended the Senior Management Development Programme organised by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia in collaboration with senior faculty members of the Harvard Business School, Boston, USA, in 2015.

Mr. Nadarajan has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.

Megat Amirul Zameer bin Megat AB. Rahman
 Head of Finance – Age 32, Male, Malaysian

Mr. Megat Amirul joined the Westports Group in November 2019 as a Senior Finance Manager and he assumed his current position with effect from August 2020 with the responsibility for overseeing financial related matters of Westports. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance from University of New South Wales, Australia.

Mr. Megat has more than ten years of experience in the field of accounting and finance. He started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young in 2012.
Subsequently, he joined Schlumberger as a Senior Financial Analyst in 2015, overseeing the region of Algeria, Tunisia and Libya for BITS and Drilling Tools Segment, and subsequently became the Head of Finance in KAT Technologies Sdn Bhd, the main distributor of CELCOM for Peninsular Malaysia in 2018 prior to joining Westports.

Mr. Megat has no directorships in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.