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Board of Directors

We are committed to uphold the trust of our customers by continuously providing quality products and differentiated services, while fostering the ‘Customer 1st’ culture.

Board of Directors

Datuk Anuar Ahmad

Chairman

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Azrul Osman Rani

Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer

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Shafie Shamsuddin

Senior Independent Director

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Alvin Michael Hew Thai Kheam

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Nirmala Doraisamy

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Tang Saw Hua

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Ahmad Adly Alias

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

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Arni Laily Anwarrudin

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

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Company Secretaries

Wong Lay See

Company Secretary

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Yeap Kok Leong

Joint Secretary

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Datuk Md Arif Mahmood

Chairman

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 58

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 16 April 2015

Academic / Professional Qualification

Masters of Business Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (summa cum laude), Boston University, United States of America

Skills Matrix

Engineering
Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management
Human Resource

Industry Experience

Oil and Gas
Retail
Shipping/Logistics
Regional/International

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Chairman, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Downstream Business, PETRONAS
Member, Executive Leadership Team, PETRONAS
Member, People Development Committee, PETRONAS
Member, Talent Council, PETRONAS
Director, Johor Petroleum Development Corporation
Chairman and Director, various companies within PETRONAS

Past Experience

Director, PETRONAS
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, PETRONAS
Vice President, Oil Business, PETRONAS
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN Bintulu Fertilizer Sdn Bhd
Senior General Manager, Retail Business Division, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
General Manager (Gas Processing Plant B), PETRONAS Gas Berhad

Azrul Osman Rani

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

Non-Independent Executive Director

Age : 48

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 1 January 2020

Academic / Professional Qualification

Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, USA
Bachelor of Science in Economics with double major in Industrial Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA

Skills Matrix

Economics
Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management
Human Resource

Industry Experience

Oil and Gas
Retail
Shipping/Logistics
Regional/International

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Chairman and Director of various companies within PETRONAS

Past Experience

Head (Commercial Development and JV Formation) of PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation (PRPC), Downstream
Chief Executive Officer of PRPC Utilities and Facilities
Business Director, Uzbekistan Gas to Liquid Limited Liability Company
Senior Manager, International Trading, Malaysian International Trading Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (MITCO)
Senior Manager for Business Development Oil Portfolio in PETRONAS Business Development Unit
Manager Trading, Agriculture Product, MITCO
Country Manager, MITCO Indonesia Office
Various positions within PETRONAS Group

Datuk Anuar Ahmad

Chairman

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 68

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 1 August 2014

Academic / Professional Qualification

Bachelor of Science (Econs) London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, United Kingdom
Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, United States of America

Skills Matrix

Finance
Economics
Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management
Human Resource

Industry Experience

Oil and Gas
Retail
Shipping/Logistics
Regional/International

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad
Kumpulan Fima Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad (Nylex)
Member of Audit Committee, Nylex
Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee, Kumpulan Fima Berhad (FIMA)
Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC), FIMA

Past Experience

Chairman of NRC, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB)
Member of Board Audit Committee (BAC), PDB
Member of Board Risk Committee (BRC), PDB
Director of ENRA Group Berhad (ENRA)
Chairman of NRC, ENRA
Member of Audit and Risk Management Committee, ENRA
Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCM)
Chairman of Finance & Investment Committee, CCM
Member of Risk Management Committee, CCM
Chairman of Audit Committee, E.A. Technique (M) Berhad (EA Technique)
Member of Remuneration Committee, EA Technique
Chairman of PETRONAS Gas Berhad
Chairman of PDB
Director of PETRONAS
Member of Executive Committee, PETRONAS
Member of Management Committee, PETRONAS
Executive Vice President (EVP) of Gas and Power Business, PETRONAS
Vice President (VP) of Oil Business, PETRONAS
VP of Human Resource Management, PETRONAS
MD/CEO of PDB
Various senior managerial positions within PETRONAS Group

Ahmad Adly Alias

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 52

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 25 August 2020

Academic / Professional Qualification

Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Corporate Finance & Investment, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States

Skills Matrix

Finance/Audit
Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management
Human Resource

Industry Experience

Oil and Gas
Retail
Shipping/Logistics
Regional/International

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Vice President of Downstream Marketing, PETRONAS
Chairman and Director of various companies within PETRONAS

Past Experience

VP of LNG Marketing & Trading in Gas & New Energy division
Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS LNG Sdn. Bhd.
Ventured into LNG Business by heading the Marketing division for Korea, Taiwan and China
Headed Strategic Initiatives and Chemical & Special Products section in ENGEN’s Sales & Marketing Division
Headed the LPG Trading in PETRONAS Trading Corporation Sendirian Berhad
Joined Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) in 1993 as part of the Planning & Recruitment team in Human Resources Department, and went on to have stints in multiple areas, including Corporate Planning & Development, Commercial Business Department in PDB and Group Strategic Planning in PETRONAS

Shafie Shamsuddin

Senior Independent Director

Age : 51

Gender : Male

Nationality : Singaporean

Date of Appointment: 6 February 2018

Academic / Professional Qualification

Bachelor of Business Administration, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Skills Matrix

Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Managemnet
Human Resource

Industry Experience

Retail
Shipping/Logistics
Regional/International

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
AEON Co. (M) Bhd

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Chairman of NRC, PDB
Member of BRC, PDB
Managing Director (MD) of Aeon Co. (M) Bhd
MD of AEON Big Sdn. Bhd.

Past Experience

Chief Strategy Officer of AEON Asia
President Director and Chief Executive Officer of PT Trans Retail, Indonesia
Executive Director of Global Talent Management and Organisational Development, Carrefour Group in France
President and Chief Executive Officer of Carrefour Indonesia
MD of Carrefour Singapore and Malaysia
MD of Singapore and South Regional Director Operations, Malaysia
Various positions within Carrefour Group

Alvin Michael Hew Thai Kheam

Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 58

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 6 February 2018

Academic / Professional Qualification

Master of Business Administration, INSEAD-Europe Campus, Fontainebleau, Ile de France
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Arts (Minor Economics), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Skills Matrix

Finance/Audit
Economics
Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management
Human Resource

Industry Experience

Retail
Regional/International
Banking and Finance
Education
Food & Beverage/Restaurants

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
Maxis Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Chairman of BRC, PDB
Member of NRC, PDB
Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee, Maxis Berhad (Maxis)
Member of Remuneration Committee, Maxis
Member of Nomination Committee, Maxis
Member of Business & IT Transformation Committee, Maxis
Group Managing Director of Southgate Ventures Pte. Ltd.
Board Director, SIS Group of Schools

Past Experience

Board Director of Wine Connection Group
Board Director of I Can Read System
Board Director of PSGOURMET Pte. Ltd
Board Director and Chairman of Governance Committee, Taipei American School
Board Advisor of TORO Limited
Board Director and Co-Chair of Events and Communications, European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan
Director and Treasurer of Toronto Condominium Corp YCC 332
Managing Director of H2O Capital Limited, Taiwan
Managing Director of L’Oreal Taiwan and Malaysia
General Manager of Consumer Products Division, L’Oreal Malaysia
Project Manager of L’Oreal S.A, Paris
Brand Manager Hair Care of Procter & Gamble, Vietnam
Brand Manager South Asia of Procter & Gamble AG, Switzerland
Financial Analyst of Lancaster Financial Inc., Canada
Account Manager of Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada

Nirmala Doraisamy

Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 55

Gender : Female

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 15 October 2019

Academic / Professional Qualification

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom
Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Chartered Global Management Accountant, United Kingdom
Master in Business Administration, International Islamic University
Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Universiti Malaya

Skills Matrix

Finance/Audit
Economics
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management

Industry Experience

Regional/International
Banking and Finance

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad
Evergreen Fibreboard Bhd
CTOS Digital Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Member of BRC, PDB
Member of BAC, PDB
Senior Independent Director of Evergreen Fibreboard Bhd (EFB)
Chairman of Risk and Sustainability Management Committee, EFB
Chairman of Nomination Committee, EFB
Member of Remuneration Committee, EFB
Member of Audit Committee, EFB
Member of Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee, CTOS Digital Berhad

Past Experience

Director of Ecobuilt Holdings Berhad (Ecobuilt)
Chairman of Nomination Committee, Ecobuilt
Member of Audit Committee, Ecobuilt
Head of Risk Management, Credit Guarantee Corporation Bhd
Various positions in Affin Bank Bhd, Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad and MBf Finance Bhd

Tang Saw Hua

Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 62

Gender : Female

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 1 July 2020

Academic / Professional Qualification

Member, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Skills Matrix

Finance/Audit
Economics
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management

Industry Experience

Oil and Gas
Retail
Regional/International
Automotive

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Chairman of BAC, PDB
Member of BRC, PDB
Member of NRC, PDB

Past Experience

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad (CCB)
Chairperson of Audit Committee, CCB
Member of Remuneration Committee, CCB
Member of Nomination Committee, CCB
Group CFO of Destination Resorts and Hotel Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Khazanah Berhad
Senior General Manager of Integrated Petroleum Services Sdn. Bhd.
General Manager of Finance, Proton Edar Sdn. Bhd.
Group Financial Controller of the Oil and Gas Division in UMW Holdings Berhad
Head of Finance, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad
Held various other Accountant positions in manufacturing, hotel and property development organisations

Arni Laily Anwarrudin

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Age : 46

Gender : Female

Nationality : Malaysian

Date of Appointment: 1 June 2021

Academic / Professional Qualification

Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science

Skills Matrix

Finance/Audit
Economics
Commercial/Marketing
Operations
Corporate Planning and Development
Risk Management

Industry Experience

Oil and Gas
Banking and Finance
Regional/International

Present Directorships

Listed entities:

PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad

Other public company:

Other Principal Appointments

Member of BAC, PDB
Director of various companies within PETRONAS

Past Experience

Head of Group Corporate Finance, PETRONAS
Head of Corporate Finance and Financial Services, Upstream Business, PETRONAS
Chief Financial Officer of Gas and Power Business, PETRONAS
Senior Manager of Transformation and Special Projects, President’s Office, PETRONAS
Senior Manager of Business Planning, Group Strategic Planning, PETRONAS
Financial Risk Manager of Dow Chemical Singapore
Treasury Manager of OPTIMAL Group of Companies (JV) between PETRONAS and Dow Chemical

Wong Lay See

Company Secretary

Age : 52

Gender : Female

Nationality : Malaysian

Academic / Professional Qualification

Associate of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of London

Yeap Kok Leong

Joint Secretary

Age : 61

Gender : Male

Nationality : Malaysian

Academic / Professional Qualification

Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Associate and Chartered Global Management Accountant of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants