Combining vast experience in the Malaysian corporate sector with skillsets specific to the automotive industry, our leaders balance the execution of our business expansion plans with the need to generate shared value within the industry and our home country.
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Nominating and Remuneration Committee | Audit Commitee | Risk Management & Sustainability Committee | Long Term Incentive Plan Committe |
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Y. Bhg. Dato` Anwar bin Haji @ Aji
(Chairman) | Puan Nik Fazila binti Nik Mohamed Shihabuddin
(Chairperson) | Ms Wong Fay Lee
(Chairperson) | Mr. Low Hin Choong
(Chairman) |
Puan Nik Fazila binti Nik Mohamed Shihabuddin | Y. Bhg. Dato` Anwar bin Haji @ Aji | Mr. Low Hin Choong | Mr Ng Seng Kong |
Ms Wong Fay Lee | Mr Ng Seng Kong | Y. Bhg. Dato` Anwar bin Haji @ Aji | Y. Bhg. Dato` Anwar bin Haji @ Aji |
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Mr. Low Hin Choong was appointed to the Board on 18 May 2001. He is currently the Chairman of the Long Term Incentive Plan Committee and a member of the Risk Management and Sustainability Committee.
He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom.
Mr. Low has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. He is the founding director of his own successful software applications company. Mr. Low has since retired but remains as a director and advisor to the company.
Mr. Low is presently a Director of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd and an alternate Director at Med-Bumikar MARA Sdn Bhd. He also holds directorships in Reliance Business Solutions Sdn Bhd, Rosen Sdn Bhd, RBS Technology Sdn Bhd and CathRx Ltd, an Australian-based medical device company.
His current directorships in other companies within the MBMR Group include Hirotako Holdings Berhad, Hirotako Acoustics Sdn Bhd, Autoliv Hirotako Sdn Bhd, Federal Auto Holdings Berhad, Oriental Metal Industries (M) Sdn Bhd, Daihatsu Malaysia Sdn Bhd and MBMR Properties Sdn Bhd.
Mr. Ng Seng Kong has been on the Board since 1 October 2015. He is currently a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Ng is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom. He is also a member of Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Mr. Ng started his career as an auditor at a chartered accounting firm in London from 1975 to 1979. Upon returning to Malaysia, he joined MKS Sdn Bhd as a Financial Controller from 1980 to 1981. Presently, Mr. Ng serves as Managing Director of UMS Holdings Berhad and UMS Corporation Sdn Bhd.
Mr. Ng also currently holds directorships in several companies within the MBMR Group namely, Hirotako Holdings Berhad, Hirotako Acoustics Sdn Bhd, Autoliv Hirotako Sdn Bhd, Federal Auto Holdings Berhad, Oriental Metal Industries (M) Sdn Bhd, MBMR Properties Sdn Bhd, Teck See Plastic Sdn Bhd, Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Hino Motors Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. He is also a Director on the Board of Med-Bumikar MARA Sdn Bhd.
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Ms. Wong Fay Lee was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 29 May 2019. She is currently the Chairman of the Risk Management and Sustainability Committee and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee.
Ms. Wong graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investments from Securities Institute Australia.
She started her career in 1987 as a corporate finance lawyer with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Sydney, Australia and later as a Senior Associate in Mallesons’ South East Asian practice. She then joined the Malaysian Securities Commission as Manager of Product Development from 1993 to 1995.
Her past leadership positions include serving as Chief Executive Officer at Malaysian Derivatives Clearing House Bhd (now known as Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad) from 1995 to 2000, Adviser to the Clearing Division of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited from 2001 to 2002 and she was also an Independent Director at KFH Asset Management Sdn Bhd from 2002 to 2010.
Ms Wong was previously appointed as an Executive Director in MBMR from 2014 to 2017 while concurrently serving as MBMR’s Head of Governance, Legal Risk & Compliance between 2011 until 2018. She was also appointed as Managing Director of Federal Auto Holdings Berhad from 2016 to 2017.
She is currently the Chairman of Federal Auto Holdings Berhad and a Director at Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Med-Bumikar MARA Sdn Bhd, and Astute Fund Management Berhad (formerly Apex Investment Services Berhad).
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2022 was a highly successful year for MBMR with recordbreaking revenue and profits. As we celebrate the Groupwide achievements, we are also proud that the exceptional performance was achieved on the back of progress made in our sustainability strategies and objectives in the year.
Key environmental achievements in 2022 involved the increase in our Group-wide reduce, reuse and recycle initiatives from the preceding year. These initiatives included the installation of solar panels in our manufacturing plants and continued Group-wide upgrades from conventional to LED lighting. We also reduced the Group’s water and electricity intensity consumption even with the resumption of normal operating hours and a substantial increase in our manufacturing numbers.
Waste management saw an improvement along with the expansion of our recycling initiatives. In our manufacturing companies, the continued maintenance of the ISO 14001 environmental management system accreditation provides the assurance to our stakeholders that our operations comply with environmental regulations while also generating cost-savings through more efficient use of resources and waste management.
On the social front, we strongly believe that our investment in people is a key driver of commercial success throughout the Group, underpinned by employee engagement and a firmly integrated culture of employee appreciation, development, diversity and inclusion. From providing a safe working environment, encouraging diversity and inclusion at all levels to remuneration and benefits benchmarking and ensuring that our employees are rewarded for their respective contributions, have access to training and career development opportunities, we will continue to attract and retain the best talent.
The talent development programmes for the upskilling of our employees were undertaken with this belief in mind. We have also expanded the talent development to the communities, most notably our pledge towards the establishment of MBMR’s Scholarship Programme to support the younger generation to gain access to quality education, details of which will be announced in due course.
Additionally, our social sustainability initiatives, which included wellness programmes and our CSR activities throughout the year have helped us in being recognised as a better employer engaged in more responsible business practices. The employee and customer satisfaction surveys conducted have achieved an encouraging score, an indication that our sustainability and business strategieshavehadapositiveeffectonour stakeholders. As we expand our efforts in the respective overarching pillars, it is our hope that the satisfaction scores would increase further.
Concurrently, digitalisation initiatives have also enabled us to build closer relationships with our dealers and customers in our motor trading companies, contributing to better overall sales and service figures. In our manufacturing companies, improved monitoring and adoption of automation has improved the operational efficiencies in our manufacturing plants.
As the Group widens the adoption of digitalisation initiatives, the ongoing deployment of our Data Protection and Cyber Security programmes under the Governance pillar have improved the Group’s Cyber Security infrastructure and awareness.
Our efforts to improve our Group’s businesses are supported by a robust governance, risk management and internal control framework and practices. We aim to instil the highest standards of integrity, honesty, and transparency within the Group. Other significant initiatives under the Governance pillar involve the implementation of fundamental Group-wide policies with the aim of improving overall governance within the Group. This includes the adoption of a new Group Enterprise Risk Management Policy and Framework to ensure effective identification, assessment and management of the Group’s risks in a holistic manner towards achieving the Group’s business objectives.
We see environmental, social, economic and governance priorities as an important part of our mission to be the automotive partner of choice to our stakeholders. Through our ongoing investments in knowledge development and management, operational excellence, innovative technology adoption and digitalisation, we continue to drive our businesses to directly address these pillars to help in ensuring the sustainability of our planet. We do not see an alternative. Therefore, we believe continuous improvements in the material sustainability matters that we have identified are aligned with delivering sustainable returns to our shareholders. Having embarked on our transformation journey since 2019 and with our commitment to continue on that course, we aim to deliver additional and continuous improvements.
Moving forward, existing initiatives undertaken by the Group under all four pillars of sustainability will be further refined and expanded. The Group will also seek to further improve disclosures in line with recent enhanced sustainability reporting requirements.
Encik Aqil bin Ahmad Azizuddin
Chairman
Encik Aqil bin Ahmad Azizuddin was appointed to the Board on 26 January 2023 and designated as Chairman on 31 January 2023 but is no stranger to the MBMR Group. He had previously been on the Board of MBMR from 2001 until 2017.
Encik Aqil has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry having built his career with Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd since 1991, holding various senior level positions including Managing Director between 2000 and 2008 and is presently the Chairman of the Board. He had also served on the Boards of several subsidiaries within the MBMR group in the past, including as Chairman of Federal Auto Holdings Berhad, Hirotako Acoustic Sdn Bhd, Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Director of Autoliv Hirotako Sdn Bhd.
He is currently also the Chairman of Med-Bumikar MARA Sdn Bhd and sits on the Board of Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (POSB) and its subsidiary, Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd. He also serves as the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of POSB.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Economics from Southern Illinois University, United States of America.
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Anwar bin Haji @ Aji has been on the Board since 16 January 2018. He is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee, Risk Management and Sustainability Committee and Long Term Incentive Plan Committee.
Dato’ Anwar graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from University of Malaya, Malaysia. He further obtained a Master of Arts in International Studies from Ohio University, United States of America.
Dato’ Anwar joined the Malaysian public service in 1973 as Assistant Director in the Industries Division under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He continued his career in the Malaysian Government until 1994, where he held various senior positions in the Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister’s Department. In 1994,
Dato’ Anwar joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad and held various management positions including as Managing Director prior to his departure in 2004.
Dato’ Anwar was appointed Chairman of Faber Group Berhad from 2001 to 2008 and he was on the Board of CIMB Principal Asset Management Berhad from 2007 to 2021.
He is currently the Chairman of Zelan Berhad.
Y. Bhg. Dato’ Zulfikri bin Osman was appointed to the Board on 26 January 2023.
Dato’ Zulfikri holds a Diploma in Accountancy and a Degree in Business Administration (Honours) from MARA University of Technology, Malaysia. He also holds a Master of Science in Management from Universiti Utara Malaysia and has completed Executive Development Programmes at both Harvard Kennedy School and INSEAD Business School.
Dato’ Zulfikri has over 30 years of experience in the areas of entrepreneurship, education and investment both in the public and private sector. He was an Education Attaché at the High Commission of Malaysian in London from 2005 to 2008. He was also previously on the Board of MARA Inc (London) Limited, M-Aerotech Sdn Bhd and Malaysia Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT).
Dato’ Zulfikri is presently the Deputy Director General (Entrepreneurship) of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) and a Director of Med-Bumikar MARA Sdn Bhd. Apart from that, he also holds various board positions in MARA investee companies such as Asia AeroTechnic Sdn Bhd, PMB Investment Berhad and PMB Tijari Berhad, including Interim Group Executive Director of Pelaburan MARA Berhad. He currently serves on the Advisory Panel of Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and is an Adjunct Professor of Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Business School. Dato Zulfikri is also a Director of Kesedar Dagang Sdn Bhd and Akademi Transformasi Asnaf MAIPS Sdn Bhd.
Puan Nik Fazila was appointed to the Board on 31 January 2023. She is currently the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
Puan Nik Fazila holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from Flinders University of South Australia. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
She has more than 30 years of experience in the field of accounting, finance, business assurance and corporate transactions. She started her career in 1988 at Price Waterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) in audit and business advisory services. After 10 years with Price Waterhouse, she joined Sapura Telecommunications Berhad from 1998 until 2000 as a General Manager of the Corporate Audit Division. Between 2001 to 2012, Puan Nik Fazila held various senior roles which included Group General Manager (Finance) at KUB Malaysia Berhad, Chief Financial Officer at UDA Holding Berhad and Chief Financial Officer at Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, a Khazanah Nasional Berhad investee company. In 2012, she joined Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad as Group Chief Financial Officer and went on to become the company’s Group Managing Director in 2017 until 2021.
She is presently on the Boards of FGV Holdings Berhad and MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad.
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