Azlan bin Abdullah
Age: 66, Male, Malaysian
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

En Azlan bin Abdullah was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 23 September 2002 as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Subsequently, he was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 10 June 2003. On 1 June 2011, he was redesignated to Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

On 11 August 2018, he was redesignated as Managing Director of the Company. Subsequently, on 11 February 2019, he was redesignated to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He currently sits on the Boards of the Company's subsidiaries, Mycron Steel Berhad, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad, Langkawi Yacht City Bhd and several other private limited companies.

En Azlan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, USA and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Morehead State University, Kentucky, USA.

He started his career in 1983 with Citibank N A and in 1987, he joined United Asian Bank ("UAB") where he started and headed the Treasury Marketing Unit. After UAB merged with Bank of Commerce, he was subsequently promoted to Head of Priority Banking Division and Branch Manager of the KL Main Branch in 1992. In 1994, he rejoined Citibank Berhad as Vice President and Head of Public Sector Division. En Azlan was the Deputy President of the Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF) from 2008 until October 2018 and was one of MISIF's representatives on the ASEAN Iron and Steel Council from 2012 until May 2018.

En Azlan has no family ties with any of the Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. His shareholding in the Company is disclosed on page 70 of the Annual Report.

En Azlan does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company.

En Azlan does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has had no conviction for any offences within the past five (5) years, other than traffic offences, if any, and no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.