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Kurnia Group
Board of Directors
" Success does not depend on one person alone but a team working in tandem "
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Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua Sian Kooi
Executive Chairman / Non-Independent Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua Sian Kooi, Malaysian, 57 years of age was appointed
as Director of Kurnia Asia Berhad ("KAB") on 12 April 2004 and is currently
the Executive Chairman of KAB.
Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua is also currently a Director and Chairman
of Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd ("KIMB"), a subsidiary of KAB, which
underwrites general insurance. He has over 30 years of vast insurance
experience and in the later years appointed as the director and chairman
of KIMB. Through determination and diligence, he engineered the transformation
of KIMB into the indisputable leader of the general insurance industry
in Malaysia, whether measured in terms of profits, policyholders, premiums
or assets. His other directorship in a public company is Kurnia Foundation.
Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua has attended three (3) out of the four (4)
Board meetings held during the financial period. Save for Datuk Kua
Chung Sen and Dato' Quah Teong Moo, who are his brothers, he has no
other relationships with any Directors of KAB. He has no conflict of
interest with KAB and has no convictions of any offences within the
past ten (10) years.
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Datuk Kua Chung Sen
Deputy Executive Chairman / Non-Independent Executive Director
Datuk Kua Chung Sen, Malaysian, 50 years of age was appointed as Director
of KAB on 12 April 2004. He is currently the Deputy Executive Chairman
of KAB and also serves as a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Together with Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua Sian Kooi, he has served in
the top management position of KIMB since 1991 when the then present
management took over which was then an insolvent insurer, Industrial & Commercial
Insurance (M) Bhd. He was also instrumental in turning around the company
into the leader in the general insurance industry. He was responsible
for overseeing the establishment and strengthening of the financial
and investment division of KIMB in the early years. He also led in
the re-engineering of operational procedures of critical processes.
Following that, he spearheaded the implementation of ISO procedures,
resulting in KIMB being ISO accredited in 1996. He is also very much
involved in the strategic direction of the company as well as in ensuring
that business strategies are accurately and effectively implemented.
Under his guidance, KIMB has strengthened all aspects of its operations.
Datuk Kua has attended all of the four (4) Board meetings held during
the financial period. Save for Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua Sian Kooi and
Dato' Quah Teong Moo, who are his brothers, he has no other relationships
with any Directors of KAB. He has no conflict of interest with KAB
and has no convictions of any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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Dato' Wira Othman bin Abdul
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Wira Othman Bin Abdul, Malaysian, 58 years of age was appointed
Director of KAB on 13 April 2004. He serves as the Chairman of the Nominating
and Remuneration Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee.
He was the Chairman of KIMB from March 2005 to June 2008 and served as
a member of the Audit Committee of KIMB until June 2008.
Dato' Wira Othman is an alumnus of University Kebangsaan Malaysia,
majoring in sociology. Upon graduation in 1978, he served with the
Family Planning Board and the Kedah State Development Corporation.
From 1980 to 1983, he was the Assistant District Officer of Pendang.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament from April 1983 to 2004 and
has 10 years of experience as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime
Minister's Department. He was appointed as MARA's Chairman from 1995
to 1997. Subsequently, he was also Chairman of Westport from 1996 to
1998. During the same period from 1996 to 1998, he was also the Director
for MBF Cards Services Sdn Bhd, MBF Discount Card and MBF Pacific Rent-A-Car
Sdn Bhd.
Dato' Wira Othman has attended all of the four (4) Board meetings
held during the financial period. He has no family relationship with
any Director and/or major shareholder of KAB. He has no conflict of
interest with KAB and has no convictions of any offences within the
past ten (10) years.
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Dato' Quah Teong Moo
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Quah Teong Moo, Malaysian, 54 years of age was appointed Director
of KAB on 29 June 2004.
Dato' Quah has over 15 years of insurance experience, starting his
career with KIMB as an entry-level executive, and has been steadily
promoted through the ranks to senior management position. During this
period, he has accumulated vast marketing experience and an in-depth
knowledge of the general insurance industry in Malaysia. He has also
established a very strong rapport with KIMB's agency base and enjoys
close business and working relationships with all staff, agents and
business associates.
Dato' Quah has attended all of the four (4) Board meetings held during
the financial period. Save for Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Kua Sian Kooi and
Datuk Kua Chung Sen, who are his brothers, he has no other relationships
with any Directors of KAB. He has no conflict of interest with KAB
and has no convictions of any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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Leow Ming Fong @ Leow Min Fong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Leow Ming Fong @ Leow Min Fong, Malaysian, 60 years of age was appointed
Director of KAB on 16 June 2006. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee
and a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee.
Leow Min Fong brings with him over more than 30 years of experience
in the accounting / auditing field, having served as an audit partner
and concurring partner for several portfolio of clients including several
public listed companies and multinational companies. Upon graduation,
he commenced his articleship with a firm of Chartered Accountants in
London, United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment with the company,
he joined KPMG Malaysia until his retirement as one of the senior partners
after a period of 32 years. During his KPMG experience, he has been
posted to various KPMG branches as audit partner inclusive of shortterm
assignments in Singapore, British Guinea in South America and Vietnam.
He has also acted as partner in charge of KPMG Cambodia for 3 1/2 years
from late 1995 to early 1999. In addition, he has been involved in
special work for fraud investigation, due diligence for merger and
acquisitions, reporting accountant for various corporate exercises
for public listed companies.
He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
and Wales and member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Chartered Accountants. His other
directorships in public listed companies are Karambunai Corporation
Bhd and Nagacorp Limited (company listed in Hong Kong) and Canadia
Bank PLC, a bank incorporated in Cambodia.
Leow Min Fong has attended all of the four (4) Board meetings held
during the financial period. He has no family relationship with any
Director and / or major shareholder of KAB. He has no conflict of interest
with KAB and has no convictions of any offences within the past ten
(10) years.
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Dato' Dr. Sharifuddin Bin Abdul Wahab
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Dr. Sharifuddin Bin Abdul Wahab, Malaysian, 54 years of age was
appointed Director of KAB on 7 May 2010. He is also a member of the Audit
Committee.
Dato' Dr. Sharifuddin started his career in the education field as
a lecturer in University Pertanian Malaysia in 1982. Besides lecturing,
he was also active in various research and development work. Subsequently,
he left the education field in 1989 and joined Schmidt Scientific Sdn
Bhd from 1989 to 2005. In 1995, he was appointed the Executive Director
of Schmidt Vietnam Co. Ltd and later appointed as the Regional Managing
Director of Schmidt Singapore & Malaysia in 1999 to 2000. He was promoted
to head the newly restructured organisation of Schmidt BioMedTech Asia
Ltd in April 2000 as the President and CEO. During his stint with Schmidt
group of companies, he has demonstrated continuous growth, achievements
and remarkable leadership in the management of complex activities within
the Bio Science, Technology and Medical field. He left Schmidt BioMedTech
Asia Ltd in 2007 and joined Naim Holdings Berhad in 2008 as Deputy
Managing Director. He was also assigned to head the overseas business
development operations in Naim, until his resignation in January 2010.
Dato' Dr. Sharifuddin holds a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from
the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and a Masters of
Science in Animal Reproduction from University Pertanian Malaysia.
For his achievement in the animal reproduction research work, he was
given a commendation award from the former Prime Minister, Tun Dr.
Mahathir Mohammad. He was also awarded the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia
Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak which carries the title Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang
(PBK) in 2009 from Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji
Muhammad Salahuddin. He was recently awarded the Darjah Dato’ Paduka
Mahkota Perak, DPMP which carries the title Dato' by His Royal Highness,
Paduka Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni
Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah on 19 April 2010.
Dato' Dr. Sharifuddin has no family relationship with any Director
and / or major shareholder of KAB. He has no conflict of interest with
KAB and has no convictions of any offences within the past ten (10)
years.
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