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 five (5) out of the six (6) 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.

Together with Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Kua Sian Kooi, he has served in the top management position of KIMB since 1991 when the 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 today. 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 five (5) out of the six (6) 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.

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 six (6) 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.

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 six (6) 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.

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 short-term 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 six (6) 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.