Quah Poh Keat

Mr Quah Poh Keat (Male), aged 67, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 25 May 2017 and is presently a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Company. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”), Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation (“MIT”), member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”), member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“FCCA”).

He was a partner of KPMG Malaysia since 1 October 1982 and was the Senior Partner of the firm from 1 October 2000 until 30 September 2007. Prior to taking up the position of Senior Partner, he was in charge of the Tax Practice and the Japanese Practice in KPMG Malaysia. He was also a member of the KPMG Japanese Practice Council which is the governing body within KPMG International which looks after the Japanese Practices in the KPMG world. He was also a member of KPMG Asia Pacific Board and a member of KPMG International Council. He retired from KPMG Malaysia on 31 December 2007.

He had served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Public Bank Berhad Group from 30 July 2008 to 1 October 2013 until his appointment as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Public Bank Berhad from 1 October 2013 until 31 December 2015. Prior to that, he was an Independent Non-Executive Director of IOI Properties Berhad, PLUS Expressways Berhad, IOI Corporation Berhad and Telekom Malaysia Berhad.

Presently, he sits on the Board of Public Mutual Berhad, LPI Capital Berhad, Lonpac Insurance Berhad, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad and Paramount Corporation Berhad.

He has attended all the 6 Board meetings held during the financial year. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company.