Aged 57, a Malaysian appointed as a Non-Independent Executive Director since 23 October 2000. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK). He holds a Master in Business Administration from Ohio University (USA), in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). His previous work experience was with Pernas NEC Telecommunications Sdn Bhd in 1980. In 1981, he joined Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd and held several positions before being promoted to Group General Manager, Finance & Accounting in 1989. In 1995 he joined TIME Telecommunications Sdn Bhd and in 1997, he joined Tap Resources Berhad as Executive Director Finance before resigning in 1998. He joined Ingress Engineering Sdn Bhd as a Director in 1998. He currently sits on the Board of several other private limited companies.