Change in Boardroom
| KNM GROUP BERHAD |
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Date of change | 29/06/2011 |
| Type of change | Redesignation |
| Previous Position | Non-Executive Director |
| New Position | Others |
| Directorate | Independent & Non Executive |
| Name | Dato' Ab Halim bin Mohyiddin |
| Age | 65 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Qualifications | (1) Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from University of Malaya. (2) Masters of Business Administration degree from University of Alberta, Canada. |
| Working experience and occupation | Dato’ Ab Halim bin Mohyiddin was appointed to the Board of KNM Group Berhad ("KNM") on 14 June 2003 as Independent Non-Executive Director. He retired from KPMG/KPMG Desa Megat & Co. on 1 October 2001, a firm he joined in 1977 and had his early accounting training in both Malaysia and United States of America. He was made partner of the firm in 1985. At the time of his retirement, he was Partner-in-Charge of the Assurance and Financial Advisory Services Divisions and was also looking after the Secured e-Commerce Practice of the Firm. He has extensive experience in tax, audit, corporate turnaround and financial restructuring of various companies and has also acted as receiver and manager and liquidator for several companies during his tenure with KPMG. Dato’ Ab Halim is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He is currently the Chairman of the Education and Training Committee of MICPA. He served as a member of the Education Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) from 2001 to 2005. He was the President of the MICPA from June 2004 to June 2007 and a council member of MIA from 2001 to 2007. Dato’ Ab Halim is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nomination Committee of KNM. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | AMDB Berhad, Amway (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad, Digi.Com Berhad, ECM Libra Financial Group Bhd, HeiTech Padu Berhad, Idaman Unggul Berhad, Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad, Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad and RCE Capital Berhad. |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Dato’ Ab Halim bin Mohyiddin holds the following ordinary shares of RM1.00 in KNM: - Direct interest: 1,362,500 shares (0.14%) |
| Remarks : |
| 1. Dato’ Ab Halim bin Mohyiddin has been re-designated as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of KNM with effect from 29 June 2011. 2. Percentage interest is based on the total issued and paid-up share capital of KNM less treasury shares held as at 29 June 2011. |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | KNM GROUP BERHAD |
| Stock Name | KNM |
| Date Announced | 29 Jun 2011 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference No | KG-110627-62007 |
