Change in Boardroom
| SURIA CAPITAL HOLDINGS BERHAD |
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Date of change | 18/05/2011 |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| Designation | Director |
| Directorate | Non Independent & Non Executive |
| Name | DATUK HJ. ABU BAKAR @ WAHAB BIN HJ. ABAS |
| Age | 55 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Qualifications | Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from University Kebangsaan Malaysia. He obtained his postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development from the University of Swansea, United Kingdom. |
| Working experience and occupation | Datuk Hj. Abu Bakar @ Wahab Bin Hj. Abas is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Warisan Harta Sabah Sdn. Bhd. He was the Group Managing Director of SURIA since 1 February 2004 until he resigned on the 28th April 2009. Prior to his appointment as the Group Managing Director, he held the post of the Executive Director of SURIA. He began his career in 1980 with the Sabah State Civil Service serving the State's Economic Planning Unit, the State's Ministry of Communication and Works and the State Ministry of Finance in various positions. He was the Secretary General of the Sabah Bumiputra Chamber of Commerce (SBCC) from 1983 until 1988. A year later, he was attached to the Financial Review Section of the State Ministry of Finance until 1994. In 1995, he was appointed as Senior Confidential Secretary to the Chief Minister of Sabah under the Chief Minister's Department. While in the State Civil Service and SBCC, he had chaired and sat on the Board of various public companies as well as subsidiaries of SBCC. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | He is also a Board Member of Warisan Harta's subsidiary companies namely, WHSB Trading Sdn Bhd, WHSB Nominee (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd, WHSB Property Development Sdn Bhd and WHSB Plantation Sdn Bhd. He also sits as a Board Member in Celcom Timur (Sabah) Sdn Bhd. |
| 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 | He holds 57,503 shares in SURIA. |
| Remarks : |
| This announcement is dated : 18th May 2011. Announcement Authorised By: DATUK DR. MOHD FOWZI HAJI RAZI Group Managing Director |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | SURIA CAPITAL HOLDINGS BERHAD |
| Stock Name | SURIA |
| Date Announced | 18 May 2011 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference No | SC-110518-60074 |
