Ybhg. Dato’ Wira Syed Abdul Jabbar bin Syed Hassan
Chairman
Dato’ Wira Syed Abdul Jabbar bin Syed Hassan, 70, was appointed to the Board on 15 January 2004 and elected as the Chairman of Mardec Berhad, bringing with him a wealth of experience as former Executive Chairman of the Malaysian Monetary Exchange, Commodity and Monetary of Malaysia and also as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange. He is the Chairman of the Executive Committee (“Exco”) and Remuneration Committee of Mardec Berhad, and also the Chairman of some of MARDEC subsidiaries, i.e. Mardec Processing Sdn. Bhd., Mardec Industrial Latex Sdn. Bhd., Mardec International Sdn. Bhd., and Mardec Polymers Sdn. Bhd., and an associate company, R1 International Pte. Ltd. Besides those, Dato’ Wira is also the Chairman of MMC Corporation Berhad, Tradewinds (M) Berhad, Tradewinds Plantation Berhad and Padi Beras Nasional Berhad (Bernas), and a director of Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad and KAF Discounts Berhad. Dato’ Wira holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from University of Western, Australia and a Masters in Science in Marketing from University of Newcastle-Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Datuk Dr Mahmood Abd. Kadir
Non-Executive Director and Advisor to CEO
Datuk Dr Mahmood bin Abd. Kadir, 62, a non-executive director, was formerly the Executive Deputy Chairman of Mardec Berhad, having been appointed on the Board of Directors since 15 January 2004. A rubber technologist by profession, he has been with Mardec Berhad since 1975 and served as the Chief Executive from 1982 up to 2004, after which he assumed the position of Group Chief Executive until 2009.  He also serves as a director of Mardec subsidiaries and associate companies and a member of the Executive Committee (Exco).  He is actively involved nationally and internationally in the rubber processing industry and has participated in advisory capacity to the Government on various technical issues concerning rubber processing and marketing including the review of planning and research for Malaysia Rubber Research and Development Board (now Malaysian Rubber Board).  Currently, he also serves as a director in the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Association (RISDA), Malaysia Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) and the International Rubber Consortium (IRC) a tripartite cooperation involving the governments of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.  He graduated in Polymers Science & Technology with B.Sc. (Hons.) in 1971 from the United Kingdom.  At the age of 26, he obtained a PhD. in Rubber Science & Technology and FNCRT from the National College of Rubber Technology United Kingdom.  He is also a Fellow of the Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia.

Dato’ Abdul Mutalib Datuk Seri Mohamed Razak
Independent Non-Executive Director
A lawyer by profession, Dato' Mutalib joined the Board on 15 January 2004 as an independent non-executive director. He also serves MARDEC Berhad as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Remuneration Committee. He is presently the Chairman of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3) and a director of Media Prima Berhad as well as The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad. He is an advocate and solicitor and a senior partner in Messrs. Mutalib & Wan.

Dato’ Megat Abdul Rahman Megat Ahmad
Independent Non-Executive Director
He was appointed to the Board of Mardec Berhad on 28 February 2008 as an Independent Non-Executive Director and currently a member of the Audit Committee. Amongst the companies or bodies that he is presently the directors are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Boustead Holdings Berhad, Zelan Berhad and IJM Corporation Berhad. Dato’ Dr. Megat was conferred with the Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA Hon) in July 2001 by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for his tremendous contributions to the academic field, accounting profession and corporate world since 1970. His undoubted contributions in the accounting professions is evident as he is a fellow member and members of several professional institutes such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Malaysian Institute of Accountants. This has entitled him to be awarded with “Anugerah President “by MICPA in June 2004.

Sandana Dass
Non-Executive Director
Mr Sandana Dass was appointed to the Board of MARDEC Berhad on 15 January 2004 as a non-executive director and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of R1 International Pte. Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons.) degree from the University of Malaya.

Ooi Jing Ting
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ooi was appointed to the Board of MARDEC Berhad on 15 January 2004 as a non-executive director and is currently a member of the Executive Committee (Exco). He is a businessman by profession and has been actively involved in rubber trading.

Hassim K.C Ahammu
Non-Executive Director
Encik Hassim was appointed to the Board of MARDEC Berhad on 30 June 2005, as a non-executive director and is currently a member of the Executive Committee (Exco). He has also served in various capacities with Sime Darby Berhad before retiring. He graduated from the Universiti of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics.

Dato’ Hj Aliasak Haji Ambia
Non-Executive Director
He was appointed to the Board of Mardec Berhad on 16 May 2008 as a Non-Executive Director and is currently a member of the Audit Committee. Dato’ Aliasak is actively involved in the smallholders’ association activities and other commodities related bodies. He is currently the President for the Persatuan Kebangsaan Pekebun Pekebun Kecil Malaysia and members of Lembaga Koko Malaysia and Lembaga Getah Malaysia. His previous career in RISDA from 1976 until 1996 brings with him vast experience in rubber industry.

Datuk Wira Ismail Saleh
Non-Executive Director
He joined the Board of Mardec Berhad on 25 May 2008 as a Non-Executive Director of Mardec Berhad. He is presently the Secretary General of Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities and is representing the Minister of Finance Incorporated in the Board of Directors of Mardec Berhad. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Malaya. Before being appointed as the Secretary of General of the present Ministry, he had been assigned as the Trade Commissioner of Malaysia in Paris and several top positions at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and MATRADE.