DATO’ WIRA SYED ABDUL JABBAR BIN SYED HASSAN
Chairman
Dato’ Wira Syed Abdul Jabbar bin Syed Hassan, 71, a Malaysian, is the Chairman of the Board of Mardec Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 15 January 2004.

Dato’ Wira obtained his Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Western, Australia and a Masters of Science in Marketing from University of Newcastle-Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Dato’ Wira is also currently the Chairman of the Executive Committee (“Exco”) and Remuneration Committee of Mardec Berhad, and 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. He is also the Chairman of MMC Corporation Berhad, Tradewinds (M) Berhad, Tradewinds Plantation Berhad, Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad (Air Bhd) and Padi Beras Nasional Berhad (Bernas), and a director of Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad.

Prior to this, Dato’ Wira held a number of key positions, including Executive Chairman of the Malaysian Monetary Exchange and Malaysian Commodity and Monetary Exchange and also as the Chief Executive Officer of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange.

YBHG. DATIN PADUKA NURMALA BINTI ABD RAHIM
Director
Datin Paduka Nurmala Binti Abd Rahim, 57, was appointed as Director of Mardec Berhad on 14 June 2011. Her appointment as representative of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated is in lieu of Datuk Wira Ismail Saleh who has retired from the government. Datin Paduka Nurmala is presently the Secretary General of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.

Besides Mardec Berhad, she is also a member of Board of Directors of Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation, Malaysian Palm Oil Council, Malaysian Timber Council, Lembaga Kenaf dan Tembakau Negara and Malaysian Timber Industry Board. Datin Paduka holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.) from University of Science Malaysia, Diploma in Public Administration, INTAN and a Masters in Public Administration from Pennyslavania State University USA.

CHAN SENG FATT
Director
Mr. Chan Seng Fatt, aged 49, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Mardec Berhad on 15 October 2011.

He is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, joined Tradewinds Group in 2003 as the Chief Financial Officer of Tradewinds (M) Berhad and later posted to Tradewinds Plantation Berhad as the Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on 1 September 2006. His is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Tradewinds Plantation Berhad since 23 October 2007.

Prior to joining Tradewinds Group, Mr. Chan Seng Fatt has held several senior positions in various private and public companies. He joined Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad in 1988 as the Internal Auditor for three years before serving Asian Pac Holdings Berhad from 1991 to 1993 as the Group Accountant. From 1993 to 1997 he was the Financial Controller for Pengkalen Securities Sdn Bhd and later appointed as the General Manager of Halim Securities Sdn Bhd in 1997 before joining K&N Kenanga Berhad in 1999 as a Remisier. Mr. Chan Seng Fatt was the Chief Financial Officer for Johore Tenggara Oil Palm Berhad from 2001 to 2002.

CHUAH SEONG TAT @ CHUAH CHEE TAT
Director
Mr. Chuah Seong Tat @ Chuah Chee Tat, aged 61, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Mardec Berhad on 15 October 2011.

Mr. Chuah Seong Tat holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia and a Master of Business Administration from Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales. Mr. Chuah Seong Tat began his career as an Engineer with American multinational semiconductor manufacturing companies located in Malacca and Penang from 1976 to 1980.

He left his engineering career to pursue his Master of Business Administration degree in Australia from 1981 to 1982. Upon returning from Australia, he had worked and gained years of valuable experience in merchant banking, stock broking and trading. He had held various senior positions in those years. Mr. Chuah Seong Tatt was appointed as Independent Non-Executive director of Tradewinds Plantation Berhad on 27 June 2006. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and Executive Committee.

Mr. Chuah Seong Tat was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Padiberas Nasional Berhad on 11 February 2010. Presently he is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Tradewinds (M) Berhad and a Director of Bukhary Sdn. Bhd., KHSB Marketing Sdn. Bhd. and Butterworth Coldstorage Sdn. Bhd.

MOHD NAZRI BIN MD SHARIFF
Director
En. Mohd Nazri Bin Md Shariff, aged 46, brings with him more than two decades of experience in corporate and financial management, banking and audit. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Mardec Berhad on 15 October 2011.

He has served and contributed in various capacities and a wide range of industries including as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Tradewinds (M) Berhad, Group Chief Financial Officer of Padiberas Nasional Berhad, Group Chief Operating Officer of Pernas International Holdings Berhad, General Manager (Finance and Corporate) in various subsidiaries of MMC Berhad Group. He was also a Board Member and Corporate Representative for several local and foreign-owned/ operated companies.

A member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom, En. Mohd Nazri Bin Md Shariff was trained and later qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant with an audit firm in England. He subsequently joined the Malaysian banking sector where he served in the credit risk, internal audit and corporate banking divisions of Amanah Capital Group of Companies and Bank of Commerce, respectively.

He is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer of Tradewinds (M) Berhad.