THOMAS MICHAEL TAYLOR

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Independent Non-Executive Director

DATO' DR ZAHA RINA ZAHARI

Independent Non-Executive Director

​Date appointed to Board:

• December 2010

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Membership on the Board Committees:

• Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee

• Member, Nominating Committee

• Member, Remuneration Committee

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Present Directorship in other companies:

• Nil

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Present Appointments:

• Chairman, Cenergi SEA Sdn Bhd

• Chairman, Malaysian Dutch Business Council

Work Experience and/or Past Directorships and/or Appointments:

• 41 years of experience in the oil & gas exploration and production (E&P) industry

• Adviser, Sime Darby Energy & Utilities Division

• Director, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad

• Director, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd

• Director, redT Energy Plc

• Director, UKM Holdings Sdn Bhd

• Deputy Chairman, Shell Malaysia

• Chairman, Shell companies in Egypt

• Managing Director, Shell Egypt N.V

Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering, majoring in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Western Australia

​Date appointed to Board:

• Founder of Hibiscus, appointed to the Board in September 2010.

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Present Directorship in other companies:

• Nil

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Work Experience and/or Past Directorships and/or Appointments:

• 31 years of experience in the oil & gas industry (both in services and E&P)

• Managing Director, Interlink Petroleum Ltd, an oil & gas exploration & production company listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange

• Chief Operating Officer, SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad (now part of Sapura Energy Berhad Group)

• Vice President, Energy Sector Projects of Sapura Energy Sdn Bhd

• Various positions at Sapura Group of companies

• Previously worked for Schlumberger Overseas (as a Field Engineer in North Africa, Asia and Europe)

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Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Business Administration, University of South Australia, Australia

• Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Cranfield University, United Kingdom

• B.Sc (Honours) in Engineering, Bath University, United Kingdom

​Date appointed to Board:

• August 2016

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Membership on the Board Committees:

• Chair, Audit and Risk Management Committee

• Member, Nominating Committee

• Member, Remuneration Committee

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Present Directorship in other companies:

• Nil​

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Work Experience and/or Past Directorships and/or Appointments:

• 31 years of oil and gas industry experience

• Finance Director, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company

• Finance Director, Shell Malaysia

• Finance Director, Brunei Shell Petroleum

• Held board memberships in oil and gas companies, in all sectors of the industry in Malaysia, Brunei, Russia, Hungary and France

Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• MA in Engineering from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

​Date appointed to Board

• July 2011

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Membership on the Board Committees:

• Chair, Remuneration Committee

• Member, Nominating Committee

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Present Directorship in other companies:

• Nil

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Present Appointments:

• Director, Littleton Holdings Pte Ltd

• Director, Sri Indrerajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd

• Director, Pneumacare Ltd

• Director, South Pickenham, Estate Company Ltd

• Member of the Advisory Board of Oakhouse Partners

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Work Experience and/or Past Directorships and/or Appointments:

• Investment Banker, Deutsche Bank, London

• Investment Banker, Nomura Advisory Services, Malaysia

• Analyst, Emerging Markets Equity Research, Caspian Securities Ltd, London

• Consultant, Price Waterhouse, London

• Domus Fellow, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University

• Trustee, East West Trust, St. Catherine’s College

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Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• MBA, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College, London

• MA in Law, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

• MA in English Language and Literature, Oxford University, United Kingdom

​Date appointed to Board:

• September 2017

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Membership on the Board Committee:

• Chair, Nominating Committee

• Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee

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Present Directorships in other companies:

Listed Entity:

• Chairman, Manulife Holdings Berhad

• Director, Hong Leong Industries Berhad

• Director, Pacific & Orient Berhad

• Director, IGB Berhad

Other Public Companies:

• Director, Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd

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Work Experience and/or Past Directorships and/or Appointments:

• 27 years of experience in financial (including Islamic), commodities and securities industry and the developing of the Malaysian Financial Market, M&A in insurance and Takaful companies

• Licenced by Securities Commission of Malaysia for corporate advisory services

• CEO, RHB Securities Bhd

• COO, Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange

• Head of Exchanges, KLSE, MESDAQ, MDEX, Labuan Offshore Financial Exchange

• Consultant, Financial Technologies Middle East based in Bahrain (BFX)

• SV President, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Singapore

• Member, Global Board of Adviser for XBRL Board Member, Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia

• Director, Tanah Makmur Bhd

• Director, MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd

• Director, Zurich Insurance Malaysia Bhd

• Director, MIMB Investment Bank Bhd

• Director, EON Capital Bhd

• Director, EON Bank Bhd

• Director, MAA Takaful Bhd

• Director, Malaysian Assurance Alliance Bhd

• Director, MAA Holdings Bhd

• Director, MAA InternationalAssurance Ltd

• Board Member, Trustee for Malaysia AIDS Foundation

Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Business Administration, Hull University, United Kingdom focusing on capital markets research and specialising in derivatives

• MBA, Hull University, United Kingdom

• BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance, Leeds, United Kingdom