Board of Directors

Encik Wan Salleh bin Mohd
(Aged 62, Malaysian)

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director since 9 January 2002. He is the Chairman the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Executive Committee of the Company.

Encik Wan Salleh is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has extensive experience in the corporate sector through, amongst others, his position as Senior General Manager and later as Executive Director of Perwira Affin Bank between 1990 and 1995, and as Group Managing Director of UMW Holdings Berhad from 1996 to 1999.

Y. Bhg. Dato' Haji Muhatar bin Abdullah
(Aged 56, Malaysian)

Dato’ Haji Muhatar is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director since 15 July 2004 and is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Company. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Option Committee of the Company. Y. Bhg. Dato’ Haji Muhatar is
also Chairman of PTB Unit Trust Bhd.

He started his career as Terengganu State Administration Officer in 1976, then relocated to Besut District Office as Assistant District Officer, and later as Assistant Land Revenue Collector in Besut Terengganu.
Before furthering his studies in 1982, he was transferred to Kuala Terengganu District Office and the State Secretary Office. After receiving his Masters Degree in Town Planning from the University of Wales in 1984, Dato’ Haji Muhatar resumed his career at the State Economic Planning Unit and later served various departments holding various positions including as Director of State Information Management Unit (1992-1996), Deputy State Secretary (Administration)(1999-2000), Commissioner of Islamic Affairs Department (2000-2001) and Dungun District Officer (2002-2004) before being appointed as Y.B. Terengganu State Secretary in April 2004.

Puan Mariam @ Rahimah Binti Mukhtar
(Aged 61, Malaysian)

Puan Mariam is an independent Non-Executive Director and appointed to the Board of EPIC on 20 November 2007. She is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Puan Mariam was the first lady Vice President and member of the Management Committee in PETRONAS in 2001. She headed the Education Division of the PETRONAS Group and is a member of the Advisory Council of University Technology PETRONAS (“UTP”), INSEAD of France and IMD of Switzerland. She graduated from the University of Tasmania, Australia in Agricultural Science, MBA from McGill University Canada and The Advanced Management Programme WHARTON.

Her expertise lies in Gas and Petrochemicals Policies and Strategies and she was responsible for developing the Gas and Petrochemical Master plan for the PETRONAS Group. She was entrusted as a Project Director to lead the Petrochemicals Master Plan for the Vietnam Government in 1996. She was appointed as the first President of the Malaysia Petrochemical Association of which she was instrumental in its establishment and launching in 1997.

She had been Chairman and Director of the Boards of several companies and subsidiaries of PETRONAS Group including in Multinational Joint Venture companies, Idemitsu SM (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and Ethylene Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. She retired in 2004 after an illustrious career in PETRONAS giving numerous and enormous contribution in the field of education, strategy and planning and E-Learning. Since her retirement she is the Chairman of PROMAT ESM Sdn. Bhd. (Oil & Gas), Warisantek (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Education Consultancy), and a Board Member of EPIC, EPIC Mushtari Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Mushtari Engineering & Trading Sdn Bhd) and Rank Mark (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Y. Bhg. Dato’ Wan Zakariah bin Haji Wan Muda
(Aged 48, Malaysian)

Dato’ Wan Zakariah bin Haji Wan Muda, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director in EPIC Berhad. He was appointed to the Board of EPIC on 20th November 2007. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

He obtained a Bachelor of Scsience degree in quantity surveying from the Thames Polytechnic, London, United Kingdom in 1986. He started his career as a Quantity surveyor with Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd (AZSB) and presently holds the post of Managing Director of Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB) a public listed construction company on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. He is also currently the Vice President of the Master Builders Association of Malaysia.

Y. Bhg. Dato’ Haji Mustaffa bin Mohamad
(Aged 57, Malaysian)

Dato’ Mustaffa is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director appointed to the Board of EPIC on 20 November 2007. He is also the Executive Director of AZRB, a post he has held since 24 March 1999. He served the Terengganu State Economic Development Corporation in various capacities from 1977 to 1985.

Between 1985 to 1993, he served as the General Manager of Pangkalan Bekalan Kemaman Sdn Bhd and was concurrently the Executive Director of Jasa Merin (M) Sdn Bhd. He holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) Degree from the University of London, United Kingdom in 1976 and was called to the English Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in 1981. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Port and Shipping Administration from the University of Wales, Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff. In 1993 he was awarded a Diploma in Syariah Law and Practice by the International Islamic University, Malaysia. He has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Transport, United Kingdom since 1986.

En. Mohd Noor bin Dato’ Mohamad
(Aged 51, Malaysian)

Encik Mohd Noor bin Dato’ Mohamad, was appointed to the Board with effect from 1 July 2008. He is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Option Committee. A Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, he is a holder of a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Bachelor (Hons) Degree in Ecology, University of Malaya (UM), a Licensed Company Secretary by the Registrar of Companies, Malaysia and Principal of MNM Management Services (established since 1993).

Currently he is the CEO of Terengganu Incorporated Sdn Bhd., an investment holding company of Terengganu GLCts, a Company Secretary and Business Advisor for more than 20 years, an approved Companies Commission Malaysia speaker and part-time lecturer to various private and public institutions of learning. He is currently also on the Board of two listed companies i.e.TDM Berhad and Golden Pharos Berhad and various non-listed companies.

En. Ramli bin Shahul Hameed
(Aged 41, Malaysian)

Encik Ramli bin Shahul Hameed, was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2008. He is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He is a holder of a Masters of Business Administration from AIU-AIM and a Bachelor (Hons) Degree in Petroleum Engineering, University of Technology Malaysia (UTM). He has wide experience in both public and private sectors.

He was with Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd., serving in various capacities from 1991-1996 as a Drilling Enginer, Development Engineer (Seconded to EPMI) and International Development Engineer (Vietnam & Middle East). In 1996, he was appointed as an Operations Superintendent in Kemaman Supply Base and in 1997, he served as Project Manager of Shapadu Energy & Engineering Sdn. Bhd.

He was appointed as the Managing Director of TATI Production Sdn. Bhd. from 1998 to 2002. He was subsequently appointed as the East Coast Director of Penaga Dresser Sdn. Bhd. and was formerly the Managing Director of Conor Engineering & Services Sdn. Bhd. He is also a member of the Board of Engineers since 1992 and a Panel Advisor to University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTem), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Encik Ramli is also a Director of TDM Berhad and Ladang Rakyat Berhad. He sits on the boards of several of the Company’s subsidiaries.

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Chairman
Encik Wan Salleh bin Mohd
Member
Puan Mariam @ Rahimah binti Mukhtar
Encik Mohd Noor bin Dato’ Mohamad

NOMINATION COMMITTEE
Chairman
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Haji Muhatar bin Abdullah
Member
Encik Wan Salleh bin Mohd
Puan Mariam @ Rahimah binti Mukhtar

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Chairman
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Haji Muhatar bin Abdullah
Members
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Wan Zakariah bin Haji Wan Muda
Encik Mohd Noor bin Dato’ Mohamad

OPTION COMMITTEE
Chairman
Y.Bhg. Dato’ Haji Muhatar bin Abdullah
Member
Encik Mohd Noor bin Dato’ Mohamad