29 Feb 2016

Change in Boardroom

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Change in Boardroom

MESB BERHAD
Date of change 29 Feb 2016
Name MR SAFFIE BIN BAKAR
Age 63
Nationality Malaysia
Designation Chairman
Directorate Independent and Non Executive
Type of change Appointment
Qualifications Encik Saffie Bin Bakar graduated from University Malaya with a B.A (Honours) majoring in Geography in 1977 and subsequently received a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration from the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Malaya in 1978. In 1988, he obtained his MBA from US International University in San Diego, California, USA.
Working experience and occupation Encik Saffie Bin Bakar has more than 36 years experience, specializing in management with extensive knowledge and skills in project planning, business development, property development, human resources management, project management, cross border investments, mining exploration, corporate advisory transactions including Initial Public Offerings, Reverse Takeovers, Mergers and Acquisitions and General Offer.

He was attached to the Perlis State Government from May 1978 to August 1983, during which he served as Director of Perlis State Economic Planning Unit. He joined Perlis State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) in September 1983 as Business Development Manager until his optional retirement from Government Service in August 1994. He was a Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Member of SEDC.

He had undergone numerous training programmes with the World Bank, UNDP, UNCTC, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A, University of Hong Kong and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Between August 1978 and March 1981, he also received in-house training in the State and Rural Development Project, which was funded by the Economic Planning Unit and organized by UNDP and the World Bank. He became a Local Counterpart to the Regional Planning Advisor, the Industrial Project Advisor and the Infrastructure Project Advisor who are all World Bank experts.

He is also a member of several organization including an Associate Member of Certified System Investigator World. A Member of Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance, Transparency International  Malaysia, Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation and Malaysian Drug Prevention Association as well as a Central Committee Member of Malaysian Exporters Association.

He is currently the Corporate Advisor to Shorubber (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, a Japanese OBM manufacturer and exporter of industrial gloves,  and a director cum corporate advisor of several other private limited companies in Malaysia.

Directorship of public companies (if any) 1) Yen Global Berhad

2) AE Multi Holdings Berhad

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 Nil

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