Change in Boardroom
CHEMICAL COMPANY OF MALAYSIA BERHAD |
Date of change | 01 Jan 2020 |
Name | DATO’ SERI ZAINI BIN UJANG |
Age | 54 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Designation | Independent Director |
Directorate | Independent and Non Executive |
Type of change | Resignation |
Reason | The Company has adopted Step Up 4.2 of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance to be applicable to all directors, be it independent or non independent. Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini bin Ujang has reached 9 years of service as Director of the Company. In line with this policy, he has tendered his resignation as a Director and as member of three (3) Board Committees of the Company. |
Details of any disagreement that he/she has with the Board of Directors | No |
Whether there are any matters that need to be brought to the attention of shareholders | No |
Qualifications
No | Qualifications |
Major/Field of Study |
Institute/University |
Additional Information |
Professional Qualification
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Engineering |
Chartered Engineer, United Kingdom |
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Professional Qualification
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Engineering |
Professional Engineer, Malaysia |
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Professional Qualification
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Advanced Management Program |
Havard Business School, Havard University, United States |
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Doctorate
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Philosophy (Environmental Engineering) |
University of Newcastle, United Kingdom |
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Masters
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Science (Environmental Engineering) |
University of Newcastle, United Kingdom |
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Degree
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Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons) |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
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Working experience and occupation | Dato Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini is a professional environmental engineer cum scientist who integrates studies on water ecology with engineering systems towards pollution control and sustainability, especially with reference to river rehabilitation in developing countries. His interest in the field leads him to collaborate with leading scholars worldwide, particularly in membrane bioreactor, granulation process and biofouling control. He is a Fellow of the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund (Sweden), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (UK), Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (Malaysia), Chartered Engineer (UK), Chartered Scientist (UK), Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (UK), ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer; Visiting Professor (Imperial College London, United Kingdom), Lund (Sweden) and Tsukuba (Japan); and received Honorary Doctor of Science (Newcastle University, United Kingdom, 2018). He was also the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia from 2008 till 2013. For his remarkable contribution to the nation, he became the first recipient of the prestigious Malaysia Merdeka Award 2009 for the category of Outstanding Scholastic Achievement in environmental and sustainability water. He has been conferred the Darjah Seri Setia Tuanku Muhriz Yang Amat Terbilang (SSTM),Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) and the Tokoh Maal Hijrah 1433H of Negeri Sembilan in 2011. He has registered more than 20 intellectual property rights and published more than 250 technical papers and 36 books with his recent book entitled Ecoshift: Holistic Transformation towards Environmental Sustainability in 2018 and Japanese Ecosophy: A Travellers Notes in 2019. |
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | None |
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | None |
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | None |
Remarks : |
Dato' Ser Ir. Dr. Zaini bin Ujang also relinquished his positions as the member of the Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk Management Committee and Finance and Investment Committee following his resignation from the Board. |
Announcement Info
Company Name | CHEMICAL COMPANY OF MALAYSIA BERHAD |
Stock Name | CCM |
Date Announced | 31 Dec 2019 |
Category | Change in Boardroom |
Reference Number | C03-13122019-00002 |