Change in Boardroom
| REACH ENERGY BERHAD |
| Date of change | 04 May 2020 |
| Name | ENCIK KU AZHAR BIN KU AKIL |
| Age | 55 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Designation | Independent Director |
| Directorate | Independent and Non Executive |
| Type of change | Appointment |
Qualifications
| No | Qualifications |
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Institute/University |
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BSc in Chemical Engineering |
University of Missouri- Rolla, USA Summa Cum Laude |
December 1987 |
| Working experience and occupation | Encik Ku Azhar Bin Ku Akil ("Encik Ku Azhar") has more than 30 years experience in the upstream oil and gas business, and has worked in various technical and managerial roles associated with the assessment, development and operations of the oil and gas fields. He has broad and diverse experience having covered operations in onshore, shallow-water and deep-water environment; inside and outside Malaysia. Encik Ku Azhar spent 15 years with Esso, 10 years with Murphy Oil and more than 6 years with Sapura Energy Berhad.
Encik Ku Azhar started his career as a Reservoir Engineer with Esso Production Malaysia Inc. (EPMI) in 1988, and has since worked in key areas such as sub-surface engineering, corporate planning, front end engineering, project coordination, project costing and scheduling, and facilities engineering. He was also part of PETRONAS CORAL initiative as a full-member, representing EPMI. He then moved on to work with Murphy Oil as Project Services Manager and subsequently promoted as Development Manager for Murphy's shallow water fields and then as Project Manager for one of its deep-water fields.
Encik Ku Azhar joined Sapura Energy in 2013 as Vice-President, Technical Support and Services as part of Sapura's ventures to become fields' Operator and was instrumental in the successful acquisition of Newfield Malaysia operations. He was also the Director of Sapura's joint-venture operations in Uzbekistan. His last position with Sapura was Vice President, Performance and Planning. |
| Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any) | Nil |
| 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 |
| Remarks : |
The Board composition after the changes of Directors effective 4 May 2020 will be as follows:- 1. Tan Sri Dr. Azmil Khalili Bin Dato' Khalid - Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman 2. Izlan Bin Izhab - Senior Independent Non-Executive Director 3. Nik Din Bin Nik Sulaiman - Independent Non-Executive Director 4. Ku Azhar Bin Ku Akil - Independent Non-Executive Director 5. Tunku Datuk Nooruddin Bin Tunku Dato' Sri Shahabuddin - Executive Director 6. Ir. Shahul Hamid Bin Mohd Ismail - Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer 7. Ikram Iskandar Bin Abd Rahim - Executive Director |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | REACH ENERGY BERHAD |
| Stock Name | REACH |
| Date Announced | 04 May 2020 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference Number | C03-07042020-00002 |