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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
Engineering
Chartered Engineer, United Kingdom
Professional Qualification
Engineering
Professional Engineer, Malaysia
Professional Qualification
Advanced Management Program
Havard Business School, 
Havard University, United States
Doctorate
Philosophy (Environmental Engineering)
University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Masters
Science (Environmental Engineering)
University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
Degree
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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