Board of Directors of Sentral REIT Management Sdn Bhd
Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon
The Non-Independent Non- Executive Chairman
Board Committee Memberships
- Nil
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), University of Malaya (1969)
Tan Sri Saw has 40 years of continuous service with Shell, having joined the company in 1970 as a Refinery Technologist in Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Berhad. He served in various capacities in manufacturing, supply, trading and planning in Malaysia, Singapore and Netherlands. In 1996, he was appointed Managing Director of Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad.
From 1998 until 1999, he was MD for Oil Products (Downstream) Shell Malaysia and MD of Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Berhad. In 1999, with the globalisation of the Shell Oil Products business, he was appointed the Vice President (VP) of the commercial business in the Asia-Pacific region and in 2004 he became the President of Shell Oil Product East. In 2005, he was appointed VP Global Marine Products. On 18 May 2006, he was appointed as Chairman of Shell Malaysia, and on 1 January 2010 as Senior Advisor, position he held till his retirement on 30 June 2010.
Frances Po Yih Ming
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committee Memberships
- Chairperson of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) from University Malaya
- Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- Fellow of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia
Puan Frances Po spent more than 36 years specialising in tax and she was a tax partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) Malaysia until her retirement in July 2019.
During the course of her career in PwC, Puan Frances Po held various leadership roles including Business unit leader for International Tax Services/Mergers & Acquisition Tax (“ITS/M&A Tax”) from 2012-2019 and Tax business unit leader for Energy, Utilities, Multimedia & Infocommunication (“EUMI”) from 2005-2012. She held the role of Tax people partner for several years. She was an active speaker at both external and internal conferences. She presented/chaired at the annual PwC seminar for a decade. She initiated and organised the annual PwC Asia Pacific ITS/M&A training and networking event since 2012.
Datuk Kamalul Arifin bin Othman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committee Memberships
- Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
- Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- Bachelor of Estate Management (Honours) from Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Masters degree in Business Administration from Ohio University, Athens, United States of America
- Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom
- Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia
- Leadership education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and the SAID Business School, University of Oxford
Datuk Kamalul Arifin is a Chartered Surveyor by training with more than 30 years of experience in the real estate sector. He was the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Pelaburan Hartanah Berhad since its inception in 2006 until 2018.
He started his career in 1985 with Rahim & Co. Chartered Surveyors Sdn Bhd before moving on to Permodalan Nasional Berhad in 1988. He then joined Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad (now Ambank Group) in 1991 and remained with the Group for 16 years with his last position as the Chief Executive Officer of AmProperty Trust Management Berhad which managed the first listed property trust in the country.
Datuk Kamalul Arifin is the first President of the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers and was also an Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya. He has participated in many conferences as Speaker and Moderator and has written various articles related to the property industry for professional journals and publications.
Hizamuddin bin Jamalluddin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committee Memberships
- Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals
- Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northern Illinois University, USA
Encik Hizamuddin has an extensive experience in the field of Islamic banking and has more than 20 years of experience in corporate management, particularly in corporate planning, corporate finance (both equity & capital market), debt restructuring, enterprise risk management, cross border mergers and acquisitions, privatisation, investor relations and stakeholders engagement.
He was the Chief Executive Officer of Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd (“UJSB”), a Special Purpose Vehicle owned by Minister of Finance Incorporated, one of the largest Shariah-based equity house in Malaysia.
Prior to UJSB, Encik Hizamuddin was the Executive Director, Investment of Lembaga Tabung Haji (“LTH”), a position that he assumed after serving as LTH’s Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff. Prior to joining LTH, he was the Chief Strategy Officer of several entities namely, BIMB Holdings Berhad, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad and MTD Capital.
During the Asian Financial Crisis 1997, he served as a Corporate Finance Specialist cum Special Assistant to the Managing Director of Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad. He was also instrumental in the establishment of PrudentialBSN Takaful Berhad in 2006.
Encik Hizamuddin was instrumental in initiating and promoting key Islamic Finance initiatives by Bank Negara Malaysia where he was involved in amongst others; the establishment of the Investment Account Platform, development and execution of the restricted investment account under the Islamic Financial Services Act, 2013, and Dana Al Ansar, a collaboration with LTH to provide dedicated funds for Muslim Bumiputra SMEs. He also spearheaded the Deposit Transition Plan and was instrumental in the integration of the principles of Value Based Intermediary in banks business model.
Encik Hizamuddin was the recipient of the Upcoming Personality of Islamic Finance (Leadership) by the Global Islamic Finance Award 2016.
Aminuddin bin Mohd Arif
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committee Memberships
- Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- M.A. (Cantab) in Economics from University of Cambridge
- Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Level 1, Association for Investment Managers and Research (AIMR)
Upon his graduation in 1997, Encik Aminuddin joined Sime Securities Sdn Bhd as an Economist, Research Department and thereafter, as Marketing Executive with Sime AXA Assurance Sdn Bhd from 1998 to 1999. From 2000 to 2001, he was with Consolidated Plantations Bhd as the Senior Executive, Corporate Planning.
From 2001 to 2014, he was attached to various government agencies having served as the Special Officer to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Private Secretary to the Minister of Education and Minister of Home Affairs and Principal Private Secretary to the Minister of Transport.
Encik Aminuddin is currently the Group Chief Corporate Officer, Jasa Baiduri Sdn Bhd.
Ann Wan Tee
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committee Memberships
- Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) (Hons), University of Birmingham
- Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Ann Wan Tee has more than 18 years’ experience spanning from project advisory, privatisation, private finance initiatives, financial feasibility studies, business valuations, mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate recovery.
Wan Tee is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (“MRCB”). He joined MRCB in May 2013 as the Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to MRCB, Wan Tee was the Chief Financial Officer / Finance Director of Gapurna Strategic Alliance Sdn Bhd from June 2012 to May 2013.
Wan Tee was the Executive Director – Corporate Finance at PricewaterhouseCoopers (Advisory Services) from January 2006 to May 2012.
Kwan Joon Hoe
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Committee Memberships
- Nil
Academic / Professional Qualification / Professional Membership
- Bachelor Of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from University of Melbourne, Australia
- Member of the Certified Public Accountant, Australia
Kwan Joon Hoe is currently the Group Chief Operating Officer of MRCB.
He joined MRCB as Senior Vice President of the Group’s Property Division in January 2014. Kwan Joon Hoe was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of MRCB on 1 March 2015 and was promoted to his current position on 1 June 2017.
He joined Gapurna in 2008 as the Group’s Financial Controller, spearheading the RM1 billion Lot 348 development (Menara Shell) in Kuala Lumpur Sentral CBD. He was then promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer managing the Group’s property development function in 2012 before joining MRCB. Prior to joining Gapurna, he served in 2 accounting firms in their respective audit and advisory functions.