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| Y. Bhg. Datuk Mohan A Kandasamy |
| Executive Chairman |
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Y. Bhg. Datuk Datuk Mohan
Kandasamy is the founding member and Executive Chairman of
the Kannaltec Berhad. He is also the single largest shareholder
in Kannaltec Berhad. Datuk Mohan possesses more than 22 years
experience in the marine industry.
He started his career as
a surveyor in Caleb Bret (M) Sdn Bhd, principally involved
in international marine inspection and testing and later served
as a consultant to insurance companies on marine claims and
pre-underwriting risk assessment. He was attached to the Jardine
Group for six[6] years before taking over Jardine’s surveying
business via a Management Buy Out – thereby forming the
Kannaltec Group.
He expertise in the filed of container handling,
damage assessment and claims, including detention and demurrage,
enabled him to initiate and implement a Container Monitoring
scheme for the local shipping industry. Through a systematic
and technology-based system where data is electronically transferred
on a real-time basis, the scheme has saved millions of Ringgit
for the local maritime industry and has minimised misconduct
and mismanagement while increasing the efficiency of the container
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The participants of the scheme include over 40,000
consignees, 78 shipping lines, 30 container yards and 1,800 forwarders
operating at all major ports in Malaysia. The scheme is currently
used by international shipping conference and major shipping
lines. At Kannaltec Berhad, Datuk Mohan develops and maintains
the vision of the Group. He plans and directs the overall operations
of the Group and seeks business opportunities and strategic alliances
with other organisations. Datuk Mohan Kandasamy holds a professional
marine insurance qualification with the Australian Insurance
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| Tuan Haji Hedzier Bin Haji Ahmad |
| Deputy Executive Chairman |
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Tuan Haji Hedzier bin Haji
Ahmad aged 64 has been appointed the Deputy Executive Chairman
of the Company on 6 October 2006. He is an automobile engineer.
He started his career as a quality Control Executive in Champion
Motor Assemblies.
In his 33-year career, he has worked with
multinational corporations and big corporate bodies including
Tractors Malaysia Bhd. Tatab Industries Sdn Bhd, Scandinavian
Motors Sdn Bhd and Pembangunan Jentera Sdn Bhd. He has vast
knowledge in marketing and contacts in different industrial
segments. Prior to that, he was with Inchcape-Timuran Sdn Bhd
as Sales Director from 1996 to 2000.
He obtained his Diploma/C&G
Intermediate in Automobile Engineering from the Institute of
MARA in 1967.
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| Sukunan A/L Kandasamy |
| Executive Director |
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Sukunan
A/L Kandasamy aged 49 was appointed to the Board on 26 September
2005. He was instrumental in the design of the software system
for monitoring of containers for major shipping lines, development
of solutions for process re-engineering to cater for changing
environment and challenges, development of system for online
data transmission linking port, shipping lines, depot operators,
forwarders and consignees in Malaysia for tracking of container
movement.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer
Science from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1986. Before joining
Kannaltec Group, he was a project manager of Edaran Komputer
Sdn Bhd. During his tenure from 1989 to 1999 in Edaran Komputer
Sdn Bhd, he successfully directed completion of large-scale
projects. He is currently the Project Director in Kannaltec
Group.
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| Sangar Nallappan |
| Executive Director |
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Sangar
Nallappan aged 45 was appointed to the Board on 26 September,
2005. He is a Company Secretary, licensed by the Companies
Commission of Malaysia.
He has more than 20 years of experience
in secretarial and corporate consultancy services. He specializes
in corporate consultancy, corporate restructuring and business
re-engineering. He is currently the Chairman of Mega- Teo Secretarial
Services Sdn Bhd and Mega Audit & Corporate Consultants
Sdn Bhd which provides a wide spectrum of services including
secretarial, consultancy and internal audit advisors.
He started
his career as an Audit Assistant in Kumpulan Naga in 1982.
He is an associate member of the Malaysian Association of Company
Secretaries, Malaysia. He is currently the Director of Corporate
Affairs of Kannaltec Group.
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| Sa’edah Binti Jamek |
| Non-Executive Director |
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Sa’edah
binti Jamek aged 47 was appointed to the Board on 26 September,
2005. Her past working experience in maritime work, shipping,
company secretarial and corporate services has enriched her
knowledge in the business sector.
Holder of a certificate in
Private Secretarial and Administration, she was part of the
team that represented Datuk Mohan in the MBO of JSSSB. She
was involved in the area of restructuring and negotiation of
the deal and documentation. Her involvement in business is
mainly in the maritime and corporate service sector. She began
her career as a Secretary and Administrative Executive in Megazain
Forwarding & Shipping Co.
Currently, she is the Director
in Asia Pacific Marine Superintendents (M) Sdn Bhd which is
involved in cargo surveying and marine inspection and Gabungan
Sinergi Sdn Bhd which is involved in engineering services and
general supplies.
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| Tuan Haji Azhari Bin Mohamed |
| Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Tuan
Haji Azhari bin Mohamed aged 47 was appointed to the Board
on 26 September 2005 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from
the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1984. He is
a Chartered and Fellow member of the Institute of Internal
Auditors Malaysia (CFIIA) and a Chartered Audit Committee Director
(CACD).
He is also a past president and a former member of
the Board of Governors of the Institute of Internal Auditors
Malaysia. From 2000 until 2003, he was attached with the Consultative
Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) as an
Internal Audit Consultant. CGIAR is headquartered at the World
Bank, Washington D.C., USA. He was from 2003 until 2006, the
Vice President and Head of Internal Audit Division and a member
of the Senior Management Committee of Malaysian National Insurance
Bhd (MNI).
Prior to joining MNI, he held senior management
positions in Melewar Leisure Sdn Bhd and Group General Manager
of ATH-Niagabena Sdn Bhd, a company in Brunei Darussalam.
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2000, he was the North Pacific District director of the IIA
Inc.’s International Board of Directors which is based
in Orlando, Florida, USA. He was a member of the Bursa Malaysian
Taskforce on Statement on Internal Controls in June 2000 and
was a member of the Securities Commission’s Industry-led
Taskforce on Internal Audit Functions in April 2001. He is
also a Certified Independent Assessor by the IIA Inc. for Quality
Assurance Review of Internal Audit Functions. |
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| Ybhg Dato’ Thangarajo Subramaniam |
| Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Ybhg
Dato’ Thangarajo A/L A Subramaniam aged 51 was appointed
to the board on 22 November 2007 as Independent Non-Executive
Director. He holds a degree in Business Administration and
has more than 20 years experience in the Marketing and Business
Development.
His focus and strength has been in the development
of businesses in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
field especially with the Power Companies. Since 1996, Dato’ has
been the Adviser and Business Development Consultant to Melewar
Engineering Sdn. Bhd. , Waja Group of Companies and Jana Swasta
Sdn. Bhd. Currently, he is the Chairman of a media production
company called Asia-Pacific Photo Network Sdn. Bhd. He was
conferred Datukship in July 2007 by DYMM Tuanku Yang DiPertuan
Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Tuanku Ja’afar Ibni
Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
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