Board Of Directors

Tan Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed
Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman
Tan Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed, a Malaysian, aged 75, was
appointed to the Board of Ranhill Berhad (Ranhill) as an Independent
Non-Executive Director on 14 February 2001. He is the Chairman of
the Board of Ranhill.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours), from University
Of Malaya, Singapore in 1959. He was conferred an Honorary
Doctorate in Management from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in
1997. He joined the Malaysian Civil Service in 1959 (now known
as the Administrative and Diplomatic Service) and had held various
senior positions in the Federal Government. Amongst these, were the
senior positions in the Ministry of Finance (1965-1982), the Director
General, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department (1982-
1984) and the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia until
he retired from the Government Service in 1990. After retirement, he
was appointed initially as Non-Executive Chairman, and subsequently
as Executive Chairman of the Employees' Provident Fund where he
served until end of January 2000.
He has also served in the capacity of Chairman of the Board of a
number of statutory bodies and Government-owned companies
including Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Industrial Bank of Malaysia,
Universiti Teknologi MARA - "UiTM" and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Tan Sri sits on the Board of Ranhill Utilities Berhad as a Non-
Independent Non-Executive Director/Chairman. He also sits on the
Board of several private limited companies.
Tan Sri Hamdan Mohamad
Executive Director
Tan Sri Hamdan Mohamad, a Malaysian, aged 51, was appointed
to the Board of Ranhill as an Executive Director on 15 November
2000. He is the President and Chief Executive of Ranhill.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia and a
professional engineer registered with the Board of Engineers,
Malaysia. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers, United
Kingdom and a Chartered Engineer registered with the Institute of Civil
Engineers, United Kingdom.
His illustrious career started in 1981 as a structural engineer, in the
engineering consulting firm of Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd (Ranhill
Bersekutu), after completing his Engineering Degree programme
at the University of Western Australia. He then pursued his study in
engineering at the Imperial College, University of London between
1985 to1986 and obtained his Masters Degree in Advanced Concrete
Structures. On returning to Malaysia, he went on to head the
Structural Department in Ranhill Bersekutu, was appointed Director in
1988 and eventually became its President and Chief Executive Officer
in 1995.
He sits on the Board of Ranhill Power Berhad, Ranhill Utilities
Berhad, Senai-Desaru Expressway Berhad and other private limited
companies including Ranhill Corporation Sdn Bhd (RCorp), Ranhill
Consulting Sdn Bhd, Lambang Optima Sdn Bhd (LOSB). He also sits
on the Board of SAJ Holdings Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ranhill Utilities Berhad.
He holds a direct interest of 59,394,943 ordinary shares in Ranhill and
is deemed interested in 324,347,028 ordinary shares in Ranhill by
virtue of his substantial shareholdings in RCorp and LOSB. By virtue
of his interest in the shares of Ranhill, he is also deemed to have
substantial interests in the shares of the subsidiaries of Ranhill to the
extent Ranhill has an interest.
Datuk Ramli Ibrahim
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, a Malaysian, aged 67, was appointed to the
Board of Ranhill as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1
December 2000.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts, Australia and
also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He was the
Senior Partner of KPMG Malaysia until 1995. From December 1996
to December 2000, he served as the Executive Chairman of the Kuala
Lumpur Options and Financiers Futures Exchange Berhad, which has
been aborted by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
He serves on the Boards of Aeon Co. (M) Berhad, HSBC Bank
Malaysia Berhad, MEASAT Global Berhad, BCT Technology Berhad
and Aeon Credit Service (M) Berhad (formerly known as Aeon Credit
Service (M) Sdn Bhd) and also serves on the Board of several private
limited companies.
Datuk Chandrasekar Suppiah
Executive Director
Datuk Chandrasekar Suppiah, a Malaysian, aged 45, was
appointed to the Board of Ranhill on 25 February 2002 as an
Executive Director. He was redesignated to Executive Vice-president,
Group Strategic Business Development, Energy, Power and Corporate
Communication on 1 February 2007.
In 1991 he had obtained his Bachelor of Law Degree from the
University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Before joining Ranhill Group, he was holding top-level executive
positions in several large companies, namely Pro Majestic Sdn Bhd
(a subsidiary of Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd, who is the owner
and operator of Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd). His exposure at
an international level with key government officials, construction
conglomerates, banking institutions and reputed consultants was
instrumental in the company, being awarded two large power projects
in India namely a 500MW plant in North Madras and a 1320MW plant
in Cuddalore. He is also the Managing Director of Kampar Resources
Sdn Bhd, a company providing telecommunications infrastructure.
He sits on the Board of Ranhill Power Berhad. He also holds an
Executive Director function in Ranhill Engineers and Constructors Sdn
Bhd, Ranhill Energy Sdn Bhd and Ranhill International Inc., and other
subsidiaries of Ranhill.
Datuk Razman Md Hashim Che Din Md Hashim
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Razman Md Hashim Che Din Md Hashim, a Malaysian,
aged 68, is a member of the Institute of Bankers. He was appointed
to the Board of Ranhill as an Independent Non-Executive Director on
25 February 2002.
On completion of his early secondary education, he studied banking
where he is a member of the Australian Institute of Bankers.
He started his career with the Standard Chartered Bank as an Officer
Trainee in 1967. Throughout his 34 years of banking, he served in
various capacities including secondments to the Bank's branches in
London, Europe, Hong Kong and Singapore. He held various senior
positions and was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive/Executive
Director of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad in 1994 until
he retired in 1999. In June 1999, he was appointed by Bank Negara
Malaysia as Chairman of MBF Finance Berhad until December 2001
when the finance company was sold to the Arab Malaysian Group.
His current directorships in other public companies include
Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad, Sunway City Berhad, Sunway
Infra-Structure Berhad, Affin Bank Berhad, Berjaya Land Berhad and
MAA Holdings Berhad. He also sits on the Board of several private
limited companies.
Amran Awaluddin
Executive Director
Amran Awaluddin, a Malaysian, aged 38, was appointed as
the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Ranhill on
1 September 2004.
He graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree
in Industrial and Business Economics from London School of
Economics, University of London. He is a Chartered Accountant
of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and an Associate of the
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
He started his professional career as a Consultant with the
Strategy and Operations Department at Kassim Chan Management
Consultants Sdn Bhd in 1993. He later joined the Privatisation and
Project Advisory Department, RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Berhad
in 1996 where he was involved in several privatisation and project
advisory exercises.
He sits on the Board of Ranhill Power Berhad, Senai-Desaru
Expressway Berhad and several private limited companies.
Sharif Lough Abdullah
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Sharif Lough Abdullah, a British citizen with permanent resident
in Malaysia, aged 55, was appointed to the Board of Ranhill on 22
September 2005 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.
He was redesignated to Executive Director on 1 December 2006.
He is a Fellow Gemological Association of Great Britain and a Member
of The National Association of Goldsmiths London.
In 1985, he joined the Melewar Group as the Group Executive
Director. He is currently a director of M3Nergy Berhad, which is a
public listed company, and a Director of Langkawi Yacht Club Berhad.
On 5 January 2007, he was also appointed as a director of MAAKL
Mutual Berhad. He is the Executive Director of the Mediconsult Group
of companies and also holds other directorships in several private
companies, including MediGlobal Malaysia Sdn Bhd, which is a
subsidiary of Ranhill.