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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.
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