TAN SRI DATO' NIK IBRAHIM KAMIL
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Tan Sri Dato’ Nik Ibrahim Kamil, a Malaysian, aged 67, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States of America (“USA”) in 1966.

He has extensive years of managerial and business experience ranging from mining, petroleum, media, manufacturing, investment banking and finance, stock broking, port management, trading to golf resort development. He commenced his career in 1966 as Assistant Company Secretary with Associated Mines Sdn Bhd.  In 1967, he joined Shell Malaysia Sdn Bhd as Head of Market Development for West Malaysia, East Malaysia and Brunei. He left in 1971 to join New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad (“NSTP”) as an Assistant General Manager and was with the Company until 1991 where his last position held was as Managing Director of the NSTP Group.

He was appointed as Director and Chairman of OCB Berhad (“OCB” or “the Company”) on 2 January 2007. He is also the appointed Senior Independent Director to whom all concerns may be conveyed. He sits as Chairman of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of OCB.

He is also the Executive Vice Chairman of Palm Resort Berhad, the Independent Non-Executive Director of Camerlin Group Berhad and the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Octagon Consolidated Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.  

ZAKARIA MERICAN BIN OSMAN MERICAN
Independent Non-Executive Director

Zakaria Merican Bin Osman Merican, a Malaysian, aged 57, holds a Diploma in Credit Management from Mara Institute of Technology, Malaysia. He also attended the Advance Credit Analysis Course in Corporate Financial Reporting and Financial Management at the Golden Gate University in San Francisco, USA (1986), the London School of Economics - Summer School in Political Economy (1990) and the Advance Management Program at INSEAD, France (2001).

He has more than 32 years experience in the banking industry. He started his career in Ban Hin Lee Bank Berhad in 1973 and subsequently joined the then Bank of Commerce (M) Berhad, Kuala Lumpur in 1984 later known as Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad (“BCBB”). During his tenure with BCBB, he held various senior management positions from Senior Vice-President of Retail Banking (1999) to Executive Vice-President of Risk Management (2002) and Senior Executive Vice-President of Policy and Control (2005).  He also served as a director in various subsidiaries of BCBB. He was the former Chairman of the Association of Banks in Malaysia Committee on Banking Legislations, Policies, Rules Regulations & Interpretations (2001 to 2005).

Currently, he is attached to HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, Penang as Director of Strategic Business Development.

He was appointed to the Board of Directors of OCB (“Board”) on 7 February 2006, He is also a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of OCB.

Karuppannan A/L Palaniappan, a Malaysian, aged 61, is a member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom (“UK”), The Malaysian Institute of Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK.

He started his career in 1974 as an Accountant at the Accountant General’s (“AG”) Department of the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia. In 1977, he was tasked to set up and head the AG’s Department in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and subsequently the AG’s Department in Sabah in 1979. He was also the Chief Accountant of the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia from 1983 to 1993.

In 1994, he left the Government service and joined Chase Perdana Berhad as the Group General Manager/Financial Controller until 2000. During his tenure with Chase Perdana Berhad, he was also appointed as a Director of S&P Food Industries Berhad and Sitt Tatt Berhad. Between 2000 and 2006, he was the Executive Director of CCM Bioscience Berhad, CSM Corporation Berhad and Prime Utilities Berhad.

Currently, he is a consultant and adviser to several private limited companies which are in the property investment, financial services and trading industries.

He joined the Board of OCB as Director on 30 March 2009 and also serves as a member on the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of OCB.

MOHD HARRIS BIN PARDI
Chief Operating Office cum Executive Director

Mohd Harris Bin Pardi, a Malaysian, aged 57, graduated with a Degree in Economics from Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.

He has over 21 years experience in the food & beverage (“F&B”) and hospitality industry. His experience includes restaurant design and construction, operations and management, product development and manufacturing, as well as human resource training and development. He was a member of the pioneer management team of McDonald’s Malaysia, holding the position of Head of Corporate and Business Development at Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd from 1989 to 1994. He started the Burger King restaurant franchise in Malaysia in 1996 and was its first Managing Director.

Currently, he also provides voluntary training advisory services to several government agencies such as Malaysian Timber Industry Board (“MTIB”), Malaysian Palm Oil Board (“MPOB”) and Forest Research Institute, Malaysia (“FRIM”).

He was appointed to the Board of OCB on 2 January 2007 and assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer cum Executive Director on 17 April 2008. Primarily responsible for the development and implementation of the Group’s operational strategies and policies, he also oversees the management, operations and marketing activities of the Group.

FONG HENG LEONG
Executive Director

Fong Heng Leong, a Malaysian, aged 55, holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and was a chartered member of The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.

He has over 33 years experience in finance and accounting, particularly in the manufacturing and trading industries. Prior to his appointment as an Executive Director of OCB on 19 April 2000, he was the Head of the Finance Division of Kaiserkorp Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCB. He is currently responsible for the corporate and financial affairs of OCB Group.

He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Prime Utilities Berhad which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.