Datuk Abang Haji Abdul Karim Bin Tun Abang Haji Openg

Malaysian

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Director since: October 1999

Datuk Abang Haji Abdul Karim graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) degree from University of Malaya, Malaysia and a Master’s degree in Management from Asian Institute of Management, Philippines. He was appointed to the Board of Ta Ann Holdings Berhad as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director since 2 October 1999. Datuk Abang Haji Abdul Karim is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Datuk Abang Haji Abdul Karim is a prominent corporate figure in Sarawak. He held various positions including President of the Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and is also a founding Director of BIMPEAGA Business Council (BEBC) and BIMP-EAGA Malaysian Business Council (BEMBC) Sarawak Chapter First Chairman. He sits on the Board of Amanah Saham Sarawak (ASSAR) and is the Chairman of Brooke Dockyard and Engineering Works Corporation as well as a member of Sarawak Islamic council and Lembaga Baitulmal and Wakaf Sarawak. He is an official member of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) general committee representing Sarawak.

He has no family relationship with any director or major shareholder of Ta Ann Holdings Berhad, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.

He attended all five (5) of both the Board meetings and the Audit Committee meetings held in the financial year.