General Tan Sri Ismail Bin Hassan (R)
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
General Tan Sri Ismail Bin Hassan (R), aged 79, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mitrajaya Holdings Berhad ("MHB") on 9 August 2000. Later he was appointed the Chairman of the Company on 26 November 2009. He is also a Director of Pembinaan Mitrajaya Sdn. Bhd..
He graduated from the Universiti Sains Malaysia with a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree (Hons in Politics). In the Military Professional Education, Tan Sri Ismail graduated from Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA (on Commandant's List) in 1975, from Joint Services Staff College Canberra, Australia, in 1982 and he is also a graduate of the National Defense University, Washington, DC, USA in 1987. Later he was inducted into the NDU International Fellows Hall of Fame, in recognition of outstanding achievement accorded to the graduates of the University who had achieved the highest rank/ appointment in their respective Service.
Prior to joining MHB, Tan Sri Ismail has served as a Commission Officer in the Malaysian Army for 36 years and he held many key appointments at Field Command, Training Command and the Ministry of Defence levels before retiring as Chief of Army in December 1997.
Currently, he also holds directorships in Simbiotik Ventures Sdn. Bhd., Alfa Venture Sdn. Bhd. and MCT Power Sdn. Bhd..
Tan Eng Piow
Group Managing Director
Tan Eng Piow, aged 68, was appointed as Managing Director of MHB on 9 September 1994. He is one of the founding members of Pembinaan Mitrajaya Sdn. Bhd..
He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) degree from University of Malaya, which was obtained in 1977. He is also a Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia.
He began his career as a Works Engineer with Jabatan Kerja Raya – JKR (Public Works Department) from 1977 to 1979. From 1980 till 1985, he was a Project Manager with Perkuat Kuari Sdn. Bhd. (Quarry Operation).
He has over 40 years of extensive technical and management experience in the construction industry and has been actively involved in the management and operations of the MHB Group. He also oversees the Group's development, growth and expansion.
Cho Wai Ling
Executive Director
Cho Wai Ling, aged 49, was appointed as an Executive Director of MHB on 1 September 2014. She graduated from University of Malaya in 1998 with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree and has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2001.
She started her career with MHB in 1999 as an Executive in the Finance & Accounts Department and rose from rank and file to managerial position and in 2005 was promoted to Group Finance Manager. She heads the Finance & Accounts Department and handles all corporate matters of the Group. In her position as Executive Director, her role was expanded to cover investor relations function and to assist the Group Managing Director on strategic management responsibilities.
Tan Mei Yin
Executive Director
Tan Mei Yin, aged 39, was appointed as an Executive Director of MHB on 24 August 2020. She graduated from Imperial College London, United Kingdom in 2005 with a Master of Chemical Engineering. She is a member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers in United Kingdom and also a member of Board of Engineers Malaysia.
She began her career with Aker Kvaerner Engineering S.E.A. Sdn. Bhd. as a Graduate Process Engineer upon graduation in 2005. In 2006, she joined Shell Global Solutions Sdn. Bhd. as a Flow Assurance Engineer. In October 2011, she joined MHB Group as Personal Assistant to Group Managing Director, holding responsibility as Head of Human Resources & Administration Department and IT Department. In her role as Executive Director, her role was expanded to cover strategic management where she will serve as a committee member for the Sustainability and Integrity Committee and be responsible for the planning, organizing, and directing of the organisation's operations and programs on sustainability and integrity. She is also responsible for the overall top-level Management's responsibilities over the Group's businesses including business and financial strategies.
Bibhuti Nath Jha
Executive Director
Bibhuti Nath Jha, aged 53, was appointed as an Executive Director of MHB on 21 December 2022. He graduated from Mangalore University, India with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours). He holds a Master in Executive Master Program in Business Administration from IIBM Institute of Business Management, India and also a member of Project Management Institute, India.
Mr Bibhuti Nath Jha has twenty-nine years of experience in managing Strategic Planning and Project Management accountabilities across a range of sectors in Malaysia, India and African Region. While holding key roles with engineering, project management consulting as well as construction industry firm, Mr Bibhuti has led teams to deliver time and resource critical building and infrastructure projects. He is currently the Managing Director of two subsidiaries of the Mitrajaya Group.
He was appointed as Project Manager of Mitrajaya Group in 1997 and was promoted to Project Director in 2002. He was made Executive Director in 2010 with responsibilities to oversee and manage all pre and post contract process and heading the engineering, tender and contract for the Group.
In 2013, he was promoted to Deputy Managing Director and took over the position of Managing Director at Pembinaan Mitrajaya Sdn Bhd in 2020 and Mitrajaya Construction Sdn Bhd in 2022.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohamad Noor Bin Abdul Rahim
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohamad Noor Bin Abdul Rahim, aged 77, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of MHB on 26 February 2002. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from University of Malaya and joined the Malaysian civil service in 1968. He has held positions in the Government including State Secretary of Pulau Pinang, Kelantan Federal Development Director (Prime Minister's Department), Perak State Financial Officer, Director General of Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Under Secretary for Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Finance and Secretary General of Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. His last post in the civil service was as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1998- 2000.
Currently, he is Chairman of TSR Capital Berhad. He is also currently the President of the Asian Petanque Confederation, Committee member of the Malaysia Golf Association, Vice President of Olympic Council of Malaysia, Council Member of Institut Sukan Negara and Deputy Chairman of Federal Territory Sports Council.
Ir Zakaria Bin Nanyan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ir Zakaria Bin Nanyan, aged 79, was appointed as Independent NonExecutive Director of MHB on 26 February 2002. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He graduated with B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde U.K. in 1972 and later obtained Masters of Science in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Pittsburgh USA. He is a Professional Engineer and a Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia.
Prior to his appointment to the MHB Board, he was the Director General of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia, a position held from 1992 to 1998. He holds directorship in Pressure Care Sdn. Bhd.
He is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of Examiners for the Site Safety Supervisors Course conducted by the Master Builders Association Malaysia.
Roland Kenneth Selvanayagam
Independent Non-Executive Director
Roland Kenneth Selvanayagam, aged 65, was appointed an Executive Director on 23 April 1998. From 1 July 2008, he was redesignated as Non-Executive Director as he left full time employment to start his own business. On 28 March 2011 where having met the Listing Requirements criteria for Independent Director, the Board re-designated him to be an Independent NonExecutive Director of the Company. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He is a professionally qualified accountant with over 35 years post qualifying commercial experience. Prior to his involvement with the MHB Group, he was employed variously within the British American Tobacco Group, Sears Roebuck Group and the PT Mayora Indah Group – where he was the pioneer General Manager for their Malaysian operations.
He was President of the Malaysian Division of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants from June 1996 - May 1998. He is a recipient of the Institute's Bronze medal – awarded in recognition of services rendered to the Institute and the profession at large.
At various times, he has held directorships (listed & unlisted companies) in various countries including South Africa, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand and Australia.
Notes:
- All Directors of MHB are Malaysian except for Mr. Bibhuti Nath Jha who is a foreign national from Indian.
- All Directors do not have any conflict of interest with MHB.
- They have not been convicted for offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.
- There is no family relationship amongst the Directors and major shareholders of MHB save that Ms Tan Mei Yin is the daughter of Mr Tan Eng Piow, who is the Group Managing Director of the Company.
- The Executive Directors form the Senior Management and their profiles are not presented separately.