KENANGA ANNUAL REPORT 2019

K E N A N G A I N V E S T M E N T B A N K B E R H A D A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 9 24 Ismail Harith Merican (“ Ismail Harith ”) was appointed to the Board of Directors of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“ KIBB ”) as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 26 August 2010. Upon obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in History in 1973, he proceeded to complete the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales articleship from 1973 to 1978 at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in London, UK. Subsequently, from 1978 to 1980, Ismail Harith joined The Economist Newspaper Ltd as an assistant accountant and in 1980, he commenced his involvement in the investment industry when he trained and worked with Strauss Turnbull & Co., a firm of stockbrokers in London which he was attached to until 1983. Ismail Harith was employed by KIBB from 1983 to 1990 and the last position he held was as a Dealer’s Representative (Institutions & International). He subsequently joined Straits Securities Sdn Bhd in 1990 as a shareholder, Managing Director and a Dealer’s Representative. He also represented Rashid Hussain Berhad, the holding company of Straits Securities Sdn Bhd, as a corporate representative until he left the company in 1997. From 1998 to date, he has been an investor in quoted securities and properties. He is currently the Managing Director of Zubaimas Realty Sdn Bhd, a property holding company and the Chairman of Matrix Capital Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the energy efficiency industry. He is the son of YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah Binti Tengku Ismail, a major shareholder of KIBB and has no conflict of interest with KIBB. He has never been charged for any offence within the past five (5) years nor has he had any public sanction and/ or penalty imposed on him by any relevant regulatory bodies during the Financial Year Ended 31 December 2019. P r o f i l e Malaysian Male Aged 69 • Non-Independent Non-Executive Director • Member of Audit Committee ISMAIL HARITH MERICAN DIRECTORS’ PROFILES