11 How We Are Governed Financial Statements Shareholders’ Information Additional Information LOOKING AHEAD While the world looks forward to the second year of postCOVID recovery, we are acutely aware of the long-term impacts of the pandemic and its variants on our business operations. Kenanga Group has adapted quickly to the new normal over the course of the year, and the Board of Directors anticipates that the Group’s future growth and resilience will be built on the foundations of sustainability and good governance that we are laying today. In the year under review, Kenanga Group continued to innovate on multiple fronts, developing new capacities, products and platforms to provide our clients a much more seamless experience. Moving forward, we will continue to future-proof through investments in digital technologies that is relevant to the needs of our clients and our business. I am confident that Kenanga Group will continue to thrive and grow in the coming years, thanks in equal measure to the forethought and leadership in the past, which has laid the ground for our present prosperity, as well as the exceptional dedication and hard work of every member of this Group in building on that legacy for the future. BOARD MOVEMENT On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish to record our appreciation to Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree and Dato’ Richard Alexander John Curtis who stepped down as Deputy Chairman as well as, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Kenanga Group in June 2021 respectively, having each provided exemplary stewardship to the Board of Directors for over a decade. We wish them both, all the best for the future. I also wish to take this opportunity to bid a very warm welcome to Mr. Choy Khai Choon, a representative of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, who joined KIBB’s Board of Directors in December 2021 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. Mr. Choy brings to our Board of Directors, over forty (40) years of extensive experience in the financial sector, including six (6) years as President/Chief Executive Officer of Cagamas Berhad. APPRECIATION I would like to express appreciation and gratitude to Kenanga Group’s Founder Emeritus and Adviser, YM Tan Sri Dato’ Paduka Tengku Noor Zakiah Tengku Ismail whose continuing trust, confidence and friendship have been a great boon throughout my second year of leadership of Kenanga Group. I would like to thank my colleagues on the Board of Directors for their support and advice throughout the year, as well as the Management and employees of Kenanga Group for going above and beyond the call of duty to meet the extraordinary needs of these challenging times. Finally, I wish to convey my appreciation towards our valued customers, business partners, suppliers and shareholders for their trust in the Group, as well as, Bank Negara Malaysia, Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia Berhad for their advice and support. TAN SRI DATO’ SERI SYED ANWAR JAMALULLAIL Chairman
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