Board Of Directors
DR. NADARAJAH MANICKAM
DR. NADARAJAH MANICKAM, a Malaysian, aged 57 is the Executive Director and Technical Director of SMR Technologies Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 17 December 2004. Dr. Nat has a B.Sc. from the Madras University, India and a MA and Ph.D. from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has also attended a communication training programme at the Communication Foundation of Asia (CFA), Manila in 1983. He has been an awardee of research fellowships from the University Grants Commission (UGC), India and the Nippon Foundation, Japan. Among his key interest areas is the social impact and use of new technologies for human resources development.
Dr. Nat, as he is fondly known in the industry, has over 30 years experience in the field of communications and learning and has worked with the television, film and advertising industry and contributed to web and e-learning initiatives. He contributed to the pioneering effort in the initial set up of Asianet, a satellite pay television station based in Trivandrum, India that was incorporated in 1991 and that has now become a global venture.
Dr. Nat has worked on the design and development of e-learning and communication services/products for Asianet (India), Cahayasuara Communications Centre (Malaysia), Asian Communication Network (Thailand), Public Media Agency (Malaysia) and Signis (Belgium). He has also helped form a number of web communities/discussion groups/blogs, including one for UNEP (Paris). Presently, he is helping the Asian Public Intellectuals (API, a community initiated by the Nippon Foundation) facebook initiative. He contributed to the design and development of HRDWebvarsity, SMR’s online e-learning institution and has produced multimedia programmes for it. He has worked for the last ten (10) years promoting directly and indirectly web-related learning and communication.
An avid believer in the new information and communication technologies (ICT) and variety of software applications, Dr. Nat is certainly a promoter of the IT industry. He focuses on software concept development with emphasis on functions, community-building web technologies, organisational intranet and portal development for enabling business and community processes and all areas of communication. He is very much involved in technology projects planning and implementation and pays attention to the social impact and use of new technologies particularly in the HRD area. His interest in research and study of the development of HR technology for HRD purposes is the basis of his leadership of the R&D team for the Group.
He is also concerned with corporate social responsibility to the community at large. In relation to this, he leads the CSR efforts of the group, which is primarily concerned with the building of social capital beneficial for all Malaysians. He is also very focussed on business-related quality processes and audit. He himself is involved, on a voluntary basis with initiatives in the areas of philanthropy, peace, communication and sustainable development.
He attended all the four Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2010. Dr Nat has no directorship in other public company. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and never been charged for any offence (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past 10 years. Details of his shareholdings in the Company are shown in the “Analysis of shareholdings” section of this Annual Report.
TUAN HAJI ISHAK BIN HASHIM
TUAN HAJI ISHAK BIN HASHIM, a Malaysian, aged 69, an Independent Non-Executive Director, was appointed to the Board of SMR Technologies Berhad on 5 October 2005. Haji Ishak is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee as well as a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
Haji Ishak graduated with a Masters Degree in Education from Stanford University, USA in 1972 and has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from University Malaya in 1967. He started his career serving the Ministry of Education as a teacher, Secondary School Headmaster and an Education Officer for thirteen (13) years before embarking into the private sector holding various senior HRD and administrative positions in several public listed companies such as Malaysian Tobacco Company Ltd, Malayan Banking Berhad, Tractors Malaysia Berhad, Boustead Holdings Berhad, Iris Berhad and Affin Bank Berhad.
Haji Ishak, who has also served as a councillor for the Shah Alam Town Council (1983) -1987), Chairman of Koperasi Tunas Muda (KTM) Penang (1999-2001) and Chairman of TAP Resources Berhad (2000 – 2001) is a fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Human Resources Malaysia (MIHRM) where he was also the President from 1985 to 1987.
With his valuable experience and exposure to high level management processes, Haji Ishak, who is currently a consultant in Human Capital and Organisational Development, would be able to groom and support the other Directors and Management of the Company.
He attended two out of four Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2010. He has no directorship in other public company. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and has never been charged for any offence (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past 10 years. Details of his shareholdings in the Company are shown in the “Analysis of shareholdings” section of this Annual Report.
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LEOW NAN CHYE
LEOW NAN CHYE, a Malaysian, aged 53, an Independent Non-Executive Director, was appointed to the Board of SMR Technologies Berhad on 5 October 2005. Mr Leow is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Leow is an accountant by profession and graduated from Tunku Abdul Rahman College and obtained the professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and has over twenty (20) years experience in various companies involved in property development, resorts and golf, manufacturing and investment holding. Mr Leow was previously attached to Malaysian General Investment Corporation Bhd., KAB Group, Tanming Group, Negara Properties Sdn Bhd and Formosa Prosonic Industries Sdn Bhd.
He attended all the four Board meetings held during the financial year 31 December 2010. He has no directorship in other public company. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and has never been charged for any offence (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past 10 years.
VENKITESWARAN SANKAR
VENKITESWARAN SANKAR, a Malaysian, aged 64, is an Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board of SMR Technologies Berhad on 2 May 2008. Mr. Venkiteswaran is a member of Audit Committee of the Company.
Mr Venkiteswaran is a Chartered Accountant running his own practice at Kuala Lumpur. He completed his CPA (Professional Studies for Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)) in 1970 and became a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1974. Mr.Venkiteswaran has been very active in professional circles and work in the past having at various times been a Council member of the MICPA, the MIA and the Chartered Taxation Institute of Malaysia (CtiM).
Prior to practicing on his own since 1995, Mr Venkiteswaran has served in various Senior Management positions at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Datuk Keramat Holdings Berhad, Hals & Associates (Public Accountants) and Kumpulan SRS.
With over 20 years experience in various companies in construction, trading, property development, manufacturing & investment holding, Mr Venkiteswaran will be able to contribute in the areas of corporate governance, audit and taxation within the SMR Technologies Berhad group of companies.
He attended all the four Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2010. He has no directorships in any other public company in Malaysia. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of SMRT, no conflict of interest with SMRT and has never been charged for any offence (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past 10 years.
