Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof bin Basiran, aged 62, a Malaysian, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 1 June 2005.

His notable academic achievements are as follows :

• In 1972, he obtained his Bachelor in Chemical Engineering Degree from University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
  
• In 1974, he obtained his Post-Graduate Degree in Rubber Technology (ANCRT) in the United Kingdom.
  
• In 1976, he obtained his Masters Degree in Engineering specialising in Industrial Management (M.E) and also in Business Administration (MBA) from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

Before he joined Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) in 1979, he held the position of Rubber Technologist/Techno-Economist with the Rubber Research Institute (RRI) / Malaysia Rubber Research Development Board (MRRDB).

In 1986, he completed his doctorate with a PhD in Applied Economics and Management Science from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He was later appointed as the Director-General of PORIM in 1992. He held the position for 8 years before assuming the role of the Director-General of Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB), an organisation resulting from merger of PORIM and Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (PORLA), from 1 May 2000 until 18 January 2006.

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof currently holds several significant positions including :

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC);
• Chairman and Director of CB Industrial Product Holding Berhad;
• Director of Sime Darby Berhad.

Apart from holding distinguished corporate positions, he is also involved in other organisations, among others:

• Fellow and Past President of Academy of Sciences Malaysia;
• Fellow member of Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA).
• Fellow member of Malaysian Oil Scientists and Technologists Association (MOSTA).

For all these services, he was conferred the Federal Awards Darjah JOHAN MANGKU NEGARA (J.M.N), Darjah Yang Mulia PANGLIMA JASA NEGARA (P.J.N) and Darjah Kebesaran PANGLIMA SETIA MAHKOTA (P.S.M).

He sits as a Chairman of TH Plantations Berhad Remuneration Committee.

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Yusof bin Basiran does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Dato' Zainal Azwar Bin Zainal Aminuddin, aged 52, a Malaysian, was appointed the Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2009. He was subsequently appointed as an Executive Director on 1 September 2009.

He obtained his Bachelor of Agriculture Science Degree from University Putra Malaysia in 1983. He is a member of the Malaysia Society of Soil Science , Incorporated Society of Planters, Malaysia Plant Protection Society and International Society of Oil Palm Agronomist.

He began his career as an Agriculture Officer with the Agriculture Department in 1983. In 1990, he joined Zeenex Sdn Bhd as a Techno Commercial Executive and later joined Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad as a Technical Adviser in 1991. In 1998, he joined TH Plantations Berhad as Senior Agronomist and in 2003, he was designated as Head of Opeartions (Overseas) until January 2009.

Prior to his appointment as the Company's Chief Executive in July 2009, He was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director in February 2007 and held the same position until June 2009.

He sits as a member in the Employees' Share Option Scheme Committee (ESOS) of the Company.

Dato' Zainal Azwar Bin Zainal Aminuddin does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Dato' Paduka Ismee bin Haji Ismail, aged 46, a Malaysian, was appointed a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2006.

He began his career as a Management Accountant for Arab Malaysian Development Berhad in 1987. Having obtained his Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA) qualification from the London School of Accountancy, he is currently its fellow and also member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Subsequently he joined Shell Group Malaysia and held various positions including the Head of Forex and Banking of Shell Malaysia Ltd and Group Accountant of Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd.

He then returned to Arab Malaysian Development Berhad Bank as as a General Manager. where he held the post for two years before joining Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad as its Chief Accountant/Treasurer.

He also gained further corporate experience from his services in the following companies:

• In 2000, he joined Medical Online (M) Sdn. Bhd. as its Senior Vice-President,
• In 2001, he joined Lembaga Tabung Haji as its Senior General Manager (Finance),
• In 2003, he joined ECM Libra Securities Sdn. Bhd. as its Chief Executive Officer.

Currently, Dato' Paduka Ismee is the Group Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Lembaga Tabung Haji. He also sits on the Board of its subsidiaries. His other corporate and directorial roles are:

• Director of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad;
• Director of BIMB Holdings Berhad;
• Director of KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad;
• Director of Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad;
• Director of 1 Malaysia Development Berhad.

He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Tender Committee A of the company.

Dato' Paduka Ismee bin Haji Ismail does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Dato’ Haji Wan Zakaria bin Abd Rahman, aged 66, a Malaysian, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2005.

His career began when he assumed the post of a teacher with the Education Department in 1966 after graduating from the University of Malaya with an Honours Degree in Malay Studies. In 1974, he joined the Terengganu State Government as an Administrative Officer. The period 1978 to 1982 saw him serving as the Political Secretary of the Terengganu Chief Minister. He then became Executive Committee Member (Exco) of the Terengganu State Government of the Terengganu State Government from 1982 to 1995.

He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Tender Committee A of the company.

Dato’ Haji Wan Zakaria bin Abd Rahman does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Datuk Azizan bin Abd Rahman, aged 61, a Malaysian, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2005.

His career began when he assumed the post of a Shipping Executive of Harper Gilfillan (M) Sdn Bhd in 1973 after graduating from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He later moved to Malaysian International Shipping Company Group as its Branch Manager in 1975 and was subsequently appointed as the Marketing Manager of the Tanker Division.

His other corporate experiences include the following:

• In 1981, he held a position in Panocean Tankers Ltd Chartering Department, London.
• In 1982, he joined JF Apex Securities Berhad (JFASB) as its Director which launched his career in stockbroking and finance.
• In 1995, he was appointed to the Board of Tongkah Holdings Berhad and Bina Darul Aman Berhad.
• In 2000, he joined MBf Group and was subsequently appointed as the Managing Director of MBf Capital Berhad and the Executive Director of MBf Holdings Berhad in 2001.
• In 2005, he became the Chairman of Eastern & Oriental Berhad Group.

While he was a Director of JFASB, he was an active member of the stockbrokers’ fraternity and held the post President of the Association of Stockbroking Companies of Malaysia until he left the industry.

Datuk Azizan was also involved in the restructuring of a few public listed companies such as MBf Group of Companies, Tongkah Holdings Berhad (THB) and Bina Darul Aman Berhad (BDAB). He was actively involved in the companies' debt restructuring plans and identified their new business strategies.

Datuk Azizan is the Chairman and Business Development Advisor of Eastern & Oriental Berhad. His other corporate and directorial roles are :

• Chairman of Gefung Holdings Berhad,
• Chairman of the Investment Panel of Lembaga Tabung Haji,
• Director of MBf Holdings Berhad,
• Director of Apex Equity Holdings Berhad,
• Chairman and Director of Ramunia Holdings Berhad.

He is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the TH Plantations Berhad.

Datuk Azizan bin Abd Rahman does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Mahbob bin Abdullah, aged 66, a Malaysian, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2010.

He began his career with Harrisons and Crosfield in 1963 as a Management Trainee. He later joined Plantations Agency Limited as an Assistant Manager in the rubber plantation. Between 1968 to 1984, he served Unilever Plantations in Kluang, Johor, Sabah and Solomon Islands. In 1984, he moved to London as Plantations Operations where he supervised Unilever Plantations in Thailand, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malaysia, Solomon Islands, Colombia, Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana.

In 1987, he joined Sime Darby as General Manager and was promoted to Managing Director of Sime Darby Services Sdn. Bhd in 1989. The company was involved in consultation services  mainly in Indonesia, serving the World Bank and private clients. From 1993 to 2000 he served as a Director of Refineries Division in Sime Darby. In this position, he was responsible for supervising the production and marketing activities of refineries in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Egypt. After his retirement from Sime Darby in 2000, he established his own company, IPC Services Sdn. Berhad, which provides consultancy services to local and international, upstream and downstream businesses within the plantation industry.

In 2001, he was awarded Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Planters for outstanding service to the industry.

He is a member of the Board of Greenyield Berhad. He is also a Director of Felda subsidiaries namely Felda Plantation Sdn. Berhad, Felda Palm Industries Sdn. Berhad, Felda Vegetable Oil Products Sdn. Berhad and FIMA Bulking Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of Kumpulan Fima Berhad). He was a member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Programme Advisory Committee.

Mahbob bin Abdullah does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the three (3) of the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Tan Sri Dr Abdul Samad bin Haji Alias , aged 68, a Malaysian, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2005.

He is a Professional Accountant with Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Western Australia; a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia; a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).

Between 1999 to 2002, he was the President of MICPA and has served as a member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) and Financial Reporting Foundation. From September 2000 to August 2005, he was the President of MIA. He is the first Malaysian to be elected to the 22--member Board of the International Federation of Accountants.

Datuk Dr Abdul Samad is currently a member of the Lembaga Tabung Haji Board. His other directorial and chairmanship roles are :

• Director of Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia,
• Director of Perbadanan Kemajuan Iktisad Negeri Kelantan,
• Chairman of Malaysian Venture Capital Management Berhad,
• Chairman of Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad,
• Chairman of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad.

He is the Chairman of TH Plantations Berhad's Audit Committee and Nomination Committee.

Datuk Dr Abdul Samad bin Haji Alias does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all the five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

Md Yusof bin Hussin , aged 61, a Malaysian, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2005.

His career began when he assumed the post of an Accountant for Robur Tea Co. Ltd. , Australia for a year after graduating with a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Tasmania, Australia in 1973. He later assumed the position of an Audit Supervisor for Coopers & Lybrand, Malaysia in 1975. He was admitted as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1977. He qualified as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), the following year.

His working experience include the following :

• In 1978, he was a Senior Manager, Banking of Utama Wardley Merchant Bank,
• In 1982, he was the Group Chief Accountant of Harper Gilfillan Group before being promoted to its Director of Corporate and Finance Division,
• In 1987, he was appointed the General Manager of Permodalan Nasional Berhad Corporate Services Division,
• In 1993, he was the Managing Director of Island & Peninsular Berhad until 1999.

He is currently entrusted with several directorial and chairmanship roles including :

• Non-Executive Chairman of TPPT Sdn. Bhd. (an associated company of Bank Negara Malaysia),
• Chairman of Debts Restructuring Committee for Small and Medium Scale Industries (SDRC),
• Director of Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Berhad,
• Director of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad,
• Director of Iskandar Investment Berhad,
• Director of Lafarge Malayan Cement Berhad.

He is the Chairman of the Tender Committee A and B and is a member of the Nomination Committee of TH Plantations Berhad.

Md Yusof bin Hussin does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended four (4) out of five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.

He is a Director of PLB Engineering Berhad and is the Chairman of the company's Nomination Committee. He also sits as a member of the company's Audit Committee.

In TH Plantations Berhad, he sits as the Chairman of the Employees' Share Option Scheme Committee (ESOS) and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Dato’ Noordin bin Md Noor does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder(s) of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years. He attended all five (5) Board of Directors meetings which were held for the year ended 31 December 2010.