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Among others, the Board papers include comprehensive
management reports, minutes of meetings, credit
proposals (if any), current review of the operations of
the Bank and annual management plans. A full agenda
and comprehensive Board papers are circulated to all
Directors well in advance of each Board meeting.
All Directors have direct access to the services of the
Company Secretary and to the Management. Directors,
collectively or individually may seek independent
professional advice in furtherance of their duties in the
event such services are required.
The record of attendance by Directors at the Board
Meetings for 2013 are as follows:-
* Reflects the number of meetings attended during the time the
Director held office
Training and Development of Directors
Newly appointed Directors are required to attend an
induction programme coordinated by the Management
of the Bank in order to facilitate new Directors with
the necessary information and overview to assist
them in understanding the operations of the Bank and
appreciating the challenges and issues the Bank faces
in achieving its objectives. The programme covers
subject matters, amongst others, EXIM Bank business
and strategy, work processes and Board Committee
and the duties and responsibilities of Directors of
financial institutions.
For financial year ended 2013, all Directors appointed to
the Board, have attended various training programmes
and seminars held in Malaysia and abroad for their
continuing education and skills improvement.
As commenced in 2008, Board members have also
attended a key training programme for Directors of
financial institutions, namely Financial Institutions
Directors’ Education (FIDE). Additionally, EXIM Bank
is a registered corporate member of the FIDE Forum
since July 2013, which was established with the aim
of allowing FIDE alumni members to become leading
influencers of governance practices and thought
leaders within financial institutions, and to benefit
from, among others, the roundtree discussions, and
industry update sessions and materials provided by
subject matter specialists.
Training programmes, conferences and forums
attended by the Directors for the financial year ended
31 December 2013 were as follows:-
1. FIDE/ICLIF
– FIDE Core Programme by ICLIF: Leadership and
Governance Centre
– FIDE Forum: Breakfast Talk on the Personal Data
Protection Act 2010
– FIDE Elective Programme: Winning The War for
Talent Program
– FIDE Elective Programme: The Directors’ Legal
Tool-Kit
2. External Seminars/Conferences
– Corporate Directors Onboarding Programme
– Directors Forum: Board Rising to the Challenges
of Corporate Entrepreneurship
– Breakfast Talk: Successful Corporate Banking
– Focus on Fundamentals, An Ernst & Young
Global Survey of Corporate Financial Executives
– Breakfast Talk: Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr.
Sulaiman Mahbob – National Economic
Development and Challenges
– Breakfast Talk: Linda Price – What the Board
Needs to Ask About It
– Talk: Leading a Learning Organisation in an Age
of Change
NO NAME OF DIRECTOR
NO. OF
MEETING
ATTENDED *
1
Datuk Mohd Hashim bin Hassan 16/16
(Chairman)
2
Zakaria bin Ismail
16/16
3
Dato’ Rosli bin Mohamed Nor
15/16
4
Dato’ Dr. Mohd Isa Hussain
14/16
5
Nik Najib bin Husain
15/16
6
Dato’ Agil Natt
15/16
7
Ismail bin Mahbob
16/16
8
Wong Seng Foo
14/16
9
Dato’ Adissadikin bin Ali
15/16
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