Membership of Board Committees:
Nil
Qualifications:
• PhD in Economics and Master of Economic
Development, Australian National University,
Australia
• Bachelor of Economics, University of
Indonesia, Indonesia
Working Experience:
Dr. Muhamad Chatib Basri, was the Indonesia’s
former Minister of Finance from May 2013 to
October 2014. Previously, he was the Chairman
of Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia
from June 2012 to October 2013. Prior to that,
from 2010 to 2012, he served as the Vice
Chairman of the National Economic Committee
of the President of Indonesia. He is currently the
Chairman of Indonesia Infrastructure Finance,
and also Chairman of the Advisory Board of
Mandiri Institute. Dr. Basri was a member of the
Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Group of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). From 2010 to
2012, he was a member of the High Level Trade
Experts Group, co-chaired by Jagdish Bhagwati
and Peter Sutherland. In 2010, he co-founded
CReco Research Institute, a Jakarta based
economic consulting firm. Dr Basri has from
1995 until present lectures at the Department of
Economics, University Indonesia.
He has acted as a consultant for the World Bank,
the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the USAID,
AUSAID, OECD and UNCTAD. He is the author
of a number of papers in international academic
journals and actively writes for various leading
newspapers and magazines in Indonesia.
Directorships of other Public Companies:
Nil
Membership of Board Committees:
• Board Audit Committee
• Board Nomination Committee
• Board Remuneration Committee
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Arts degree (magna cum laude)
in East Asian Languages and Civilisations
(Japanese) and Economics from Harvard
College, USA
• MBA, Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration, USA
• Completed studies at Keio University, Japan
Working Experience:
Kenneth joined Khazanah as Executive Director
of Investments in 2011. He has more than 25
years of global investment, corporate finance
and mergers and acquisitions experience gained
in New York, Hong Kong, Qatar and Malaysia.
Prior to joining Khazanah, Kenneth was with
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) from 2006
where he most recently was Advisor to the
CEO and a member of the Board of Directors
of Qatar Holding LLC. In addition, Kenneth
had responsibility for QIA’s direct investments
in public and private companies as well as its
investments in private equity, special situations
and venture capital funds. Prior to that, he was
with Salomon Brothers Inc and its successor
companies from 1996 where his most recent role
was Co-Head, Corporate Finance at Citigroup
Global Markets Asia Limited. Prior to Salomon
Brothers, Kenneth was with Lehman Brothers
Inc. from 1992 in Lehman’s Merchant Banking
and Principal Investments Groups in New York.
Directorships of other Public Companies:
Non-listed
• Yayasan Amir
Notes:
None of the Directors have:
• Any family relationship with any Director and/
or major shareholder of Axiata.
• Any conflict of interest with Axiata.
• Any conviction for offences within the past
ten years (other than traffic offences).
• Any sanctions and/or penalties imposed on
them by any regulatory bodies during the
financial year ended 31 December 2015.
• For information on Directors’ attendance at
Board Meetings held during the financial year,
please refer to page 60 of the Statement on
Corporate Governance.
DR MUHAMAD CHATIB BASRI
Independent Non-Executive Director
Age:
50
Nationality:
Indonesian
Date of Appointment:
25 February 2015
Length of Service:
1 year
Date of Last
Re-election:
20 May 2015
KENNETH SHEN
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
(Representative of Khazanah)
Age:
51
Nationality:
American
Date of Appointment:
5 October 2011
Length of Service:
4 years
Date of Last
Re-election:
28 May 2014
PROFILE OF
DIRECTORS
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