Pushpanathan A/L S A Kanagarayar

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nationality

Malaysian

Age / Gender

68 / Male

Academic / Professional Qualification

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”)
Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”)

Board Committee Membership(s)

Audit Committee (Chairman)

Date Appointed / Working Experience

Mr Pushpanathan was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of IJM Corporation Berhad on 9 November 2012.

He has more than 39 years of experience in providing advisory, accounting and audit services in the role of a partner-adviser for a large number of clients based in Malaysia and internationally (both private and public corporations) in a variety of industries. He was also involved in share valuations of corporations, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, takeovers, flotations, investigations and tax planning.

His past appointments and/or working experience were as follows:-

Partner, Messrs Ernst & Young (1983 - 2009)
Chairman, Adjudication and/or Organising Committees, National Annual Corporate Report Awards (2003 - 2009))
Chairman, MICPA’s Financial Statements Review Committee and Project Chairman, the Insurance Standards Working Group of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”) on Financial Reporting Standard 4 (2003 - 2007)
Member of the International Federation of Accountants’ Developing Nations Permanent Taskforce (2004 - 2005)
Board Member, MASB (2009 - 2015)
Honorary Secretary, Financial Reporting Foundation (2010 -2015))
President, MICPA (2012 - 2014))
Council Member, MIA (2012 - 2014)

Present Directorship(s)

Listed Companies:

IJM Plantations Berhad
Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Other Public Companies:

Asian Institute of Finance Berhad (In Members' Voluntary Winding-up)
Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad
MICPA
Malaysian Community & Education Foundation

Other Current Position(s) Held

Council Member and EXCO Member, MICPA
Chairman, Listing Committee of Bursa Malaysia Berhad
Chairman, Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard (“MFRS”) Applications and Implementation Committee of MASB
Project Chairman, the Insurance Standards Working Group of MASB on MFRS 17
Trustee, WWF-Malaysia

Highlighted Trainings & Seminars for FYE 31 March 2021

No.	Date	Topic	Organizer
1.	29 Sep 2020	Economic Outlook & Lookout: The Good, The Bad, The Uncertain - (Annual Offsite Meeting - Malacca)	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
2.	29 Sep 2020	Bursa Malaysia (1818): An Analyst Perspective - (Annual Offsite Meeting - Malacca)	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
3.	29 Sep 2020	Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger Technology for Malaysia’s Future Post Trade Platform (Annual Offsite Meeting - Malacca)	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
4.	9 Dec 2020	Directors’ Liability in Anti-Corruption Cases – Airbus and Other Cases – (Online)	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
5.	9 Dec 2020	Cyber Security in the Boardroom – (Online)	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
6.	2 Mar 2021	IJMP CEO’s Industry Presentation (Online)	Equity Tracker
7.	22 Mar 2021	Cyber Security Awareness in the Boardroom (Online)	Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad
8.	23 & 24 Mar 2021	Virtual Palm & Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference (POC 2021) - Online	Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Highlighted Trainings & Seminars for FYE 31 March 2020

No.	Date	Topic	Organizer
1.	17 Jul 2019	Avoiding Competition Law Violations – Formulating An Effective Compliance Policy	Bursa Malaysia/Zain & Co
2.	26 Aug 2019	Board Risk Awareness Programs a) Cyber Security and Resilience b) Fighting Corruption: A New Era of Corporate Governance c) Implications and Compliance Requirements of S17A of the MACC Amendment Act 2018	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
3.	30 Sep 2019	Malaysia Economic and Market Outlook	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
4.	30 Sep 2019	Including Low Latency Non-Directional Traders, Market Makers and Liquidity Providers in an Exchange Ecosystem	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
5.	30 Sep 2019	Market Opportunities for Digital Assets in Asia	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
6.	29 Oct 2019	IJM Budget Talk 2020 by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd	IJM Corporation Berhad

Highlighted Trainings & Seminars for FYE 31 March 2019

No.	Date	Topic	Organizer
1.	19 Mar 2019	Invest Malaysia 2019 – “Capital Market Forum”	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
2.	5 & 6 Mar 2019	POC 2019 : Palm & Lauric Oils – Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition on Managing Market – “Manage Uncertainties Harvest Global Opportunities”	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
3.	30 Nov 2018	New Era of Corporate Liability Under Malaysian Anti Bribery Laws by Wong & Partners	IJM Corporation Berhad
4.	28 Nov 2018	Challenges in implementing International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 [Speaker at the 21st ASEAN Regulators Conference]	Bank Negara Malaysia
5.	27 Nov 2018	Global Environmental Social and Governance Trends	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
6.	19 Nov 2018	IJM Budget Talk 2019 by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd	IJM Corporation Berhad
7.	8 & 9 Oct 2018	Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2018: On Balance – Recalibrating Markets, Firms, Society and People	Khazanah Nasional Berhad
8.	14 Aug 2018	Sales & Service Tax Talk by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd	IJM Corporation Berhad
9.	5 Jul 2018	Sustainability Engagement Series for Directors/Chief Executive Officers by Andrew Chan, PWC Consulting Services (M) Sdn Bhd	Bursa Malaysia Berhad
10.	23 May 2018	Asian Institute of Finance Business Ethics Conference 2018: Fintech – Business Benefits and Conduct Challenges	Asian Institute of Finance (AIF) and Financial Services Professional Board (FSPB)
11.	17 May 2018	IFRS 17 – Insurance Contracts [Chairman of Panel Discussion at the MASB/IFRS Regional Workshop]	MASB/IFRS
12.	25 Apr 2018	Board Perspective on Cyber Resilience	Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Group Functions / Activities Attended for FYE 31 March 2021

No.	Date	Topic	Organizer
1.	22 Jan 2021	IJM Corporation Board Session on Strategy Updates	IJM Corporation Berhad
2.	3 Mar 2021	IJM's Existing Performance Management and Total Remuneration Framework	IJM Corporation Berhad

Group Functions / Activities Attended for FYE 31 March 2020

No.	Date	Topic	Organizer
1.	23 Aug 2019	IJM Scholarship & Academic Excellence Award 2019	IJM Corporation Berhad
2.	15 Nov 2019	IJM Deepavali Celebration 2019	Kelab Sukan IJM
3.	10 to 12 Feb 2020	IJM Corporation Board Session on Corporate and Divisional Strategies & Budget Presentation	IJM Corporation Berhad

Group Functions / Activities Attended for FYE 31 March 2019

No.	Date	Topic	Organizer
1.	15 Feb 2019	IJM Chinese New Year Celebration 2019	Kelab Sukan IJM
2.	23 Nov 2018	IJM Deepavali Celebration 2018	Kelab Sukan IJM
3.	13 Aug 2018	IJM Strategy Updates Session with Board of Directors	IJM Corporation Berhad
4.	2 Aug 2018	IJM Senior Management Forum 2018 ""Waking Up To A New Reality""	IJM Corporation Berhad
5.	6 to 8 Jul 2018	IJM Games 2018 (Sandakan)	IJM Plantations Berhad
6.	14 May 2018	Site Visit to TRX City and Menara Prudential	IJM Corporation Berhad
7.	2 Apr 2018	Site Visit to ICP Klang Factory	IJM Corporation Berhad

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