Kin Wai Tham

Olam International Ltd. engages in sourcing, processing, packaging, and merchandising of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), Olam Global Agri (OGA), and Olam International Limited (OIL). The OFI segment includes cocoa, coffee, edible nuts, spices and dairy. The OGA segment consists of grains, animal feed and protein, edible oil, rice, cotton and commodity financial services. The Oil segment involves in de-prioritized businesses (including sugar, wood products, rubber and fertilizer and other de-prioritized assets), gestating businesses (including olam palm gabon, packaged food, infrastructure and logistics) and incubating businesses. The company was founded by Sunny George Verghese in 1989 and is headquartered in Singapore.

M3nergy Bhd. explores oil and gas. It involves in investment holding and provision of management services. The company was founded by Peck Kiat Chee in 1990 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Petroliam Nasional Bhd. operates as an investment holding company which engages in the exploration of oil and gas, and marketing of petroleum & petroleum products. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Gas and New Energy, Downstream and Corporate & others. The Upstream segment activities include oil and natural gas exploration, development and production, together with related pipeline and transportation activities. The Gas and New Energy segment activities include purchase of natural gas from Upstream, liquefaction and processing of natural gas, marketing and trading of liquefied natural gas and sales gas as well as power and new energy business. The Downstream segment activities include the supply and trading, refining, manufacturing, marketing and transportation of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products. The corporate & Others segment comprise primarily logistic and maritime segment, property segment and central treasury and project delivery and technology function. The company was founded on January 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Sime Darby Unimills BV manufactures vegetable oils. It includes confectionery, dairy, feed, food ingredients, ice cream, snacks, margarine, spreads and non food applications. The firm brands include Delico, Cremex, GoldBake, HappyCook, MasterCraft, Pastrex, Prifex, and Ralec. The company was founded in 1913 by Sam Van den Bergh and Anton Jurgens is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd. is a banking and financial investment services company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian company offers high financing up to RM250,000 and repayment from as low as RM109 monthly with HSBC Amanah Personal Financing-i - Islamic Personal Loan. Customers can get help and support on HSBC's products and services, including credit cards, internet and mobile banking, accounts, and loans online. The company also provides professionally managed funds across different sectors to help customers grow their wealth. The company was founded in 1865, and the CEOs are Mukhtar Malik Hussain and Omar Siddiq bin Amin Noer Rashid.

RAM Holdings is a leading provider of independent credit research and advisory services. Their forte is in the provision of unparalleled insights into the Malaysian bond market to help guide their clients’ decision making processes and also in other value-added services that complement their requirements. RAM Holdings (formerly known as Rating Agency Malaysia Berhad) was established in November 1990 as a catalyst for the domestic debt-capital market and as the nation’s first credit-rating agency. Their shareholders comprise both local and foreign financial institutions. On 1 July 2007, their rating operations were novated to a newly formed subsidiary, RAM Rating Services Berhad (“RAM Ratings”). Today, RAM Holdings spearheads the cultivation of new businesses and continues to provide training as well as economic research that promotes financial and credit expertise, in addition to soft skills. At RAM Holdings, they have three main subsidiaries that take care of their clients’ needs RAM Ratings and RAM Ratings (Lanka) Limited (which provide credit-rating services in their respective markets), and RAM Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd (which supplies innovative risk-management solutions as well as strategic business and advisory services). They also have 2 units within the holding company that furnish economic research and training services areas in which they possess more than a decade of experience. Through their solid infrastructure and diversity of skills, they are able to assign expert teams that provide in-depth analysis on the domestic debt-capital market to both issuers and investors as well as consultancy and business advisory services. As part of their initial ventures en route to their longer-term vision, RAM Holdings has established affiliations with internationally renowned Standard and Poor’s. They are also directly involved in other developing markets such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Kazakhstan. In the regional arena, RAM Holdings is a member of the Association of Credit Rating Agencies in Asia (or ACRAA). Furthermore, they provide technical assistance and training to Bangladesh’s Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (or CRISL). Through their presence in these international financial markets, RAM Holdings is able to keep their finger on the pulse of global developments and activities. As the nation’s premier credit-rating agency and provider of advisory services, they are well poised to provide guidance by furnishing insightful advise and service of exceptional quality, integrity and objectivity.

FGV Palm Industries Sdn. Bhd. purchases fresh fruit bunches and sells its finished products. It also involves in investment holding activity. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a professional body for accountants. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK, and has subsidiaries in Mauritius, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The British company offers a program called ALP-C, which approves learning materials from high-quality content providers to support studying towards ACCA's qualification. The role of the CFO is evolving beyond finance to include reporting on value-centric aspects of their operations, as companies move towards sustainable practices. The CEO of the company is Helen Joanna Brand.

The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) is a professional accounting body that has been developing the accounting profession in Malaysia for over five decades. The private company is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MICPA was formerly known as the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and has been involved in the setting of accounting standards, including playing a technical advisory role for Malaysian regulatory bodies. MICPA has more than 3,200 members and over 500 registered candidates. The institute offers professional examinations and candidates will qualify for two professional memberships - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Accountant (CA). MICPA's annual report provides detailed financial and operational information, and the institute also offers internship opportunities and sponsorships for candidates interested in pursuing the MICPA x CA ANZ qualifying programme. The MICPA student microsite aims to help interested students understand the world of accounting and the benefits of pursuing an accounting programme. Novie Tajuddin has been the CEO of the Malaysian company since 2018.

Khazanah Nasional Bhd. (Khazanah) is the wholly-owned investment holding arm of the Government of Malaysia. Khazanah was incorporated in 1993 as a public limited company to manage the commercial assets held by the Malaysian Government and to undertake strategic investments, aiming to build a globally competitive Malaysia by shaping selected strategic Malaysian industries and nurturing their development. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Khazanah also has representative offices in Penang and Beijing, China. Their primary objectives are to hold and manage the investments entrusted to them by the Government of Malaysia and to undertake investments in new sectors and new markets where there are strategic opportunities. Khazanah is empowered to promote economic growth and make strategic investments on behalf of the Government of Malaysia which contribute towards nation building. They are also tasked to nurture the development of selected strategic industries in Malaysia with the aim of pursuing the nation's long-term economic interests. They invest in companies in Malaysia and abroad in a variety of industries, seeking to drive shareholder value creation, efficiency gains and enhance corporate governance in Government-Linked Companies.

FGV IFFCO Sdn. Bhd. engages in the refining, processing, and marketing of palm and palm kernel oil based products for retail and industrial use. Its products include chocolate and confectionery, baking fats and margarine, dairy, filling and spreading fats, frying fats, snacks, hard stocks, spray drying, and bulk oils. The firm also offers logistics and technical services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Port Kalang, Malaysia.

PT Agro Indomas provides planting services. The private company is based in Sampit, Indonesia. Aneesh Dudeja has been the CEO of the Indonesian company since 2018.

Felda Vegetable Oil Products Sdn. Bhd. manufactures vegetable oils, cake and meal. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fima Bulking Services Bhd. provides bulk handling storage of liquid and semi-liquid products and investment holding. The firm also operates as a common-user multiproduct liquid bulking terminal in NorthPort and Port Klang. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Port Klang, Malaysia.

PT Minamas Gemilang is an investment holding Indonesian company that is primarily involved in the forest product exploitation business. It is a subsidiary of Sime Darby Plantation, which is ultimately controlled by the Government of Malaysia.

The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia manufactures and markets rubber products. The private company is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ideate Media Sdn. The private company is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was founded in 2013. Bhd. provides media broadcasting services.