Leader Steel Holdings Berhad announced Appointment of DATUK DR. ROSLAN BIN A. GHAFFAR, Age 71 as Independent and Non Executive Director. Date of change 27 March 2024. Qualifications; Doctorate in Doctor of Philosophy from University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.

and Degree in Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. Working experience and occupation; Datuk Dr. Roslan Bin A. Ghaffar has over 30 years of experience in the areas of economics, finance and investment. He was the Head of Economics Department of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) from 1985 to 2001.

While with UPM, he provided consultancy services to various international and national organisations, which included the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Winrock International and the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department. In 1994, he was appointed as Director of Investment and Economic Research of the Malaysian Employees Provident Fund ("EPF"). He was promoted to the position of Senior Director in 1996 and later held the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Fund until his retirement in 2007.

During his tenure with EPF, he was instrumental in the formulation and implementation of investment strategies to meet the Fund's investment objectives. He previously served in various positions in Kuala Lumpur Sentral Sdn Bhd, Straits International Education Group Sdn Bhd Group, Permodalan Felcra Sdn Bhd, Kumpulan Wang SImpanan Guru-Guru and Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad. He is currently the Chairman of the Investment Committee of Proven Venture Capital PLT and member of the Fund and Insurance Committee (Dana & Insurance) of PTPTN.Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any); 1. Sentral Reit; 2. Box-Pak (Malaysia) Berhad; and 3. Mieco Chipboard Berhad.