BIMB Integrated Annual Report 2017

31 The selection criteria and process for the appointments of Directors/CEO to the Board are detailed in the Board Charter available at www.bimbholdings.com; About Us – Corporate Governance – Board Charter The process flow for the appointment of a new Director is as follows: • Identification of candidates • Evaluation of suitability on Fit and Proper • Interview session by NRC • Deliberation by NRC and recommendation to the Board • Board Approval The Board is committed to ensuring diversity and inclusiveness in its composition and deliberations and the Company embraces the proposition that having a diverse Board would have a positive, value-relevant impact on the Company. In this regard, the Board considers diversity from a number of different aspects, including gender, age, educational background, professional experience, skills, knowledge and length of service. During the period under review, the Board/NRC had reviewed and appointed Encik Khairul Kamarudin as the new CEO on 8 August 2017 replacing the former Group CEO, i.e., Dato’ Sri Zukri Samat who retired on 8 June 2017. The Board/NRC had also considered and approved the proposed appointment of Tan Sri Ambrin Buang as the new Chairman, to replace Tan Sri Samsudin Osman who retired on 31 January 2018. The Board size was also reduced from 8 to 6 Directors upon the retirements of Encik Zahari @ Mohd Zin Idris and Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan w.e.f. 17 may 2017 and 11 February 2018 respectively. Details of the Board composition in terms of designation of directors, gender, tenure directorship in listed company, directorship in listed company and board skills are as follows: Composition Non-Independent 2 Independent 4 Gender Female 3 Male 3 Board Tenure 9+ years 1 4-8 years 2 0-3 years 3 Directorship in Listed Company (including BHB) 4 Listed Company 1 3 Listed Company 1 2 Listed Company 3 1 Listed Company 1