Dato' Ratnam graduated with a BA Hons (Economics) degree from the University of Malaya in Singapore in 1958. He was in the Malaysian Diplomatic Service from 1958 to 1989. He has served as the Malaysian Ambassador/High Commissioner to many countries from 1972 to 1989. From 1989 to 1995, he was a General Manager with the Berjaya Group, where he was in charge of business development. He is now an independent director of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad and The Swatch Group (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Appointed to the Board of Directors on 19 March 2001, Dato' Ratnam's invaluable exposure in the international scene provides us with a global perspective of business issues.

Best known as the Chief Executive Officer of the then Berjaya Prudential Assurance Berhad before his retirement in 1998, Mr Ho has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining our Board of Directors on 19 March 2001 as an independent member, he was a Director on the Board of Directors of another unit trust management company. He currently still serves as a Director and a member of the Audit Board of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad. He is also a Director and a member of the Audit Board of Intan Utilities Berhad. Mr. Ho also holds directorship in Winning Formation Sdn Bhd and MOL.Com Berhad.

Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Rahim is a graduate of the University of Malaya in Economics and has an MBA from Detroit University Michigan USA. He also attended an Advance Management Program from the University of Harvard, USA. He has served in various Government Departments and institutions including Employees Provident Fund and Permodalan Nasional Berhad from 1964 to 1996. He was appointed as Executive Director with the Berjaya Group Berhad in 1996. He is currently a director of Berjaya Group and also holds directorship in other non-public listed companies. He was appointed to our Board of Directors on 1 March 2006 bringing along with him more than 40 years of invaluable experiences in the government and private sectors.

Julian Christopher Vivian Pull or Ted Pull is Chief Operating Officer for Prudential's fund management business in Asia. He is responsible for the company's finance, business strategy, risk management, operations and IT functions. He works closely with both regional support teams and venture management on the planning and delivery of business strategy, and is responsible for the financial management of the division. In addition, he sits on the Board of a number of Prudential's Asian asset management companies. Since joining Prudential Corporation Asia in 2000, Ted has been a core member of the regional management team driving the expansion of the Asian funds business. He was instrumental in the strategic planning of new operations in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, China, Vietnam and UAE, all of which have seen vigorous growth while cementing a solid platform for scalability. Originally from London, Ted holds a B. Sc. in Economics from University College London and an MBA in Investment and Finance. Ted has been appointed as our Director on 8 October 2007 bringing along with him 20 years of management experience in Asia, including a number of regional leadership roles based in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Ms Cheah read a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Pure Accounting at the University of Hull, United Kingdom. She attended the MBA course in Imperial College, London. She brings with her an extensive professional experience in audit, financial management and investment management in both United Kingdom and Malaysia. Ms Cheah has a long track record in delivering equity investment performance and awards. She began her fund management career in 1994 with a local bank and has accumulated substantial experience since then in the capital markets basically as a value investor. Between 2001-2008, she was the Chief Investment Officer for Prudential Fund Management Berhad. Ms Cheah rejoined Prudential Fund Management in November 2010 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investments. She was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer on 17 December 2010 and to the Board of Director on 10 January 2011.