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Yeo Took Keat 
Aged 65, Malaysian, Male
Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman of Audit & Governance Committee
Member of Risk & Sustainability Committee
Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee 

Mr Yeo Took Keat was appointed to the Board on 24 February 2005 and was appointed as the Group Chief Operating Officer in May 2002. He was re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 2 January 2018 upon his retirement as the Group Chief Operating Officer of the Company in December 2017. On 2 January 2020, he was re-designated as Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed as the Chairman of Audit & Governance Committee, upon completing his 2 years’ service as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company based on the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is also a Member of Risk & Sustainability Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Mr Yeo has vast experience in accounting and finance having served with various capacities in insurance companies and audit firms upon completing his studies in 1980. He joined Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad (now known as Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad) in 1986 and has held several positions, the last of which was as Senior Vice President – Finance & Administration before his transfer to MAA Group Berhad in May 2002 as the Group Chief Operating Officer.

Mr Yeo is a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Mr Yeo currently sits on the Board of MAA International Group Ltd, the subsidiary of the Company.

Mr Yeo does not have any personal interest in any business arrangements involving the Company.

Mr Yeo does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholders of the Company and he has had no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years, other than traffic offences, if any, and no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.