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TAN SRI SAW HUAT LYE
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Economics (University of Malaya)
Advanced Management Programme (Harvard Business School)

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee and Member of the Audit Committee

Tan Sri Saw Huat Lye, Malaysian, aged 76, was appointed to the Board on 24 February 1987 and was elected Chairman of the Board on 8 September 1997.

Tan Sri Saw joined the Malaysian Home and Foreign Service in 1958 and served in various capacities including as Assistant State Secretary (Local Government) of Perak, Chairman of the Taiping Town Council, Assistant Federal Commissioner of Lands, Ministry of Rural Development and Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Transport.

In 1971, Tan Sri Saw retired from the Civil Service to head a team to set up Malaysian Airline System following the break-up of MSA. Tan Sri Saw served as the Airline’s first Chief Executive until his retirement in 1982.

Besides Guinness Anchor Berhad, Tan Sri Saw is also Chairman of the GAB Foundation’s Board of Trustees and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport since 1975.
CHARLES HENRY IRELAND
Executive Development Programme (Warwick Business School)

Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee

Charles Henry Ireland, British, aged 46, was appointed as Managing Director on 1 May 2007. He joined GAB on 8 May 2006 as the General Manager, Marketing and was appointed to the Board on 26 May 2006.

Charles started his career in 1985 as a financial consultant at Young, Claridge and Richmond Ltd, United Kingdom. In 1987, he joined Nestlé UK in the Nestlé Rowntree Grocery Division. He was promoted to National Account Manager, Nestlé Petfood Division in 1990 and later to Sales Manager National Accounts, Nestlé Confectionery Division. He served in various capacities within the Nestlé Group until October 1997.

In November 1997, Charles started his career with Diageo Plc as Account Director - On Trade, Guinness GB. He became Customer Marketing Director, Guinness GB in 1999 before his promotion to Global Route to Consumer Director for Diageo Ready to Drink Brands in 2001. Prior to joining GAB, from 2003 to 2006, Charles was Managing Director of Diageo Philippines and was given the additional responsibility of Commercial Director, Diageo Asia, in 2005.

Charles currently serves as the President of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) and as Vice President of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malaysia (NCCIM). Also, he is a Governing Council Member of the Confederation of Malaysian Brewers Berhad, additionally he is a Trustee of the GAB Foundation.
DR. LESLIE BUCKLEY
Doctorate of Philosophy (Columbia University)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Massey University)

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee

Dr. Leslie Buckley, New Zealander, aged 50, was appointed to the Board on 4 January 2007.

Dr. Buckley is currently the Regional Director (S.E.A./Oceania) of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited. Dr. Buckley has 25 years of working experience in Sales and Marketing of which 20 years has been in the brewing industry in Asia and Australasia.

Dr. Buckley has been a board member of the National Environment Agency Singapore and the Football Association Singapore since May 2001 and May 2000 respectively. He is currently an Executive Committee member of Singapore Compact for Corporate Social Responsibility.
SREESANTHAN ELIATHAMBY
LL.B (Hons), (University of Malaya)
B.C.L., (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)

Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee

Sreesanthan Eliathamby, Malaysian, aged 51, was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2008.

Sreesanthan is an Advocate & Solicitor and a Partner with the legal firm of Messrs Kadir, Andri & Partners. Sreesanthan obtained his undergraduate law degree from the University of Malaya and his post graduate degree in law from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He was formerly a Legal Assistant and later a Partner with the legal firm of Messrs Zain & Co.

Sreesanthan is a member of the Investment Committee of the Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 Fund, Bursa Malaysia Listing Committee and the Investigating Tribunal Panel of the Advocates and Solicitors’ Disciplinary Board.

Sreesanthan currently sits on the Boards of the following public listed companies:
  • Malayan Banking Berhad
  • Sime Darby Berhad
  • Scomi Group Berhad
MARTIN GILES MANEN
Chartered Accountant
Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination Committee

Martin Giles Manen, Malaysian, aged 56, was appointed to the Board on 29 August 2008.

Martin served more than 21 years with Sime Darby Group, holding various senior positions including Group Tax Controller, Group Company Secretary, Group Finance Director and Divisional Director of the Allied Products & Services Division. After leaving the Sime Darby Group in 2007, he served as chief executive officer of a public relations and communications consultancy until May 2009. He started his career at KPMG with whom he served 11 years in Malaysia and the United Kingdom, undertaking audit, tax and business advisory assignments.

Martin has served as a member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board and the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Association (Malaysia Branch).

Martin also serves on the Board of Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad and Unisem (M) Berhad.
SIOBHAN MARY HAMILTON
Master of Arts in Occupational Psychology (University College Cork)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (University College Dublin)

Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director and Member of the Executive Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee

Siobhan Mary Hamilton, Irish, aged 37, was appointed to the Board on 15 June 2010.

Siobhan began her career in her home market of Ireland in 1996 and has more than 14 years of marketing experience.

In 2001, she relocated to Australia with Diageo and worked accross a number of key brands. In 2006, she moved to Diageo’s regional head quarters in Singapore, as Regional Brand Director for Vodka & RTD for Asia Pacific. Siobhan is currently the Managing Director for Diageo Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
DATO’ SYED SALLEH BIN SYED OTHMAN
Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry (University of Malaya)

Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee

Dato’ Syed Salleh bin Syed Othman, Malaysian, aged 64, was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2011.

Dato’ Syed Salleh started his career in 1970 in Cold Storage Holdings, a British company, in which he was posted to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, working in their dairy division. In 1972, he joined the ICI Group of Companies in Malaysia. In a career spanning 35 years, he served in various capacities locally and overseas within the ICI Group of Companies and positions held by him include:
  • General Manager of ICI Industrial Chemicals Malaysia (1988-1992)
  • Managing Director of ICI Paints Malaysia (1992-2004)
  • Director of ICI Paints Singapore, ICI Swire Paints - Hong Kong, National Starch, Esterol and Uniqema Malaysia and Tioxide Asia (1995-2006)
  • Chairman of ICI-NOF Powder Coatings Malaysia (1995-2001), ICI Paints Vietnam Ltd (1997-2006), ICI Swire Paints, China (1998-2005) and ICI (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd (1999-2006)
  • ICI Country Head for Malaysia (2005 to 2006)
Dato’ Syed Salleh has also been actively involved in various business and trade associations. He was a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (2002-2006), a member of the Executive Council of Chemical Industry Council of Malaysia (2002-2006) and a Founder Member of the Asian Paint Industry Council (1997-2006). He was also the Chairman of the Malaysian Paint Manufacturing Association (MPMA) (1992-2007).

Dato’ Syed Salleh is currently an Advisor to the MPMA, a position he has held since 2007. He also sits on the Board of Nippon Paint (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Mardec Polymers Sdn Bhd.
EDMOND NEO KIM SOON
Bachelor of Accounting (National University of Singapore)
Graduate Diploma in Marketing (Singapore Institute of Management)

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Edmond Neo Kim Soon, Singaporean, aged 46, was appointed to the Board on 25 July 2011.

Edmond is currently the Director, Group Commercial of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (APB) and is responsible for the brand development of all the APB Group brands globally. Edmond has extensive experience in regional marketing, commercial operations and general management, having spent several of his 20 years in the APB Group working in their breweries in Singapore, New Zealand, Cambodia and Sri Lanka.
EDWARD MCSHANE
Chartered Accountant
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Business Law (University of Strathclyde, Scotland)

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee

Edward McShane, British, aged 39, was appointed to the Board on 25 July 2011.

Edward has held a number of senior finance roles in Diageo, where he has worked for 18 years. He was the Finance and Commercial Director for the Spirit Supply business in Diageo Scotland and then served as Head of Commercial Finance and Decision Support of Diageo Ireland. He was subsequently the Finance Director for Diageo Korea from 2005 to 2009.

Edward is currently the Finance Director for Diageo South East Asia.


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