Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Johari bin Mat Chairman, Independent, Non-Executive Director Read more
	Ho Dua Tiam Senior Executive Director (CEO), Inspector-General, Estates, Non-Independent Read more
	Dato' Carl Bek-Nielsen Vice Chairman, Executive Director, Non-Independent Read more
	G. Peter Selvarajah Independent, Non-Executive Director Read more
	Ahmad Riza Basir Independent, Non-Executive Director Read more
	Dato' Jeremy Derek Campbell Diamond Independent, Non-Executive Director Read more
	Martin Bek-Nielsen Non-Independent, Executive Director Read more
	Mohamad Nasir bin Ab. Latif Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director Read more
	Brian Bech Nielsen Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director Read more

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Johari bin Mat
Chairman, Independent, Non-Executive Director.

Ybhg. Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Johari bin Mat, born in 1944, a Malaysian, is Chairman of United Plantations Berhad.

He obtained his B.A. (Hons.) from the University of Malaya and PhD from the University of Southern California (USC), USA and completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard University in 1997. He is a chartered member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners.

He has 33 years of work experience in the Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Services which included positions as Director of INTAN and the Klang Valley Secretariat in the Prime Minister’s Department and as Secretary General in the Ministries of Social Development, Domestic Trade and Education.

He held various positions in several national and international organizations, such as UNESCO, UNCRD, APDC, SEAMEO, ASCOE and COL (Commonwealth of Learning) based in Vancouver, Canada. 

Currently he is on the Board of a number of private companies.

He was first appointed director of United Plantations Berhad on 9 October 2001 and was subsequently elected as the Chairman of the Board on 21 June 2003. He is also the Chairman of the Company’s Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of United Plantations Berhad, and has no conflict of interest which involves the Company and/or its subsidiary companies.

He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Ho Dua Tiam
Senior Executive Director (CEO), Inspector-General, Estates, Non-Independant

Mr. Ho Dua Tiam, born in 1943, a Malaysian, is the Senior Executive Director (CEO)/Inspector General, Estates, of United Plantations Berhad.

After completing his study at the Serdang Agricultural College, he started his career with United Plantations Berhad in 1964 as a Cadet Planter. He served the Company in various positions before his appointment as Senior Executive Director on 21 June 2003.

He was first appointed director of the Company on 1 January 1995 when he was promoted to the position of Executive Director (Planting).  He is also a director of United International Enterprises (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Maximum Vista Sdn. Bhd. He is not on the Board of any other public listed company.

He is a Council member and Deputy President of the Malaysian Agricultural Producers Association (MAPA) and a member of the National Labour Advisory Council. 

He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of United Plantations Berhad, and has no conflict of interest which involves the Company and/or its subsidiary companies.

He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Dato´ Carl Bek-Nielsen
Vice Chairman, Executive Director, Non-Independent

Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen, Vice Chairman, born in 1973, is a Danish citizen with a Permanent Resident status in Malaysia.  He is the Executive Director (Corporate Affairs) of United Plantations Berhad and Director In-Charge of Unitata Berhad.

Graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Science from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of  Denmark in 1997. He also holds a Malaysian Private Pilot License.

Started his career with the Company in 1993 as a Cadet Planter which included a stint in United International Enterprises (M) Sdn. Bhd.  Left Malaysia in 1994 to pursue his tertiary education in Denmark and upon successful completion of his university education in 1998 he returned to resume his career as a Corporate Affairs Officer with the Company. Promoted to his present position of Executive Director (Corporate Affairs) on 1 March 2000, appointed Vice Chairman on 8 March 2002 and Director In-Charge of  Unitata Berhad, a subsidiary of the Company on 9 November 2004.

He was first appointed director of the Company on 1 January 2000. Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen is the Chairman of United International Enterprises Limited (UIEL), a public listed company on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S and Vice Chairman of Aarhus Karlshamn AB (AAK), a public listed company on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB. 

In 2008, he was conferred the Darjah Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP)  which carries the title “ Dato’ ” by Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri, Sultan Perak Darul Ridzuan, Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah.

He is a Council Member of MPOA and MPOC and Chairman of the Main R&D Committee of the MPOA. He is also the Chairman of the MPOC Regional Marketing Committee for Europe. Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen is currently serving as a member of the Programme Advisory Committee to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

He is brother of Mr. Martin Bek-Nielsen, Executive Director (Finance and Marketing) and a Board representative of the Company’s two major shareholders, UIEL and Maximum Vista Sdn. Bhd. He is deemed interested in various related party transactions between UP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of business as disclosed in the Circular to Shareholders dated 18 May 2011 annexed to this Annual Report.

He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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G. Peter Selvarajah
Independent, Non-Executive Director

Mr. G. Peter Selvarajah, born in 1942, a Malaysian, is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Public Accountants, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He joined the Company in 1975 as Financial Controller, promoted to the position of Company Secretary/Group Financial Controller in 1980 and to Executive Director (Finance) in 1995, a position he held until his retirement in 2000. During the period 1971-1975 he worked in Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF) where he held the positions of Accountant and Manager, Securities Marketing Department.  From 1968-1971, he served as Internal Auditor/Accountant of Eastern Mining & Metals Co. Sdn. Bhd.

He was first appointed director of the Company on 1 January 1995. He is a member of the Company’s Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He is not a director of any other public listed company.

He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of United Plantations Berhad, and has no conflict of interest which involves the Company and/or its subsidiary companies.

He attended  four (4) of five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Ahmad Riza Basir
Independent, Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ahmad Riza Basir, born in 1960, a Malaysian, is a lawyer by training.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Law (Hons.) from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and Barrister-At-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), London in 1984 and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1986.

He has directorships in other public listed companies including, Jerneh Asia Berhad, Manulife Holdings Berhad and EON Capital Berhad (all listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of several other private limited companies in Malaysia.

He was first appointed director of the Company on 17 June 2000 and has been  a member of the Company’s Audit Committee since 2004.

He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in various transactions between UP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of business.

He attended four (4) out of five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Dato´ Jeremy Derek Campbell Diamond
Independent, Non-Executive Director.

Dato’  Jeremy Derek Campbell Diamond, born in 1940, a British citizen with Permanent Resident status in Malaysia, graduated from Durham University with a B.Sc. ( Hons.) in Agricultural Economics and Management in 1963.

Commenced his career in Malaysia in 1963 as a Planter with Socfin Company Bhd., a long established plantation company and served in that company in various capacities until his appointment as General Manager/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 1977. He held that position for 24 years until his retirement in 2001. Currently he is on the Board of a number of private companies which include Jedecadi Sdn. Bhd. and Bubblegum Development Sdn. Bhd.

He was first appointed director of the Company on 31 July 2001. He is currently the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

In 2010, he was conferred the Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) which carries the title “ Dato” by Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri, Sultan Pahang Darul Makmur, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’ain Billiah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’adzam Shah.

He served as a Council member of the Malaysian Agricultural Producers’ Association (MAPA), United Planting Association of Malaysia (UPAM), Malaysian Oil Palm Growers’ Council (MOPGC) and Malaysian Rubber Producers’ Council (MRPC) and as an Alternate Member of the Board of the Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM). He was a member of the General Committee of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) for 15 years.

He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of United Plantations Berhad, and has no conflict of interest which involves the Company and/or its subsidiary companies.

He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Martin Bek-Nielsen
Non-Independent, Executive Director

Mr. Martin Bek-Nielsen, born in 1975, is a Danish citizen with a Permanent Resident status in Malaysia. He is Executive Director (Finance and Marketing) of United Plantations Berhad and Commercial Director, Unitata Berhad.

Graduated from the Royal Danish Agricultural University of Copenhagen in 1999 with a B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics.

Received his initial training in 1994 as a Cadet Planter in United Plantations Berhad and thereafter in United International Enterprises (M) Sdn. Bhd (UIEM). Left Malaysia in 1995 to pursue his tertiary education in Denmark and after his graduation in 1999 he returned to Malaysia to take up the position of Corporate Affairs Officer. In 2001 he was appointed to the position of Executive Director and on 20 February 2003 was promoted to his current position of Executive Director (Finance and Marketing). On 9 November 2004 he was appointed Commercial Director of Unitata Berhad, a subsidiary company of United Plantations Berhad.

During the period 1995 – 1996 he was in the National Service of Denmark under the sole pure armoured regiment of the Danish Army, “Jutish Dragon Regiment”.

He was first appointed to the Board on 29 August 2000. Mr. Martin Bek-Nielsen is Deputy Chairman of United International Enterprises Limited (UIEL), a public listed company on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S and a Director of AarhusKarlshamn AB (AAK), a public listed company on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB.

Currently he is the Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) Working Committee-Marketing and Promotion.

He is the brother of Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen, Vice Chairman and Executive Director (Corporate Affairs) and is a Board representative of the Company’s two major shareholders, UIEL and Maximum Vista Sdn. Bhd. He is deemed interested in various related party transactions between UP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of  business as disclosed in the Circular to Shareholders dated 18 May 2011 annexed to this Annual Report.

He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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Mohamad Nasir bin Ab. Latif
Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director

Mr. Mohamad Nasir bin Ab. Latif, born in 1958, a Malaysian, is the Head, Equity Investment Department of the Employees Provident Fund.

He graduated in 1989 with a Bachelors degree in Social Science (Major-Economics), Universiti Sains Malaysia  and obtained a certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance from The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1996 and Master of Science in Investment Analysis from University of Sterling, United Kingdom in 1999.

Started his career with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in 1982 and held several positions including State Enforcement Officer (1990 – 1995), Senior Research Officer, Investment & Economics Research Department (1995 – 1998) and Manager, Investment & Economics Research Department (1998 – 2003),  promoted to Senior Manager in June 2003 and currently is the General Manager, International  Equity Investment Department.

He was first appointed director of the Company on 28 July 2004.

He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company, and has no conflict of interest which involves the Company and/or its subsidiaries.

He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010

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Brian Bech Nielsen
Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director

Mr. Brian Bech Nielsen, born in 1957, is a Professor of Physics engaged in scientific research, at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He obtained his Bachelors degree from the University of Aarhus and thereafter a doctorate in Physics in 1987 from the same University.

He was employed for one year (1983-1984) as a Research Assistant at The Interuniversity Reactor Institute in Delft, The Netherlands. In 1987, after receiving his doctorate he moved to Sweden for one year where he held a post doctoral position at the University of Lund. In November 1988, he obtained a permanent position as associate professor at the University of Aarhus. His research interests are focused on nanotechnology and nanoscience together with the properties of semiconductor material with emphasis on optical studies and magnetic resonance techniques.

He was on the Board of Directors of Aarhus United A/S (1994-2005) and International Plantations and Finances Limited (1996-2000). In 2005, he was appointed a member of the Danish Research Council for Natural Sciences.

He was first appointed as Alternate Director to the late Ybhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri B. Bek-Nielsen on 20 August 2005 and subsequently a full director on 19 November 2005.

He is a Director of United International Enterprises Limited (UIEL) a public listed company on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S. He is a cousin of Dato’ Carl Bek-Nielsen and Mr. Martin Bek-Nielsen and by virtue of the family relationship is deemed to have an interest in the shares held by the Company’s two major shareholders UIEL and Maximum Vista Sdn. Bhd. He is deemed interested in various related party transactions between UP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of business as disclosed in the Circular to Shareholders dated 18 May 2011 annexed to this Annual Report.

He attended four (4) out of five  (5) Board Meetings held during the year ended 31 December 2010.

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