17-18 July 2010
Investor Expo 2010

02-03 June 2010
CIR Revision Course

24 March 2010
The role of PR in public listed companies

22 - 23 February 2010
Malaysian Capital Market (Capital Market 101) Workshop - Basic Understanding of Capital Market & Latest Development in Malaysian Capital Market

18 Nov 2009
IR Case Studies Series

27 Oct 2009
Maximize Your IR Communication Materials

20 July 2009
Clarification on Profit Earnings and Profit Guidance. The Regulators View

20 July 2009
Lauching of Certificate in Investor Relations of IR Society, UK

20 June 2009
The Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA) will be launching the Certificate of Investor Relations (CIR) professional qualification for Investor Relations

08 June 2009
MIRA/ShareInvestor "Communication in the Information Age" seminar

26 May 2009
“The Investor Relations Policy - Best Practices on Corporate Disclosure” is part of MIRA’s efforts to help Malaysian public listed companies meet global standards of disclosure. The goal of the workshop is to give the participants an understanding of why they need to have a written disclosure policy.

07 May 2009
MIRA/ Qualvin Advisory "Equity Sales Performance: Equity Market SWOT Analysis by Paul Anthony Zaman"

21 Apr 2009
MIRA/Hang Bao Media "Help! The Analysts Rate us a Sell: An Analyst Relation & Media Workshop by Mr. Mark Laudi and Shareena Hatta"

10 Apr 2009
MIRA/ UITM "IR Career Talk"

20 Mar 2009
Case Study On Investor Relations: Hektar Reit

17 Mar 2009
MIRA/RAPR CEO Luncheon - IR Expert Series Talk on "IR In A Bear Market" (Members Only)

18 Feb 2009
MIRA/ SPRG "The recovery process What it takes to be the first out of the gate"

30 Oct 2008
MIRA/Qualvin "Ultimate Share Performance" training

16-18 Oct 2008
INVESTOR EXPO 2008

18 Aug 2008
MIRA / The Edge Roundtable on Investor Relations

16 Aug 2008
IR Career Talk at UiTM

14 Aug 2008
"Ask The Xperts" Networking Luncheon

20 June 2008
MIRA First Birthday Bash Awesome Party

27 May 2008
MIRA/ShareInvestor "Investor Relations in the Information Age" seminar

08 May 2008
MIRA / E&O "IR Success Stories"

23 April 2008
MIRA "Media Coaching" seminar

25th & 26th March 2008
Vital IR: Shaping and Delivering A Powerful Corporate Message to Enhance Shareholder Value

18 March 2008
Investor Relations Management: Strategies for Managing and Executing Investor Relations

8, 9 & 21 January 2008
"EFFECTIVE ANNUAL REPORTS: A STRATEGIC APPROACH" by Churchill Pryce IR

 

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About MIRA - Board of Directors

Dato' Justin Leong the Chairman of MIRA, is the Head of Strategic Investments and Corporate Affairs for the Genting Group. Dato' Leong's responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and driving new strategic investments including the review and streamlining of the group's various businesses. Dato' Leong is also responsible for the Group's corporate communications and investor relations functions. He is a Director of Genting Stanley plc, the Group's UK gaming arm.

He started his career at Goldman Sachs in London where he was an Analyst in the M&A division and an Associate in Global Technology Equity Sales.

He holds an MA and BA in Geography from Oxford University, Oriel College where he was awarded a scholarship.

At the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he was selected as one of 200 Young Global Leaders. Dato' Leong is also a board Member of the British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce.




Audrey Ho is the Deputy Chairman of MIRA. She currently heads the Investor Relations unit in DiGi.com Bhd. She reports to the CFO and is designated as one of the key contact person between various stakeholders and the management in all matters relating to the disclosure of external information to the investing public.

Her key responsibilities are to provide all stakeholders with regular updates on key developments in DiGi including quarterly results announcements and any major developments and/or changes in the telecommunications sector and regulatory landscape which would have a financial impact on DiGi.

Audrey joined DiGi in March 2005 after spending more than 10 years in the broking industry in various capacity including research, portfolio management and dealing.




Judy Tan joined Berjaya Corporation Berhad as an Investor Relations Manager in 1994. Subsequently her scope of work increased to include corporate communications and press relations and soon became Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for the Group. She is currently holding the position of General Manager, Group Investor Relations and Corporate Communications.

Prior to this, she was a qualified accountant having achieved her professional ACCA qualifications and had received her early training in an international accounting firm. She had varied working experience in audit, accounting and operations before joining Berjaya Corporation Berhad.




Steven Tan is the Head of Investor Relations at Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad. He is also Associate Director within the CIMB Group Strategy & Finance Division since September 2008. He reports to the CEO and Head of CIMB Group Strategy and ensures consistency in messaging and information dissemination between management and stakeholders. Prior to his latest position, Steven had a 14 year career in sell-side equity research with his last posting as Senior Investment Analyst with CIMB Research since May 2003, having previously worked for several other foreign and local stockbroking companies including BNP Paribas and Kim Eng. He graduated with a Bachelor degree in Business majoring in Accounting from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.




Arulnathan Michael Dass
is currently the Head of Market and Issuers Strategy at Bursa Malaysia Berhad. His portfolio currently includes special projects to enhance strategic positioning of Bursa Malaysia. Prior to joining Bursa Malaysia pursuant to the merger between MESDAQ and Bursa Malaysia, he was the Senior Vice President (Head), Listing Department of MESDAQ, Malaysia's securities exchange catering for technology and growth companies. He was in charge of the listing and compliance functions for Listed Companies at the then MESDAQ.

He started his career in Ernst & Young in 1988. During his tenure at Ernst & Young, he has been involved in assignments of various nature including corporate advisory. He later joined the Market Supervision Division of Bursa Malaysia (then known as Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) in 1995.

Arulnathan is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK).




Clarence Gerard Boudville, is presently the Senior Group General Manager, Investor Relations for Gamuda Berhad. He has been the Head of Investor Relations for Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd since 2000. Following the acquisition of Road Builder by IJM Corporation, he was subsequently the General Manager, Investor Relations for IJM Corporation Bhd until May 2007.

He graduated from the University of Durham, England with a Masters Degree in Business Administration subsequent to obtaining his Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Civil Engineering from Middlesex University, England. He has extensive experience in the securities industry, having worked for more than 10 years in equity research with leading foreign and local stockbroking companies. Prior to that, he has also worked as a Civil Engineer for several years.




Greg Poarch, an American, is the Chief Financial Officer of JobStreet Corporation Berhad, and is responsible for the overall financial operations of JobStreet Group throughout the region. Greg obtained his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accountancy from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma, USA in 1988. Subsequently, he obtained his Certified Public Accountant designation in 1991.

After a career in public accounting in the US and the oil & gas industry with Occidental Petroleum, he moved to Malaysia with Occidental in 1993. After two years with Occidental's Malaysian subsidiary, he joined Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“Astro? in Malaysia in 1996 during its start-up phase as Manager, Systems and Methods. Subsequently, in 1997, he was promoted to Senior Manager with additional operational finance responsibilities until leaving Astro to join JobStreet as Vice President, Finance in 2000. JobStreet has expanded regionally since that time and continues to experience growth as more companies and jobseekers take advantage of the benefits of online recruitment. JobStreet was listed on the MESDAQ market of Bursa Malaysia in November 2004 and transferred to the main Board of Bursa Malaysia in December 2007.




Lim Fung Ee, Director, Investments

Prior to joining Khazanah in Sep 2009, Fung Ee worked as portfolio manager and equities analyst at UBS, Deutsche, Morgan Stanley and Hong Leong in Hong Kong and KL. He holds a degree in accounting and finance from the University of Western Australia and enjoys spending quality time with family and friends during leisure.

He is also a football and movie enthusiast and reads occasionally.




Kalavathy Subramaniam was appointed as Head, Investor Relations Unit of Tenaga Nasional Berhad in December 2002. In September 2004, she assumed the position of General Manager Investor Relations & Management Reporting Unit.

Prior to December 2002, she had worked in the Corporate Finance Department of the Finance Division as Head, Corporate Funding where she was responsible for sourcing the funding requirements of Tenaga as well as providing financial advisory to the subsidiaries on matters related to funding and project financing. She had been involved in most of the Yankee 144A bond transactions executed by Tenaga over the years. Her work experience and exposure at Tenaga has also covered different units of the Finance Division including payroll, settlement, consumers accounts as well as systems analysis pertaining to software maintenance of Tenaga's financial programs.

She is a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), London as well as being a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.




David William Berry, is a New Zealander and Permanent Resident of Malaysia He first arrived in Malaysia in 1980 as the Chief Executive of Chartered Merchant Bankers (now known as Affin Investment Bank). In a career in financial services spanning over 40 years, he has acquired experience in commercial and merchant banking as well as investment management and venture capital.

Form 2002 to 2004, he served as Executive Director and CEO of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, a diversified public company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is well-versed in corporate affairs and governance issues and, today, is active as Managing Director - Governance at Columbus Circle Governance Sdn Bhd, a specialist firm providing advice and counsel to companies in the areas of corporate governance, investor relations, financial communications, risk management, internal controls and corporate/financial strategy.

He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of PSC Industries Berhad. Between 1990 and 2002, he served as a Non-Executive Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance.




Ma Kin Hoong is the Head of Investor Relations of Malaysian Airline System Berhad. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) in Accounting and Business Studies from Middlesex University, England in 1996.

His scope of Investor Relations work in the past included the Leisure and Hospitality, Utilities, Media and Plantation sectors with reputable public listed companies such as Tanjong plc, Astro All Asia Networks plc, Genting Group and Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad. Prior to the Investor Relations role, he had begun his career in areas of retail operations, finance and business development.




Shane Guha Thakurta joined IJM Corporation Berhad in December 2007 as the Investor Relations Officer and is responsible for the Group's communication with the investment community.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Sheffield in 1999 before beginning his career at a chartered accountancy practice in the United Kingdom providing accounting, audit and tax planning services to small and medium sized businesses.

Prior to joining IJM, he worked at Tanjong Public Limited Company in a finance role before being designated as the IR officer. He was voted the best IR professional in Malaysia in polls conducted by International Investor magazines from 2004 to 2006.




Lim Cheong Guan was appointed as and Executive Director of Top Glove Corporation Bhd on 31 August 2006. He joined the company as the Group Financial Controller in 2005. He is responsible for the accounting, treasury, corporate finance and investor relations of Top Globe Group of Companies.

He graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting in 1990. He is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He began his career with Price Waterhouse in 1990 and subsequently held various accounting and financial positions in other public listed companies in Malaysia.