BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meet Our Leaders
Krishnan Menon
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director/Chairman
Krishnan Menon, a Malaysian, male, 74, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 10 March 2004. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He spent 13 years in public practice at Hanafiah, Raslan and Mohamed, 7 of those years as a Partner. He then joined Public Bank Berhad as a General Manager and was subsequently promoted to Executive Vice-President. After serving with two public-listed companies, he joined Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd as its Chief Operating Officer from 1997 until 2000.
He is currently the Chairman of Econpile Holdings Berhad.
Dato’ Sri Leo Ariyanayakam
Non-Independent Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer
Dato’ Sri Leo Ariyanayakam, a Sri Lankan and Malaysian Permanent Resident, male, 61, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 30 October 2002. He is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry.
He has over 25 years of senior level experience in technology solutions, process development and the commercial and strategic aspects of business development culminated from senior level positions in startups and global multinationals. His main responsibilities are to maximise shareholders’ value, make high-level decisions in terms of the Group’s business development, finance, human capital, culture, operations and strategies, and chart the future growth and direction of the Group globally.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia other than the Company.
Dato’ Nicholas John Lough @ Sharif Lough bin Abdullah
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Nicholas John Lough, a British citizen and Malaysian Permanent Resident, male, 72, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 14 May 2014. He is a member of the Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee) and was appointed as the Chairman of the Risk and Sustainability Committee on 26 September 2023.
He holds a diploma from the National Association of Goldsmith, London, Great Britain and is a member of the Gemological Association of Great Britain. He has extensive experience in the fields of Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning.
He is currently a director of Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad.
Datuk (Dr.) Joseph Dominic Silva
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk (Dr.) Joseph Dominic Silva, a Malaysian, male, 59, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 7 February 2018. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee) and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee. He was also appointed as a member of Risk and Sustainability Committee on 30 November 2023.
He is a Finance graduate from University of Wales and holds a Master’s degree in Research (Business) from the University of Liverpool. In addition, he also completed a Senior Management Program at the Henley Management College in the United Kingdom. He was recently honoured with an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by SEGi University Malaysia.
He has over 33 years of experience in the areas of banking, insurance and investments. He worked in a number of local and international banking institutions regionally in Asia, and in international locations. He was a Chief Executive Officer of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad and a director of MIDF Amanah Asset Management Berhad. Prior to this, he was the Head of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad – Malaysia’s Sovereign Investment Fund.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia other than the Company.
Mahani Binti Amat
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mahani Binti Amat, a Malaysian, female, 70, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 15 June 2017. She is the Chairperson of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee). Mahani holds a Bachelor of Economics (Majoring in Business Administration) from the University of Malaya.
She started her career in Bank Negara Malaysia in 1977 where she held various positions in Reserves Management. She then moved on to RHB Bank in Singapore in 1984, and thereafter to the Kuala Lumpur Head Office in 2001, amassing a total of 20 years of experience in commercial banking. In RHB, she held various positions in Treasury and Offshore banking, Consumer Banking, up to Executive Vice President of Operations and Services.
Mahani is currently a Director of AIA Berhad, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Berhad and AIA Public Takaful Bhd.
Mior Mokhtar Bin Mior Abu Bakar
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mior, a Malaysian, male, 69, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 1 January 2023. He is as a member of the Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee). He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
He has 30 years of experience in the areas of financial management, commercial, internal audit and risk management, as well as supply chain management. He started his career as a management executive with Petroliam Nasional Berhad in 1981, and remained with Petroliam Nasional Berhad Group, holding various positions including as Vice President, Commercial of Trans Thai-Malaysia (Thailand) Ltd. After leaving Petroliam Nasional Berhad Group in 2010, he was appointed as the Deputy General Manager of PT Radiant Bukit Barisan in Jakarta, and currently he is a Director of Business Development at Cargomind Sdn Bhd.
He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Handal Energy Berhad.
Hong Kean Yong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Hong, a Malaysian, male, 62, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 1 January 2025. He is a member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Malaya.
He was the Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Technology Advisor at Taylors Education Group from April 2011 until June 2018, where his primary responsibility was to advise the Group Chief Executive Officer on adoption of information technology in the various operating divisions and provide oversight of Chief Information Officer of Higher Education Division.
Prior to that, he was the Group Chief Information Officer for Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad from April 2008 to March 2011. He was responsible for the Group IT Strategy and IT Oversight of all subsidiary companies. He played an important role in setting the IT Vision and Mission and the synergies in the application of technology to enable business, including the IT architecture, design and development across the financial services group.
He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of AMMB Holdings Berhad.