BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Meet Our Leaders

Krishnan Menon

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director/Chairman

Krishnan Menon, a Malaysian, male, 73, 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. He has attended all eight (8) Board meetings held during the financial year.

Dato’ Sri Leo Ariyanayakam

Non-Independent Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer

Dato’ Sri Leo Ariyanayakam, a Sri Lankan with Malaysian Permanent Residence, male, 60, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 30 October 2002. He is also 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. He has attended all eight (8) Board meetings held during the financial year.

Dato’ Nicholas John Lough @ Sharif Lough bin Abdullah

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Nicholas John Lough, a British citizen with Malaysian Permanent Residence, male, 71, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 14 May 2014. He was re-designated as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (which is known as Audit Committee after the separation on 26 September 2023) on 27 February 2023, and 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.

Dato’ Nicholas is currently a director of Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad. He has attended all eight (8) Board meetings held during the financial year.

Datuk Joseph Dominic Silva

Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Joseph Dominic Silva, a Malaysian, male, 58, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 7 February 2018. He was re-designated as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (which was separated as Audit Committee thereafter) on 27 February 2023, and appointed as a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee on 21 November 2022. 

Datuk Dominic 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.

Datuk Dominic 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 is presently the Chief Executive Officer of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad. Prior to this, Datuk Dominic was the Head of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad – Malaysia’s Sovereign Investment Fund. He is currently a director of MIDF Amanah Asset Management Berhad.  He has attended all eight (8) Board meetings held during the financial year. 

Mahani Binti Amat

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mahani Binti Amat, a Malaysian, female, 69, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 15 June 2017. She was re-designated as the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee on 21 November 2022. She is also a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (which is known as Audit Committee after the separation on 26 September 2023). Mahani holds a Bachelor of Economics (Majoring in Business Administration) from the University of Malaya.

Mahani 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.She has attended all eight (8) Board meetings held during the financial year.

Puan Fa'izah Binti Mohamed Amin

Independent Non-Executive Director

Fa’izah Binti Mohamed Amin, a Malaysian, female, 55, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 1 January 2022. She was appointed as a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee, and Risk and Sustainability Committee on 21 November 2022 and 26 September 2023 respectively. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Brock University in Canada. 

Fai’zah carries an extensive corporate experience and cross-industries credentials. She began her career in journalism before joining TM Berhad, which spearheaded her venture into technology. In TM, she was part of the pioneer team that built Malaysia’s first broadband internet and subsequently, she took part in many technology rollouts which included international internet exchange, data center and cloud technology. In 2014 she joined UMW Group and was appointed as President of UMW Technology Sdn Bhd. In UMW, she led the development of a digital twin manufacturing for Rolls Royce aero plant. In 2018, she moved to HP Inc Malaysia and took the role of its Managing Director. While in HP she was chosen as one of the “Top 20 Women Who Inspires across Asia” by Robert Walters in 2020. Fa’izah also sat as a Governor and Director of the American Chamber of Commerce AMCHAM from 2019 to 2020, who was the first HP Inc Malaysia leader to have taken the position.   

Fa’izah currently sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hong Leong Bank Berhad (where she also chairs the Bank’s Information Technology Committee), DKSH Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd. She has attended all eight (8) meetings held during the financial year.

Elakumari A/P Kantilal

Independent Non-Executive Director

Elakumari, a Malaysian, female, 66, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 1 January 2023. She was appointed as a member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee on 26 September 2023. She started her career with the Accountant General’s office in 1981 and served several ministries during her tenure in civil service which included, inter alia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance. She was actively involved in the establishment of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and was the Senior Manager of Investments at its inception in 1994, before concluding her tenure as Director of Investments in 2017. She has held a number of executive positions and directorships across the investment and consultancy sectors with a focus on telecommunications, infrastructure, asset maintenance and management.

She has previously sat on the Board of Opus International Consultants Limited, Dagang NeXchange Berhad, UEM Edgenta Berhad and Danajamin Nasional Berhad. She is currently the Non-Independent and Non-Executive Chairman of TIME dotCom Berhad. She has attended four (4) Board meetings during the financial year 2023 since her appointment to the Board on 1 January 2023.

Mior Mokhtar Bin Mior Abu Bakar

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mior, a Malaysian, male, 68, was appointed to the Board of Scicom on 1 January 2023. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (which was separated as Audit Committee thereafter). 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 since 2018. He has attended four (4) Board meetings during the financial year 2023 since his appointment to the Board on 1 January 2023.