Mohd. Rafik bin Shah Mohamad was appointed as a Non- Independent, Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 June 2007 and subsequently, he was re-classified as an Independent, Non-Executive Director on 7 August 2008. He is also a member of the Audit Committee. Mohd. Rafi k bin Shah Mohamad is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom. He commenced his career as an Analyst with Esso Malaysia Berhad in 1973 and before joining Nestlé in 1981, he held senior finance positions in several local companies. He has also held various significant positions in the Nestlé group of companies, in Malaysia and other countries, with his last position as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé Indonesia before retiring in April 2006. Currently he is also a director of Malaysian AgriFood Corp. Berhad, the Chairman/director of Langkawi Tuna Berhad as well as Biotropics Malaysia Berhad. Biotropics Malaysia Berhad wholly owns Phytes Biotek Sdn. Bhd., who is one of the current supplier of raw materials to a subsidiary of the Company. Be that as it may, Phytes Biotek Sdn. Bhd. carries on business with the subsidiary of the Company on the same terms as other suppliers. He holds 27,000 shares in the Company, but has no conflict of interest with the Group, does not have any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Group, has no family relationship with any other director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has not been convicted of any offence within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any. Mohd. Rafik bin Shah Mohamad has attended all 4 [four] meetings of the Board of Directors held for the fi nancial year ended 31 December 2008.