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Profile of Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Arshad Ayub
Chairman (Independent, Non-Executive)

Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Arshad Ayub, a Malaysian, aged 81, was appointed to the Board on 11 October 1995.

He joined the Malaysian Civil Service upon his graduation and had a successful career. He was Deputy Controller, Industrial Development Division Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Ministry of Trade and Industry) from 1961 to 1965. He was the first Director of MARA Institute of Technology for 10 years from 1965 to 1975, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia from 1975 to 1977, Deputy Director General in the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department from 1977 to 1978. He was Secretary General to the Ministry of Primary Industries (1978), Ministry of Agriculture (1979 to 1981) and Ministry of Land and Regional Development (1981 to 1983).

He also sat on a number of committees at national and international level. He was a Member of Justice Harun’s Salaries Commission for Statutory bodies and Local Government. His directorships in other public listed companies includes as Chairman of Malayan Flour Mills Berhad, Audrey International Berhad, LBI Capital Berhad and Tomypak Holdings Berhad. He also sits on the Board of Kulim (Malaysia) Berhad, KPJ Healthcare Berhad, Sindora Berhad, Top Glove Corporation Berhad, Greenyield Berhad.

He currently serves as President of the Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers’ Association (MRPMA), Chairman of Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) and a Member of Lembaga Getah Malaysia (LGM). He is Pro Chancellor of UiTM, Chairman of University of Malaya Board and Member of Kolej Ugama Sultan Zainal Abidin (KUSZA) and Institut Professional Baitulmal.

Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Arshad Ayub obtained a Diploma in Agriculture from College of Agriculture, Malaya, Serdang, Selangor in 1954 and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Economics and Statistics from University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom in 1958. In 1964 he obtained a postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (IMEDE), Switzerland.