Board Of Directors And Team (17)
Datuk Vivekananthan a/l M.V. Nathan
Non-Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman
Datuk Vivekananthan a/l M.V. Nathan (Malaysian, aged 83, Male) was appointed to the Board on 21 December 2005. He is one of the co-founders of Deleum Services.
He joined ESSO Malaysia in the Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering Services Department in 1962 and undertook assignments at ESSO refineries in Malaysia and Thailand. He then worked for Mobil Refinery, Singapore and subsequently was the Project Engineer with Avery Laurence (S) Pte. Ltd. on various first ever offshore projects in Brunei, Thailand and Indonesia. He had also attended training with Yokogawa Electric Works in Japan. He later joined Teledyne Inc. and was based in USA for training in management before being promoted as Marketing Director of its Far East Operations.
In 1982, together with his founding partners, Datuk Vivekananthan successfully spearheaded Deleum Services’ venture into the oil and gas industry. He was appointed as the Managing Director and later re-designated as President of Deleum Services. He was the Deputy Executive Chairman of Deleum Berhad until his retirement on 31 May 2010 and subsequently became the Non-Executive Deputy Chairman.
He is an Honorary Member of the Malaysian Gas Association since May 2016 after having served as its Council Member from 2004 until May 2016. Previously, he also served as a Director of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the Board of Trustees of Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS since November 2014 until his resignation on 15 July 2022.
Other than the Company, he is not a Director of any other public company or listed issuer.
Jayanthi A/P Gunaratnam
Group Chief Financial Officer
NATIONALITY / AGE /GENDER
Malaysian / 52/ Female
DATE OF APPOINTMENT
1 January 2015
ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours), Universiti Utara Malaysia
- Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Joined Deleum in 2001, and has held various positions, the last being General Manager of Finance, Administration and Procurement
PRESENT DIRECTORSHIP
(i) Listed Entity: Nil
(ii) Other Public Companies: Nil
Dato' Izham bin Mahmud
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Izham bin Mahmud (Malaysian, aged 84, Male) was appointed to the Board on 21 December 2005. On 1 June 2023, he was redesignated from Chairman of the Board to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Honours) in Economics from Queen’s University Belfast, UK and a Master of Arts (Economics Development) from Vanderbilt University, USA. He is one of the cofounders of Deleum Services Sdn. Bhd. (“Deleum Services”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Deleum Berhad via his family holding company, IM Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Dato’ Izham joined the Federal Treasury in 1965 and attained the level of Principal Assistant Secretary and was subsequently seconded to the Malacca State Development Corporation as General Manager in 1972. In 1974, he embarked on his banking career and joined Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad as General Manager and was later promoted to Managing Director in 1979, a position he held until his retirement in 1996. During this period, he served as a Director of various subsidiaries of the Maybank Group and Cagamas Berhad.
He joined Deleum Services as its Chairman upon retirement and was subsequently appointed Executive Chairman in 2000. He was the Executive Chairman of Deleum Berhad until his retirement on 31 May 2010 and subsequently became the Non-Executive Chairman. He previously also served on the Boards of RHB Capital Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, Renong Berhad, Opus Berhad, AMMB Holdings Berhad and AmInvestment Bank Berhad.
Other than the Company, he is not a Director of any other public company or listed issuer.