Board of Directors

Chairman
Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Bin Suleiman
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Abu Bakar bin Suleiman brings to the table several decades of experience in the public and private healthcare sectors, particularly in the field of nephrology. He joined Malaysia’s Ministry of Health as Director of Medical Services in 1987 and became Director-General of Health in 1991. As a consultant nephrologist, he built up the nephrology renal transplantation and dialysis services at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and other Malaysian hospitals, while heading the Department of Nephrology at Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Tan Sri Abu Bakar is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as well as the Founding President of both the Malaysian Society of Nephrology and the Malaysian Society of Transplantation. He became President of the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur in 2001 and continues to hold this position. Tan Sri Abu Bakar holds a MBBS from Monash University and a Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) from the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore). He did his training in Nephrology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC, as well as at Prince Henry’s Hospital in Melbourne. He also attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School in 1991.
Tan Sri Abu Bakar is also a board member of CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad and Medical Defence Malaysia Berhad.

Deputy Chairman
Dato' Mohammed Azlan Bin Hashim
Dato’ Mohammed Azlan bin Hashim has more than 20 years of experience in accountancy and finance. He began his career as an auditor at Peat Marwick, Mitchell & Co in Australia, and later moved on to senior management roles in Amanah-Chase Merchant Bank Berhad, Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd, Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad, Kumpulan Fima Berhad and Komplek Kewangan Malaysia Berhad. From 1998 to 2004, Dato’ Azlan was the Executive Chairman of the (then) Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Group.
Dato’ Azlan holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He also holds Fellow membership in several professional bodies including the Malaysian Institute of Directors.
Dato’ Azlan is also a board member of D&O Green Technologies Berhad, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Scomi Group Berhad and Silk Holdings Berhad.

Managing Director
Dr Lim Cheok Peng
Dr Lim Cheok Peng has extensive experience both as a medical practitioner and in managing hospital businesses. He is one of the founding doctors of the Kuantan Specialist Centre, a 100-bed private hospital in Kuantan, Pahang. In 1985, Dr Lim practised internal medicine and cardiology at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and then went on to become a consultant to Parkway in 1987. In 2000, he took on the role of Managing Director of Parkway and was subsequently appointed as its Executive Vice Chairman in 2010. Dr Lim has been instrumental in expanding Parkway’s healthcare business in Singapore and abroad. In 2011, he joined IHH as Executive Director to lead its management team.
Dr Lim graduated from the University of Singapore with an MBBS in 1972 and obtained a Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) from the same university in 1976. In 1977, he became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom and later became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Dr Lim is also a board member of Pantai Holdings Berhad, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Executive Director
Dr Tan See Leng
Dr Tan See Leng has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. After founding a private primary healthcare group in Singapore, Dr Tan joined Parkway in 2004 as Chief Operating Officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital. In 2006, he was appointed Senior Vice President, International Operations of Parkway before being seconded to Pantai as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Hospitals Division. He held the position of Executive Vice President of Singapore and Malaysia Operations in 2009, until he became the Managing Director and CEO of Parkway in 2010. Following the restructuring of the Group in 2011, he assumed his current position as the Group CEO and Managing Director of Parkway Pantai Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of IHH. In 2012, he was appointed Executive Director of IHH.
An active member of various medical committees, Dr Tan currently serves as Vice President of the College of Family Physicians Singapore. He is also a Council Member of the Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council. He was reappointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, Office of Education for a three-year term until 2015.
Dr Tan holds an MBBS and a Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) from the National University of Singapore. He also has an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
He is also a board member of Pantai Holdings Berhad, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Executive Director
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar
Mehmet Ali Aydinlar is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Acibadem Group. Mr Aydinlar is currently Chairman of the Turkish Accredited Hospitals Association. A certified public accountant-turned-entrepreneur, Mr Aydinlar has been recognised for his extensive experience in management and involvement in the healthcare sector since 1993. In 2006, he was named Male Entrepreneur of the Year in a survey conducted by Ekonomist Magazine and the “Business Executive of the Year” by Dünya Newspaper and Istanbul University’s School of Business Administration. He was also chosen to be “The Person who volunteers the most in contributing towards healthcare” by the Turkish Healthcare Volunteers Organisation. Mr Aydinlar was awarded “The Eminent Services Award of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey” in 2010.
Mr Aydinlar holds a Business Administration Degree from Galatasaray Economy and Management Business College.

Non-Executive Director
Satoshi Tanaka
Satoshi Tanaka began his career with Mitsui in 1981. In 2004, he was appointed General Manager of the Investor Relations Division and then went on to become General Manager of the Corporate Planning & Strategy Division in 2007. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Mitsui’s Consumer Service Business Unit in 2010. Currently, Mr Tanaka is the Executive Managing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Consumer Service Business Unit of Mitsui.
Mr Tanaka holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature from the University of Tokyo, Japan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Non-Executive Director
Yang Mulia Tengku Dato' Sri Azmil Zahruddin Bin Raja Abdul Aziz
YM Tengku Dato’ Sri Azmil Zahruddin bin Raja Abdul Aziz began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in their London and Hong Kong offices where he was in the Audit and Business Advisory Services division, specialising in financial services. He then went on to become the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad, following a stint as its Chief Financial Officer. Subsequently, Tengku Azmil was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Airlines, where he also served as the company’s Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. In October 2011, Tengku Azmil joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) and is today Khazanah’s Executive Director of Investments.
Tengku Azmil holds a first-class degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and is a Chartered Accountant with memberships in the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is also an Associate of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, United Kingdom.
Tengku Azmil is also a board member of Key Asic Berhad.

Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Rossana Annizah Binti Ahmad Rashid
Rossana Annizah binti Ahmad Rashid began her career with Citibank NA as a Management Associate in 1988 and left as an Assistant Vice President in the Institutional Bank division in 1993. In 1994, she joined RHB Bank Berhad (“RHB”) as Senior Manager to spearhead RHB’s Project Finance Product department, and over the years, rose to the post of Senior General Manager, Head of the Enterprise Bank. She left RHB in 2003 to join Maxis Communication Berhad/Maxis Berhad as its Deputy Chief Financial Officer and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer from 2004 until 2011. She was responsible for the overall finance function as well as treasury, corporate finance, investor relations and administration. Her portfolio was subsequently expanded to include regulatory, information technology, corporate social responsibility and corporate communications.
Ms Rossana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Banking and Finance from Canberra College of Advanced Education (now known as University of Canberra), Australia.
She is also a board member of Time Dotcom Berhad.

Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Chang See Hiang
Chang See Hiang has been an Advocate and Solicitor of Singapore’s Supreme Court since 1979 and is Senior Partner of his law practice, Chang See Hiang & Partners. Mr Chang now serves as an independent director on the Boards of Yeo Hiap Seng Limited and Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, both of which are listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”). He previously sat on the boards of four other companies listed on SGX-ST and one on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He has been a member of the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore Board since April 2011, a member of the Appeal Advisory Panel appointed by the Minister of Finance, Singapore since June 2003 and a member of the Securities Industry Council, Singapore since 1 August 2012.
Mr Chang holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Singapore.

Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Kuok Khoon Ean
Kuok Khoon Ean is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shangri-La Asia Limited. He holds numerous directorships and is a board member of Kuok (Singapore) Limited, Wilmar International Limited (listed in Singapore), Shangri-La Hotel Public Company Limited (listed in Thailand), Kerry Holdings Limited and Kerry Group Limited. He was a Non-Executive Director of SCMP Group Limited (listed in Hong Kong) and a Director of Post Publishing Public Company Limited (listed in Thailand).
Mr Kuok holds a Bachelor of Economics from Nottingham University, United Kingdom.

Executive Director
Ahmad Shahizam Mohd Shariff
Ahmad Shahizam bin Mohd Shariff began his career in banking with HSBC Malaysia in 1994 and subsequently at ING Barings and Citigroup Salomon Smith Barney as an investment analyst. In 2004, he joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) as Special Officer to the Managing Director and eventually assumed the position of Director, Investments responsible for Khazanah’s investments in the healthcare and power sectors. In 2008, Mr Ahmad Shahizam was appointed as an Alternate Director of Parkway Holdings Limited (“Parkway”) and Director of Pantai Holdings Berhad and IMU Health Sdn Bhd, before his appointment as Executive Director of Parkway in November 2010. He is also the Executive Director, Corporate Services of IHH and Executive Director, Corporate Services of Parkway Pantai Limited.
Mr Ahmad Shahizam holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.
He is a board member of Pantai Holdings Berhad, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Non-Executive Director
Kaichi Yokoyama
Kaichi Yokoyama began his career in Mitsui in 1995 and in 2002, was appointed as the Manager of Mitsui Benelux, General Merchandise Department. In 2008, he took on the position of Manager of the Medical Healthcare Business Department, Consumer Service Business Unit and in 2009, became the Manager of the Strategic Planning Department, Consumer Service Business Unit. Since 2011, Mr Yokoyama has served as the General Manager of the Medical Service Business Department.
Mr Yokoyama holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Keio University, Japan.

Non-Executive Director
Quek Pei Lynn
Quek Pei Lynn began her career as an auditor with PriceWaterhouse Coopers in 1994. She also served with the Corporate Finance Division of AmInvestment Bank Berhad from 1997 to 2006. In 2007, Ms Quek joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”) and today serves as a Director at Khazanah’s Investments Division.
Ms Quek holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University, Australia.
She is also a board member of Pantai Holdings Berhad, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.