BIMB Integrated Annual Report 2019

In 2019, the Board focused on fulfilling its oversight responsibilities within BHB’s key operating subsidiaries. One of the most important aspects of my role as Chairman is to foster diversity and competency of the Board to enable balanced, intelligent and insightful decisions to be made. Our Directors have the right range and balance of skills, expertise and attributes that enable us provide support to our subsidiaries. As part of the effort by the Company to equip Directors with the right skills, BHB conducted a Directors’ Conference 2019, specifically designed to improve the effectiveness of the Boards against established standards of good practice, for all Directors within the Group. In conjunction with the introduction of Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act and the National Anti-Corruption Plan (“ NACP ”) that will come into effect on 1 June 2020, BHB and its key operating subsidiaries have also established the action plan and the Anti-Bribery and Corruption policy. I am pleased to inform that the Group is targeting to be accredited with ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System (“ ABMS ”) certification in first quarter of 2021. Dear Shareholders, I am pleased to present the BHB Corporate Governance Overview Statement of 2019, which reiterates BHB’s commitment to corporate governance in our business practices and in fulfilling stakeholders’ expectations. BHB has a robust corporate governance framework in place as part of its commitment to foster a culture of compliance that values personal and corporate integrity, accountability and continuous improvement. 124 Integrated Annual Report 2019 Group Overview Sustaining The Group Management Discussion & Analysis Group Governance CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE