Board of Directors & Secretary

Tan Sri Dato' Tan Boon Seng @ Krishnan

PSM, DSPN, SMS

Non-Executive Chairman

 

Nationality

Malaysian

 

Age / Gender

71 / Male

 

Academic / Professional Qualification

  • Master of Business Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, USA

  • Bachelor of Economics (Honours), University of Malaya
  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)

  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

 

Board Committee Membership(s)

  • Nil

 

Date Appointed / Working Experience

Tan Sri Krishnan was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of IJM Corporation Berhad (“IJM”) on 29 August 2019.  He joined the Board on 12 June 1984 as an alternate Director and last served as Deputy Non-Executive Chairman before assuming his current role as Non-Executive Chairman. 

 

He held the following positions in IJM prior to his appointment as Non-Executive Chairman:-

  • Financial Controller (1983 - 1984)

  • Alternate Director (1984 - 1990)

  • Director (1990 - 1993)

  • Deputy Managing Director (1993 - 1997)

  • Group Managing Director (1997 - 2004)

  • Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (2004 - 2010)

  • Executive Deputy Chairman (2011 - 2013)

  • Deputy Non-Executive Chairman (2014 - 2019)

His past appointments and/or working experience were as follows:-

  • Group Financial Controller (last position), Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad (1975 - 1982)

  • Director, Industrial Concrete Products Sdn Bhd (1984 - 2014)

  • Chairman, IJM Land Berhad (2007 - 2015)

  • Director, IJM Plantations Berhad (1993 - 2021)

  • President, Malaysia India Business Council (“MIBC”) (2008 - 2015)

  • Co-Chairman, Malaysia India CEO Forum (2011 - 2019)

  • Independent Director (2014 - 2017) and Chairman (2017 - 2022), HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

 

Present Directorship(s)

Listed Companies:

  • Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A., Argentina

Other Public Companies:

  • Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad

  • Malaysia Airlines Berhad

  • Malaysian Community & Education Foundation

 

Other Current Position(s) Held

  • Founder President, MIBC

  • Management Committee Member, Olympic Council Trust

  • Member, Pahang Economic Advisory Council

  • Member, Advisory Council, Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

 

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

19 May 2023

Secrets of Airline Value Creation

McKinsey

2

19 May 2023

Sustainability in Aviation

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

3

13 Oct 2023

Workshop: RTS Link ICQ Complex and External Works (Package 2)

MRT

4

22 Nov 2023

Webinar: IJM Board Briefing – Sustainability Disclosure Standards by PwC

IJM Corporation Berhad

5

22 Nov 2023

Webinar: Budget Talk 2024 by PwC

IJM Corporation Berhad

6

23 Feb 2024

Financial Education District Series – MCOBA 2024

Asia School of Business

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

21 Apr 2022

Sustainable Investing ESG at the Forefront

Permodalan Nasional Berhad

2

10 May 2022

Group’s Climate Transition Risk Discussion

Ernst & Young

3

7 Sep 2022

Carbon Footprint Assessment Report

Riverstone Environmental

4

4 Oct 2022

Annual Training on Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009

Lee Min On

5

2 Nov 2022

An Awareness Session “Transforming Your Business with Data”

NEXEA

6

30 Nov 2022

CG Advocacy Programme - Bursa Malaysia Immersive Experience: The Board “Agender”

Bursa Malaysia/LeadWomen

7

27 Mar 2023

Climate Transition Risk & Opportunities

Ernst & Young

8

29 Mar 2023

Carbon Reduction Strategy and Physical Climate Risk & Opportunities

Riverstone Consultant

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

15 Jun 2021

Online Sharing Session “Transformational Performance Management” by Korn Ferry

IJM Corporation Berhad

2

23 & 24 Jun 2021

BNM-SC Malaysia “The JC3 Flagship Conference: # Finance For Change”

Bank Negara Malaysia-SC Malaysia

3

13 Jul 2021

NED Summit

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

4

9 Aug 2021

Compromise Assessment (CA) Review

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

5

17 Sep 2021

Climate Risk Training

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

6

13 Oct 2021

Governance Over the Use of Data Analytics

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

7

5 Nov 2021

Managing Cyber Risk

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

8

18 Nov 2021

IJM Budget Talk 2022 by PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd

IJM Corporation Berhad

9

16 Dec 2021

Trimester 1 - 2021 Trimester 2 - 2021 Trimester 3 - 2021

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

6 Oct 2023

IJM 40th Anniversary Annual Dinner

IJM Corporation Berhad

2

29 Nov 2023

IJM Strategy Session

IJM Corporation Berhad

3

29 Jan 2024

75th Republic Day of India

High Commissioner of India

4

22 Feb 2024

IJM CNY Celebration 2024

IJM Corporation Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

28-29 Sep 2022

Site Visit to Kuantan Port, MCKIP Gallery and Alliance Steel

IJM Port Division

2

2 Dec 2022

IJM Scholarship & Long Service Award 2022 Presentation Ceremony

IJM Corporation Berhad

3

13-16 Mar 2023

IJM BOD Strategic Visioning Session

IJM Corporation Berhad

No.

Date

Topic

Organizer

1

30 Sep 2021

IJM Sustainability Week - Invitation to Board Presentation of the draft Group Sustainability Roadmap

IJM Corporation Berhad

2

9 Mar 2022

Board of Directors’ Site Visit IBS Factory

Industrial Concrete Products

3

17 to 19 Mar 2022

IJM Corporation Board Strategic Visioning Session

IJM Corporation Berhad