Izlan Izhab (Legal & Corporate Governance)
EXCO & Advisory Board Member
A Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of Reach Energy Berhad on 1 July 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of London, United Kingdom (UK) and attended the Advanced Management Program at the University of Hawaii, United States of America (USA). En. Izlan started his career in 1973 as Assistant Legal Officer with Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). From 1975 to 1978, he was the Company Secretary of Komplek Kewangan Malaysia Berhad. From 1978 to 1984, he was the Company Secretary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad. He spent the next 15 years from 1985 to 2000 with the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad) as the Executive Vice President, Corporate and Legal Affairs until his retirement.
He was responsible for company secretarial functions, legal advisory on capital market laws and regulations and conducted lectures on capital market laws and regulations. From 2004 until May 2013, he was a member of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Appeals Committee. He was an independent director of Ramunia Holdings Berhad (now known as TH Heavy Engineering Berhad) from 2004 to 2008. During that period, he was the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the said company. On 7 February 2017 he was appointed as the Chairman/ Independent Non-Executive Director of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad which is listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is also a Non-Executive Director on Non-Listed Public Companies.