Appointment of Dato' Pian Sukro as Dataprep Director

August 27, 2004

Dato' Pian bin Sukro, was appointed to the Board of Director on 27 August 2004. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tenaga Nasional Berhad. He was trained as an engineer and holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree. He later secured his M.Sc. in Project analysis, Finance and Investment. Dato' Pian is also a Chartered Engineer, member of Institute of Electrical Engineers, UK, member of Institute of Engineers, Malaysia and a member of Professional Engineers, Malaysia.

He has held senior positions at TNB within the 34 years of service with the organization which covers the full spectrum of the utility business such as equipment manufacture and installation; power station operation and maintenance, project construction and commissioning, project engineering and management; steps and studies related to the introduction of nuclear power to Malaysia; project appraisals and feasibility studies; power system development planning including fuel procurement, energy pricing and site studies; formulation of electricity tariff; ASEAN inter-utility cooperation; North-East and South-East Asian Utility cooperation, ASEAN energy cooperation; managing the implementation of thermal generation projects; corporate, financial and strategy planning; corporatisation of LLN to TNB; privatization of TNB; industry regulation; introduction of independent power producers; power purchase agreements; corporate restructuring and formation of subsidiaries, sourcing of project and corporate funds (local and international); formation of joint ventures and JV companies; development and diversification of TNB's business locally and overseas.

He has also undertaken various functions for other groups and organizations including the Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, ASEAN, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Energy Council, International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), Asian Development Bank and the World Bank (IBRD).