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collaboration and appreciation new UM Board Chairman Tan Sri the Board are unequivocally executed
While we have made progress Zarinah Anwar and my colleagues on to fruition and to speedily maximise
in 2021, I strongly believe that the UM and UMH Boards in the years opportunities. Management also has a
the Group can do better and go to come. I would also like to welcome duty to strengthen and develop their
beyond expectations. In 2022 and the three new board members of knowledge and expertise to facilitate
beyond, I strongly advocate that UMH subsidiaries and thank outgoing effective execution and inculcate a
UMH forge ahead by continuing to directors for their services to the proactive culture of professionalism
work together in the spirit of mutual Group. and dynamism across the organisation.
open transparency. I therefore invite
all our valued stakeholders and Many thanks are also due to the By combining our resources, I am
collaborators to contribute your ideas Management of UMH and the confident that we will be able to
and feedback. This will bridge any subsidiaries and all staff for your advance the Group further in 2022 and
gaps in communication and create commitment and hard work in beyond, steered by our ultimate goal
opportunities for interaction so that implementing the business plans of achieving outstanding outcomes
we can leverage on our collective that have been proposed and and optimal value for UM.
experience, knowledge and resources approved. Management has a major As a proud alumnus of UM, it is my
to drive new initiatives and add value responsibility to work diligently, privilege to contribute to my alma
to our existing initiatives. efficiently and effectively to ensure
that the course and direction set by mater that is a national treasure, a
center of innovation and a leading
Without transparency, collaboration, driver of the nation’s intellectual and
commitment and the efforts of talent development.
various parties, we could not have Without
accomplished our milestones in 2021. transparency, Thank you.
It all boils down to teamwork and I
strongly believe that success starts collaboration,
with us. Paramount to our success commitment and
will be the role of my colleagues the efforts of
and fellow members of the Board of various parties,
Directors of UM and UMH, and, of we could not have
course, the Management of UMH, who accomplished
are tasked to drive the implementation tan sri abd rahim Mohamad
and execution of our strategic business our milestones in Group Chairman
plans for UM to achieve financial 2021. It all boils
sustainability. down to teamwork
and I strongly
As such, I would like to thank the Board believe that
of UM and the Board of UMH for their
leadership and oversight in steering success starts
the Group as we strive for continuing with us.
improvement. As members of the
BOD, we collectively play a major
role in providing the guiding path for
the UMH Group and in setting the
governance, transparency, industry
drive and the tone and tempo of how
Management will drive the UMH
Group forward. On that note, I look
forward to working closely with the

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