Dato Jaffar Indot

Dato Jaffar Indot has led an illustrious career in the corporate sector from the time he joined Shell in 1956 till his retirement in 1989 as the first Malaysian Managing Director of Shell Downstream Business and Executive Director of Shell Companies in Malaysia. His 33 years of active service included extensive assignments in Japan and United Kingdom.

As a member of Shell's top management team, Dato Jaffar worked in several capacities in International Oil Trading, Business Development and Public Affairs. Between 1980 to 1983, he served as Executive Director and Director of Public Affairs for Shell Companies of Malaysia.

Dato Jaffar leads an active corporate and professional life and is currently serving on the Boards of six public listed companies viz. Shell Refining Company (FoM) Berhad, Guinness Anchor Berhad, M3nergy Berhad, Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, SYCAL Ventures Berhad and FSBM Holdings Berhad, as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He is a member of the audit committee in all the public listed companies he serves in and is the Chairman of the audit committees in Shell Refining Company (FoM) Berhad, Guinness Anchor Berhad and FSBN Holdings Berhad.

He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committees in M3nergy Berhad and Melewar Industrial Group Berhad and serves on other committees such as Nomination and Remuneration.

Apart from the corporate sectors, Dato' Jaffar is actively serving in various professional entities and NGOs, including:

• Adviser, Rolls Royce South East Asia Advisory Board
• President, Federation of Family Planning Associations Malaysia
• Chairman, Family Health Foundation
• Chairman, PROTON Foundation
• Chairman, Victoria Institution Old Boys' Association Foundation
• Member, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
• Life Member, Harvard Club Malaysia and
• Member, Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia
• Chairman, Malaysian Dutch Business Council

For his services to the nation and to Industry he was conferred the:

• Bintang Setia Mahkota Selangor (S.M.S.) by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor

• Darjah Setia Negeri Sembilan (D.S.N.S.) by His Royal Highness the Yang Di Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus in 1986