NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr Choong Khoong Liang Malaysian, aged 41 Mr Choong was appointed to the Board of Mutiara on 5 December 2007. Mr Choong holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (Finance) with distinction from University of Hull, United Kingdom and he is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. An accountant by profession, he started his career with Messrs KPMG before joining Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad, where he gained substantial experience in the capital markets and debt restructuring. He was also the Planning Advisor for Cemex Asia in Singapore (strategic business development) responsible for Asia/Africa region and an Associate Director, Asian Fixed Income in Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad. Mr Choong has no directorship in other public listed companies.