Dato’ Dr. R. Thillainathan

Biography

Dato’ Dr. R. Thillainathan(Malaysian, aged 72, male), appointed on 15 January 2003, was redesignated as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 30 July 2009. He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 27 November 2002 to 9 September 2006 and retired as an Executive Director on 30 July 2007. He holds a Class 1 Honours in Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Malaya, obtained his Master’s Degree and PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia. He has been with the Genting Group since 1989. He also sits on the Boards of Allianz Malaysia Berhad, Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad, Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs Berhad and Public Investment Bank Berhad. Dato’ Dr. R. Thillainathan has extensive years of experience in finance and banking. He is the past President of Malaysian Economic Association. He is currently a director of Asia Capital Reinsurance Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Wawasan Open University Sdn Bhd, UM Holdings Sdn Bhd and a trustee of three companies limited by guarantee namely Child, Information, Learning and Development Centre, Yayasan MEA and Private Pension Administrator Malaysia.

Research Interest

Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture