KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the appointment of Datuk Anantham Kasinather as the non-executive chairman of its audit oversight board (AOB) effective December 1, 2020.
Anantham has served as a member of the AOB since January 2020 and will be taking over from Datuk Gumuri Hussain, who had retired from the post on November 23, 2020.
Anantham brings with him more than 40 years of experience in the private sector, having started his career at Skrine & Co practising in various areas of commercial law.
He has also served in the judiciary, where he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Malaya in 2009 and elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2010 before retiring from judicial service in May 2014.
Anantham is now a consultant for Sree Harry & Co.
Anantham's background and experience will further strengthen the effectiveness of AOB's oversight role and promote confidence in the quality of audited financial statements in Malaysia.
Further, SC has also announced the appointment of Datuk Seri Ahmad Johan Mohammad Raslan as a member of the AOB effective December 1, 2020.
A Chartered Accountant specialising in the fields of assurance and advisory, Johan had previously served as the executive chairman of PwC Malaysia.
He is currently a board member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.