eritaBoustead April - June 2010 For internal circulation only • Tan Sri Lodin honoured with the • Royale Chulan presents birthday cake Malaysia Business Leadership Award 2010 to the King - pg 3 - pg 4 • UAC wins BrandLaureate for Best Brands • BHIC participates in DSA 2010 in Product Branding 2009/2010 - pg 6 - pg 3 Group Admin. & Communications Royale Sports Carnival 2010 Mount Kinabalu Expedition Department Teambuilding - pg 10 & 11 - pg 13 - pg 16 2 3 Perutusan Tan Sri Lodin honoured with the Timbalan Pengerusi/ Malaysia Business Leadership Award 2010 Pengarah Urusan or his success in leading, building and evolving the Group, Y.Bhg. Tan FSri Dato’ Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, Deputy Chairman/Group Managing Kumpulan Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad was recently honoured with the Malaysia Business Leadership Award 2010 : Conglomerate Company of Staf Boustead yang dihargai, the Year. Tan Sri Lodin received the award from Y.B. Dato' Seri Noh Omar, Minister Perjalanan Kumpulan menuju titik pertengahan tahun of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry at the 2nd Malaysia Business kewangan 2010 adalah sangat menggalakkan dan penuh Leadership Awards 2010 awards ceremony, held on 22 May 2010 at the dengan pelbagai peristiwa. Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Deputy Chairman/ Dengan sukacitanya, saya ingin memaklumkan bahawa The ceremony, jointly organised by the Kuala Lumpur Malay Chamber Kumpulan Boustead telah mencatatkan keuntungan of Commerce and The Leaders Magazine honoured the achievements of various high profile business leaders in Malaysia and their immense selepas cukai sebanyak RM104 juta pada suku pertama Group Managing Director's contributions to the country’s economy. tahun kewangan 2010, satu peningkatan ketara Tan Sri Lodin receiving his award from Dato' Seri Noh message berbanding RM68 juta yang dicapai pada suku pertama tahun lepas. Keputusan-keputusan ini adalah bukti Dear fellow Bousteadians, kekukuhan serta kepelbagaian model perniagaan kita. UAC wins BrandLaureate for Reaching the half way point in the financial year 2010 has been Pada bulan Jun tahun ini, Kumpulan telah mencatatkan both encouraging and eventful for the Group. satu peristiwa penting di mana ia telah mengumumkan Best Brands in Product Branding 2009/2010 tindakan untuk membeli kepentingan Pharmaniaga I am pleased to inform that the Boustead Group recorded a profit Berhad, ahli Kumpulan UEM Berhad. Saya yakin t a glittering black tie dinner held on 26 March 2010 at the Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Koo Hock Fee, CEO/Managing Director after tax of RM104 million for the first quarter of its 2010 financial usaha ini dapat mengukuhkan kedudukan kita dalam Aof UAC Berhad (UAC) received the coveted BrandLaureate award for Best Brands in Product Branding (Manufacturing of Cellulose year, a marked improvement from the RM68 million achieved in Fibre Cement Boards) from the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation. Presenting the membangunkan bahagian farmaseutikal dan juga the first quarter of last year. These results are testament to our award was Y.B. Senator Datuk Seri Idris Jala, Minister in the Prime Minister's meningkatkan penglibatan kita dalam industri penjagaan strength and diversity of our business model. Department who was representing the Prime Minister. kesihatan yang sedang berkembang ini. In June this year, the Group marked a significant milestone by This accolade by the prestigious Asia Pacific Brands Foundation, whose patron is H.E. undertaking a proposed acquisition of Pharmaniaga Berhad, Saya juga ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, is in recognition of a member of UEM Group Berhad. I am confident this exercise mengucapkan tahniah kepada anak syarikat kita, UAC the UAC’s strong brand position in Malaysia and the overseas markets. will place us on a stronger footing to build our pharmaceutical Berhad di atas penganugerahan BrandLaureate untuk arm and further elevate our presence in the growing healthcare Jenama Terbaik dalam Penjenamaan Produk (Pembuatan Accompanying Mr. Koo at the award presentation dinner were members of the industry. - Papan Simen Serat Selulosa). Penghormatan oleh badan senior management team from the head office and from Ipoh including Mr. Tey berprestij seperti Asia Pacific Brand Foundation ini adalah Long Puang, Chief Operating Officer and Ms. Ooi Lee Choo, Chief Financial Officer. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate sebagai tanda pengiktirafan kedudukan jenama ini yang From left: BrandLaureate CEO, Dr. K.K. Johan, our subsidiary, UAC Berhad which was awarded the coveted Datuk Seri Idris and Mr. Koo BrandLaureate for Best Brands in Product Branding kukuh di pasaran Malaysia dan antarabangsa. (Manufacturing of Cellulose Fibre Cement Boards). This accolade by the prestigious Asia Pacific Brand Foundation is in recognition Kami sangat optimistik yang Bahagian-bahagian kita akan of the brand’s strong position in Malaysia and the overseas terus menyumbang bagi mengekalkan tahap prestasi markets. mereka pada tahun berikutnya. Walau bagaimanapun, saya menyeru agar semua staf Boustead lebih prihatin As we look at the year ahead, we are very optimistic with our apabila melaksanakan penunjuk prestasi masing-masing Divisions contributing to sustain their performance levels. agar kejayaan dapat dicapai oleh Kumpulan secara However, I urge all Boustedians to be more conscious to deliver keseluruhannya. Kerja berpasukan dan komitmen on their performance indicators in order to achieve Group wide success. Teamwork and commitment should be the drive for all as hendaklah dijadikan dorongan untuk semua agar Kumpulan we aim to take the Group to greater heights. dapat mencapai kejayaan yang lebih besar lagi. Thank you. Terima kasih. Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Lodin Wok Kamaruddin Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin Wok Kamaruddin Mr. Koo and his UAC team 4 5 Royale Chulan presents birthday cake to the King n conjunction with His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda IYang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah’s birthday recently, The Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur (Royale Chulan) presented His Majesty with a birthday cake. The theme for the cake was designed according to His Majesty's personal passion - sailing. The cake took two weeks to complete. The base of the cake was a fluffy butter cake with the sail boat made from sugar craft. The official cake-presentation ceremony was held on 3 June 2010 at the Istana Negara. The cake was presented to His Majesty by the hotel's General Manager, Mr. Franz Swoboda, Director of Food & Beverage, En. Azrule Aziz and Executive Sous Chef, En. Sabri Soid. All eyes on the cake! The Defence Minister witnessing the exchange of documents between BHIC and Rheinmetall Royale Chulan's BHIC signs KD Kelantan L’Heritage receives agreement to commissioned highest award acquire Contraves for best French from Rheinmetall oustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad fine dining B(BHIC), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, BHIC Defence Technologies Sdn. Bhd. recently signed a Share Sale Agreement to acquire 51% stake in he Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur’s French fine dining Dato' Izzadin (left) shaking hands with Tan Sri Lodin (right) Toutlet, L’Heritage received a plaque for the best Contraves Advanced Devices Sdn. Bhd. (Contraves) French fine dining for 2010/2011 from the Chaîne from Rheinmetall Defence (Rheinmetall) of Germany. Des Rôtisseurs, an international gastronomic society Boustead signs The partnership seeked to foster the growth of founded in France in the 1950s. The plaque is the highest high-tech production in Malaysia with the aim of token a restaurant can receive from the Confrérie. agreement to acquire strengthening the country’s defence technology industrial base and open additional opportunities The plaque was presented at a dinner held on 30 April Pharmaniaga from UEM for exports. Both BHIC and Rheinmetall expected the Seated 7th from left is Vice Admiral Datuk Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin, RMN Fleet Operation Commander; Admiral Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Aziz Jaafar, Chief of RMN; 2010 at Royale Chulan. It was attended by a total of 43 relationship to lead to better market access for its Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ahmad Ramli Hj. Mohd Nor, Managing Director of Boustead Naval Shipyard members including the Bailli Delegue de Malaise - Y.Bhg. oustead Holdings Berhad (Boustead) recently signed a products and technologies for ground, naval and air Sdn. Bhd. and Rear Admiral Dato’ Pahlawan Dr. Zainal Abidin Hamdan, Assistance Chief of Datuk Dr. Jagjit Singh, Mr. K. K. Rajah - Bailli De Putrajaya Bshare purchase agreement to acquire 86.81 interest in force applications. Staff Logistics; with officers and crew of KD Kelantan and Y.Bhg. Datin Ingrid Schlumpf - Bailli De Regional Pharmaniaga Berhad (Pharmaniaga) from UEM Group Berhad Malacca. (UEM) for RM534 million cash. The move is in line with the The signing ceremony was held on 7 June 2010 at The oustead Naval Shipyard Sdn. Bhd. (BN Shipyard) had successfully Group’s decision to strengthen its position in the pharmaceutical Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur. BHIC was represented by Bdelivered its 5th patrol vessel to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) industry. its Managing Director, Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad with the commissioning of KD Kelantan recently. Ramli Hj. Mohd Nor while Rheinmetall was represented by its Board Member, Mr. Shaun Liebenberg. Defence KD Kelantan was The signing took place on 11 June 2010 at The Royale Chulan Minister, Y.B. Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi commissioned in a Kuala Lumpur. Signing on behalf of Boustead were Deputy witnessed the signing. Chairman/Group Managing Director, Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin full RMN tradition Wok Kamaruddin and Director - Financial Services, Mr. Daniel Also present were Y.Bhg. Gen. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azizan ceremony held on 6 Ebinesan while UEM were represented by its Group Managing Ariffin, Chief of Defence Force; Y.Bhg. Dato’ Seri Abu May 2010 in Lumut, Director/Chief Executive Officer, Y.Bhg. Dato’ Izzaddin Idris and Bakar Abdullah, Secretary General of Ministry of Perak.