Ann Joo Resources Berhad announced appointment of Tan Sri Datuk Wira Dr. Hj. Mohd Shukor Bin Hj. Mahfar as Independent and Non Executive Director, with effect from April 20, 2023.

Age: 67; Gender: Male; Nationality: Malaysia. Qualifications: Doctorate - Public Administration, Golden Gate University, United States of America (USA), 1994; Masters - Science (Taxation), Golden Gate University, USA, 1987; Diploma - Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, University Technology Malaysia, 1984; Degree - Bachelor of Economics (Hons), University Malaya, 1978. Working experience and occupation: Tan Sri Datuk Wira Dr. Hj.

Mohd Shukor Bin Hj. Mahfar started his career as a Bank Officer in 1978. A year later he took a leap to work with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) as an Assessment Officer.

He rose through the ranks in IRBM, appointed Deputy CEO of Compliance, Deputy CEO of Operations, and CEO in January 2011 until his retirement in December 2016. Throughout the years, he received many accolades and awards. He was elected President of the Malaysian Association of Statutory Bodies and Chairman of The Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrations (CATA), awarded the CEO of the Year 2015 by The European Emerging Markets Awards and received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award-Outstanding Contribution in Shaping People by the Asia HRD Award.

Equipped with 36 years of vast experience both in taxation and management throughout his tenureship with IRBM, he now leads his own Tax and Management firm known as MSM Management Advisory. With his continuous engagement in the tax related field, he was subsequently appointed to the board of directors of IRBM, Chairman of McMillan Woods National Tax Firm, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and Chairman of Uniutama Education and Consultancy (up to December 2018). He also sits on the Board of Directors of Uniutama Management Holdings Sdn Bhd (up to December 2018) and Prokhas, a private limited company wholly-owned by Minister of Finance (up to September 2019) and a Partner of YYC Advisors (up to August 2019).

He is also a member of the Board of Trustee at Yayasan Tenaga Nasional. He is currently the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Censof Holdings Berhad, Independent Director of Minda Global Berhad and Paragon Globe Berhad and an Advisor to Century Software (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any): Censof Holdings Berhad; Minda Global Berhad; and Paragon Globe Berhad.