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Thayaparan Sangarapillai

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Chairman of Governance & Audit Committee
  • Member of Risk Management & Sustainability Committee

Mr Thayaparan Sangarapillai, 69, a Malaysian, is an Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Sime Darby Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2017.

Mr Thayaparan has over 35 years of experience in providing audit and business advisory services to clients across a wide range of industries. His portfolio includes major public listed companies in power, telecommunications, automotive, property development, plantation, manufacturing, and trading sectors. He has also led cross-border assignments. In addition to statutory audits, Mr Thayaparan has overseen financial due diligences, mergers & acquisitions, initial public offerings, finance function effectiveness reviews, and other advisory work.

Mr Thayaparan joined Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC) in Kuala Lumpur in 1983. He was a Partner in the Assurance Services of PwC Malaysia from 1994 until his retirement as Senior Partner in 2015.

Mr Thayaparan is currently a Director of Axiata Group Berhad.

Mr Thayaparan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Directors’ Training and Continuous Education Programme Attended For The Financial Year Ended 30 June 2023

01

Why is Ethics & Compliance Important to Shell

02

PNB Knowledge Forum 2022- Tall Buildings and Living in the Space Age -The Enigma and Convergence of Science and Art

03

Petronas Board Conversation Series: A Session with John Morrison, Chief Executive, Institute for Human Rights & Business

04

Climate Risk & ESG Disclosure Key developments in 2023 and Deep Diving into Asia’s Reporting Trends

05

Malaysia’s Future in a Fractured World

06

Citibank: Understanding China

07

Boston Consulting Group: Forces Shaping China Automotive

08

How Digital Finance Changes Everything