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Zainah Mustafa, aged 56, has served as a Director of KPJ since 21 February 1994 and is also a member of the KPJ Audit Committee. She has been an Independent Non-Executive Director since 1 December 2004. She also sits on the board of four other companies in the JCorp Group of Companies namely Damansara Realty Bhd, Puteri Hotels Sdn Bhd, Damansara REIT Managers Sdn Bhd and Al-`Aqar Capital Sdn Bhd.

She started her career as an Assistant Senior Auditor in Perbadanan Nasional Bhd in 1977 after graduating from Institut Teknologi MARA (presently UiTM). She obtained her Association of Chartered Certifed Accountants (ACCA) United Kingdom in 1976. She joined JCorp in October 1978 and rose through the ranks to the Group Chief Financial Offcer before retiring on 31 October 2002.

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Arshad Ayub, aged 83, was appointed to the Board of KPJ on 1 September 1994. He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of KPJ.

Tan Sri graduated with a Diploma in Agriculture in 1954 from Serdang Agricultural College, Selangor and with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Economics and Statistics in 1958 from University College of Wales Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. He graduated with post graduate Diploma in Business Administration IMEDE now IMD Lausanne, Switzerland.

He has had a distinguished career in the Malaysian Civil Service, serving as Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (1975 – 1977), Deputy Director General in the Economics Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department (1977 – 1978) and as Secretary General in the Ministry of Primary Industries (1978), Ministry of Agriculture (1979 – 1981) and Ministry of Land and Regional Development (1981 – 1983).

He also holds Directorship in Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd, Sindora Bhd, LBI Capital Bhd, Tomypak Holdings Bhd, Top Glove Corporation Bhd, and Malayan Flour Mills Bhd. Tan Sri is the Chairman and/or director of several other non-listed companies including Bata Sdn Bhd, Pelaburan Johor Bhd, Bistari Johor Bhd, PFM Capital Holdings Sdn Bhd, AmanahRaya Management Sdn Bhd, Land Rover (M) Sdn Bhd, Johmewah Maju Paper Mills Sdn Bhd, Nakagawa Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd and Zalaraz Sdn Bhd.

He is currently the President of the Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers Association (MRPMA). He is a Chairman of Board of Directors of University Malaya and members of the Board of Trustees, Governor of Tuanku Jaafar College, Tun Razak Foundation, Pak Rashid Foundation, Lung Foundation of Malaysia, PINTAR Foundation, Malaysian Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association, Pro Chancellor of UiTM and Patron of Arshad Ayub Foundation.