Datuk Syed Abu Bakar was appointed a Board member on 22 November 2005 and is an independent, non-executive Director. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of Tender and Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board. Datuk Syed Abu Bakar is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA, UK) and Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). He is the Managing Director of World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation.  He was the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Tradewinds (M) Berhad from 1996 to 2004.