Untitled - Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre

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TUN ABDUL RAZAK RESEARCH CENTRE
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
TUNABDUL RAZAK RESEARCH CENTRE
AresearchandpromotioncentreoftheMalaysianRubberBoard
Companyregistrationnumber:336256
TARRC,Brickendonbury,Hertford,SG138NL,UnitedKingdom
T:[phone] F:[phone] E:[email protected]
www.tarrc.co.uk
@tarrcuk
#TARRC
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Thesixtheditionof ‘EngineeringDesignwithRubber’wasproducedin2015.
Thisacclaimedbulletinwasfirstpublishedin1964byDrPeterLindleyandhas
been updated regularly since then.It covers all aspects of engineering design.
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TARRC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2015
05 THE BOARD
07 SENIOR STAFF
19 REPORT OFTHE DIRECTORSAND STRATEGIC REPORT
32 HIGHLIGHTS OFTARRC PROJECTS
44 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
44 REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDENTAUDITORS
49 NOTESTOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
61 RECONCILIATION OF EQUITY
63 RECONCILIATION OF SURPLUS
64 STAFF LECTURES,POSTERS,WEBINARS & PUBLICATIONS
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TARRC’sHeadofEngineeringDesign,DrAlanMuhr,wononeoftheACSRubber
Division’s Science &TechnologyAwards – the most prestigious awards available
torubberprofessionals.HewaspresentedwiththeMelvinMooneyDistinguished
TechnologyAwardatthe187thTechnicalMeeting,27th-30thApril2015atthe
Hyatt Regency Greenville, South Carolina. Dr Muhr (pictured with the Rubber
Division's 2014 first ever female Chair-Elect,Terry Delapa) is the latest in a long
lineofTARRCscientistswhohavewonsomeofthemosthighlyregardedawards
from the Rubber Division of theAmerican Chemical Society.
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COMPANY INFORMATION
fortheyearended31stDecember2015
Chairman
DrMohdAkbarbinMdSaid
DirectorGeneralofMalaysianRubberBoard,ex-officio
(Appointed24thJuly2015)
DatukDrSalmiahAhmadDPSM,FASc,EMBA
DirectorGeneralofMalaysianRubberBoard,ex-officio
(Retired23rdJuly2015)
Vice-Chairman
Dato’DrKamarudinAb-MalekFASc,SMP,FIMM,ARSM
LondonRepresentative,MalaysianRubberBoard,ex-officio
(Appointed24thMarch2010)
BoardMembers
DrStuartCook
DirectorofResearch,ex-officio
(Appointed1stJuly2009)
DatukAbdulHalimHamid
AppointedbytheMinisterofPlantationIndustries&Commodities,Malaysia
(Appointed1stJanuary2012)
MrLimKweeShyan
AppointedbytheMinisterofPlantationIndustries&Commodities,Malaysia
(Appointed1stJanuary2012,resigned31stDecember2015)
MrMuhamadNaharHjMohdSidek
AppointedbytheMinisterofPlantationIndustriesandCommodities,Malaysia
(Appointed1stJanuary2016)
DrAbuAmu
AppointedbytheMinisterofPlantationIndustriesandCommodities,Malaysia
(Appointed1stJanuary2016)
DrZakariaAbdHadi
AppointedbytheMinisterofPlantationIndustries&Commodities,Malaysia
(Appointed1stJanuary2012,resigned28thJanuary2015)
AccountsSupervisor Auditors
ZailaBakarCAT WagsLLPt/aWagstaffs
CharteredAccountantsandStatutoryAuditors
RegisteredOfficeandLaboratories
TunAbdulRazakResearchCentre, Bankers
Brickendonbury,Hertford,SG138NL CIMBBankBerhad
UnitedKingdom BarclaysBankPLC
Solicitors
Longmores
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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
as at 31st December 2015
Datuk Dr SalmiahAhmad
retiredasChairmanofthe
TARRC Board in 2015.
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SENIOR STAFF
as at 31st December 2015
FURTHERING ADVANCES IN RUBBER SCIENCE
AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CEO
Dato’ Dr KamarudinAb-Malek DIMP,FASc,SMP,FIMMM, ARSM
Director of Research
Dr Stuart Cook
Head-IndustrySupportand SeniorResearchFellow
EngineeringDesignDivision DrAndy Chapman
HamidAhmadi MSc
AssistantCompanySecretary
Malcolm Harris
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QualityManager/Safety AccountsSupervisor
Officer Zaila Bakar CAT
Charles Stephenson MA
ITManager SiteManager
David Newton BSc Stuart Ballard BEng,CEng
ITAdministrator Head-RubberConsultants
Prasaj De Silva BSc Dr Stuart Cook
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MARKET INTELLIGENCE AND PROMOTION UNIT
UnitHead MarketDevelopmentand
Kristina Lawson MSc,MBA, Promotion
MCLIP Gail Reader BSc
MarketDevelopmentand MarketDevelopmentand
Promotion Promotion
David Cawthra BA NorainTyler BA
MarketDevelopmentand
Promotion
Sarah Mahyudin BA
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