2009 Annual Report - ChartNexus

Chairman’s Statement
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The Exora is a testament of PROTON’s continued commitment to excellence. With the
expansion of our product portfolio beyond our traditional passenger car segment, the
Exora, together with the Persona and Saga, are expected to be significant contributors to
PROTON’s growth.
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Acknowledgement
We are at the cusp of a potentially dramatic change in the global automotive industry.
With the Detroit companies facing a bleak future and other global automotive giants
facing an unprecedented state of affairs, PROTON’s future, albeit testing, remains firmly
in our hands. Responding to the difficult 2006/07 financial year with five consecutive
profitable quarters and then to be faced with the current global economic meltdown,
is discouraging and exigent. But at the core of PROTON we have people – our greatest
assets – without whom our past would be unremarkable and our future unsustainable.
For that reason alone, on behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish to convey our sincerest
of appreciation to members of the PROTON family at all levels and across various functions
and countries and to our extended PROTON family – our sales/service dealers and vendors;
as well as our business partners domestically and internationally, for your perseverance
and dedication throughout the challenges of the last few years. I am certain that we will
continue as one to ensure our sustainability, relevancy and rightful place in history.
On behalf of PROTON and its Board of Directors, I would also like to extend our thanks
and appreciation to my predecessor, YBhg Dato’ Mohammed Azlan Bin Hashim, for his
invaluable leadership and guidance during his years of service to the Group.