Board Of Directors
(extracted from Annual Report 2024)
CHEN YIY FON
- Aged 43, Male, Malaysian
- Appointed to the Board on 1 August 2007
- Appointed as Chairman on 2 August 2023
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- Previously worked in Morgan Stanley, Los Angeles, California and Credit Suisse First Boston, Singapore
- Currently, he is a Director of Karambunai Corp Bhd. and Petaling Tin Berhad
PUAN SRI LEE CHOU SARN
- Aged 77, Female, Malaysian
- Appointed to the Board on 17 March 1997 and as Acting Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2007. On 15 December 2008, stepped down as Acting Chief Executive Officer
- Graduated with Bachelor of Economics in 1971 from University of Malaya
- Worked for 13 years in the Statistics Department of the Government of Malaysia. She has been a shareholder and a Director of Lipkland Holdings Sdn. Bhd., an investment holding company since December 1982. She was also a Director of Karambunai Corp Bhd. from 1994 to 2001
LEONG CHOONG WAH
- Aged 56, Male, Malaysian
- Appointed to the Board on 2 August 2023
- Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of Nominating and Remuneration Committees
- A member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Member of Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) of Australia
- Began his career with Messrs Price Waterhouse in 1989, accumulated over 34 years of working experience in accounting, financial and corporate including cross border merger & acquisitions. He was the Group Executive Director, Corporate Services of HCK Capital Group Berhad from May 2015 to April 2019, Chief Executive Officer of Petaling Tin Berhad 2008 to 2010 and Chief Financial Officer of FACB Industries Incorporated Berhad from 2000 to 2008
- Currently, he is the Chief Financial Officer of Inmagine Group since 1 March 2019 and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Naga Corp Ltd a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 10 September 2018
MICHAEL LAI KAI JIN
- Aged 55, Male, Singaporean
- Appointed to the Board on 2 August 2023
- Chairman of Nominating Committee and a member of Audit and Remuneration Committees
- Graduated from National University of Singapore with a L.L.B. (Hons) Degree in 1994 and he was called to the Singapore Bar the following year
- He was formerly a partner of Messrs Khattar Wong, one of the largest law firms in Singapore. His practice focused on marine and admiralty law and has handled numerous legal disputes in the area of international trade and transport. He was formerly the Chairman of the Advisory Body Legal Matters, FIATA and the legal counsel for the Singapore Logistic Association. He was also formerly the Group General Counsel for Ezra Holdings Limited
- He was a Non-Executive Director of Naga Corp Ltd a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, from 31 May 2010 to 5 April 2011 and re-designated as Independent Non-Executive Director on 6 April 2011
TEE MENG KWANG
- Aged 46, Male, Malaysian
- Appointed to the Board on 2 August 2023
- Chairman of Remuneration Committee and a member of Audit and Nominating Committees
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Master of Business Administration - Concentration in Management & Leadership and International Business
- Well verse in international trading in building material. 15 years of experience in property development and real estate activities in China and Malaysia
- No other directorship in public companies and listed issuers
TAN SRI DR CHEN LIP KEONG
- Aged 76 (in 2023), Male, Malaysian
- Appointed to the Board on 3 August 1994 and retired on 30 November 2016
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Malaya 1973 (M.B.B.S. Malaya) and extensive corporate, managerial and business experience since 1976
- Controlling shareholder of Karambunai Corp Bhd., Petaling Tin Berhad and FACB Industries Incorporated Berhad
LIM KAM CHOY
- Aged 57, Male, Malaysian
- Appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2024
- A member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Holds a professional qualification in accounting (MICPA) and MBA from University of South Australia
- Spent his first 12 years of working career in two Big4 audit firms - PriceWaterhouse and Ernst & Young, and went on to work for public listed companies in Malaysia and Singapore
- Prior to joining the Company, he was the Finance Director and the Company Secretary of Ann Joo Resources Berhad. Prior to that, Chief Financial Officer of several public listed companies, including ECM Libra Financial Group Berhad, Karambunai Corp Bhd. and Petaling Tin Berhad, and before that, Vice-President for Treasury at Genting Malaysia Berhad, and Head of Corporate & Finance at Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad
- His senior management experience covers the areas of mergers, acquisitions and divestments, finance and treasury, taxation, corporate secretarial, corporate governance, risk management and internal controls
BONG SHEE CHENG
- Aged 67, Male, Malaysian
- Appointed as Chief Financial Officer on 2 May 2007
- A Chartered Accountant Malaysia (C.A.(M))
- Has more than 30 years of experience in the commercial and industrial sector prior to joining FACB Industries Incorporated Berhad. He held various senior positions in financial and corporate services of public listed corporations in Malaysia
GAN LEE BENG
- Aged 68, Male, Malaysian
- Joined Restonic (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 1998
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology and Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing
- Has over 30 years of work experience in consumer research, advertising and marketing. He last worked as Marketing Director with Kiwi Brands (M) Sdn. Bhd. before joining Restonic (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Other Information
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Family Relationship
Puan Sri Lee Chou Sarn is the spouse of Tan Sri Dr. Chen Lip Keong. Mr Chen Yiy Fon is the son of Tan Sri Dr. Chen Lip Keong and Puan Sri Lee Chou Sarn.Save as disclosed above, none of the Directors and Key Senior Management have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
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Conflict of Interest
None of the Directors and Key Senior Management have any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company of its subsidiaries. -
Conviction of offences
None of the Directors and Key Senior Management have any conviction for offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any, nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.