Encik Fazrin Azwar was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 19 July 2006. He was subsequently appointed as the Chairman of the Board on 17 August 2006. On 23 May 2007 he was appointed as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. He also serves as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) Honours Degree in 1990. He is an Advocate and Solicitor and a member of the Malaysian BAR. He is currently the Managing Partner of Messrs Azwar & Associates.

He is also the Independent Non-Executive Director of Poh Kong Holdings Berhad, Tong Herr Resources Berhad and Benalec Holdings Berhad, all listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad as well as DynaFront Holdings Berhad which is listed on the LEAP Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Times Offset (M) Sdn Bhd, Kuchinta Holdings Sdn Bhd, Optic Marine Services Sdn Bhd and Creos (M) Sdn Bhd.

He is a chartered member of The Malaysian Institute of Directors and The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.

He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company nor has he any family relationship with any other Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor received any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.

He has attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.

Dato’ Tiong was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 7 August 2000. On 20 July 2017, he was re-designated as the Managing Director.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) majoring in Business Administration from Hanover College, United States of America in 1982 and a Master Degree in Business Economics from Miami University, United States of America in 1983.

He started his career with Sim Lim Holdings Berhad in 1983 as Executive Officer in charge of corporate finance and was promoted to Manager in 1984 and General Manager in 1985. He left Sim Lim Holdings Berhad in 1987 following his venture into the timber industry and became a shareholder cum director of marketing in Wansuria Sdn Bhd. He was a substantial shareholder in London Pacific Ltd, a company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange between 1988 and 1994. In 1994, he left the timber industry when he sold off his stake in Wansuria Sdn Bhd. In 1995, he joined D-Systems Pte Ltd, a Singapore based company with exclusive distribution rights of drywall system from United States of America for Asia Pacific region, as the Chief Executive Officer. In 1997, he was head hunted on a two (2) years contract as an Executive Director of a listed company to prepare the said company for a corporate restructuring.

During the course of his career, he has been directly involved in various industrial sectors including corporate finance, financial services, manufacturing, plantations, property, construction, education, leisure, entertainment and mineral resources. He has extensive hands-on experience, knowledge and exposure in international business, corporate planning, restructuring and corporate turnaround.

Dato’ Tiong is also currently the Group Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director of EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company nor has he any family relationship with other directors and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor received any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.

He has attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.

Mr. Koo was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 19 July 2006. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

He obtained the Degree of Bachelor in Economics (Honours) from the University of Malaya in 1969. He is a Fellow Member of the U.K. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (CA[M]). Additionally, he is a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified Quality Trainer. He commenced his working career as a Statistician in the Department of Statistics in 1969 and subsequently took up accountancy in 1976. He has had a very diverse professional career. Between 1979 and 1982 he worked as an audit senior in an U.K. firm of Chartered Accountants and gained substantial auditing experience covering a wide range of business entities operating in different industries. He extended his auditing experience with a firm of Chartered Accountants in Perth when he moved to Australia in 1983. He subsequently joined a listed group of companies and worked as a Finance Manager, gaining exposure in a wide variety of industries. He later joined a firm of financial consultants as a freelance consultant advising on corporate debt re-structuring strategies.

Upon his return to Malaysia in 1992, he worked as a Financial Controller in a shipping agency. Between 1998 and year 2000 he worked for Pancaran Ikrab Berhad as the Group Financial Controller and later had a short stint with the Company in a similar capacity.

Mr. Koo also sits on the board of Benalec Holdings Berhad which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company nor has he any family relationship with other directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor received any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.

He has attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.

Dato’ Ting was appointed to the Board of the Company on 20 July 2017 and is currently the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Dato’ Ting graduated from University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Hons) in 1982. Upon graduation, he went to England where he read law at the University of Essex. Dato’ Ting obtained his Bachelor of Law (Hons) in 1985. Following Dato’ Ting’s admission as a barrister by Lincoln’s Inn, London in 1986, Dato’ Ting came back to Malaysia and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1987. Dato’ Ting has been in active legal practice as advocate and solicitor since 1987. He is currently the managing partner of Ting Asiah & Co.

Dato’ Ting is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Supermax Corporation Berhad which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company nor has he any family relationship with other director and/or major shareholders of the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor received any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.

He has attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2021.