Board Of Directors
Chuah Choon Bin, aged 54, a Malaysian citizen, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 30 November 2002 and is currently the Executive Chairman.
He is a professional engineer and co-founder of Pentamaster Group. He graduated with a Bachelor Degree (Hons.) and a Master Degree majoring in Electronics and Electrical from University of Auckland, New Zealand. In 2012, he received his Honorary Doctorate Degree for his contribution in BioMedical Engineering from Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS).
Prior to setting up of the Group, he served as an Automation Engineer for National Semiconductor and Intel Technology Malaysia. With his vast experience in the design and manufacturing of automation equipment and vision inspection system, he has developed the Group to its present level of success, from a simple automation house to a high technology Group specialising in providing factory automation equipment and systems and information communication technology solutions to industrial and commercial customers.
He is an entrepreneur of remarkable accomplishment and has successfully built strong, sustainable, innovative and dynamic businesses and to continue growing these businesses. His excellence in entrepreneurship has steered the Group to bag numerous prestigious domestic and international awards. Among the notable ones are winner for the Enterprise 50 Award 2002 organised by Accenture and SMIDEC, and Quality Management Excellence Award 2003 for the category of local company with annual sales turnover exceeding RM25 million to RM200 million at the Industry Excellence Award 2003 organised by Ministry of International Trade and Industry. For his personal recognition, he won the First Malaysian Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award Malaysia 2002.
Currently, he is the Chairman for Community Care Focus, Board Chairman of SJK Kwang Hwa Penang School Board and sits in the Board of Penang Charis Hospice Home. He is also appointed to the school board as Director for Chung Ling High School and Phor Tay High School. He also holds directorships in all the subsidiary companies of the Company.
Mr. Chuah is the brother-in-law of Mr. Tan Boon Teik. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has not been convicted of any offences in the past ten (10) years.
Tan Boon Teik, aged 51, a Malaysian citizen, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 30 November 2002 and held the position of Chief Executive Officer until 16 February 2015. He is currently a member of the Remuneration Committee.
He is a professional engineer and co-founder of Pentamaster Group. He graduated with a Certificate in Electrical Engineering and later obtained Master in Business Administration from Southern Pacific University, USA. Prior to setting up of the Group, he has many years of working experience in Intel Technology Malaysia and specialises in controls of automation. With his technical skills, he has developed the Group into an integrated automation group equipped with up-to-date technology and applications. He has also built a strong team of in-house research and development team as well as technical support personnel to enable the Group to compete competitively in the global market.
He also holds directorships in all the subsidiary companies of the Company.
Mr. Tan is the brother-in-law of Mr. Chuah Choon Bin. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has not been convicted of any offences in the past ten (10) years.
Dr. Ooi Hun Pin, aged 47, a Malaysian citizen was appointed to the Board of the Company on 30 November 2002 and is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee.
He has a Doctorate in Business Administration as well as a MBA. He has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1988.
He started his career as auditor in Price Waterhouse from 1983 to early 1988 before joining Datuk Keramat Holdings Berhad as its Accountant. After a stint as Internal Audit Executive in Universal Furniture Limited, he embarked on a career in stockbroking, where he has more than a decade of management experience in the industry. Since early 1990, he held various positions, from Assistant Finance Manager in CIMB Securities Sdn. Bhd., to General Manager in SJ Securities Sdn. Bhd. to Deputy CEO in Avenue Securities Sdn. Bhd.. He has also worked in Singapore as the Senior Vice President, Business Development for Kim Eng Securities Pte. Ltd.
He does not have any family relationship with any directors and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences in the past ten (10) years.
Loh Nam Hooi, aged 49 a Malaysian citizen, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 30 November 2002 and is currently the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honour) degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Upon his graduation in 1984, he has since been working in a property development company as a Manager. He was a board member of the Penang Water Authority from 1997 to 1999. In 1996, he was appointed as a Director in Kwong Wah Yit Poh Press Bhd. He also sits on the board of several private companies.
He does not have any family relationship with any directors and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences in the past ten (10) years.
Dato' Dr. Zainuddin Bin Md. Wazir, aged 52, a Malaysian citizen, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 22 February 2006 and is currently a member of the Nomination Committee.
He obtained his Master of Surgery from University Kebangsaan Malaysia. He went to further his specialist training at the Monash Medical Center, Australia and at the Alfred Hospital, Australia in 1992-1994. He became the Head ofDepartment of Cardiac Surgery at the Penang General Hospital in 1995 and later became a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Island Hospital, Penang.
He is now the Executive Chairman of The Synergy Group. His brainchild, Synergy Healthcare Sdn Bhd is involved in medical tourism that provides a full range of medical services to Medan, Indonesia via Island Hospital.
He also manages the Allianze College Of Medical Sciences (ACMS). The college offers Pre-Medical, Diploma programmes in Allied Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Science Degree in collaboration with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara, National University Of Ireland, Galway and University College Cork.
He is an active committee member of the Penang Malay Chamber Of Commerce and the Treasurer of Malaysian Islamic Chambers Of Commerce. He is also a Director of Lipo Corporation Berhad.
He does not have any family relationship with any directors and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences in the past ten (10) years.
Dato' Seri Kiew Kwong Sen, aged 62, a Malaysian citizen, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 31 March 2006 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee.
He graduated from National Taiwan University with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1972 and later received his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Degree from UC Berkeley. After graduation, he worked in various technical and management positions at Advanced Micro Devices, Hewlett Packard Malaysia, and Hewlett Packard California.
He is now the Chairman and President of Mini-Circuits Technologies Malaysia, President of Gibraltar Semiconductor, San Jose, California, President of Blue Cell Technologies, Sacramento, California, Executive President of Mini-Circuits New York, and Chairman of Mini-Circuits Taiwan Ltd. He is also the Chairman of Vitrox Corporation Berhad and ACX Ceramic Taiwan.
He is very active in community services including sponsors of various charitable and educational projects. He had donated a hydraulic operated van and built a workshop for Spastic Children School, set up Computer Lab for Salvation Army, built children playground for Ramakrishnan School in Penang and donated beds to all orphans in the Wisma Yatim, Penang. He is the founder and Chairman of the Mini-Circuits Scholarship Foundation. This Foundation has been awarding two full scholarships a year for deserving University students for a full 4-year degree programme at local Universities.
He has been serving as a member of Penang Competitiveness Committee since 2003. He is now the Board of Director of investPenang since the formation of the organization in January 2005. He is also the Advisor for the Young Entrepreneurs' Association of Malaysia, Penang Alumni Association of Taiwan, Software Consortium of Penang, Penang RF Cluster and Penang Automation Cluster. He is also a popular speaker at seminars and conferences both in Malaysia and overseas.
He does not have any family relationship with any directors and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences in the past ten (10) years.