PROFILE OF DIRECTORS / PRINCIPAL OFFICER
(CONT’D)
LOH NAM HOOI
Non-Executive Independent Director
Loh Nam Hooi,
aged 54, a Malaysian citizen, was
appointed to the Boardof theCompany on30November
2002 and is currently the Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee and the Nominating 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.
SIM SENG LOONG @ TAI SENG
Non-Executive Independent Director
Sim Seng Loong @ Tai Seng,
aged 48, a Malaysian
citizen, was appointed to the Board of the Company
on 1 August 2014 and is currently the Chairman of the
Audit Committee.
He started his career as a Chartered Accountant
for Ernst & Young for 15 years before joining R.K. &
Associates as a Lead Partner in 2004. He subsequently
joined Eaton Industries Pty Ltd (Australia) as Accounting
Manager before being transferred to Shanghai Eaton
Engine Components Ltd (China) as Financial Controller.
Thereafter in 2012, he was appointed as Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for The
BIG Group Sdn Bhd for a stint. He is now currently the
Chief Financial Officer for Petrol One Resources Berhad.
He is a Certified Public Accountant in Malaysia and
a member of the Certified Practising Accountants,
Australia. He started with Ernst & Young Articleship after
his STPM. He also holds various other certifications
through training and updates in the fields of accountancy
and taxation obtained throughout his career.
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.
LENG KEAN YONG
Non-Executive Independent Director
Leng Kean Yong,
aged 40, a Malaysian citizen, was
appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 August
2014 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee,
Remuneration Committee and the Nominating
Committee.
He has been in the finance and marketing field for
over 18 years. He is highly experienced in the areas
of business strategy, ranging from financial matters to
business planning and marketing. He has successfully
executed projects for small-medium sized industries
to listed entities on Bursa Malaysia to Multinational
corporations, on both local and global scale. Such
projects encompass IPO exercise, industry research
report, the development of a 5-year business plan,
marketing strategy blue print, customer relationship
management implementation, market entry and
feasibility studies, and mergers and acquisitions
evaluations.
He is currently a Director at L3 Consulting Sdn Bhd.
Prior to this, he was a Project Director for Synovate Sdn
Bhd and prior to that, as Senior Manager for ACNielsen
Malaysia Sdn Bhd. During his tenure at ACNielsen,
he was awarded with 3 ACNielsen awards for his
contribution in successfully implementing / executing
key strategies for the firm’s local operations. He started
his career with BBMB Securities Sdn Bhd and he has also
advised and managed discretionary fund for private
companies and high net worth individuals.
He is a graduate of Western Michigan University (cum
laude) with a BBA in Finance. He also holds various
other certifications through training and updates in
the fields of marketing obtained throughout his career
with the various global marketing research consultancy
firms.
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.
CHUAH CHONG EWE
Chief Executive Officer
Chuah Chong Ewe,
aged 48, a Malaysian citizen,
was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company on 16 February 2015.
He is a graduate fromUniversity of Malaya with a degree
in LLB (Hons). He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar
Council on 26 February 1993 and has approximately
19 years of experience in legal practice.
He joined Seal Incorporated Berhad in year 2005
as an Advisor before being promoted as Group
CEO. Throughout the years, and with his Leadership
Vision and Strategic Direction, coupled with his strong
legal background, he spearheaded the strategic move
and transformational restructuring in Seal Incorporated
Berhad from a heavily indebted position into profitable
net cash position with diversified earnings base, optimal
balance sheet structures, reflective book value coupled
with strategic foreign investors base.
He left Seal Incorporated Berhad in October 2014 prior
to joining Pentamaster 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.
Pentamaster Corporation Berhad
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