Frontken Berhad Annual Report 2019

15 Frontken Corporation Berhad (651020-T) ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Board Of Directors’ Profile Ng Wai Pin, formerly a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Frontken Corporation Berhad (“FCB”), was re-designated as the Chairman / Managing Director of the Company on 19 January 2012. He was re-designated as the Chairman / Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 29 March 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Auckland and was admitted to the roll of barristers and solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand in 1989. He then continued practising as a barrister and solicitor in a leading legal firm in Auckland for a number of years before returning to Malaysia where he joined Shook Lin & Bok, a legal firm in Kuala Lumpur. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1993. He later became a Director and Chief Executive Officer of an oil and gas services company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad with regional operations, before returning to private practice in law. From September 2005 to February 2009, he was the Chief Operating Officer of a company listed on the Singapore Exchange Limited and was seconded as the Chief Executive Officer of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He is also the Executive Chairman of Ares Green Technology Corporation, a public company in Taiwan, R.O.C., a subsidiary of FCB. He also sits on the board of BSL Corporation Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company. He is a director of Dazzle Clean Ltd as well as a major shareholder of the Company by virtue of his substantial shareholding in Dazzle Clean Ltd. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. He has no conflict of interest with the Company. Ng Wai Pin Chairman / Chief Executive Officer • Aged 54, Male, Malaysian • Appointed to the Board on 10 April 2006 • Chairman of Remuneration Committee Dr Tay Kiang Meng holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from University of Portsmouth, and a Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing Systems and a PhD in Engineering from Brunel University, United Kingdom. He is responsible for research and development leading the Group’s technology roadmap, spearheading research and development (“R&D”) activities, formalising the Group’s quality systems, developing critical manufacturing technologies for FCB’s semiconductor technology and advanced materials engineering, and exploringnewtechnologyopportunities for the Group. He has more than 20 years of professional experiences in technology development, R&D, and has led some of the most significant technology innovations in semiconductor-related manufacturing technology and advanced materials engineering. An engineer and scientist by training, Dr Tay began his professional R&D experience with research think tank, Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore. Dr Tay has received honours and awards in many of his academic, research and technology development work. Dr Tay also sits on the board of the FCB’s subsidiary, Ares Green Technology Corporation. He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. He has no conflict of interest with the Company. DR TAY KIANG MENG Executive Director / Chief Scientist • Aged 55, Male, Singaporean • Appointed to the Board on 10 April 2006