Ni Hsin Berhad Annual Report 2017

Annual Report 2017 Ni Hsin Resources Berhad (653353-W) 13 Board of Directors’ Profile Sofiyan Bin Yahya Independent Non-Executive Chairman Sofiyan Bin Yahya, a Malaysian, aged 60, male, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 22 November 2017. He serves as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. Sofiyan holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the City University of London. He is a Chartered Engineer and is an associate fellow from the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMAREST), UK. He is also a fellow member from the Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM). Sofiyan has more than thirty-five (35) years of experience in the oil and gas industry in Malaysia as well as in other countries. He began his career in 1979 as a graduate engineer in the Production Department of PETRONAS. In 1980, he joined Pappos Sdn Bhd as Mechanical Engineer which involved in various projects in palm oil mills, boilers and metering system to pressure vessels. Subsequently, he joined Solus Oceaneering Sdn Bhd in 1985 as Area Manager, East Malaysia with responsibility to manage the branch in East Malaysia as the leading diving services contractor in Malaysia. From 1986 until 1993, he was the General Manager of Atkins Inspection Services Sdn Bhd (merged as Oilfield Inspections Services Sdn Bhd later) whereby he was managing the overall management of the company. Subsequently, he joined KNM Group Bhd as Vice President where he was responsible for business development locally and internationally. Currently, Sofiyan is the Chief Executive Officer of SEAMOG Group Sdn Bhd, Executive Chairman and founder of Cekap Technical Services Sdn Bhd and Chairman of Jord Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Sofiyan did not attend any Board meetings held in the financial year as he was only appointed after all the Board meetings held during the financial year. Except for the Directorship as disclosed above, he does not hold any other Directorship in any other public company and listed issuer in Malaysia. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company, and has not been convicted of any offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five (5) years and has not been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2017. Ng Shwu Ching Executive Director Ng Shwu Ching, a Malaysian, aged 50, female, was appointed as our Executive Director on 19 March 2005. She graduated from Cheng Chi University in Taiwan with a Bachelor of Finance. She also holds a Diploma in Taxation from Help Institute and Master in Finance from RMIT University obtained in 2002. Ms Ng joined Ni Hsin Corporation Sdn Bhd as a Costing Assistant in 1992 after completing her training in KPMG Taiwan as an Accounts Services Executive. She was promoted to Finance Manager in 1996 to oversee the Finance and Accounting department. She was also responsible for the Management Information System function of our Group and helped to set up an Enterprise Resources Planning system. She was re-designated as Finance & Administration Manager in 2003 where she also oversees the human resource functions of our Group. Ms Ng is currently responsible for the overall day-to-day operations which include business development and marketing operations, finance, accounting, secretarial, administrative, production and human resource functions of our Group. Ms Ng attended all the five (5) Board meetings held in the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Resources Berhad, she does not hold any other directorship in any other public company and listed issuer in Malaysia. She does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She has no conflict of interest with the Company, and has not been convicted of any offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past five (5) years and has not been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2017.