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| Hsiao Chih Jen |
| Chairman/Managing Director |
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Hsiao Chih Jen, a Taiwanese and permanent resident of Malaysia, aged 60, was appointed as our Chairman/ Managing Director on 19 March 2005.
He began his career as an apprentice in 1964 with Sun New Stainless Steel Industry Ltd (“Sun New”) in Taiwan, a company jointly owned by his family members and was principally involved in the manufacturing of cookware. He was later promoted to Factory Manager where he gained experience in cookware manufacturing operations. With his indepth knowledge of manufacturing operations and product development, he was subsequently promoted to Marketing Director where he was responsible for securing local and overseas customers, and business development.
In 1990, he was responsible for relocating the entire manufacturing operations from Taiwan to Malaysia. He was promoted to Managing Director of Ni Hsin Corporation Sdn Bhd (“NHC”) upon its commencement of operations in 1991. With his leadership qualities, he successfully nurtured our Group to its present level of operations with market presence in the USA, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and South East Asia.
He is currently responsible for the overall business strategies and international business development of our Group.
His brothers Hsiao Chih Chien and Hsiao Chih Che are Directors and major shareholders of NHR. His father Hsiao Tsai Sheng and his mother Hsiao Liu Lee are major shareholders of NHR. His son, Hsiao Tung Min, was appointed as Director of NHR on 17 August 2009.
He has attended all five Board meetings held in the financial year. He is deemed interested in the recurring related party transactions entered into by our Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Hsiao Chih Chien |
| Executive Director |
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Hsiao Chih Chien, a Taiwanese and permanent resident of Malaysia, aged 56, was appointed as our Executive Director on 19 March 2005. He graduated from Hua Xia Institute of Technology in Taiwan with a Bachelor Degree in Building Construction in 1974.
He started his career in Sun New in 1976 and gained experience in the entire manufacturing operations of the business. He was later promoted to Factory Manager of Sun New where he was responsible for the entire daily factory operations. Upon the relocation of the manufacturing business from Taiwan to Malaysia, he assumed the position of General Manager of NHC.
He is currently responsible for the overall day-to-day operations and R&D activities of our Group. He has successfully led our R&D team to develop new products such as stainless steel convex mirrors, clad metals which are advanced composite materials, and non-stick coating cookware, and to design new production lines and methodologies to enhance production efficiency. With his technical knowledge, he has also successfully led our Group’s product development for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”)/ Original Design Manufacturer (“ODM”) market. As our OEM/ ODM customers are stringent in product quality and innovativeness, he is actively involved in product engineering and addressing technical challenges faced in the OEM/ ODM market.
His brothers Hsiao Chih Jen and Hsiao Chih Che are Directors and major shareholders of NHR and his nephew Hsiao Tung Min, is a Director of NHR. His father Hsiao Tsai Sheng and his mother Hsiao Liu Lee are major shareholders of NHR.
Hsiao Chih Chien is the Chairman of the Employees’ Share Option Scheme (“ESOS”) Committee of our Company. He has attended all five Board meetings held in the financial year. He is deemed interested in the recurring related party transactions entered into by our Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Hsiao Chih Che |
| Executive Director |
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Hsiao Chih Che, a Taiwanese, aged 52, was appointed as our Executive Director on 19 March 2005. He graduated from Zhili Business College, Taiwan in 1979 with a Diploma in International Business.
He joined Sun New after his graduation in 1982 as Marketing Manager, where he was responsible for promoting our Company’s products. Amongst his responsibilities were to explore new markets, establish sales leads, customer relationship management and formulation of marketing strategies. He joined NHC in 1990 as General Manager of Marketing where he was responsible for developing markets for cookware under the “Buffalo” brand.
He currently oversees the business development and marketing operations of our Group.
His brothers Hsiao Chih Jen and Hsiao Chih Chien are Directors and major shareholders of NHR and his nephew Hsiao Tung Min, is a Director of NHR. His father Hsiao Tsai Sheng and his mother Hsiao Liu Lee are major shareholders of NHR.
He has attended three out of five Board meetings held in the financial year. He is deemed interested in the recurring related party transactions entered into by our Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Hsiao Tung Min |
| Executive Director |
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Hsiao Tung Min, a Taiwanese and permanent resident of Malaysia, aged 36, was appointed as our Executive Director on 17 August 2009. He holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Southern California, United States of America.
He started his career in NHC in 1997 as R&D Executive. While carrying his duties in the R&D division, he gained valuable knowledge on production operations and new manufacturing technologies. He was promoted to General Manager of EGAM when EGAM was set up in 2001. EGAM has achieved steady growth under his leadership since its establishment. He was further promoted to Technical Director of NHC and EGAM in 2009.
He is currently responsible for strategic product and manufacturing technology development, and leading the technical team for the continuous improvement of our Group’s products and manufacturing processes.
His father, Hsiao Chih Jen, is Chairman/ Managing Director and major shareholder of NHR. He is the nephew of Hsiao Chih Chien and Hsiao Chih Che, both who are Directors and major shareholdres of NHR.
He has attended the two Board meetings held in the financial year since his appointment as Director of our Company on 17 August 2009. He is deemed interested in the recurring related party transactions entered into by our Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Ng Shwu Ching |
| Executive Director |
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Ng Shwu Ching, a Malaysian, aged 42, 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.
She joined NHC 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 redesignated as Finance & Administration Manager in 2003 where she also oversees the human resource functions of our Group.
She is currently responsible for the finance, accounting, secretarial, administrative, production and human resource functions of our Group.
Ng Shwu Ching is a member of the ESOS Committee of our Company. She has attended all five Board meetings held in the financial year. She does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of our Group, nor does she have any conflict of interest with our Group. She has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Dato’ Wong Pui Lam |
| Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Dato’ Wong Pui Lam, a Malaysian, aged 68, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 March 2005. Dato’ Wong graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. He is also awarded the Certificate of Legal Practice by The Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-Undang, Malaysia.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators United Kingdom and Malaysia Branch. Dato’ Wong is a former Senior Police Officer of the Royal Malaysia Police, having retired as the Deputy Chief Police Officer Kuala Lumpur in December 1996.
He is currently an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. He is a practising lawyer and a partner of a legal firm in Klang Valley. He also holds directorships in Kop Mantap Berhad and another private limited company.
Dato’ Wong Pui Lam is the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees of our Company. He is also a member of the Audit Committee. He has attended all five Board meetings held in the financial year. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of our Group, nor does he have any conflict of interest with our Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Chong Yew Kiang |
| Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Chong Yew Kiang, a Malaysian, aged 61, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 March 2005. He is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. He holds a Master’s Degree in Science (Business Administration) from University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and Bachelor of Economics (2nd Class Upper) from University of Malaya.
He began his career as an officer at Bank Negara in 1971. He was a lecturer in Accountancy of University of Malaya and was the Head of Department before he left for the private sector. He then worked as the Corporate Planning Manager of Grand United Holdings Berhad.
Currently, he is a Dealer’s Representative with Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad, an investment bank. He also holds directorship in a private limited company.
Chong Yew Kiang is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of our Company. He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He has attended all five Board meetings held in the financial year. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of our Group, nor does he have any conflict of interest with our Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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| Anita Chew Cheng Im |
| Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Anita Chew Cheng Im, a Malaysian, aged 43, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 29 October 2007. She graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Economics majoring in Accounting from Monash University, Australia.
She started her career at KPMG, Melbourne as an Audit Assistant. In 1992, she joined the corporate finance department of Bumiputra Merchant Bank Berhad and subsequently worked at Alliance Investment Bank Berhad and HwangDBS Investment Bank Berhad as Director of Corporate Finance. During her 15 year tenure in the various investment banks, she was involved in all related areas of corporate finance advising clients on initial public offerings, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and others.
She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Notion VTec Berhad and MK Land Holdings Berhad, both companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities. She also holds directorships in several private limited companies.
Anita Chew Cheng Im is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of our Company. She attended all five Board meetings held in the financial year. She does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of our Group, nor does she have any conflict of interest with our Group. She has no convictions for any offences within the past ten (10) years.
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