Dato’ H’ng Choon Seng
Executive Chairman
Malaysian, Male, aged 56
Dato’ H’ng Choon Seng was appointed to our Board as Director on 25 November 2011. He was designated as our Managing Director on 28 May 2012 and on 25 November 2022, he was redesignated as our Executive Chairman. He completed his high school education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah, Jawi, Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang in 1983. He has since accumulated 40 years of experience in the furniture and biomass material industries. As our Executive Chairman, he is responsible for overseeing our Group’s operations and has been instrumental in the growth and development of our Group.
Dato’ H’ng started his career in 1983 when he joined a home-based furniture manufacturer in Jawi, Penang. In 1986, he started his own home-based furniture manufacturing and trading businesses under Chiang Wei Enterprise and Heng Huat Industries Enterprise respectively. In 1997, he established Heng Huat Manufacturer Sdn Bhd to manufacture mattresses.
In 2007, he founded HK Fibre Sdn Bhd to manufacture coconut fibre which paved the way for his involvement in the biomass industry. Subsequently, HK Kitaran Sdn Bhd was established in 2009 to manufacture oil palm EFB fibre. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.
He attended all 4 Board of Directors’ Meeting held in the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
He has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Ng Chin Nam
Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, aged 53
Ng Chin Nam is our Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2021.
Mr. Ng has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate finance. He started his career in 1992, in a manufacturing environment. He joined an international audit firm in 1997 after obtaining his professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). He left the audit firm in 2000 and was head of the finance department of different listed companies prior to joining our Company.
In 2021, he joined our Company as an Executive Director and is responsible for overseeing our Group’s accounting, finance, corporate exercise activities and business development. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.
He attended all 4 Board of Directors’ Meeting held in the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
He has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Cheah Swi Chun
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, aged 50
Cheah Swi Chun is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2016. He is presently the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Cheah graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from La Trobe University, Australia in 1996. He has been a registered member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants since 2002 and a member of CPA Australia since 2000. His professional journey began at Ernst & Young Corporate Advisory division in 1996. After gaining valuable experience there, he joined B. Braun Medical Industries Sdn Bhd in 2000 as Corporate Controller for Asia Pacific region and subsequently, left to join Astino Berhad in 2002 as an Accountant and Corporate Manager with primary functions of overseeing the financial reporting, corporate planning and the listing exercise of the group. He left Astino Berhad in 2003 upon its successful listing onto Bursa Malaysia to co-establish several private companies with business activities in manufacturing and trading of building materials, and sub-contracting of building construction works. With over 20 years of experience, his expertise extends to manufacturing operations in the steel sector, as well as various business activities related to building construction works and building materials.
Currently, he is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Astino Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
He attended all 4 Board of Directors’ Meeting held in the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
He has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Wong Wan Chin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Female, aged 47
Madam Wong Wan Chin, D.J.N is our Independent Non- Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 9 December 2022. She is presently Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
In 2017, she was conferred the title Darjah Johan Negeri (D.J.N) by T.Y.T Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang for her contribution to the community and state of Penang. She is presently the legal advisor of Penang Foundry & Engineering Industries Association and a committee member of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
She has twenty-three years of working experience in the legal field. She graduated from the University of Malaya in 1999 with a second upper class honours in LL.B (Hons.) law degree and was admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the Bar Council Malaysia in 2000 . She started her career as a legal assistant in the legal firm, Messrs. Wong-Chooi & Mohd Nor in 2000. In 2002, she became a partner of the firm until 2009. Thereafter, she spent approximately eight (8) years with the legal firm, Messrs. Lio & Partners as a partner where she was in charge of two branches before she established the legal firm, Messrs. Wong & Loh in 2017. Presently, Madam Wong is the managing partner of Messrs Wong & Loh, which has seven offices in Malaysia. She provides corporate legal services to her clients including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, industrial land acquisition and conducts due diligence on companies in connection with their initial public offerings on the Leap Market and Ace Market in Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Currently, she is an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Volcano Berhad, a company listed on the Ace Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and Independent Non-Executive Director of LMS Compliance Ltd., a company listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
She attended a Board of Directors’ Meeting held subsequent to her appointment and up to the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
She has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. She has no conflict of interest with the Company and she had no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Ho Whye Chong
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, aged 45
Ho Whye Chong is our Non-Independent Non- Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 23 July 2020. He is presently a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Ho graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in the year 2001. Upon graduation, he started his career with a construction company as a Project Engineer. He left the company in 2002 and joined an engineering consultant company as a Civil Engineer. In the year 2003, he established his own construction company widely known as Pena Builders Sdn Bhd, with a dream to become one of the leading companies in the interior designing industry. In 2023, his remarkable achievements were recognized as he was awarded as one of the Top 10 Leaders in Interior Fit-Out, Furniture and Construction Industry in Asia.
He attended all 4 Board of Directors’ Meeting held in the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
He has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Lee Yee Wooi
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, aged 51
Lee Yee Wooi is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 19 January 2022. He is presently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Mr. Lee graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) from University of Malaya in 1997. He has been a registered member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants since 2000. He embarked on his professional journey at Ernst & Young, where he joined the Tax Department in 1997. After gaining valuable experience, he transitioned to Scope Industries Berhad in 2002 as a Finance Manager. In recognition of his capabilities, he was promoted to the position of Finance Controller in 2004. In this role, he oversaw the financial, accounting, costing, taxation, and strategic planning functions of the group. With over 20 years of experience, his expertise lies in the manufacturing operations within the electrical and electronics sector, as well as management consultancy services for the scientific analytical field.
Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of UMediC Group Berhad, a company listed on the Ace Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
He attended all 4 Board of Directors’ Meeting held in the financial year ended 31 March 2023.
He has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.