Directors’ Profile

Age: 66 l Nationality: Malaysian l Gender: Female l Date of Board Appointment: 8 January 2016

Ms. Wong Wai Tzing, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairperson. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Ms. Wong started her career as a legal secretary in Joseph Tan & Tang in 1979 where she was mainly involved in the preparation of statutory forms required under the National Land Code 1965. With her licentiateship of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators obtained in 1984, she joined C.A. Corporate Services Sdn Bhd in 1987 as manager and she was appointed as company secretary of several companies under the care of C.A. Corporate Services Sdn Bhd.

In 1989, Ms. Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London and she left C.A. Corporate Services Sdn Bhd in 1990 to commence her pupillage in Cheang & Ariff. She became a legal assistant in Cheang & Ariff in 1991 and was subsequently made a partner in the same firm in 1996. In 1999, she left Cheang & Ariff and co-founded the legal firm known as Tay & Helen Wong. She has been actively involved in corporate and commercial legal work since 1991 covering, inter alia, mergers and acquisitions, take-overs, initial public offerings, joint ventures and franchising arrangements.

She does not hold directorship in other public companies and listed corporations.

She attended all four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.

Age: 57 l Nationality: Malaysian l Gender: Male l Date of Board Appointment: 22 October 2015

Mr. Wong Kok Wah, is our co-founder and Deputy Chairman / Executive Director. He is also our major shareholder. He is responsible for overseeing our Group’s business development and sales as well as our entire manufacturing operations.

After his secondary education, he was hired as an apprentice in a metal fabrication business in Johor. During this apprenticeship, he learned the trade of metalworking, and honed his skills in metal and steel fabrication.

In 1983, he returned to Kuala Lumpur, and continued to work in metal and steel fabrication as a freelance subcontractor before he co-founded Hup Lek Engineering & Trading (“Hup Lek (Partnership)”) in 1990. He subsequently co-founded Hup Lek Engineering & Trading Sdn Bhd (“Hup Lek Engineering”) in 1998, alongside Ms. Chan Yoke Chun, and another partner of Hup Lek (Partnership). It was during these years when he fine-tuned his expertise in the manufacturing of glove-dipping lines, as well as acquired knowledge and understanding of rubber glove manufacturing. He resigned as a Director of Hup Lek Engineering in 2015.

Mr. Wong also co-founded our wholly-owned subsidiary, HL Advance Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd (“HL Advance”), with Ms. Chan Yoke Chun in 2006, which subsequently commenced business operations in the manufacturing of glove-dipping lines in 2009.

Mr. Wong does not hold directorship in other public companies and listed corporations but hold directorship in several private limited companies.

He attended all four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.

Age: 60 l Nationality: Malaysian l Gender: Female l Date of Board Appointment: 22 October 2015

Ms. Chan Yoke Chun, is our co-founder and Executive Director/ CEO. She is also a major shareholder of the Company. She is responsible for overseeing the overall management and operations of our Group.

Ms. Chan graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia with a Bachelor of Economics in 1986. Upon graduation, she joined Chan Brothers, a local food processing machinery engineering firm, where she was responsible for sales and marketing, and administration functions. She was with Chan Brothers for 7 years until 1993.

Ms. Chan started her involvement in the operations of Hup Lek (Partnership) in 1995 as a business partner. Hup Lek (Partnership) was initially involved in metal fabrication works for various industrial applications and gradually expanded its business activities to include design, fabrication, installation, testing and commissioning of glovedipping lines, where she was involved in sales and marketing, as well as finance and administration functions. Together with Mr. Wong Kok Wah and another partner of Hup Lek (Partnership), she later co-founded Hup Lek Engineering, a company mainly involved in glove-dipping line manufacturing to assume the business operations of Hup Lek (Partnership) before the latter ceased its operations. As a Director of Hup Lek Engineering, she was then responsible for overseeing its overall management and operations until her resignation as a Director in 2015.

In 2006, she co-founded our wholly-owned subsidiary, HL Advance, together with Mr. Wong Kok Wah. Ms. Chan took up the role of Executive Director/ CEO of HL Advance in 2009 when HL Advance commenced its business operations.

She does not hold directorship in other public companies and listed corporations but holds directorship in several private limited companies.

She attended all four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.

Age: 44 l Nationality: Malaysian l Gender: Female l Date of Board Appointment: 26 September 2018

Ms. Chui Mee Chuen, is the Executive Director/ CFO of our Group. She is responsible for overseeing the finance and accounting functions of our Group.

Ms. Chui started her career as Audit Assistant with RSM Robert Teo, Kuan & Co. in 2003, after graduating from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (then known as Tunku Abdul Rahman College) with an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy in the same year. She later joined Crowe Horwath as Audit Assistant in 2005 and left as Audit Senior (Platoon Leader) in 2008. She then joined In-Fusion Solutions Sdn Bhd, a company principally involved in the provision of education and education technology solutions, as Assistant Manager, Corporate Planning, during which she furthered her studies to obtain the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) certificate and became a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2009. She was awarded the Fellowship of ACCA in 2013. She is also currently a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

In 2009, Ms. Chui left In-Fusion Solutions Sdn Bhd to join Pearl River Tyre (Holdings) Limited (presently known as Han Tang International Holdings Limited), a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as the Financial Controller. During her tenure with Pearl River Tyre (Holdings) Ltd, a company principally involved in manufacturing of tyre for commercial vehicles, she was involved in the preparation of group accounts and interim financial reports, handling both the internal and external auditors of companies within the group as well as tax planning and annual budget planning. Subsequently, she joined Foshan Niro Ceramic Building Materials Trading Co Ltd in China, a company principally involved in trading of tiles and sanitary ware, as its Finance Manager in 2014, where she led the finance department in preparing financial reports, performing budget variance analysis, as well as reviewing and implementing improved internal control procedures.

In 2015, Ms. Chui returned to Malaysia and joined our Group as Chief Financial Officer, bringing with her over 10 years of local and international experience in the areas of finance, accounting, cross border tax, internal control and corporate affairs.

Ms. Chui currently sits on the board of EVD Berhad, listed on ACE Market of Bursa Securities.

She attended all four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.

Age: 52 l Nationality: Malaysian l Gender: Male l Date of Board Appointment: 30 October 2015

Mr. Yau Ming Teck, is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Mr. Yau graduated from Monash University, Melbourne with an Economic Degree in 1993. He is a qualified Certified Practicing Accountant (“CPA”) of the CPA Australia and a Chartered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. In 1994, he had started his career with Coopers & Lybrand, Insolvency & Corporate Division and handled a wide portfolio of clients with diverse background and industries during his three years with the firm. In 1996, he joined a Malaysian Main Board public listed company as Executive, Special Projects and last served as a Financial Controller of another Main Board public listed company on Bursa Securities in 2003. During his tenure with the public listed companies, he had predominantly taken charge of various corporate exercises and his skill in the area of corporate finance, financial management and strategic planning honed over 15 years has brought him to his private business practice in year 2004. He has the expertise in corporate and financial advisory in the areas of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and restructuring exercises with the focus of the business in People’s Republic of China, Singapore and Australia. Mr. Yau currently sits on the board of UMS-Neiken Group Berhad and Lotus KFM Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities as well as several private limited companies. He attended all four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.

Age: 48 l Nationality: Malaysian l Gender: Male l Date of Board Appointment: 8 January 2016

Mr. Wong Koon Wai, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Mr. Wong graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Business (Accountancy) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne in 1999. He started his career in the audit and assurance profession in July 2000 and joined Crowe Horwath in May 2003. He was promoted to the position of Senior Manager before he left the firm 8 years later in 2011. Throughout his audit and assurance profession tenure, he has gained knowledge in external audit and corporate transactions locally and overseas. Mr. Wong joined Oriental Castle Sdn. Bhd. in 2011 as its Financial Controller where he was responsible to oversee the finance and accounting functions of the company and its group of companies in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Vietnam and Indonesia. He left the company in 2012 and joined the Malaysian Institute of Accountants as Technical Director and head the Professional Standards & Practices Division, where he was responsible for the overall direction and coordination of all activities of the said division. In 2014, Mr. Wong joined Global Line Network Sdn. Bhd. as its Chief Operating Officer and is responsible on planning, directing and coordinating the company’s operational policies, rules, initiatives and goals. In August 2020, he joined Pappajack Holdings Berhad as its Chief Financial Officer. He does not hold directorship in other public companies and listed corporations but hold directorship in several private limited companies. He attended all four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.