Excel Force MSC Berhad Annual Report 2016

EXCEL FORCE MSC BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2016 14 Aaron Sim Kwee Lein Independent Non-Executive Director Male, Aged 51 Aaron Sim Kwee Lein, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 22 November 2006. He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a member of Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) Australia, a Chartered Accountant of theMalaysian Institute of Accountants and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia. He started his career with an international accounting firm and had gained professional exposure over the years in stock- broking, trading, manufacturing and construction companies. Thereafter, he joined a company, which is listed on the Main Board (now known as Main Market) of Bursa Securities, as an Internal Auditor where he was engaged in the audit of stock- broking, manufacturing, retail and distribution companies. In addition, he was also involved in due diligence, operational rationalisation and strategic planning for corporate acquisition exercises. Before he became the Deputy General Manager of Corporate Strategies of a glovemanufacturing company, hewas the Finance & Administrative Manager in a food retail franchise chain company. He is currently involved in offering business and financial advisory services. He is also an Independent Non- Executive Director of Freight Management Holdings Bhd and Frontken Corporation Berhad. Presently, he is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee. Lok Choon Hong Independent Non-Executive Director Male, Aged 47 Lok Choon Hong, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 2 June 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from Universiti Malaya and Master of Laws Degree from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom specializing in intellectual property law. He also holds an executive MBA (EMBA) degree from INSEAD, France/Singapore and EMBA from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He is a qualified lawyer (non- practicing) for Malaysia and Singapore and registered patent, trademark and industrial design agents. He specializes in all aspects of intellectual property registration, transfer, licensing, commercialization, enforcement and advisory work and has been actively involved in intellectual property (IP) consultancy for clients in the ASEAN and China regions for the past twelve (12) years. He is the founder director of Pintas IP Group, an IP rights consultancy firm with offices based in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei, China and USA. Apart from IP consultancy works, he is also actively involved in venture capital investment in IP based companies. Currently, he is also the Chairman of Association of Intellectual Property Entrepreneurs and Organisations (AIPO) and the Treasurer of Malaysia Business Angels Network (MBAN). Presently, he is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee. Conflict of Interest None of the Directors has any conflict of interest with the Company. Conviction of Offences None of the Directors has been convicted of any offences (other than ordinary traffic offences, if any) within the past five (5) years. Family Relationship None of the Directors has family relationship with any Directors or major shareholders of the Company. directors’ profile (cont’d)