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Sofiyan Bin Yahya, a Malaysian, aged 66, male, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 22 November 2017.

Encik Sofiyan holds a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the City University of London. He is also a Professional Technologist (Ts.) under the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT) and Fellow of the Institute of Materials Malaysia (IMM).

Encik Sofiyan has more than forty (40) years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in Malaysia and internationally. He began his career in 1979 as a graduate engineer in the Production Department of PETRONAS, obtaining his first exposure to the oil and gas industry. He later joined other companies as engineer and progressed into management positions, largely involved in engineering, construction and project management projects. He has gained exposure and accumulated extensive experience in various aspects of technical, operational, administration, projects, contractual, business development (including international business) and senior management and now as a successful entrepreneur.

Currently, he is the Executive Chairman of Cekap Technical Services Sdn. Bhd., one of the leading technical services providers in Malaysian oil and gas industry, with projects in Malaysia and internationally.

He attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad, he does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Ng Shwu Ching

Executive Director

Ng Shwu Ching, a Malaysian, aged 56, 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 during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad, she does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Rizvi Bin Abdul Halim

Executive Director

Rizvi Bin Abdul Halim, a Malaysian, aged 54, male, was first appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 October 2014 and was subsequently re-designated as Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 1 March 2017. On 22 November 2017, he was re-designated as Executive Director.

Encik Rizvi holds a Master of Business Administration from Ohio University USA and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Indiana State University USA. He also holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Whilst in UiTM, he underwent the Reserve Officer Training Unit (ROTU) programme and was commissioned as a second lieutenant army officer.

Encik Rizvi has vast experience in corporate banking, corporate finance, capital market and syndication, and capital market regulations. He held the position of Account Manager in the Corporate Banking Department of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad (now known as CIMB Bank Berhad) from 1995 to 1996. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Assistant Manager in the Capital Markets & Syndications Department of Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad). He joined Securities Commission Malaysia in 2000 and held the position of Senior Manager in the Equities- Corporate Finance Department until 2012.

Currently, Encik Rizvi is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Southern Cable Group Berhad.

Encik Rizvi attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad and the directorships as disclosed above, he does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Lai Kian Huat

Executive Director

Lai Kian Huat, a Malaysian, aged 57, male, was appointed as our Executive Director on 1 December 2020. Mr Lai is a Fellow Member of the Association of International Accountants in United Kingdom.

Mr Lai has over twenty-five (25) years of experience in accounting, audit, taxation and management matters as well as corporate exercise, treasury and cash management, investigation audit and due diligence assignments.

Mr Lai held various senior positions in several public and private companies, notably as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Caely Holdings Bhd, Independent Non-Executive Director of Ta Win Holdings Berhad, Independent Non-Executive Director of Ideal Jacobs (Malaysia) Corporation Berhad, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of SMTrack Berhad, Senior Finance Manager of Perwaja Steel Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Perwaja Holdings Berhad and Senior Finance Manager of Megasteel Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Lion Corporation Berhad.

Currently, Mr Lai is an Executive Director of the subsidiaries of the Group, namely Ni Hsin Food & Beverages Sdn. Bhd., BlackBixon Sdn. Bhd., Blackbixon2go Sdn. Bhd. and Pride Logistics Alliance Sdn. Bhd.. Mr Lai also sits on the Board of Globalink Investment Inc. as an Independent Non-Executive Director which is a public company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (NASDAQ) in USA.

Mr Lai attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad, he does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Rebecca Khoo Wuan Ru

Executive Director

Rebecca Khoo Wuan Ru, a Malaysian, aged 31, female, was appointed as our Executive Director on 2 August 2021. She graduated from Newcastle University (United Kingdom) with BSc (Hons) Economics & Finance in 2015.

Ms Rebecca Khoo began her career as a Senior Internal Auditor in IBDC (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. from September 2015 to June 2018 where she was involved in providing consulting services to public companies on corporate governance and compliance matters. She leads a team conducting fieldwork on internal audit assignments for the company’s clients. During the stints with Mercury Securities Sdn. Bhd. (June 2018 to October 2018), Covenant Equity Consulting Sdn. Bhd. (Jan 2019 to September 2019), SJ Securities Sdn. Bhd. (October 2019 to February 2020) and Inter-pacific Securities Sdn. Bhd. (March 2020 to July 2020), Ms Rebecca Khoo gained experience in preparation of consultation papers and information memorandum and providing consulting and advisory services on several corporate exercises such as Merger and Acquisition, Private Placement, Rights Issues, IPOs, etc.

Ms Rebecca Khoo attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad, she does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Poo Chii Miin @ Chermaine Poo

Independent Non-Executive Director

Poo Chii Miin @ Chermaine Poo, a Malaysian, aged 45, female, was appointed as our Independent Non- Executive Director on 2 August 2021. She serves as the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, and as a member of Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Ms Chermaine is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She is trained in advisory services with BDO from 2000 to 2003 and CIMB Investment Bank from 2004 to 2007. She was involved in corporate restructuring, merger and acquisition deals and several initial public offerings.

After winning four awards in the Miss Universe Malaysia pageant in 2005, she founded and managed a public relations firm, Chermaine Poo Productions from 2007 to 2014 during which she organised more than 100 press conferences, product launches, marketing and advertising campaigns and hosted over 600 corporate and charity events. She was a columnist of The Star, a host of over 20 television series, acted in a few movies, dramas and a theatre production, and an ambassador of several leading international brands.

Since 2015, she is the executive director of TH Architects Sdn. Bhd., an architecture company that has successfully completed 93 property development projects in 21 countries including USA, Germany and South Korea in addition to being appointed as the Regional Architect for Porsche Asia-Pacific. She oversees its finance and business development functions.

Ms Chermaine was awarded “Emerging Woman Entrepreneur of The Year” in 2012 by international accounting and advisory group, McMillan Woods Global.

Ms Chermaine attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad, she does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Tung Fook Heng

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Tung Fook Heng, a Malaysian, aged 66, male, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 January 2023. He serves as the Chairperson of Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee, and a member of Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Mr Tung is a Qualified Accountant and a Chartered Internal Auditor with the following credentials:
• Chartered Accountant, Malaysia
• Asean CPA
• Chartered Global Management Accountant, UK
• Chartered Management Accountant, UK
• Chartered Certified Accountant, UK
• Chartered Member of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Malaysia

Mr Tung’s career path can be traced as follows:
• Hewlett Packard, Malaysia (electronics manufacturer) as Assistant Accountant from 1981 to 1990
• Ferringhi Beach Hotel, Malaysia (hotel operation) as Finance Executive from 1991 to 1994
• Bayview Beach Hotel, Malaysia (hotel operation) as Financial Controller from Jan 1995 to Nov 1995
• Universal Furniture, China as Financial Controller from Dec 1995 to May 2001
• Lyman Agro, Indonesia as Group Financial Controller from Jun 2001 to Jul 2009
• PT Khaleda Agroprima Malindo, Indonesia as GM Finance from Aug 2009 to Jan 2019
• Honda Myanmar, Myanmar as CFO/ Group Financial Controller from Feb 2019 to Sep 2019
• TAR Riverwalk, Malaysia as Director of Finance from Oct 2019 to Nov 2021
• SBY Group, Malaysia as Director of Operations from Jan 2022 to Present

In the more than twenty-five (25) years of business and managerial experience Mr Tung has acquired leadership skills and expertise that include:
• Driving business health and financial management
• Project management
• Funding, treasury and cash flow management
• Management and financial reporting
• Risks management, corporate governance and internal controls • IPO and business acquisition
• Assets management and Internal Audit function
• Financial Modelling
• Ailing company repackaging • Purchasing and HR function management
• FP&A, Budgeting and forecasting
• Regulatory compliance and reporting

Currently, Mr Tung is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Alpha IVF Group Berhad, a company specialised in fertility care focusing on the provision of assisted reproductive services in Malaysia and Singapore.

Mr Tung attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year. Other than Ni Hsin Group Berhad and the directorship as disclosed above, he does not hold any other directorship in any other public company or listed issuer in Malaysia.

Beh Ee Nah

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Beh Ee Nah, a Malaysian, aged 54, Female. Ms Beh serves as the Member of Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Ms Beh Ee Nah is an Associate of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) from 1998 till 2010, prior to her sabbatical. Her commitment to the profession saw her re-connected to the field by joining GMT Corporate Services Sdn. Bhd. in 2020.

She began her career in the corporate secretarial profession with Professional Secretarial Services Sdn. Bhd. in 1993. She left the management services company in 1998 and joined INFORMATICS Education Group of Companies (currently known as BERJAYA University College) for 7 years, providing corporate secretarial services and served as Company Secretary for the group of entities.

To gain further exposure in other industries aside from the education sector, she then joined TAHAN Insurance (M) Berhad (currently known as Great Eastern Life Malaysia) in 2005 and served as Company Secretary cum Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Officer.

She brings with her over 25 years of experience in corporate secretarial and compliance work. In addition, she has also been involved in registrations/ applications for franchise, trademark, work permit and licenses from various local authorities/ statutory bodies.

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