Tan Sri Dato’ Azizan Bin Husain
Senior Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman
80 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Tan Sri Dato’ Azizan bin Husain (“Tan Sri Azizan”) was appointed the Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 8 June 2000. Tan Sri Dato’ Azizan who has served as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company for a cumulative term of more than fifteen (15) years since 8 June 2000. To be in compliance with the MCCG 2021, he has been re-designated as a Senior Non-Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 23 May 2023.
Tan Sri Azizan holds a B. A. Honours Degree and Diploma in Public Administration from the University of Malaya and a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics and Master in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Colorado, Boulder, United States of America.
Tan Sri Azizan started his career with the Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia in 1967 and retired in 1999 as the Secretary-General in the Ministry of Defence, Malaysia. Prior to his retirement, he gained vast experience from various departments in the civil service. During his years with the Government Service, he has served as Assistant Secretary with the Centre for Development Studies and Economic Planning Unit in Prime Minister’s Department, Director of Economic Planning Unit, Sabah, Sabah State Director of Development, Deputy Secretary-General with Ministry of Land and Regional Development, Deputy Director-General (Sectoral) Economic Planning Unit with Prime Minister’s Department, Director of Public Sector Companies Monitoring Division in the Ministry of Finance and Deputy Secretary-General (Operation) with the Ministry of Finance.
Tan Sri Azizan has attended all four (4) Board meetings held in the financial year.
Tan Sri Azizan does not hold shares in the Company and is not related to any Director and/ or major shareholders of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.
Datuk Seri Son Chen Chuan
Group Managing Director
77 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Datuk Seri Son Chen Chuan (“Datuk Seri Son”) was appointed as Managing Director on 8 June 2000 and is currently holding the position of Group Managing Director.
Datuk Seri Son is the founder of the Company and its subsidiaries (“the Group”). He is the driving force of the Group. With his decade of long experience in the industry and extensive knowledge gained throughout the years, he formulates and implements the Group’s corporate strategy. He also develops new products for both local and overseas markets by ensuring high quality of products and packaging, keeping close contact with the local and overseas distributors to obtain suggestions and feedbacks on OFI’s products. Datuk Seri Son had throughout the years fostered close relationships with the suppliers and customers.
Datuk Seri Son has attended all four (4) Board meetings held in the financial year.
Datuk Seri Son is related to Datuk Son Tong Leong (son) and Datuk Son Tong Eng (son). He is a substantial shareholder in the Company by virtue of his direct and indirect interests in the shareholdings held by himself and his children and via his shareholding in Apendo Capital Sdn. Bhd. and Summer Legend Sdn. Bhd. Other than the recurrent related party transactions as disclosed on page 123, he does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.
Datuk Son Tong Leong
Group Chief Executive Officer
54 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Datuk Son Tong Leong (“Datuk TL Son”) was appointed to the Board on 8 June 2000 and is currently the Group Chief Executive Director. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from the Edith Cowan University, Australia.
He started his career back in 1994 as the Factory Manager of OFI and thereafter held the position of the General Manager of the Company in 1998.
Datuk TL Son oversees the overall corporate administration, human resources, marketing and operations of the Company. He maintains excellent relationships with staff of all levels, customers, suppliers and the Company’s business partners. He also oversees the factory operations and ensures that production activities are carried out smoothly in compliance with international standards,
He has attended all four (4) Board meetings held in the financial year.
He is a shareholder of the Company and is related to Datuk Seri Son Chen Chuan (father) and Datuk Son Tong Eng (brother), all of whom are Directors of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.
Datuk Son Tong Eng
Executive Director
53 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Datuk Son Tong Eng was appointed to the Board on 8 June 2000. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology, Kuala Lumpur.
He has more than eleven (11) years of experience in the food industry and is currently the Executive Director of OFI. He oversees the factory operations and human resource related matters.
He has attended all three (3) Board meetings held in the financial year.
He is a shareholder of the Company and is related to Datuk Seri Son Chen Chuan (father) and Datuk Son Tong Leong (brother), all of whom are the Directors of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.
Mr. Lim Keat Sear
Non Independent Non-Executive Director
73 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Mr. Lim Keat Sear (“Mr. Lim”) was appointed to the Board on 8 June 2000. He also serves as a member of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Risk Management and Audit Committee.
He has been in the snack and confectionery business for more than twenty-one (21) years. He joined Syarikat Perniagaan Chong Mah Sdn. Bhd., a distributor of snack food and confectionery in 1973 and became a director of the Company in 1978.
Mr. Lim has attended all four (4) Board meetings held in the financial year.
He is a substantial shareholder of the Company by virtue of his direct and indirect interest via Syarikat Perniagaan Chong Mah Sdn. Bhd., Thung Shung (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Summer Legend Sdn. Bhd and is not related to any of the Directors of the Company. Other than the recurrent related party transactions as disclosed on page 123, he does not have any conflict of interest nor is he related to any of the Directors of the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.
Mr. Chong Peng Khang
Independent Non-Executive Director
44 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Mr. Chong Peng Khang (“Mr. Chong”) was appointed to the Board on 22 September 2020. He also serves as the Chairman of Remuneration Committee and Risk Management and Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.
He holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting from Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia with 1st Class Honours. He also holds the professional qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Mr. Chong began his career as an auditor with Deloitte Kassim Chan and subsequently Ernst & Young, involving in audit and business advisory of companies from various industries. His experience covers audit and assurance engagements, corporate reporting and compliance, taxation and wide-ranging overseas exposures.
He has also headed the accounting and finance division of a public listed company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and responsible for the corporate finance, accounting, tax and cash flow functions of the company and its subsidiaries.
He has then held several senior finance roles in some major Malaysian conglomerate companies covering industries from manufacturing, heavy and process equipment, energy and automotive.
He sits on the Board of Directors of DFCity Group Berhad (formerly known as Hock Heng Stone Industries Berhad) and TPC Plus Berhad.
He has attended all four (4) Board meetings held in the financial year.
Mr. Chong is not related to any of the Directors of the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.
Ms. You Chen Kei
Independent Non-Executive Director
33 Years of age, Male, Malaysian
Ms. You Chen Kei (“Ms. You’) was appointed to the Board on 23 May 2023. She also serves as the Chairman of Nomination Committee and a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
She holds a Bachelor Degree in Accounting, the professional qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Ms. You began her career as an auditor with Ernst & Young Malaysia, involving in audit and business advisory having 5 years’ experience as Group Accountant in other public listed companies. Her key accounting and financial competencies include but not limited to managing budget, risk management and business strategy reviews.
Presently, Ms. You is the Group Finance Manager of a multinational corporation in Melaka.
Ms. You has attended all four (4) Board meetings held in the financial year.
She is not related to any of the Directors of the Company and has not been convicted of any offence within the past five (5) years.