Directors' Profile

Tang Yuen Kin

Independent Non-Executive Chairman
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Tang Yuen Kin, a Malaysian aged 54, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to the Board on 3 March 2025. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (First Class Honours) degree from the University of Malaya, Malaysia in August 1995. He obtained his Master of Business Administration (Banking & Finance) (“MBA”) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (“NTU”) in August 2000. He also obtained his Master of Law Executive (Business Law) from International Islamic University Malaysia in August 2006 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States of America in December 2025. He has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since July 2000 and May 2015, respectively. He has more than 26 years of experience in the areas of audit, accounting and finance, corporate finance and corporate planning.

He began his career in May 1995 as an Audit Assistant with Price Waterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers PLT) (“PW”) where he was involved in audit works mainly for public listed and multi-national companies. He was promoted to the position of Audit Senior in January 1997. He then left PW in October 1997 and joined the Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) in November 1997 as an Executive Officer in the Securities Issues Department. During his tenure with the SC, he was involved in evaluating and assessing corporate proposals, such as initial public offerings, restructurings, rights issues and other fund-raising proposals undertaken by public companies. He was also involved in compliance monitoring.

He took a sabbatical leave from the SC in October 1998 to pursue his MBA at NTU and re-joined the SC in March 2000. He then left the SC in November 2004 as a Senior Executive Officer and joined KPMG Corporate Services Sdn Bhd as a Principal Consultant in the same month where he was involved in providing clients with corporate finance advisory services in areas such as valuations, financial modelling, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and other corporate exercises. In September 2005, he was transferred to KPMG Corporate Advisory Sdn Bhd and was subsequently promoted to the position of Director, Corporate Finance in 2006.

In January 2008, he left KPMG Corporate Advisory Sdn Bhd and co-founded MainStreet Advisers Sdn Bhd (“MainStreet Advisers”). As an Executive Director of MainStreet Advisers, he provided corporate finance advisory services to clients mainly in the areas of initial public offerings and restructuring. Subsequently, he joined AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”) in January 2010 as an Associate Director in its Corporate Finance Department. During his tenure with AmInvestment Bank, he was involved in providing advisory services to clients mainly for initial public offerings, in areas such as structuring, project management, co-ordination, execution and implementation of listing proposals. He then left AmInvestment Bank in September 2011.

In January 2012, he joined ZJ Advisory Sdn Bhd as a Director, where he continued to provide corporate finance advisory services to clients. Thereafter, he joined Alliance Investment Bank Berhad (“Alliance Investment Bank”) in May 2012 as Vice President in its Capital Market – Origination Department. During his tenure with Alliance Investment Bank, he was re-designated to the position of Vice President, Head in the Capital Market – Equity Execution Department in April 2013 and then promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Head in the same department in October 2013. In these roles, he administered and managed the running of the Capital Market – Equity Execution Department, comprising the overall management and execution of corporate finance mandates for, among others, initial public offerings, independent advice and listing sponsorships. He was also in charge of the department’s risk management, liaising with clients and regulators on the execution of secured mandates, staff management and development and overall office administration.

In August 2014, he left his tenure in corporate finance / investment banking advisory services and joined Sasbadi Holdings Berhad (a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities) (“SHB”), an education solutions provider as a Group Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) in November 2014. As the Group CFO of SHB, he was responsible for overseeing financial, accounting and tax management and reporting functions, risk management and internal control system, corporate planning, legal matters and investor relations activities of SHB and its group of companies. He left SHB in April 2018 and joined Artius Dental Sdn Bhd (“Artius Dental”), a company providing dental care and other related services, in May 2018 as a Group CFO for a short period of time. He then left to join Dancomech Holdings Berhad (a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities), a company principally involved in the trading and distribution of process control equipment, measurement instruments and industrial pumps, as its Group CFO in November 2018. In his present position with Dancomech Holdings Berhad, his job responsibilities are similar to those undertaken by him in SHB.

He has also been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Powerwell Holdings Berhad (a public company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities), Independent Non-Executive Director of SHB (a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities) and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Wellspire Holdings Berhad (a public company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities) since January 2019, May 2021 and March 2022 respectively.

He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiary companies. He has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, that has a conflict of interest with the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past five years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor has had any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period.

He attended all three (3) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year 2025.

Hong How Seng

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
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Hong How Seng, a Malaysian aged 49, is our Substantial Shareholder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to our Board on 2 May 2024. He completed his secondary education up to Form 3 in 1992. He has more than 12 years of experience in the poultry industry, including poultry farming and poultry processing.

He began his career in 1994 by establishing a food store in Meru, Klang. In 1998, he closed his food store and went to Betong, Thailand to explore the prospects of the food and beverage industry in Thailand, where he was actively involved in managing the daily operations of a food store. He subsequently returned to Malaysia in 2000 and joined TB Motor, a sole proprietorship involved in the dealing of used cars, established by Tan Kok Cheong (our Promoter, Substantial Shareholder, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer), where he was responsible for sourcing and acquiring used cars. TB Motor ceased its business operations in 2012. In the same year, Hong How Seng, together with Tan Kok Cheong and Tan Cheng Loke, co-founded Greater Wealth Management Sdn Bhd, which is involved in the business of property investment holdings.

In 2013, Hong How Seng, together with Tan Kok Cheong, co-founded Farmiera Agro Resources Sdn Bhd (“FARSB”) to venture into the contract broiler farming industry. FARSB commenced operations with four broiler farms located at Tanjung Sepat, Selangor. After discontinuing the provision of contract broiler farming activities in 2015, they established Farmiera Contract Farming Sdn Bhd (“FCFSB”) to venture into the business of self-operated poultry farming and trading of live broilers. Subsequently in 2018, they further expanded their business to include the processing and distribution of Halal certified raw poultry products, with the aim of providing high-quality poultry products to meet the growing demands of the Halal food market.

As our Group continues to grow and expand, Hong How Seng has taken on a pivotal role in our Group’s strategic planning. He has set the strategic directions necessary to propel our Group’s continued expansion and has made key decisions that align with our growth goals. He has also evaluated market trends, identified opportunities for further expansion and assessed potential risks to maintain the Group’s competitive edge in the industry. His leadership also extends to talent recruitment, where he has successfully fostered a culture of teamwork and collaboration within the Group to drive the Group’s sales and enhance its overall performance. Moving forward, it is expected that he will continue to oversee the dayto- day operations of our Group and shape our business directions and strategies.

Other than Farmiera Berhad, he is not a Director of any other public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.

As disclosed in the Analysis of Shareholdings, he is deemed interest pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016, in Asas Juara Sdn Bhd via HSS Global Sdn Bhd. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, that has a conflict of interest with the Company.

He has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.

He attended all three (3) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year 2025.

Tan Kok Cheong

Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
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Tan Kok Cheong, a Malaysian aged 50, is our Substantial Shareholder, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to our Board on 2 May 2024. He completed his secondary education up to year-long transition class (commonly known as remove class) in 1989. He has more than 12 years of experience in the poultry industry.

He began his career in 1989 at a food store located in Meru, Klang, where he was actively involved in the daily operations of the food store. In 1991, he joined Sung Lei Engineering Sdn Bhd (“Sung Lei Engineering”), a company involved in manufacturing and installation of pneumatic and hydraulic system, as a welding technician to perform welding operations. In 1994, he left Sung Lei Engineering and joined NB Motor, a sole proprietorship involved in the dealing of used cars, as a sales assistant where he was responsible for selling used cars and negotiating sales contracts. He was then promoted in 1996 to the position of sales manager, where he was responsible for managing a team of sales representatives and implementing sales strategies to achieve sales target. He left NB Motor in 1998 and established TB Motor, a sole proprietorship that was involved in the dealing of used cars in 1999. His job responsibilities at TB Motor are similar to those undertaken by him at NB Motor. TB Motor ceased its business operations in 2012.

In the same year, Tan Kok Cheong, together with Hong How Seng and Tan Cheng Loke, co-founded Greater Wealth Management Sdn Bhd, which is involved in the business of property investment holdings.

In 2013, Tan Kok Cheong, together with Hong How Seng, co-founded Farmiera Agro Resources Sdn Bhd (“FARSB”) to venture into the contract broiler farming industry. FARSB commenced operations with four broiler farms located at Tanjung Sepat, Selangor. After discontinuing the provision of contract broiler farming activities in 2015, they established Farmiera Contract Farming Sdn Bhd (“FCFSB”) to venture into the business of self-operated poultry farming and trading of live broilers. Subsequently in 2018, they further expanded their business to include the processing and distribution of Halal certified raw poultry products, with the aim of providing high-quality poultry products to meet the growing demands of the Halal food market.

As our Group continues to grow and expand, Tan Kok Cheong has been instrumental in executing the Group’s strategic visions, goals and initiatives over the years. He is primarily responsible for monitoring the Group’s organisational performance to ensure that the Group remains on track for success and growth. His main responsibilities include overseeing operational implementation, liaising with business partners and customers, engagement with stakeholders and identifying, assessing and mitigating risks that may impact the operations and financial performance of the Group. Moving forward, it is expected that he will continue to assume similar roles in executing the Group’s future business directions.

Other than Farmiera Berhad, he is not a Director of any other public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.

As disclosed in the Analysis of Shareholdings, he is deemed interest pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016, in Asas Juara Sdn Bhd via Keystone Capital Sdn Bhd. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, that has a conflict of interest with the Company.

He has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.

He attended all three (3) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year 2025.

Adrian Chair Yong Huang

Independent Non-Executive Director
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Adrian Chair Yong Huang, a Malaysian aged 52, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 3 March 2025. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee, as well as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee. He obtained his Bachelor of Law (Honours) from University of Leicester, United Kingdom in 1995 under full scholarship as a recipient of the British High Commissioner’s Chevening Awards. He was a Barrister-at-Law of Gray’s Inn in 1996 and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in the same year. He was subsequently called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate & Solicitor in 1997.

He began his legal career in 1996 as Pupil-In-Chamber at Messrs Skrine (“Skrine”) and was retained as Legal Associate in 1997. In 2000, he left Skrine and joined GO2020.com Sdn Bhd (“GO2020.com”) as Group Legal and Secretarial Manager. In 2001, he left GO2020.com and joined Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners (“Zul Rafique & Partners”) as Senior Associate. He subsequently left Zul Rafique & Partners in March 2002 and joined Messrs Kadir Andri & Partners (“Kadir Andri & Partners”) in April 2002 as Senior Legal Associate. He was made a partner in April 2004. He left Kadir Andri & Partners in August 2015 and co-founded Messrs Putri Norlisa Chair (“PNC LAW”) in September 2015, serving as Managing Partner.

In September 2018, PNC LAW merged with Messrs Adnan Sundra & Low (“ASL”), where he assumed the role of Partner until March 2022. Subsequently, in April 2022, he retired from his position as Partner and currently serves as a consultant at ASL.

Over the years, he has been focusing on the practice areas of energy, infrastructure and construction, telecommunications, multimedia and technology, corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions and project finance. He has provided legal advice on energy and utility work, infrastructure, oil and gas, petrochemicals, telecommunications, rail, aviation, media, theme parks, satellite, logistics, healthcare, education, technology, mining and fast-moving consumer good work, and led complex cross border transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.

In November 2014, he was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of BM GreenTech Berhad (formerly known as Boilermech Holdings Berhad), a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities and retired in November 2023.

Presently, he does not hold any directorship in any public listed companies and private companies in Malaysia.

He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, that has a conflict of interest with the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past five years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor has had any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period.

He attended all three (3) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year 2025.

Koo Woon Kan

Independent Non-Executive Director
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Koo Woon Kan, a Malaysian aged 49, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to the Board on 3 March 2025. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee, as well as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination Committee. She is a qualified affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) since 1999. Since July 2013, she is also a qualified member of ACCA and also a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since September 2019. She has more than 26 years of experience in the field of accounting and finance.

She began her career in November 1999, as an Assistant Accountant with Guardian Security Consultants Sdn Bhd (part of HLI-Hume Management Co. Sdn Bhd’s (“HLI-Hume”) group of companies) up to January 2001. From January 2001 to June 2006, she continued her career as an Audit Executive with HLI-Hume. In June 2006, she left HLI-Hume as a Senior Internal Auditor where she was primarily responsible for ensuring the company’s compliance to its group operational and financial policies, reviewing the business processes and operational performance and identifying risks applicable to the company.

Between June 2006 and January 2008, she was an Accountant with Mobile Distribution (M) Sdn Bhd, where she was primarily tasked with overseeing the year-end audits and reviewing the company’s month-end financial reports. After taking a career break from February 2008 to September 2008, she joined Puma Sports Goods Sdn Bhd from October 2008 to July 2009 as Head of Account Department primarily responsible in overseeing the overall reporting of the financial statements and audit functions of the company.

From mid-July 2009 to May 2011, she was the Senior Accountant at Scope International (M) Sdn Bhd, mainly responsible for monitoring the receivables, resolving long outstanding invoices and ensuring all recharges were billed on a timely basis.

She founded Eco Circle Sdn Bhd, Rightway Management Sdn Bhd and Rightway Corporate Advisory Sdn Bhd in May 2011, October 2016 and November 2022, respectively, and has since been overseeing the management and operations of these companies which are principally involved in property investment and trading activities, in the provision of accounting services and in the provision of secretarial support services respectively.

She has been appointed as the Financial Controller of Chi Yuan Industrial (M) Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and poly-vinyl-chloride (PVC) since December 2014.

She has also been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Pappajack Berhad (a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities) and a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of RichTech Digital Berhad (a public company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities) since May 2021 and December 2023 respectively.

Save as disclosed above, she does not hold any directorship in any public listed companies and private companies in Malaysia.

She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, that has a conflict of interest with the Company. She has no conviction for any offences within the past five years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor has had any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period.

She attended all three (3) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year 2025.

Nor Syahirah Binti Abu Baker

Independent Non-Executive Director
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Nor Syahirah Binti Abu Baker, a Malaysian aged 43, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to the Board on 3 March 2025. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, as well as a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. She obtained her Bachelor of Honours in Accounting and Finance from Dublin Business School – Liverpool John Moores University in 2004.

She began her career with KPMG Malaysia in September 2005 as an Audit Associate and was subsequently promoted to an Audit Assistant Manager in January 2010. During her tenure with KPMG Malaysia, she was involved in various statutory and audit assignments across a wide spectrum of industries, as well as special engagements relating to acquisitions and takeovers. She left KPMG Malaysia in May 2012.

She then joined SCS Global Consulting (IDR) Sdn Bhd as a Senior Manager in June 2012 and was later appointed as a director in October 2012, the directorship of which she is still presently holding. She is primarily tasked with determining and driving the company’s strategic objectives and policies, and providing guidance to the management team on the execution and implementation of the set goals. She also provides dedicated leadership across the finance and human resource team while overseeing the financial reporting requirements and talent management of the company.

She has also been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Aco Group Berhad (a public company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities) since October 2022. Save as disclosed above, she does not hold any directorship in any public listed companies and private companies in Malaysia.

She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, that has a conflict of interest with the Company. She has no conviction for any offences within the past five years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor has had any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period.

She attended all three (3) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year 2025.