Key Management Team

Wong Kok Wah

Deputy Chairman / Executive Director

Mr. Wong Kok Wah, a Malaysian male aged 60, 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. (“HLA”), with Ms. Chan Yoke Chun in 2006, which subsequently commenced business operations in the manufacturing of glove-dipping lines in 2009.

Chan Yoke Chun

Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)

Ms. Chan Yoke Chun, a Malaysian female aged 63, 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 seven (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 glove dipping 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, HLA, together with Mr. Wong Kok Wah. Ms. Chan took up the role of Executive Director/CEO of HLA in 2009 when HLA commenced its business operations.

Chui Mee Chuen

Executive Director / Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)

Ms. Chui Mee Chuen, a Malaysian female aged 47, is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Group. She is responsible for overseeing the Group’s overall finance and accounting functions, including financial reporting, treasury, taxation, internal controls, and corporate affairs.

Ms. Chui began her career in 2003 as an Audit Assistant with an audit firm, upon graduating with an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy from Tunku Abdul Rahman College (now known as Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology). In 2005, she joined another audit firm, where she progressed to the position of Audit Senior prior to her departure in 2008.

She subsequently joined a company engaged in the provision of education and education technology solutions as Assistant Manager, Corporate Planning. During this period, she pursued her professional qualification and became a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) in 2009. She was later admitted as a Fellow of ACCA in 2013 and is currently a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

In 2009, Ms. Chui joined a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Financial Controller. In this role, she was responsible for the preparation of consolidated financial statements and interim reports, coordination with internal and external auditors, as well as overseeing tax planning and budgeting functions across the group. In 2014, she relocated to China to assume the role of Finance Manager at a company involved in the trading of tiles and sanitary ware, where she led the finance function, including financial reporting, budgetary control, and the enhancement of internal control systems.

Chan Kok Kien

Operation Manager of HL Advance Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“HLA”)

Mr. Chan Kok Kien, a Malaysian male aged 48, is the Operation Manager of our Group. He is responsible for managing and overseeing on-site operation for our Group.

Mr. Chan graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Engineering majoring in Electrical from Multimedia University in 2001. He started his career in 2002 at Viscount Plastics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as Production engineer, where he was involved in production planning, plant machinery utilisation efficiency, preventive and schedule maintenance. He later joined KC Engineering & Trading, a company principally involve in designing and manufacturing of rubber processing machinery in 2006 as Project Engineer where he was responsible for various machinery design and production planning as well as product marketing development.

In 2009, he joined our Group as Project Engineer, where he was involved in the manufacturing of glovedipping lines for local and international rubber glove manufacturers. He was promoted as Project Manager in 2017 and to his current position as Operation Manager in 2021.

Choong Siew Meng

Factory Manager of HLA

Mr. Choong Siew Meng, a Malaysian male aged 54, is the Factory Manager of our Group since 2014. He is responsible for overseeing all fabrication works performed at our factory.

Mr. Choong studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan San Peng until 1986 after which he was an apprentice in a metal fabrication business from 1987 until 1991. In 1991, he joined Yee Wah Engineering Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the metal fabrication of machinery and equipment, as Mechanic where he was responsible for machinery repair and metal fabrication works until he left the company in 2000. He was later a freelance subcontractor in metal fabrication works from 2000 to 2001, before he rejoined Yee Wah Engineering Sdn Bhd as Mechanic in 2001. He subsequently joined Hup Lek Engineering in 2007 as Supervisor where he was mainly responsible for supervising factory operations.

In 2014, Mr. Choong left Hup Lek Engineering to join our Group as Factory Manager, bringing with him over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing industry.

Chin Shiau Wan

Purchasing and Logistics Manager of HLA

Ms. Chin Shiau Wan, a Malaysian female aged 47, is the Purchasing and Logistics Manager of our Group since 2014. She is responsible for overseeing our purchasing and logistics functions.

Ms. Chin graduated from Tunku Abdul Rahman College with a certificate in Computer Studies in 1998. She began her career in 1999 as Administrative Assistant at TSA Industries Sdn Bhd, a company principally involved in trading of construction and household hardware. She later joined Beye Aluminium Sdn Bhd as Sales Coordinator in 2009.

In 2010, Ms. Chin joined our Group as Administrative Executive and was promoted to her present position as Purchasing and Logistics Manager in 2014.