Key Management Team

Koh Sui Ming

Group Chief Financial Officer
Age 57 l Male l Malaysian

Mr. Koh Sui Ming (“Mr. Koh”) was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Syarikat Logam Unitrade Sdn. Bhd. (“SLU”) in August 2017. He was appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2022 to oversee the Group’s overall financial matters including accounting, taxation, corporate finance, and treasury functions.

Mr. Koh holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He has been a member of CPA Australia since January 1992 where he advanced to the status of Certified Practising Accountant in March 1995 and was subsequently awarded a Fellow membership in December 2012. He has also been a Registered Accountant of the MIA since April 1995 and was reclassified as a Chartered Accountant in June 2001.

Mr. Koh has vast experience in the field of auditing and accounting. Adding to his expertise in auditing and accounting is his breadth of exposure, having served as Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer in a number of companies across various industries including property development, construction, furniture, oil & gas, semiconductor, and manufacturing of sheet metalwork.

Leong Kok Hou

Chief Executive Officer of Intergreen Metals Sdn. Bhd.
Age 48 l Male l Malaysian

Mr. Leong Kok Hou (“Mr. Leong”) is the Chief Executive Officer and shareholder of Intergreen Metals Sdn. Bhd. (“IMSB”), a subsidiary of the Group in the metal recycling business, specialising in collecting and processing both ferrous and non-ferrous metal to be recycled into input feedstock for steel and other metal industries.

In 2000, Mr. Leong graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He joined Intergreen group of companies soon after and has since gained over 20 years of industry experience. Over the years, Mr. Leong has played a significant role in shaping the company’s strategic direction and driving its growth and innovation. His leadership and expertise have been fundamental to positioning IMSB as a competitive player in the metal recycling sector.

Teh Beng Khim

Executive Vice Chairman of Syarikat Logam Unitrade Sdn. Bhd.
Age 73 l Female l Malaysian

Madam Teh Beng Khim (“Madam Teh”) was appointed as Executive Vice Chairman of SLU in 2019. In this capacity, she advises the company on administrative and finance related matters of the company

Madam Teh holds Private Secretary’s Certificates from The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Higher Secretarial Group Certificate from Pitman Examinations Institute London, and a Diploma in Private Secretaryship from Goon Institution School. She also holds a CAM Certificate in Communications, Advertising and Marketing from the Malaysian Advertising Association & Association of Accredited Advertising Agents (“MAA/4As”) Joint Education Committee, and a Practical Financial Analysis Certificate for Credit Controllers from the Association of Credit Management.

Madam Teh has over 50 years of experience in administrative, finance, advertising, marketing communications, public relations, credit/treasury management, besides company secretarial duties. She began her career in 1972 with one of the Lee Yan Yan group of companies, before joining United Manufacturers Sdn. Bhd., to organise the Personnel Department and oversee the Shipping and Insurance Department. She then served as Confidential Secretary to the directors at D & C Nomura Merchant Bankers Berhad, before joining Hanafiah, Raslan & Mohamad, a prominent Malaysian chartered accounting firm, where she gained experience in Company Secretarial Duties, Formation of Cos, Liquidation, Receivership and statutory Filing and then later joined BP Malaysia, working with the Chief Accountan /Operations Manager and then promoted to assist the General Manager.

In 1980, Madam Teh joined Dow Chemicals Pacific Ltd. (Dow) where she was promoted to Marketing Communications Executive, a newly created role responsible for the company’s public relations and advertising. She was recognised as the inaugural AGA 86 Champion of Innovation by Dow Asia Region for promoting agricultural products in Malaysia. Madam Teh also gained experience in the launching of pharmaceutical product under Merrell Dow. Madam Teh was later transferred to Pacific Chemicals Berhad and gained further experience in credit/treasury management as Marketing Communications Executive.

Madam Teh joined Unitrade in 1993 as Executive Director, responsible for administrative and finance matters. In 2008, she was promoted to Deputy Managing Director, overseeing finance and administration, before being redesignated as Executive Vice Chairman in 2019. She has been instrumental in introducing the Group’s TQM and 5S practices, leading key personnel on training visits to the Group’s supplier in Thailand, implementing internal control processes across customer service, purchasing, warehousing and credit control, and compiling the Employee Handbook.

Madam Teh is the spouse of Mr. Sim Keng Chor, the sisterin-law of Mr. Sim Aik Chor and Mr. Sim Yung Chi, and the mother of Mr. Nomis Sim Siang Leng and Mr. Simson Sim Xian Zhi.

Sim Aik Chor

Chief Marketing Officer of Syarikat Logam Unitrade Sdn. Bhd.
Age 71 l Male l Malaysian

Mr. Sim Aik Chor was appointed as SLU’s Chief Marketing Officer in January 2019. He is currently responsible for leading and managing the overall sales and marketing as well as procurement activities of SLU.

Mr. Sim Aik Chor spent most of the first decade of his professional life honing his skills in sales and procurement in the building materials industry before joining SLU in 1988 as General Manager. At SLU, he was accountable for sales, purchasing, and inventory-related matters. He was later redesignated as Marketing Director in January 2000. Over the course of 19 years, having amassed significant experience and expertise in the field of sales and marketing, he was then appointed as SLU’s Chief Marketing Officer in January 2019, a position he presently holds.

Mr. Sim Aik Chor is the brother of Mr. Sim Keng Chor and Mr. Sim Yung Chi, the brother-in-law of Madam Teh Beng Khim, as well as the uncle of Mr. Nomis Sim Siang Leng and Mr. Simson Sim Xian Zhi.

Sim Yung Chi

Chief Operating Officer of Syarikat Logam Unitrade Sdn. Bhd.
Age 61 l Male l Malaysian

Mr. Sim Yung Chi was appointed as SLU’s Chief Operating Officer in January 2019. He is responsible for managing the operations of the warehouse, logistics, and quality control of SLU.

Mr. Sim Yung Chi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a Master of Business Administration Management from Hawaii Pacific University, United States of America.

Mr. Sim Yung Chi started his career with SLU as an Assistant General Manager and was overseeing the handling of operational and administrative matters. He was involved in talent and performance management, the planning and execution of business strategies and contingencies, the monitoring and management of the company’s order fulfilment and payment collection, as well as the sourcing and negotiation of bank facilities. He was also engaged in the preparation of commercialisation of Alfran products including liaising with suppliers in China and application of certifications with SIRIM Berhad.

Through his eminent performance, he was redesignated as General Manager and subsequently as Finance and Admin Director in June 2013. Over the years, his scope of responsibilities expanded as the company grew where he led larger teams in the area of the finance, administrative, and operational functions of the company. He was also part of the team which conducted due diligence for the acquisition of Ricwil (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in 2007.

Mr. Sim Yung Chi is the brother of Mr. Sim Keng Chor and Mr. Sim Aik Chor, the brother-in-law of Madam Teh Beng Khim, as well as the uncle of Mr. Nomis Sim Siang Leng and Mr. Simson Sim Xian Zhi.