Key Management Team

Sim Yung Chi

Chief Operating Officer
Age 58 l Male l Malaysian.

Mr Sim Yung Chi was appointed as Syarikat Logam Unitrade Sdn Bhd’s (“SLU”) Chief Operating Officer in January 2019. He is responsible for managing the operations of warehouse, logistics and quality control of SLU.

Mr Sim holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a Master of Business Administration Management from Hawaii Pacific University, USA.

Mr Sim 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 certification with SIRIM.

Through Mr Sim’s eminent performance, he was redesignated to General Manager and subsequently to Finance and Admin Director in June 2013. Over the years, his scope of responsibilities expanded as the company grew where he led bigger 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 in 2007.

Mr Sim is the brother of Sim Keng Chor, Sim Aik Chor and uncle of Nomis Sim Siang Leng and Simson Sim Xian Zhi. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.

Sim Aik Chor

Chief Marketing Officer
Age 68 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 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. Mr Sim was later redesignated to 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 Unitrade’s Chief Marketing Officer in January 2019, a position he presently holds.

Mr Sim is the brother of Sim Keng Chor, Sim Yung Chi and uncle of Nomis Sim Siang Leng and Simson Sim Xian Zhi. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.

Koh Sui Ming

Chief Financial Officer
Age 54 l Male l Malaysian

Mr Koh Sui Ming was appointed as SLU’s Chief Financial Officer in August 2017. He is currently responsible for overseeing 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 Malaysian Institute of Accountants 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. He assumed the role as the Chief Financial Officer of SLU in August 2017.

Mr Koh does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Group nor has he been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.