Directors' Profile

Male, 62, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
16 February 2022

Board Committee(s) served on:
Nil

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness, Universiti Putra Malaysia (formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : Nil
(ii) Public Companies : Nil

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
Encik Mohamad Ismail began his career with Integrated Agriculture Development Project (Perlis) (“IADP”) in 1983, under the Ministry of Agriculture as an Assistant Agriculture Officer where he was responsible for implementing agriculture-based projects identified by Asian Development Bank.

In 1996, he left IADP and joined Malaysian Investment Development Authority (“MIDA”) as an Assistant Director in the Transport Industry Division. In 2001, he joined MIDA’s Chicago Office as their Deputy Director and subsequently in 2006, he was posted back to MIDA’s headquarter serving in the Foreign Investment Division as a Deputy Director where he was responsible for attracting and securing foreign investment into Malaysia in the manufacturing and services sector. In 2008, he was posted to MIDA’s Dubai Office and served as a Director for 3 years. Once he completed his tenure in Dubai, he was transferred back to the headquarter of MIDA in Kuala Lumpur and assumed the position of Senior Deputy Director in the Foreign Investment Coordination Division to facilitate the foreign investment process in Malaysia.

In August 2014, he was promoted as a Director in the Industry Talent Management Division of MIDA. Subsequently in 2019, he was promoted as the Executive Director of Manufacturing Development (Resource) Division where he was responsible for overseeing 3 key industry divisions, namely Chemical and Advanced Material Division, Life Sciences & Medical Technology Division and Food Technology & Resource Based Industries Division. He retired from MIDA in 2021 and he brings with him more than 26 years of working experience and knowledge with MIDA in various roles and functions.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Female, 52, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
20 September 2021

Board Committee(s) served on:
Nil

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia, St. Xavier’s Institution

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : Nil
(ii) Public Companies : Nil

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
Upon completion of studies, Ms. Lucille began her career as a Sales Executive at Data Media Supplies Sdn. Bhd. and subsequently worked in the packaging industry as a Sales Executive, with Public Packages Holdings Berhad and Scientex Containers Sdn. Bhd. in 1992 and 1994, respectively. She was responsible for securing business leads and maintaining business relationship with clients by providing support, information and guidance. She left Scientex Containers Sdn. Bhd. in 1997 and joined Corrugated Offset Packaging (M) Sdn. Bhd. as an Assistant Sales Manager for nine (9) months before joining Scientex Resources Sdn. Bhd., a supplier of packaging related materials as a Product Manager. During her tenure at Scientex Resources Sdn. Bhd., she was involved in the company’s product planning and product marketing by conducting market research to analyse the customers’ need and expectation.

Upon leaving Scientex Resources Sdn. Bhd. in 2002, she co-founded Kaisung Industries Sdn. Bhd. in the same year and Dai Suwon Packaging Sdn. Bhd. in 2003 with Beh Seng Lee. Subsequently in 2004, she co-founded Dai Suwon Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. with Beh Seng Lee, Loi Guak Lian and Yong Chong Long and served as director in all three (3) companies. She is responsible for overseeing our Group’s paperbased products segment as well as strategising our future business directions and expansion plan. She also drives the implementation of sales and marketing strategies as well as develop business relationship with our customers. Under her sales and marketing effort, the Group has successfully secured customers such as Sony Group of Companies, Panasonic Group of Companies and Samsung Electronics, which has remained as our customer as at to-date. Currently as our Managing Director, she continues to assume the aforementioned role and responsibilities.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Male, 55, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
20 September 2021

Board Committee(s) served on:
Nil

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness, Universiti Putra Malaysia (formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : Nil
(ii) Public Companies : Nil

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
In 1995, Mr. Beh started his career with Amcor Fibre Packaging (M) Sdn. Bhd. (currently known as AMB Packaging (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.), a corrugated fibreboard cartons manufacturer as a Sales Executive and later joined Corrugated Offset Packaging (M) Sdn. Bhd., a packaging company, as a Senior Sales Executive in 1996.

Upon leaving Corrugated Offset Packaging (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 2002, he co-founded Kaisung Industries Sdn. Bhd. in the same year and Dai Suwon Packaging Sdn. Bhd. in 2003 with Lucille Teoh Soo Lien. Subsequently in 2004, he co-founded Dai Suwon Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. with Lucille Teoh Soo Lien, Loi Guak Lian and Yong Chong Long and served as director in all three (3) companies. He has played an instrumental role in the growth and development of our Group throughout the years. With 29 years of experience in the industry, he was responsible for the financial planning of our Group and on managing the costs and expenses on raw materials required for our manufacturing activities.

He has been actively involved in the strategic business planning of our Group and he is currently overseeing our Group’s non-paper based products segment.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Male, 23, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
16 February 2022

Board Committee(s) served on:
Nil

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : Nil
(ii) Public Companies : Nil

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
Whilst pursuing his tertiary education, Mr. Beh did his internship as an investment analyst at Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad from June 2019 to August 2019 and Alanda Capital Management Limited from June 2020 to August 2020. Subsequently, he continued as a part time employee with Alanda Capital Management Limited from September 2020 to March 2021. He gained experience in finance related matters and equity research during his internship and part time employment in these companies.

Upon graduation, he joined Dai Suwon Packaging Sdn. Bhd. as a Business Development Director in August 2021. He is currently responsible for managing the sales division and the quality control division as well as involve in developing the business development, finance functions and corporate strategies of our Group.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Male, 46, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
16 February 2022

Board Committee(s) served on:
Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chairman)
Remuneration Committee (Member)
Nomination Committee (Member)

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
• Bachelor of Commerce, University of Adelaide, Australia.
• Chartered Accountant
• Member of Certified Practising Accountant (“CPA”) Australia
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies :
• Sunzen Biotech Berhad
• Hiap Huat Holdings Berhad
(ii) Public Companies : Go Hub Capital Berhad

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
Mr. Lee began his career with KK Chow & Partners in March 1999 and then joined Crowe Horwath Malaysia (now known as Crowe Malaysia) in January 2000 as an Audit Assistant, where he was involved in performing statutory audit. Subsequently, he joined KPMG Malaysia as an Audit Assistant in January 2001.

He ventured into the corporate sector when he joined Jotech Holdings Berhad as their Group Accountant in 2002 where he was responsible for the group’s accounting and financial matters. From May 2003 to June 2010, he worked with AmInvestment Bank Berhad, firstly in the Corporate Finance and Advisory Department and was promoted as Associate Director where he was involved in various corporate exercises, including corporate restructuring, reverse take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, fund raising and initial public offering. Subsequently in July 2008, he was relocated to the Corporate & Institutional Banking Department of AmInvestment Bank Berhad as an Associate Director.

After a 10 months’ sabbatical, he co-founded Stein Future Group Sdn. Bhd. (“Stein Future”), which is principally engaged in the provision of financial consultancy services and served as the Executive Director from May 2011 to August 2017. He also co-founded Yewnited Partners Sdn. Bhd. in January 2017 which provides business management consultancy services, and served as the Executive Director until May 2019.

From June 2019 to February 2020, he joined Canfield Corporate Finance Company Limited (“Canfield”), an approved Corporate Finance Adviser in Hong Kong, licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong as a Responsible Officer, where he was involved in marketing and structuring transactions for clients undertaking cross-border corporate exercises. Subsequently in September 2020, he joined Sorrento Capital Limited, an approved Sponsor and Corporate Finance Adviser in Hong Kong, licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong as a Licensed Representative, a position he holds to-date, where he has similar responsibilities as his role in Canfield. Mr. Lee has approximately 24 years of experience in accounting and financial services sectors.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Male, 53, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
16 February 2022

Board Committee(s) served on:
Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
Audit and Risk Management Committee (Member)
Nomination Committee (Member)

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
• Bachelor of Economics, Monash University, Australia
• Bachelor of Laws, Monash University, Australia

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : Nil
(ii) Public Companies : Ericsen Foundation

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
In 1995, Mr. Loo began his career by chambering with Soo Thien Ming & Nashrah, a Malaysian law firm and became a Legal Associate after he was called to the Malaysian Bar. He left in 1996 to join Syarikat Ng & Anuar as a Legal Assistant. Subsequently in 1998, he joined B.C. Teh and Yeoh, a Malaysian law firm as a Branch Partner. Throughout his tenure in these law firms, he was involved in civil litigation, conveyancing, corporate and commercial and banking and finance matters.

In 2000, he joined Ch’ng Khoon Peng Trading Sdn. Bhd. as General Manager to oversee the company’s business development activities. He returned to legal practice in 2001 by joining Raslan Loong, Shen & Eow (at the time known as Raslan Loong) as a Senior Legal Assistant where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, China practice and banking and finance matters.

He then left Raslan Loong, Shen & Eow to set up his own practice, Enolil Loo Advocates and Solicitors in 2003, a boutique corporate legal firm, and currently continues to serve as the Partner. Mr. Loo has over 25 years of experience in legal practice and his practice areas include corporate commercial, corporate finance, corporate restructuring and recovery, foreign direct investment, take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, structured finance, infrastructure and concessions, energy, real estate and trust.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Male, 56, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
16 February 2022

Board Committee(s) served on:
Nomination Committee (Chairperson)
Audit and Risk Management Committee (Member)
Remuneration Committee (Member)

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
• Bachelor of Science in Economics (Honours), London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
• Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : QES Group Berhad
(ii) Public Companies : Nil

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
Puan Maznida began her career with Ernst & Young at their London office in 1990 as an Audit Assistant where she was mainly responsible for audit planning, resolving audit issues and consolidation and review of statutory accounts. Subsequently in 1994, she returned to Malaysia and joined AmMerchant Bank Berhad. She served in the Privatisation and Project Advisory Unit where she was involved in advising companies on infrastructure projects. In 1996, she left AmMerchant Bank Berhad and co-founded the Skali Group of Companies and served as the Chief Financial Officer where she was responsible for the strategic direction and overall finance function of Skali Group. In December 2019, she resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Skali Group. She has over 30 years of working experience in the accounting and finance sector.

No. of Board meetings attended during FYE 2023:
3/3

Female, 32, Malaysian

Date of appointment as Director:
1 March 2024

Academic/ Professional Qualification(s):
• Professional Qualification in Advocate & Solicitor in Malaysian Bar
• Degree in LL.B Hons Bachelor of Laws in University of Malaya

Present Directorship(s)
(i) Other Public Listed Companies : Nil
(ii) Public Companies : Nil

Nature and extent of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business that the Director has with the Company or its subsidiaries:
Nil

Working experience and Occupation:
Cik Hanani Hayati started as a trainee solicitor in March 2015 at Messrs. Azmi & Associates, one of the largest and established law firms in Malaysia with more than 80 solicitors. The firm is a full-service international law firm and was established in September 2000. She was called to the Malaysian Bar and admitted to the role of Advocates and Solicitors in January 2016 and was thereafter promoted as a Senior Associate in July 2020. She continued to serve at Messrs. Azmi & Associates as a Senior Associate until July 2021.

Cik Hanani Hayati then moved to Messrs. Adhan & Yap as a Senior Associate in August 2021. She has been promoted to Managing Partner and has been managing the firm's branch at Tanah Merah since January 2023.