Directors' Profile

Dato ’ Lim Cheng Poh
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

77, Male, Malaysian

Dato’ Lim Cheng Poh, the Chairman of the Board, was appointed to the Board on 6 January 2022 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He graduated from Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall, England in 1970 with a First Class with Distinction in Mining Engineering and awarded the Richard Pearce Gold Medal for being the best graduating student. He obtained a Master Degree in Science (Applied Engineering) from Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1972 and a Master Degree in Business Administration from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Massachusetts, USA in 1978.

In 1972, he started his career in Malaysia as a mining engineer in Osborne & Chappel International (“O&CI”) and eventually became a shareholder and an Executive Director of O&CI. He joined Hong Leong Group Malaysia in 1983 as the Managing Director for Hong Leong Credit Berhad (now known as Hong Leong Financial Group). In January 1994, he was appointed as the Senior Group Managing Director of Hong Leong Bank. Dato’ Lim retired from Hong Leong Bank and the Hong Leong Group in October 2003 after having served the group for 21 years. On 15 June 2004, he joined AmBank (M) Berhad as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. After the merger of the business operations of AmBank Berhad and AmFinance Berhad (renamed as AmBank (M) Berhad) on 1 June 2005, Dato’ Lim was appointed as the Managing Director of Business Banking of the group. During 2005 to 2006, he was appointed as the Director of AmAssurance Berhad and AmIslamic Bank Berhad. Dato’ Lim retired from AmBank Group in October 2015 after having served for over 10 years.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

75, Male, Malaysian

Dato’ Sri Ooi Bin Keong was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2012. He was re-designated as the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Company on 1 October 2020. Prior to his re-designation, he was the Group Managing Director.

After completing his primary education in 1963, he worked at a coffee shop before he established Leong Huat Trading & Co in 1972 as a partnership, which was then mainly involved in the trading of steel products and undertook minor processing work.

In 1982, he co-founded Leon Fuat Group together with Ooi Kong Tiong and the late Ng Chee Tiang by establishing LF Hardware to take over the business of Leong Huat Trading & Co. They then established LF Metal, Supreme Steelmakers and Asa Steel (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“ASA Steel”) in 1983, 1991 and 1995 respectively. As the co-founder and with approximately 53 years of experience in the steel industry, he has been instrumental in the growth and development of Leon Fuat Group and has also contributed significantly to the success of the Group particularly in driving the Group’s overall vision and strategy.

As the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Company, he oversees the overall management of the operations, business directions and strategies of the Group.

He is currently the President of the 60th Executive Committee (2023 - 2025) of the Malaysia Steel and Metal Distributors’ Association (MSMDA).

He is the father of Ooi Shang How, the Executive Director of the Company.

He is the major shareholder of the Company by virtue of his interest in Leon Fuat Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a major shareholder of the Company.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

63, Male, Malaysian

Ooi Seng Khong was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2012. He was promoted and re-designated as Group Managing Director on 1 October 2020.

After completing his primary school education in 1975, he was involved in his family’s paper packaging business before joining Leong Huat Trading & Co as a machine operator in 1979. In 1982, he joined LF Hardware as a sales representative and subsequently in 1983, he was appointed as Head of Operations of LF Metal. In 1999, he was appointed as the Managing Director of LF Metal and holding this position until 30 September 2020. During this period, he has been instrumental in the growth and development of Leon Fuat Group. With approximately 46 years of experience in the steel industry, he has contributed significantly to the Group’s success.

As the Group Managing Director, he is responsible for formulating the strategic business direction of the Group and ensuring the day-to-day management and business affairs of the Group is effectively managed, amongst other executive responsibilities.

He is the brother of Dato’ Sri Ooi Bin Keong and Ooi Kong Tiong, the Executive Directors of the Company.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

71, Male, Malaysian

Ooi Kong Tiong was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2012.

After completing his primary education in 1967, he opted to join the working community and worked at a coffee shop before he joined Leong Huat Trading & Co in 1972 as a machine operator and sales executive. In 1982, he co-founded Leon Fuat Group together with Dato’ Sri Ooi Bin Keong and the late Ng Chee Tiang by establishing LF Hardware to take over the business of Leong Huat Trading & Co. Together with Dato’ Sri Ooi Bin Keong and the late Ng Chee Tiang, they established LF Metal, Supreme Steelmakers and ASA Steel in 1983, 1991 and 1995 respectively.

As the Group’s co-founder and Executive Director, he has been instrumental in the growth and development of Leon Fuat Group. With approximately 53 years of experience in the steel industry, he has contributed significantly to the Group’s success particularly in driving the sales operations for the Group. He is currently responsible for overseeing the sales operations as well as the Group’s business planning and implementation.

He is the brother of Dato’ Sri Ooi Bin Keong and Ooi Seng Khong, the Executive Directors of the Company.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

56, Male, Malaysian

Ng Kok Teong was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2012. He graduated with a Diploma in Business Studies from Stamford College, Malaysia in 1989.

He started his career in 1990 when he joined LF Hardware as a sales representative before he was appointed as the Executive Director of LF Hardware in 1999. He is the Managing Director of LF Hardware and is responsible for overseeing the business and operations of the company.

He is the son of the late Ng Chee Tiang, one of the co-founders of Leon Fuat Group. He is the major shareholder of the Company by virtue of his interest in Leon Fuat Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a major shareholder of the Company.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

46, Male, Malaysian

Ooi Shang How was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2012. He obtained his Cambridge A-Level certificate from Taylor’s College, Malaysia in 1997. Between 1998 and 2001, he undertook studies in Monash University and RMIT in Australia before he started his career in 2002 when he joined LF Metal as a sales and marketing representative.

In 2005, he was appointed as the Executive Director of LF Metal where he was mainly involved in business development and procurement planning as well as information technology functions of the company. He is responsible for overseeing the daily operations, business expansion plans and business development functions of LF Metal, amongst other executive responsibilities.

He is the son of Dato’ Sri Ooi Bin Keong, the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Company.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

61, Male, Malaysian

Chan Kee Loin, the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2012 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Mr. Chan was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 9 April 2024.

He undertook his studies in Tunku Abdul Rahman College where he completed a three years extra-mural course in Financial Accounting in 1987 and was a finalist in professional examination of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom. He started his career in early 1988 as an audit assistant in a small firm of Public Accountants in Johor Bahru. In early 1989, he joined a medium size public accounting firm in Kuala Lumpur where he was promoted to Director in 2000. He brings with him vast experience in statutory audits, due diligence audits, share and business valuation and provision of professional services as adviser, coordinator and Reporting Accountants for corporate exercises.

He attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

44, Female, Malaysian

Thien Shy Wei, the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee, was appointed to the Board on 31 May 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

She holds a degree in Bachelor of Law from the University of London and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2007 and has 17 years of experience under her belt.

She joined Messrs Yee How & Tan on 15 October 2008 and currently, she is the Senior Associate of the firm. Her primary focus is in the area of dispute resolution, corporate matters and regularly handle matters in the High Court and on appellate level.

Her experience spans across a wide range of legal areas such as debt recovery, insolvency, land and commercial disputes as well as estate and family matters/disputes. Her esteemed client portfolio encompasses a spectrum of companies including listed companies and SMEs to whom she advises to safeguard against any potential legal risk, draft and review legal documentation ensuring the legality of commercial transactions and negotiating for favourable settlement in debt recovery.

She attended all five (5) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

42, Male, Malaysian

Wong Sze Yan, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee, was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2024 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree in Accounting from University Tunku Abdul Rahman. After graduation, he joined a couple of public accounting firms and was previously attached with an international top six (6) accounting firm. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a Fellow member of Certified Practising Accountant (FCPA) Australia. He is an approved company auditor and the managing proprietor of Aaron Wong & Co., a professional firm providing audit and accounting services since 2023.

He has more than 20 years of audit and finance experience and was involved in the statutory audit of companies listed in Malaysia, including foreign subsidiaries and associates based in China, Indonesia and South Africa. He had also led teams in financial due diligence and agreed upon procedures (“AUP”) engagements and had served a wide range of clients from MNCs and public listed clients in various diversified industries such as property development, construction, manufacturing, oil & gas, logistics, Information Technology services and others.