Directors' Profile

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Age 63

Service: 9 years 2 months

Board Committee Membership: N/ A

Board Meetings Attended: 6/ 6

Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik, JP was appointed to the Board on 23 January 2015 as Deputy Group Executive Chairman and redesignated as Executive Chairman on 1 October 2020. He is responsible for the overall strategy and business direction of the Group where he reviews all major investments and capital expenditure as well as financing proposals and recommends them to the Board. He is not actively involved in the daily operation of the Group. He completed his primary education at SJK(C) Pei Min, Padang Setar in Alor Setar, Kedah in December 1974. As the founder, he has forty-seven (47) years of working and managing experience in Chin Hin.

He started working at his father’s hardware shop at the young age of 13 in January 1975. After many years of experience gained from working with his father, he took over the business and ventured into the trading building materials and cement transportation business under the name of Chop Chin Hin in March 1994. In February 1995, he started a cement distributor trading company named Syarikat Perniagaan dan Pengangkutan Chin Hin Sdn Bhd which is now known as PP Chin Hin Sdn Bhd.

Over the years, he has played an instrumental role in the growth of the Group, expanding the business from a single office in Alor Setar, Kedah to a group of companies with an extensive network of branch offices and factories throughout Peninsular Malaysia. He currently serves as Director for a few subsidiaries within the Group and has directorships in various other businesses.

He is the father of Mr Chiau Haw Choon, the Group Managing Director and major shareholder of the Company and Ms Shelly Chiau Yee Wern, the Executive Director of the Company. He also sits on the Board of Chin Hin Group Property Berhad, Signature International Berhad, Ajiya Berhad and Fiamma Holdings Berhad. He has no conflict of interest with the Company other than those disclosed in the Company’s circular to shareholders dated 30 April 2025 and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Age 41

Service: 9 years 2 months

Board Committee Membership:
Chairman of Remuneration Committee

Board Meetings Attended: 6/ 6

Mr Chiau Haw Choon was appointed to the Board on 23 January 2015. He reports to the Executive Chairman and the Board. He oversees, executes, and implements the Group’s vision, corporate policies, short term, and long-term business plans. He is responsible for overseeing the implementation of Board decisions and directives. His role also includes providing strong leadership, effectively communicating the Group’s vision, management philosophy, and business strategies to our employees. He spearheads corporate social responsibility activities too.

He graduated from Deakin University, Australia with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Marketing in April 2009. Upon graduation, he joined our Group as Group Managing Director to assist Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik, JP and transformed the Group from a family-owned business to a professionally run corporation. Under his leadership and with the support of a team of professionals recruited by him, our Group diversified its building materials distribution business by venturing into the manufacturing of building materials products. This has transformed us from a mere distributor to an integrated building materials provider, significantly contributing to the rapid growth of our Group’s annual revenue. In 2011, our annual revenue exceeded a billion Ringgit Malaysia, positioning us as a major player in the building materials industry in Malaysia. Whilst expanding the business, he also played a key role in implementing proper procedures, systems, and controls for all the business units to ensure proper corporate governance as the business expanded.

In 2017, he was named as the EY Entrepreneur of the year for Malaysia. He was picked from among the 16 top nominees vying for the title, he also created history by being the youngest winner in the 16 years since the award has been running in Malaysia. He represented Malaysia to compete for the coveted EY World Entrepreneur of the Year (“WEOY”) award at the annual WEOY event in Monte Carlo for 2018.

He is presently the Chairman of Remuneration Committee of the Company.

He is the son of Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik, JP, the Executive Chairman and major shareholder of the Company and sibling of Ms Shelly Chiau Yee Wern, the Executive Director of the Company. He also sits on the Board of Chin Hin Group Property Berhad, Signature International Berhad, Ajiya Berhad and Fiamma Holdings Berhad. He has no conflict of interest with the Company other than those disclosed in the Company’s circular to shareholders dated 30 April 2025 and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Female
Age 34

Service: 2 years 6 months

Board Committee Membership: N/ A

Board Meetings Attended: 5/ 6

Ms Shelly Chiau Yee Wern was appointed as the alternate director to Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik, JP to the Board on 2 July 2018. On 19 September 2022, she resigned as the alternate director to Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik, JP and was appointed as Executive Director of the Company. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration in Entrepreneurship from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management Bluche, Switzerland in December 2013.

She started her career at Alora Hotel in Penang and Grand Alora Hotel in Alor Setar, Kedah as Hotel General Manager in January 2014. In January 2016, she joined Aera Property Group Sdn Bhd as Sales & Marketing Manager. She was responsible for the sales and marketing strategy planning of a development project named Aera Residence in Petaling Jaya. In June 2018, she was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer at BKG Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chin Hin Group Property Berhad.

She is the daughter of Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik, JP, the Executive Chairman and major shareholder of the Company and sibling of Mr Chiau Haw Choon, the Group Managing Director and major shareholder of the Company.

She also sits on the Board of Chin Hin Group Property Berhad and Signature International Berhad. She has no conflict of interest with the Company other than those disclosed in the Company’s circular to shareholders dated 30 April 2025 and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Age 65

Service: 9 years 2 months

Board Committee Membership:
Chairman of Risk Management Committee
Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Nomination Committee

Board Meetings Attended: 5/ 6

Datuk Cheng Lai Hock was appointed to the Board on 23 January 2015. He is the Chairman of Risk Management Committee and a member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Administrative Studies from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom in September 1982. He also obtained his Master’s in Business Administration majoring in Accounting from Universiti Utara Malaysia in September 2003. He is a fellow member of the Malaysia Association of Company Secretaries since July 1992, Associate Member of the Association of International Accountants since December 1999 and Associate Member of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia since April 2002. He is also the President of Kedah Chinese Assembly Hall. He has over thirty eight (38) years of experience as company secretary and more than twenty two (22) years of experience as a tax consultant.

He began his career as an Administrative Executive in P. Hand Chemical Sdn Bhd in November 1982. Thereafter, he started his own secretarial firm in October 1984. In November 2000, he was granted a tax agent license by the Ministry of Finance, and he commenced the provision of tax advisory services since then. He is a committee member of the Kedah State Government’s Chinese Affairs Committee since September 2008.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Chin Hin Group Property Berhad. He has no relation with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Age 74

Service: 9 years 2 months

Board Committee Membership:
Chairman of Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Nomination Committee
Risk Management Committee

Board Meetings Attended: 6/ 6

Mr Yeoh Chin Hoe was appointed to the Board on 23 January 2015. He is the Chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company. He graduated with a Diploma in Business Management from Aberdeen College of Commerce (Scotland) in June 1973. Thereafter, he began his accountancy and audit training with Spicer & Pegler Chartered Accountants in London, United Kingdom from July 1974 to December 1978. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since December 1984, a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants since September 1989, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since June 1999 and a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators since September 1999. He later obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (General Management) from University Putra Malaysia in July 1997. He is also a Chartered Audit Committee Director of the Malaysian Institute of Internal Auditors since August 2010.

He joined Harrisons Trading (Peninsular) Sdn Bhd in 1980 and was appointed as Finance Director in 1990 and subsequently Managing Director in 1997 until he retired in 2006. He then set up a business management consulting firm called BPI Corptall Consulting Sdn Bhd in 2006 as a consultant specialising in business process improvement and general business management service.

He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director and audit committee chairman of both Hextar Global Berhad and Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad (formerly known as Complete Logistic Services Berhad). He has no relation with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Age 54

Service: 4 years 5 months

Board Committee Membership:
Chairman of Nomination Committee
Audit Committee
Risk Management Committee

Board Meetings Attended: 6/ 6

Datuk Hj Mohd Yusri Bin Md Yusof was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2020. He is the Chairman of our Nomination Committee and a member of Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company. He graduated with Public Administration of Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University, USA in 1993 and later obtained a Master of Science in Business Leadership from Newcastle Business School, University of Northumbria in 2011.

Prior to 28 February 2020, he was the Managing Director of a public-listed entity, i.e. Green Ocean Corporation Berhad where he served since 5 December 2017.

He started his career in 1993 in the banking and financial services industry with stints in The Pacific Bank Berhad and EON Bank Group Berhad. In 2001, he joined UEM Group Berhad as Deputy Senior Manager Group Internal Audit and subsequently rose through the ranks to assume the roles of Chief Audit Executive in 2004 and Head of Improvement & Assurance Services Division in 2008. In 2010, he was appointed as the Head of Corporate Performance. He was the Managing Director of PROPEL Berhad, a post he assumed on 1 March 2011.

He was subsequently appointed as the Managing Director of Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad (CIMA) on 1 August 2012 and as the Chairman of The Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia in October 2015. He held both posts until October 2017.

Throughout his career, he has gained in-depth exposures in operations, corporate governance, risk management, internal control, quality and innovation practices, strategic planning and performance management. The experience was gained primarily in the banking, investment holding, and commodity, building materials, asset & infrastructure management, development and construction sectors.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Chin Hin Group Property Berhad and Ajiya Berhad. He has no relation with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Female
Age 42

Service: 6 months

Board Committee Membership: N/ A

Board Meetings Attended: 1/ 1

Ms Chang Hui Yuin was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2024. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland in Australia in 2004. In 2020, she obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree with First Class Honours from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle in the United Kingdom. She is an Associate of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

She has over a decade of audit and assurance experience with Ernst & Young in Australia and Singapore and subsequently with Chang Kong Foo & Co. PLT. She has developed extensive experience in the audit of both listed and unlisted corporations in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. In 2018, she incorporated her own audit practice, Zubir Chang & Co. PLT after she obtained her audit licence in the same year. She also taught accounting subjects and performed accounting research work in the University of Queensland in Australia between 2005 and 2006. In 2009, her research paper on the markets perception of deferred tax accruals was published in the Accounting and Finance Journal of Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.

In 2013, she started pursuing a career in tax consulting with RTC Consulting Sdn Bhd, a tax firm specialising in tax advisory services for property developers and construction companies. She is currently the Managing Director at RTC Consulting Sdn Bhd, with the responsibility of managing the tax advisory function. She also conducts seminars and workshops for the public and tailored training sessions for corporations about Malaysian taxation.

She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of NTPM Holdings Berhad. She has no relation with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company, no conflict of interest with the Company and has not committed any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.