Mr. Oei, a Malaysian male aged 72, was appointed to the Board on 25 February 2026. Mr. Oei is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nomination Committee.
Mr Oei Kok Eong has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Singapore, 1977.
He started his career in Jardine Parrish, Singapore as a project and maintenance engineer and then worked in Rothmans, PJ in their manufacturing plant. Since then he has been 40+ years in the automotive component industry, initially as Operations Manager of a green-field company, Kayaba (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture between a Japanese PLC & UMW Berhad, and rose to the position of General Manager/ Director.
In 2004, he headed the Autoliv group of companies in Malaysia - a division of Hirotako Berhad - manufacturing seat belts, steering wheels and airbags systems.
He was appointed an Executive Director of APM Holdings Berhad in 2006, responsible for overseas operations until his retirement in 2011.
He has served over the years, in various positions in the Malaysian Automotive Component Manufacturers’ Association (MACPMA) & working / technical committees of SIRIM. He also initiated and headed the Toyota Suppliers’ Club’s Lean Manufacturing activities for several years. He was the founding Chair of the Malaysian Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 2000.
For almost 10 years, he was a business coach mentoring a group of business owners and CEOs in association with Vistage Malaysia Sdn Bhd and was, for several years a member of the General Technical Committee of Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance, Malaysia.
Mr Oei, aged 72, sits as INED on the Boards of SMIS Berhad, NHF Holdings Bhd & HPMT Holdings Bhd, all of which are listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia. He is required to resign from the Board of SMIS Berhad in November 2026 then reaching the maximum of 9+3 years directorship, as mandated by Bursa.
He has no family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholders of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has never been convicted for any offence within the past 10 years.