Mr. Oei, a Malaysian male aged 72, was appointed to the Board on 25 February 2026. He graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1977. Mr. Oei is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, as well as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nominating Committee.
Mr. Oei started his career in Jardine Parrish, Singapore, as a project and maintenance engineer and then worked in Rothmans, Petaling Jaya, in their manufacturing plant. Since then he has been involved in the automotive component industry for more than forty (40) years, initially as Operations Manager of a greenfield company, Kayaba (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture between a Japanese PLC and UMW Holdings Berhad, and rose to the position of General Manager/ Director. In 2004, Mr. Oei headed the Autoliv group of companies in Malaysia, a division of Hirotako Holdings Berhad, manufacturing seat belts, steering wheels and airbags systems. Mr. Oei was then appointed as an Executive Director of APM Automotive Holdings Berhad in 2006 and was responsible for overseas operations until his retirement in 2011.
Over the years, Mr. Oei had served in various positions in the Malaysian Automotive Component Parts Manufacturers Association (MACPMA) and working/ technical committees of SIRIM. He initiated and headed the Toyota Suppliers Club’s Lean Manufacturing activities for several years and was also the founding Chair of the Malaysian Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 2000. Up till 2023, Mr. Oei was a business coach, mentoring a group of business owners/ CEOs in association with Vistage Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Mr. Oei also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of SMIS Corporation Berhad, New Hoong Fatt Holdings Berhad and HPMT Holdings Berhad, all of which are listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Mr. Oei does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company, nor any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Company or its subsidiaries. He has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years, other than traffic offences, if any and has not been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2025.