Kong Chong Soon @ Chi Suim, Malaysian, male, aged 82, was appointed a Director of the Company on 27 May 2004. He is responsible for the overall group management and strategy development. He has over 38 years of experience in the construction and property development industries, both in Malaysia and Singapore. He played a key role as Project Advisor to the Harapan group of companies where he was instrumental in overseeing the successful construction of three internationally-rated hotels in Singapore, namely Hotel Meridien, Glass Hotel and Changi Meridien Hotel, valued in excess of SGD866.0 million, during the 1970s and 1980s.

In 1987, Mr. Kong co-founded United Overseas Australia Ltd (“UOA” or “Parent Group”) and spearheaded our Parent Group’s rapid growth in Malaysia. Over the last 31 years, our Parent Group together with other Group members have successfully completed numerous residential, industrial and commercial developments in various parts of Kuala Lumpur. He has in the past served in various capacities in several public-listed companies both in Malaysia and Singapore which included Raleigh Bhd, Town and City Properties Ltd and Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd.

Mr. Kong graduated with an Associateship in Civil Engineering from the then Perth Technical College (now known as Curtin University) in 1964 and is a member of the Chartered Engineers of Australia.

He is the father of Mr. Kong Sze Choon, who is his Alternate Director. He does not have any family relationship with any other Director and/ or major shareholder, nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for any offences, and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on him by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Stephanie Kong Pei Zen, Malaysian, female aged 38, was appointed on 12 October 2017 as Alternate Director to Mr. Kong Pak Lim, who is the Executive Director of the Company. She is a First Class Honours graduate from The University of Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical/ Biomedical Engineering.

Ms. Kong worked at The Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*Star), Singapore as a Commercialisation Manager for over four years. Her role focused on technical assessment and analysis of innovative science and technology to identify commercial opportunities for intellectual property. As the link between scientific research and industry, she raised both internal gap funding and industry capital to bring early stage technologies to the market. She led several projects that focused on diagnostic product development, most noteworthy were the setup of an international MNC R&D investment business in Singapore and the licensing arrangement for the diagnostic test used in Singapore for the 2009 H1N1 flu epidemic.

Ms. Kong joined UOA Development Bhd in January 2016. Her role as General Manager, Projects includes overseeing project planning, design development and construction implementation as well as ensuring timely project completion within budget.

She is the daughter of Mr. Kong Pak Lim, and does not have any family relationship with any other Director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. She has no convictions for any offences and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on her by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Kong Sze Choon, Singaporean, male, aged 46, was appointed on 20 August 2015 as Alternate Director to Mr. Kong Chong Soon @ Chi Suim, who is Managing Director of the Company. He is a graduate of Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Finance. He has worked in financial institutions in Singapore where he was involved in managing and growing the investment portfolio of high net worth individuals. He was part of the management team of UOA Asset Management Sdn Bhd (“UOA Asset Management”) which is the Manager for UOA Real Estate Investment Trust, and held the position of Assets Management Manager prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of UOA Asset Management.

Mr. Kong joined UOA Holdings Group in 2002 and his roles in UOA Holdings Group were predominantly in leasing as well as sales and marketing of commercial and residential developments of the Group. Apart from his key role in the Leasing department, he was also involved in business development of UOA Holdings Group.

He is currently Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director of UOA Asset Management and Director of UOA (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary company of the ultimate holding company of the Manager, United Overseas Australia Ltd.

He is the son of Mr. Kong Chong Soon @ Chi Suim, and does not have any family relationship with any other Director and/ or major shareholder of the Company. He has no convictions for any offences and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on him by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Cecelia Chan, Singaporean, female, aged 68, was Property Director of UOA Holdings Sdn Bhd from 1989 to 2004, a position she held until the establishment of UOA Real Estate Investment Trust (UOA REIT) in 2005. She was then appointed as Chief Executive Officer of UOA Asset Management Sdn Bhd (Manager for UOA REIT), a position she held until her resignation on 14 January 2011. Whilst at UOA Asset Management Sdn Bhd, she oversaw the property leasing and building management activities of UOA REIT. At UOA Holdings Sdn Bhd as Property Director, she was responsible for leading and formulating its marketing and sales strategies. Following the reorganisation pursuant to the listing of our Company, she was transferred to our Company and redesignated as our Property Director. Before joining United Overseas Australia Ltd (“Parent Group”), she held various positions in a number of private property development companies in Singapore. She graduated from YMCA in 1974 with a Diploma in Marketing Management.

She does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder, nor any conflict of interest with the Company. She has no convictions for any offences, and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on her by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Tong Ee Ping, Malaysian, male, aged 64, who is our Chief Operating Officer (Construction) has been with our Parent Group since 1988. He is responsible for overseeing our Parent Group’s construction activities undertaken through Allied Engineering Construction Sdn Bhd and URC Engineering Sdn Bhd Following the reorganisation pursuant to the listing of our Company, he was transferred to our Company. Prior to joining our Group, he was Senior Site Foreman at Progressive Builders Pte Ltd between 1985 and 1988 where he supervised building works. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in BioChemistry with Honours from Punjab Agricultural University where he graduated in 1981.

He is the nephew of Mr. Kong Chong Soon @ Chi Suim who is the Managing Director and a major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company, no convictions for any offences, and no sanction or penalty was imposed on him by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Ang Kheng Im, Malaysian, female, aged 57, was appointed a Director of the Company on 11 April 2018. She has been the Chief Financial Officer of our Parent Group since 1994. Following the reorganisation pursuant to the listing of our Company, she was transferred to our Company. She is responsible for our finance and accounts departments and also oversees the internal control function, company secretarial compliance, tax compliance, management information system and legal matters. Prior to joining our Group, she spent four years as a Senior Auditor at Khoo Wong and Chan. She completed the final year of professional education at Emile Woolf College, London, United Kingdom in 1992 and obtained her professional qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in London, United Kingdom in the same year. She is a Chartered Accountant of Malaysia and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

She does not have any family relationship with any Director and/ or major shareholder, nor any conflict of interest with the Company. She has no convictions for any offences, and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on her by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Kong Sze Hou, Singaporean, male, aged 39, heads the hospitality division of the UOA Group. He joined our Group in 2016. He is responsible for the expansion, branding and operation of the Hospitality division.

Prior to joining the Group, he was working in Merrill Lynch as an investment banking corporate finance analyst. He graduated from Singapore Management University in 2009 with a double major in accounting and finance.

He is the son of Mr. Kong Chong Soon @ Chi Suim and the brother of Mr. Kong Sze Choon. He does not have any family relationship with any other Director and/or major shareholder, nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has no conviction for any offences, and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on him by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.

Yap Kang Beng, Malaysian, male, aged 47, who is our Head of Corporate Affairs, joined the UOA Group in 2010. He is responsible for corporate affairs and investor relations matters. He is also involved in leasing as well as sales and marketing of commercial developments of the Group.

He has worked in the financial industry for over 13 years prior to joining the UOA Group. Before he assumed the present position, he was a global investment specialist in J.P. Morgan Private Bank (Singapore). Prior to that, he also took up different roles in Treasury and Risk Management in Hong Leong Bank Berhad and Standard Chartered Bank Berhad. He holds a degree in Economics and Social Studies from The University of Manchester.

He is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of UOA Asset Management Sdn Bhd, the manager for UOA Real Estate Investment Trust. He was appointed as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee on 20 January 2022. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder, nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has no conviction for any offences, and there is no sanction or penalty imposed on him by any regulatory bodies over the past 5 years.