Mr. Lim Tian Huat – Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Tian Huat was appointed as an independent director of the Company on 30 September 2024. He established his own firm in 2010 after his retirement from Ernst & Young (“EY”). He was a partner in EY (2002 – 2009), in charge of Restructuring and Insolvency. Prior to that he was with Arthur Andersen (1979 – 2001), first 7 years in Assurance before focusing in Restructuring and Insolvency. He became a partner of Arthur Andersen in 1990, and led the Global Corporate Finance practice, including Restructuring and Insolvency. Tian Huat has over 40 years experience in assurance, corporate advisory, restructuring and insolvency. He was appointed by the Domestic Trade Minister to be a member of the Corporate Law Reform Committee (“CLRC”) under the purview of the Companies Commission of Malaysia. CLRC’s objective was to update and modernise Companies Act 1967 which resulted in Companies Act 2016. He was appointed as Commissioner to the United Nations Compensation Commission for a period of 5 years from 1998 to 2002. He co-authored a book entitled “The Law and Practice of Corporate Receivership in Malaysia and Singapore”.
Dato’ Dr Thong Kok Cheong – Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Dr. Thong was appointed as a non-executive director on 09 July 2024. He has considerable experience in upstream business of exploration, production of oil and gas, and downstream oil business in refining, supply and trading. He was appointed Chief Corporate Planner for the Shell Group of Companies in Malaysia from 1991 to 1993. After that he left to start his own business in property development, manufacturing and trading. Dato’ Dr. Thong was appointed to the Board of Directors of Jasa Megah Industries Berhad, and Insas Berhad in 1993. He retired from the two companies in 2000. His current interest is in consultancy, property development and investment. Currently he is a director of Grand Battery Technologies Berhad. He graduated from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, with First Class Honors in Chemical Engineering in 1968, and obtained his PhD in 1971. He received the RH Gummer prize for 1969/70 for his research work in combustion, and has published papers in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, UK, Institute of Chemical Engineering, UK and Journal of Physics, UK. He was also a founding member and former President of the Imperial College Alumni Malaysia. Dato’ Dr. Thong holds a 5.24% shareholding interest in the Company.
Director and Senior Management
Leong Kheng Cheong (KC) – Director and Chief Executive Officer
KC, a fellow member of the CPA Australia, brings with him over 28 years of finance and strategic leadership experience across diversified industries in FMCG & luxury retailing, commercial property development & management, automotive distribution and financial institutions across Hong Kong, Mainland China and Southeast Asia. He has held senior positions in reputable multinational corporations prior to the appointment, most recently the Finance Director, Group Planning & Reporting of the DFI Retail Group (a pan-Asian retail conglomerate of the Jardines Group) in Hong Kong, as well as the Financial Planning & Analysis Director of Tesco Property Limited (a subsidiary of Tesco Plc) in China.
KC was appointed to the Board on 10 February 2025.