A Malaysian citizen, aged 56, was appointed as the Non-Executive Director on 15 October 1995 and subsequently as Non-executive Chairman on 1 October 1999. He was appointed as Group Executive Chairman on 6 June 2003. He is the committee member for the ESOS Option Committee and Management Retirement Gratuity Fund Committee. He was conferred the Penglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (P.G.B.K.) which carries the honourable title “Datuk” by the Yang Terutama Dipertua Negeri Sarawak on 14th September 2002. He is also the founder and Chairman of the diversified Shin Yang Group of Companies involving in reforestation, downstream wood-based processing, domestic & international shipping, ship building, residential & commercial land development, road & bridge construction with asphalt premix, paving block & concrete products manufacturing, public transports, hypermarket & hotel business. He has been instrumental to the growth and expansion of Shin Yang Group of Companies and the Company. With his strong industry knowledge, market networking and hands on technical experiences, he has built up a strong and efficient system within the Group with good business relationship with buyers, business associates and other parties. He is deemed substantial shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in the transactions with the related parties which are carried out in the ordinary course of business as detailed in note to the account. Except as disclosed therein, he has no personal interest in other business arrangement involving the Company.
TANG TIONG ING
A Malaysian citizen, aged 49, has been a Non-Executive Director since 15 June 1995. Presently, he serves as a member of the Audit, Nomination and Risk Management Committees. He graduated from University of Malaya with Bachelor in Accounting with Honours. He is a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Taxation and Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries. He joined Lau Hoi Chew & Co., a Certified Public Accounting firm in 1984 and was promoted to head the Miri Branch in 1985 till 1990. In 1991, he joined Shin Yang Group as a Group Accountant to oversee all the financial and accounting functions, corporate taxation, treasury, corporate planning and company secretarial function of the group. He is an appointed representative of Shin Yang Plantation Sdn. Bhd. (SYPSB), a substantial shareholder of SOPB and does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB.
DR. LAI YEW HOCK
A Malaysian citizen, aged 49, was appointed as an Independent and Non-Executive Director on 24 February 2000. Presently, he serves as a member of the Audit, Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Management Committees. He graduated from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1985. He was variously admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in October 1985, as an Advocate of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak in February 1986, and as an Advocates and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in October 1986. He graduated from the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia with the degree of Doctor of Business Administration in December 2006. His doctoral thesis is on Corporate Governance. He is also a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and an Accredited Mediator. He started his own legal firm in Miri, Sarawak in May 1992. He is also Non-Executive Non-Independent Director in Technodex Bhd. He is not related to any director and/ or substantial shareholder of SOPB and does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB.
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