Chairperson and Independent Non-Executive Director

Datin Normaliza Kairon, a Malaysian aged 50, is our Chairperson and Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 2 April 2021.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting from Universiti Malaya in August 1995 and later obtained her Masters of Business Administration (majoring in Finance) from Open University Malaysia in December 2006. She is a Chartered Accountant (Malaysia) and a member of the MIA since September 1998. She is a member of CPA Australia since July 2014 and obtained the Certified Practising Accountant Australia certificate in December 2015.

She began her career with Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad (EON) as a management trainee of Group Finance Division in July 1995. In August 1998, she joined the Securities Commission (SC), in its pioneer team of the Financial and Corporate Surveillance Department. She was the Senior Corporate Analyst, responsible for providing financial statement analysis and monitoring corporate development for compliance within the securities laws and regulations including the Malaysian approved accounting standards and other corporate reporting requirements; the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance; the listing requirements and other regulations expected on public listed companies. Before she left the SC in 2008, she was the Senior Associate in the Equity Compliance Unit of the Take-Overs & Mergers Department where she joined in 2006. Her main task was to review corporate proposals for compliance with the Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) Guidelines.

In 2009, she was attached with the Maybank Group’s Financial Reporting, Finance & Treasury Operations Divisions where she was the Assistant Vice President, responsible for the financial accounting analysis of Maybank group of companies. In April 2010, she joined Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd as Manager of Group Analysis in the Group Finance division, where she assisted in the development and implementation of the company’s transformation programme.

From June 2011 until September 2014, she was with Teraju Bumiputera Corporation Berhad. As the Associate Director of the Funding Department, she was responsible for the financial services and funding related tasks including providing the necessary assistance to the SMEs and liaising with the development finance institutions (DFIs) and entrepreneur development organisations (EDOs). One of her other main tasks was to provide her supervisory and advisory role on economic development initiatives having socio-economic impacts, earmarked in the various parts of Malaysia. This role was pursuant to the facilitation fund program, a collaboration with the Public Private Partnership Unit or UKAS, of the Prime Minister’s Department, as well as with the regional economic corridor authorities including the NCIA, ECERDC, IRDA, Sarawak economic council and SEDIA.

In 2016, she joined Kumpulan Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP), as the Director of Investment and Economics of Perak South-Region Development, where she was responsible for investor facilitation and eco-system management.

She left PKNP in 2016 to focus on the Sustainable Development agenda and has continuously pursued her professional education and development in financial reporting, legal & governance, strategic management and boardroom skills. She is an alumni of the United Nations’ SDG Academy since 2019.

Non-Independent Executive Director Interim Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer

Loh Hock Chiang, a Malaysian male aged 56, is the Promoter and our substantial shareholder and Non-Independent Executive Director, Interim Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to our Board on 9 February 2021.

As our Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for our overseeing the overall finance function of our Group.

He graduated with an honours degree in Management Studies from University of Waikato, New Zealand, in April 1992. He has been a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants since November 1995 and in December 2014, he became a Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand after the amalgamation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has been a Registered Accountant with the MIA since Oct 1996 and a Chartered Accountant (Malaysia) (“CA(M)”) of the MIA since June 2001.

He began his career with Russ Ooi & Associates (a member firm of RSM International then) in April 1992 as an audit assistant and his last position when he left in April 1994 was audit senior. In May 1994, he joined Comintel Sdn Bhd as an accountant where he was responsible for the overall management of accounting and finance function of the company and its subsidiaries, and held various positions in Comintel Corporation group of companies (“Comintel Group”) including Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer where his last designation was Executive Director before he left in January 2018.

In August 2017, he incorporated MSH together with LCY to acquire BCM Electronics from Comintel Corporation. After the MBO of BCM Electronics, he resigned from all the positions he held in the Comintel Group in January 2018 and assumed his current position as executive director of BCM Electronics. He was appointed as our Group Chief Financial Officer on 25 March 2021.

Non-Independent Executive Director

Tan Chong Hin, a Malaysian aged 46, is our Non-Independent Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 30 March 2022.

Chong spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999.

He is currently a Non-Executive Independent Director of Avisena Healthcare Sdn. Bhd. and holds other non-independent directorships in various private companies.

Independent Non-Executive Director

F’ng Meow Cheng, a Malaysian aged 55, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 2 April 2021.

She graduated from University of Southwestern Louisiana, USA with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in May 1991 and obtained her Master of Management from the Australian Institute of Business in November 2016. She has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and MIA since 1997 and 1998 respectively.

She began her career in November 1991 with Sony Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of consumer electronic products, as System Planner where she assisted in organisational corporate planning as well as drafting of standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with the international standards of quality. Subsequently, she left the company to join Russ Ooi & Associates (a member firm of RSM International then) in October 1992 as junior auditor. She left Russ Ooi & Associates in September 1996 as Assistant Manager and joined another audit firm, H.B. Ooi & Co. as Manager in April 1997 where she was mainly involved in audit, taxation and consultancy services. She left in February 1998 and joined another audit firm, K.B. Tan & Co. as Manager in March 1998 where she was also mainly involved in audit, taxation and consultancy services. She then left the main office in Klang, Selangor and took on the responsibility to set up and manage a new branch office in Bukit Mertajam, Penang in November 1998. In November 2002, the firm name of K.B. Tan & Co was changed to MC F’ng & Associates and she has since become a sole practitioner at the accounting firm providing auditing, taxation and consulting services.

She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of UWC Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nor Shahmir Bin Nor Shahid, a Malaysian aged 51, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 2 April 2021.

He has 23 years of experience in cross-border banking, financial advisory, international and regional project finance, corporate finance, Islamic debt capital market, syndications and investment banking where he held various senior management positions in development banks, investment banks and commercial banks.

He graduated from the International Islamic University Malaysia in July 1995 and obtained his Bachelor of Accounting in August 1995. He has been a member of the MIA as a Chartered Accountant since April 2018.

He began his career in July 1995 as an executive with Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad where he was involved in various corporate exercises including reverse take-overs, initial public offerings and fund raising. In October 1997, he left Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad and subsequently joined KPMG Corporate Finance Sdn Bhd as a principal consultant where he was responsible for various engagements in corporate finance advisory, mergers and acquisitions and project finance.

  He left KPMG Corporate Finance Sdn Bhd in November 2003 and subsequently joined Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad as Associate Director of Investment Banking Department where he was mainly involved in Islamic debt capital market transactions. He left Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad in December 2006 and joined Josor Capital Sdn Bhd in January 2007 as Senior Vice President of Private Equity and Investments responsible for providing full-scale investment banking solutions for the investment banking group catered specially for the Asian markets.

In October 2007, he went to Qatar and joined Al Khalij Commercial Bank (“Al-Khaliji Bank”) as Head of Debt Capital Markets where he was responsible for loan syndications and debt capital market business of Al-Khaliji Bank in Qatar. In January 2009, he returned to Malaysia and continued his career with MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (“MIDF Investment”) as Senior Vice President where he was responsible in originating and structuring Islamic debt capital market issuances and project finance advisory transactions. He left MIDF Investment in June 2011 and joined Export Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad in July 2011 as Senior Vice President and Head of Banking until March 2018. In April 2018, he joined Ipmuda Berhad as Chief Operating Officer where his role was to oversee the corporate and business operations, human resources, finance and also oversee the transformation and acceleration programmes of the company. He left Ipmuda Berhad in August 2020 and is now an independent corporate advisory specialist for his clients.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Yee Swee Meng, a Malaysian aged 62, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 2 July 2021.

He graduated from University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Arts in Economic in February 1984. He has been a fellow member of CPA Australia since May 2019 and obtained the recognition as a Certified Practising Accountant Australia in August 2017. He is a CA(M) and a member of the MIA since March 2018 and is a member of the ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants Coordinating Committee since August 2018.

He began his career in November 1985 with Metroplex Berhad as Finance Executive where he was responsible for financing transactions. He left the company in January 1989 and subsequently joined Supreme Finance (M) Berhad as Branch Executive and managed the branch operations. In May 1991, he left Supreme Finance (M) Berhad and joined MBF Finance Berhad as Head of Corporate Division where he was involved in the marketing of corporate loans. He left MBF Finance Berhad in March 1992 and joined Primework (M) Sdn Bhd as Financial Controller where he was responsible for the management of all finance and accounting operations including developing financial strategy and cash flow management. In May 1995, he left Primework (M) Sdn Bhd and joined STS Technic Bhd as Group Corporate Manager and was also appointed as executive director of a subsidiary of STS Technic Bhd where he oversaw the corporate development and investment activities of the group companies.

In September 2001, he left STS Technic Bhd and relocated to Indonesia. In December 2001, he joined RGM International Pte Ltd as Senior Financial Controller where his main role was to manage the financial aspects of the company.

In December 2003, he left RGM International Pte Ltd and returned to Malaysia. Upon his return to Malaysia, he took a career break for family reasons. He joined Unichamp Mineral Sdn Bhd in May 2004 as General Manager of Finance Administration where his main role was to advise the company’s board of directors on all financial matters, management control, mergers and acquisitions transactions and other strategy issues.

He left Unichamp Mineral Sdn Bhd in September 2007 and joined V.S. Industry Berhad group of companies (“V.S. Industry Group”) in February 2008. Between February 2008 and August 2017, he held three roles within the V.S. Industry Group, namely Finance Controller, Finance Director of VS Industry Vietnam Joint Stock Company and General Director of VS Technology Pte Ltd. His responsibilities included, among others, advising the board of directors on all financial matters, management control, policies, mergers and acquisitions and other strategy issues.

In August 2017, he left the V.S. Industry Group and took a career break before he joined Sunpro Capital Group Ltd, Vietnam as Finance Director Cum Executive Chairman Special Assistant in September 2018 where he managed the finance department and was responsible for all aspects of the company’s business.

After he left Sunpro Capital Group Ltd, Vietnam in June 2019, he focuses on financial advisory work where he provides financial advice such as investment management and tax planning.