TIMBERWELL BERHAD

Registration No. 199601014835 ( 387185-W )

Board of Directors


Director's Profile


WONG CHONG KIM

Chairman/Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 67 / Malaysian / Male

Mr Wong Chong Kim is the Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director of Timberwell Berhad. He was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Company on 25 May 2021. He is a Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom.

Mr Wong is currently a commissioned dealer’s representative of RHB Investment Bank Berhad since 1 August 2014.

He was formerly the Executive Director of OSK Holdings Berhad (“OSK”) since November 1990 and re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director from May 2007 until April 2013. During his tenure as a Director of OSK, he had sat as a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Employee Share Options Scheme Committee.

He joined OSK Investment Berhad (“OSKIB”) as Finance Manager in 1985 and was appointed to the Board of OSKIB in 1989 as an Executive Director.

He then resigned from the Board of OSKIB and appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of OSKIB on January 2007. Prior to this, he was the Accountant and Assistant Credit Manager of a leading financial institution in 1983 for two years.

He was also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of OSK Ventures International Berhad and OSK Property Holdings Berhad for more than ten years before retiring on 10 April 2013.

Mr Wong is the spouse to Madam Lee Ngee Moi, a substantial shareholder of the Company and he holds 50% shares in Harmony Chime Sdn. Bhd. (a Company’s shareholder). He has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offence, and there are no public sanction or penalty imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.


DATUK YAP PAK LEONG

Non Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 88 / Malaysian / Male

Datuk Yap Pak Leong was appointed to the Board of Directors of Timberwell Berhad on 27 September 2004. He is the Chairman of the Investment Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Executive Committee and the Risk Management Committee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee. Datuk Yap is a Chartered Accountant by profession and holds a Bachelor of Economics University Degree. He worked as State Minister in the Ministry of Manpower & Environmental Development of Sabah from 1976 to 1979 and Ministry of Local Government & Housing of Sabah from 1979 to 1982. He is presently the principal of P.L. Yap & Co. Chartered Accountants since 1962 and the Chairman of Sandakan Turf Club since 1984.

He does not hold any directorship in any other public companies.

He is the father to Ms Yap Fook Fung, the Alternate Director of the Company. He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years and there are no public sanction or penalty imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.


LIM AH LAY

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 67/ Malaysian / Male

Mr Lim Ah Lay was appointed to the Board of Directors of Timberwell Berhad on 24 May 2023. He is the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Risk Management Committee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee.

Mr Lim has over 30 years of working experience in accounting, audit and finance. He started his career as an Audit Senior with Ling Kam Hoong & Co. from April 1985 to June 1987, prior to that he was a Science and Mathematics Teacher at Datok Lokman Secondary School in Kuala Lumpur from April 1979 to April 1985. Thereafter, he holds position as the Internal Audit Executive of MUI Finance Berhad in July 1987 and May 1990 and subsequently worked with Zalik Securities Sdn. Bhd. as an accountant from June 1990 to June 1991. He then left the Company and joined UMBC Securities Sdn. Bhd. where he served as an Assistant General Manager until August 1995.

Mr Lim joined ECM Libra Avenue Securities Sdn. Bhd. in August 1995 and left as the Executive Director “ED” of operations in June 2007. Shortly in August 2007, Mr Lim joined OSK Investment Bank Berhad as a director and head of operations and was appointed as an ED of OSK Holdings Hong Kong Ltd in December 2010. He was also the ED of RHB Hong Kong Ltd and its subsidiaries from December 2010 to April 2017. Mr Lim has served as a licensed representative and also responsible officer for various companies since November 2011. He is presently a licensed representative of iFREE Group Securities and Futures limited and a responsible officer with iFREE Group Asset Management Limited. Mr Lim is also serving as a Non-Executive Director of Kwan Yong Holdings Limited since October 2018.

He does not hold any directorship in any other public companies.

He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years and there are no public sanction or penalty imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies prior to his appointment.


LOO CHOO HONG

Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 50 / Malaysian / Male

Mr Loo Choo Hong was appointed to the Board on 12 May 2017. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Investment Committee. He was admitted as a member of the ACCA in 1998, and is currently a Fellow member of the accountancy body. He is also a member of the MIA and an associate member of the Institute of Internal Audit since 2001 and 2005 respectively. Mr Loo commenced his career as an Audit Assistant in a local accounting firm in 1998 and subsequently left as an Audit Supervisor in 2001, before he joined K.H. Kwong & Company as an Audit and Tax Manager. In 2005, he founded Messrs C.H. Loo & Co. and Pro Cast Management Services which offer various professional corporate and management services. Pro Cast Group of Companies was merged with ASQ Group in January 2018, he is currently the tax director of ASQ Tax Services Sdn. Bhd.

Mr Loo is also an Independent Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Wang Zheng Berhad. In addition, he holds several other directorships in a number of private limited companies.

He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Malaysian Medical Association (“MMA”) Foundation. MMA Foundation is a non-profit organisation which provides financial assistance for undergraduate medical students, continuing professional development, public health education and donations to charities.

He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offence, and there are no public sanctions or penalties imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.


AGNES SOEI-TIN LAMEY

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 69 / British / Female

Agnes Soei-Tin Lamey was appointed as Director of the Company on 13 August 2007. She is a member of the Executive Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committees, Risk Management Committee and Audit Committee. She has more than ten (10) years working experiences in Chartered Accountant firm in United Kingdom. Since coming to Malaysia in 1991, she has been involved in Sinar Pembangunan Sdn. Bhd., a family owned property development company in Sabah. She is currently a director of various private companies involving in oil palm plantations, and properties development business. She has extensive experience on the financial management of companies both in United Kingdom and Malaysia.

She does not hold any directorship in any other public companies.

She has no family relationship with any Director and has no conflict of interest with the Company. She has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offence, and there are no public sanction or penalty imposed on her by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.


MICHAEL @ RADIO BIN LUBAN

Independent Non-Executive Director
Aged 73 / Malaysian / Male

Michael@Radio Bin Luban was appointed a Director of the Company on 23 February 2021. He was appointed as member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee on the same date.

Michael@Radio Bin Luban obtained his Master of Science in Human Resources Management through Post Graduate Programme in Hawaii University in 1996 and Bachelor of Science in Business Adminstration major in Human Resources Management from Hawaii Pacific College (presently known as Hawaii Pacific College University), Honolulu Hawaii in 1989.

He started his career as Assistant Officer with Sabah Road Transport Department from 1978 to 1995. He then involved in setting up the operation of Pusat Pemeriksaan Kenderaan Berkomputer Sdn. Bhd. (“PUSPAKOM”), one of the GLC in Sabah. He was posted to Tawau as Branch Manager of PUSPAKOM Tawau from 1996 to March 1999 and was transferred to PUSPAKOM Sandakan from April 1999 to year 2006. At the end of the same year, he got his early retirement approval at the age of 56 years old.

Upon retirement, Michael@Radio Bin Luban was self-employed at his own Small Holder Palm Oil Plantation, where he later joined the party Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (“PPBM”) of Beluran branch. As a member of the PPBM organisation, he is committed in assisting to uplift the standard of living of the local communities under the programme of Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries of Malaysia.

He does not hold any directorship in any other public companies.

He does not have any family relationship with any other directors and/or major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offence, and there are no public sanctions or penalties imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.


YAP FOOK FUNG

Alternate Director to Datuk Yap Pak Leong
Aged 54 / Malaysian / Female

Yap Fook Fung was appointed as Alternate Director to Datuk Yap Pak Leong on 1 January 2016.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia in year 1993. She had been involved in Project Management of Jockey Lodge Hotel (Sandakan) on construction and furnishings in years 1995 and 1996. She also has vast experience in the tourism industry and she was the General Manager of Excel Dive & Tours (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd. for the period from 2000 to 2003 and 2008 to 2011. She managed the operations of inbound and outbound tour packages, as well as the development of websites and online booking system for the company.

She does not hold any directorship in any other public companies.

She is currently the Senior Accountant for Sri Luasong Sdn. Bhd. and sits on the board of several private companies dealing with oil palm plantation, tree planting and property investment.

She is a daughter to Datuk Yap Pak Leong, the Senior Independent Non- Executive Director. She has no conflict of interest with the Company. She has no family relationship with any Director (other than Datuk Yap Pak Leong) and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. She has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offence, and there are no public sanction or penalty imposed on her by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.


KEY SENIOR MANAGEMENT


DATUK PAU CHIONG UNG

Chief Executive Office
Aged 71 / Malaysian / Male

Datuk Pau Chiong Ung was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 23 May 2006. He is a member of the Executive Committee. Datuk Pau holds a technical certificate of wood working, Japan. Datuk Pau has been engaged in timber and shipping industries for the last 30 years. In his working experience, he has served as shipping manager, general manager and managing director of a number of timber extraction and export companies. He is currently a director of several private companies involving timber extraction, wood manufacturing and shipping. He is also the Independent Director of Harbour Link Group Bhd.

His interest in the securities of the Company and its subsidiary as at 31 March 2022 are as follows:


Timberwell Berhad

Direct%Indirect%
Ordinary Shares800,0000.90--

He does not have any family relationship with any other director and/or major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company except for certain recurrent related party transactions of revenue or trading in nature that is necessary for day-to-day operations of the Group. He has no convictions for any offences within the past five (5) years, other than traffic offences, and there are no public sanction or penalty imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2022.



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