Director's Profile Year:
 NG WAI PIN
Chairman / Chief Executive Officer
 DR TAY KIANG MENG
Executive Director / Chief Scientist / Chief Sustainability Officer
 NG CHEE WHYE
Independent Non-Executive Director
 GERALD CHIU YOONG CHIAN
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
 KOH HUEY MIN
Independent Non-Executive Director
 YM RAJA JASTINA ADLINA BINTI RAJA ARSHAD
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
NG WAI PIN
Chairman / Chief Executive Officer
 
• Aged 57, Male, Malaysian
• Appointed to the Board on 10 April 2006

Ng Wai Pin, formerly a Senior Independent Non- Executive Director of Frontken Corporation Berhad (“FCB”), was re-designated as the Chairman / Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of the Company on 19 January 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Auckland and was admitted to the roll of barristers and solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand in 1989. He then continued practising as a barrister and solicitor in a leading legal firm in Auckland for a number of years before returning to Malaysia where he joined Shook Lin & Bok, a legal firm in Kuala Lumpur. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1993. He later became a Director and Chief Executive Officer of an oil and gas services company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad with regional operations, before returning to private practice in law. From September 2005 to February 2009, he was the Chief Operating Officer of a company listed on the Singapore Exchange Limited and was seconded as the Chief Executive Officer of a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He is also the Executive Chairman of Ares Green Technology Corporation, a public company in Taiwan, R.O.C., a subsidiary of FCB.

He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company.

He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. He has no conflict of interest with the Company.

DR TAY KIANG MENG
Executive Director / Chief Scientist / Chief Sustainability Officer
 
• Aged 58, Male, Singaporean
• Appointed to the Board on 10 April 2006

Dr Tay Kiang Meng holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from University of Portsmouth, and a Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing Systems and a PhD in Engineering from Brunel University, United Kingdom.

He is responsible for research and development leading the Group’s technology roadmap, spearheading research and development (“R&D”) activities, formalising the Group’s quality systems, developing critical manufacturing technologies for FCB’s semiconductor technology and advanced materials engineering, and exploring new technology opportunities for the Group. He has more than 20 years of professional experiences in technology development, R&D, and has led some of the most significant technology innovations in semiconductorrelated manufacturing technology and advanced materials engineering.

An engineer and scientist by training, Dr Tay began his professional R&D experience with research think tank, Gintic Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore. Dr Tay has received honours and awards in many of his academic, research and technology development work.

Dr Tay also sits on the board of the FCB’s subsidiary, Ares Green Technology Corporation.

He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company.

He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. He has no conflict of interest with the Company.

NG CHEE WHYE
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
• Aged 57, Male, Malaysian
• Appointed to the Board on 31 July 2019
• Chairman of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, Member of Nomination Committee

Ng Chee Whye is a Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He began his professional career with KPMG Peat Marwick in Auckland, New Zealand, gaining experience with clients from varied industries. Following which, he relocated closer to home to assume varied Senior Finance roles with various IT related entities in Singapore and Malaysia, namely Hewlett-Packard Singapore (Pte) Ltd, Creative Technology Ltd and Electronic Data Systems IT Services (M) Sdn Bhd. He subsequently moved on to assume Chief Financial Officer roles with various Wealth Advisory and Fund Management entities at Prudential Fund Management Bhd, AXA Financial Services and Nexus Financial Services Pte Ltd.

He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company.

He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. He has no conflict of interest with the Company.

GERALD CHIU YOONG CHIAN
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
 
• Aged 49, Male, Singaporean
• Appointed to the Board on 31 July 2019
• Member of Nomination Committee

Gerald Chiu Yoong Chian holds a BA (First Class Honours) in Engineering and Master’s in Engineering (with distinction), both from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He joined Dymon Asia Capital in 2012, helped establish Dymon Asia Private Equity (“DAPE”), and is a member of DAPE’s investment committee. DAPE is focused on making private equity investments in Small and Medium Enterprises in South East Asia, and aims to contribute both capital and expertise to the companies it invests in. DAPE’s current funds are Fund I (SGD300 million), Fund II (USD450 million) and Fund III (USD650 million). DAPE has offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and has invested in 27 companies/ exited 8 companies across these geographies.

He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company.

He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. He has no conflict of interest with the Company
KOH HUEY MIN
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
• Aged 57, Female, Malaysian
• Appointed to the Board on 1 December 2021
• Member of Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee

Koh Huey Min is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

She has more than 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, tax, treasury fields, marketing, business development, property investment and development and shopping complex operations.

She was an Executive Director of Berjaya Assets Berhad (“BAssets”) from 23 June 2017 to 31 August 2021. Prior to that, she was attached to PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequent to that, she worked in Hong Leong Group of Companies as an Accountant. She joined Berjaya Times Square (“BTSSB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAssets in March 1994 as the Head of Finance and Admin. She was appointed as an Executive Director of BTSSB from 8 January 2013 to 31 August 2021. She anchored the overall property development and investment division and also managed the overall operations of Berjaya Times Square Group. She also held directorships in various subsidiaries of BAssets. Currently she is an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of Scientex Packaging (Air Keroh) Berhad.

She has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company.

She has not been convicted of any offences within the past five years. She has no conflict of interest with the Company.

YM RAJA JASTINA ADLINA BINTI RAJA ARSHAD
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
• Aged 41, Female, Malaysian
• Appointed to the Board on 15 August 2023
• Chairman of Nomination Committee, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Remuneration Committee

Raja Jastina Arshad holds a Bachelor of Economics in Liverpool University, England, and a Master of Marketing Communications in Westminster University, England.

Raja Jastina Arshad, is Head of Astro Shaw, Malaysia's leading film studio and Vice President of Malay Nusantara Business, Astro. As Head, she oversees Film, Premium content and content strategy of Malay Nusantara Business as well as its digital brands. Her portfolio includes fronting Astro's Pay Per View / TVOD Business, On-air Talent Management and Film Distribution & Marketing division.

Raja Jastina has over 17 years of corporate, marketing and creative experience. In 2011, she managed the rebranding efforts of Astro. In response to the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Raja Jastina fronted the First Run Film initiative, transforming Astro First to Malaysia's largest home cinema and providing an innovative business continuity solution for the local film producers.