Sasbadi Annual Report 2017

Law King Hui is the Managing Director of the Group and was appointed to the Board on 7 May 2013. He was a member of the Remuneration Committee until 31 October 2017. As one of the co-founders, he has been instrumental in the development, growth and success of the Group. He graduated from Tunku Abdul Rahman College with a Certificate in Electronics Engineering in 1980. He started his career in 1980 with a manufacturing company and left to join a local publishing company in January 1981 where he held a diverse range of positions during his employment there. He left the company in April 1985 and co-founded Sasbadi Sdn Bhd. Besides being responsible for the development of the Group’s strategies and policies, he also plays an active role in product development and innovation. His contributions have led to the transformation of the Group from a pure educational print publisher to a Group with diverse learning and teaching solutions, including technology that enables online learning, a wide range of digital education products, applied learning tools that facilitate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (“STEM”) education, education services via learning centres, and a network marketing business, all of which complement the print publishing business. An entrepreneur with more than 36 years of experience in the education industry, he has been appointed by the Minister of Education Malaysia to be a member of the Board of Directors of Perbadanan Kota Buku currently. Also, he has, in the past, held key positions in different organisations such as Majlis Buku Kebangsaan Malaysia (“MBKM”) (as Treasurer and Council Member), Malaysian Book Industry Council (“MBIC”) (as Chairman and Treasurer), Malaysian Book Publishers Association (“MABOPA”) (as President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary and Executive Council Member), and ASEAN Book Publishers Association (“ABPA”) (as President) over a span of more than 30 years. More recently, he has been appointed as a member of the Industry Advisory Panel for the Faculty of Language and Communications Studies, University Malaysia Sarawak. He has participated in numerous forums, round-tables, seminars, conferences, and lectures where he contributed ideas, new concepts and strategies aimed at promoting reading culture and expanding Malaysia’s book industry. His contributions led to him being selected as one of the 21 personalities documented in the publication, “Tokoh-tokoh Perbukuan Malaysia” by the National Library Malaysia, which recognises book activists and professionals who have made significant contributions towards the development of the book industry and reading culture in the country. He was also the recipient of “Anugerah Perdana (Tokoh Industri Buku Negara) 2013” awarded by Yayasan Pembangunan Buku Negara. In recognition of his efforts and contributions in developing hands-on and experiential learning, he has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the World Robot Olympiad (“WRO”) currently. He aims to strengthen the roles of robotics in developing students’ STEM skills in line with the global movement, via the WRO platform. He holds directorship in Perbadanan Kota Buku. Save for the family relationship with Law Yi Chian, who is his daughter, he has no family relationship with any other director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interests with the Company. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 29 Law King Hui Malaysian, Male, aged 58 Group Managing Director DIRECTORS’ PROFILES