Sasbadi Annual Report 2017

Lee Swee Hang is the Publishing Director of the Group and was appointed to the Board on 7 May 2013. He is one of the co-founders of the Group. He obtained his Higher School Certificate (“HSC”) in 1974. He started his career in 1975 as Senior Malay Language Editor with a local publishing company where he was tasked to translate, proofread, edit and prepare manuscripts for Bahasa Malaysia publications. He left the company in 1978 and subsequently joined another publishing company in 1979 as Chief Editor. During his six (6) years with the company, he developed, trained and managed an editorial team and a panel of writers. He left the company in 1985 to co-found Sasbadi Sdn Bhd. As the Publishing Director, he is responsible for the editorial and production teams. He is also responsible for soliciting new authors and establishing a network of authors for the Group. He has helped the Group to build and manage a team of dedicated writers, editors, book designers and illustrators and is responsible for training and improving the skills and knowledge of the editorial and production teams, especially with respect to educational policy changes, industry practices and production procedures of the publishing industry. He also determines the types of books that the Group publishes each year and ensures that the publications meet set deadlines and reflect the agreed editorial standards and commercial strategy. He actively keeps abreast with the latest development and information of the publishing industry around the world and is tasked to oversee the trading of copyrights with overseas buyers and sellers. He does not hold directorship in any other public companies and listed issuers. He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company nor does he have any conflict of interests with the Company. Lee Swee Hang Malaysian, Male, aged 64 Executive Director SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD (1022660-T) 30 DIRECTORS’ PROFILES