Sasbadi Annual Report 2019

PAGE 22 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 and started his career in 1975 as a Senior Malay Language Editor with a local publishing company. Here, 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 tenure with the company, he developed, trained and managed an editorial team and a panel of writers. He left the company in 1985 to co-find Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd.. As the Publishing Director, he is responsible for the editorial and production teams. During his tenure with the Group, he helped to train and upskill a team of dedicated writers, editors, designers and illustrators to ensure that the teams stayed ahead of the curve on changes in educational policies, production procedures and industry practices. He is also responsible for soliciting new authors and establishing a network of authors for the Group. With his wealth of experience, he looks into editorial and commercial strategies. He takes charge of the types of books that the Group publishes yearly and ensures that the deadlines and publications standards are met. He also oversees the trading of copyrights with international buyers and sellers. To keep up with the latest trends and insights, he keeps abreast with the latest developments of the publishing industry, globally. 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 Executive Director Malaysian, Male, aged 66 DIRECTORS’ PROFILES (continued) SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD