Directors’ Profile

MOHD NOOR BIN SETAPA, a Malaysian male aged 60, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 15 April 2021.

In 1986, he obtained a Quantity Surveying Diploma from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying from the Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland in 1999. He subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Management from the Robert Gordon University, Scotland in 2007.

Upon obtaining his diploma in 1986, he began his career as a Quantity Surveyor with Coastal Resources Sdn Bhd where he was involved in the preparation and completion of tender submissions and contract documents. In 1988, he was promoted to Project Manager where he was responsible for monitoring and managing construction site activities.

He left the Coastal Resources Sdn Bhd in 1992 and subsequently established Benteng Dunia Sdn Bhd and served as its Managing Director where he was responsible for daily operations, charting business strategies and its corporate development. The company was involved in the provision of construction services, such as the KTM double tracking project from Tanjong Pagar, Singapore to Kulai, Johor, via a joint venture with two other companies. In 1997, he exited Benteng Dunia Sdn Bhd as Managing Director and shareholder. He then left for Scotland in 1998 to further his studies full time.

Upon finishing his degree in 1999, he began to provide oil and gas related advisory work on a freelance basis from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, he enrolled in a masters programme, where he studied full time before graduating in 2007. From 2008 to 2012, he continued to provide oil and gas related advisory work on a freelance basis.

In 2013, he joined Metra LLC as its Chief Executive Officer, a company in Oman which is involved in asset integrity (such as management and maintenance of corporate assets) for companies operating in the oil and gas industry. He was responsible for the overall implementation of the company’s strategic plans as well as the overall planning and business development activities. He left the company in 2019.

He does not hold any shares in Nestcon and has no family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of Nestcon. He has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. He does not hold directorship in any public companies and public listed companies. He currently sits on the board of directors in several private companies. He has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

He has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.

DATUK IR. DR. LIM JEE GIN, a Malaysian male aged 50, is our Group Managing Director. He was the first Director of our Company since inception. He is a member of our Sustainability and Risk Management Committee. He is responsible for charting our business strategies and managing our corporate development.

He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons) and Master of Science (Project Management) from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1999 and 2003 respectively. In 2016, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Business Administration) from City University of Science and Technology, Malaysia. For his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy, both his thesis were focused on IBS, i.e. “Important criteria for IBS from the perspective of major project participants” and “Appropriate strategic management approaches for enhancing project performance through adoption of the IBS in the Malaysian construction sector”. He is a registered Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (P. Eng) since 2006, a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM) since 2006 and a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Association of Building Engineers, United Kingdom since 2020.

Upon graduation in 1999, he began his career as a Project Engineer with Sunway PMI-Pile Construction Sdn Bhd, where he was responsible for implementing quality management system while coordinating and supervising construction activities. In May 2000, he was transferred to Sunway Precast Industries Sdn Bhd as Project Engineer and involved in pre-construction and planning activities from the initial design stage up to site implementation. During his tenure in Sunway Group, he was also involved in the construction of government quarters for teachers using full IBS method and in scheduling of the precast components’ plant production output, manpower and logistics to the project sites.

In October 2000, he left Sunway Group and joined Rekabina Jaya Sdn Bhd as a Project Engineer, where he participated in various construction projects ranging from civil engineering to building construction works. During his tenure there, he was also responsible for project bids and tender submission, project planning and scheduling, preparation of project documents as well as liaising with relevant authorities, customers, project consultants and subcontractors.

In 2003, he left Rekabina Jaya Sdn Bhd and joined ABV Builders Sdn Bhd as a Construction Manager where he was responsible for the overall planning and coordination of construction activities as well as contract administration and execution of building and infrastructure construction projects. In 2004, he joined Nagano Holdings Sdn Bhd as a Project Director and was responsible for the management of construction activities on project sites, including the planning and coordinating of project activities. He then joined Nestcon Infra in 2009 and served as a Director of the company, where he played an instrumental role in managing the business development and strategies of the company while overseeing its daily operations. In 2016, he was subsequently appointed as Managing Director of the company.

In 2013, he co-founded Nestcon Builders to venture into the provision of building construction services. Since then, he has successfully completed a number of civil engineering, infrastructure and building construction projects in the Group.

He is the Substantial Shareholder of the Company and has no family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of Nestcon. He has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. He does not hold directorship in any public companies and public listed companies. He currently sits on the board of directors in several private companies. He has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

He has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.

ONG YONG CHUAN, a Malaysian male aged 49, is our Executive Director. He was the first Director of our Company since inception. He is responsible for the overall implementation of our Group’s strategic plans as well as the overall planning and business development activities of our Group’s building construction projects. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons) from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1999.

He began his industrial training as a Site Engineer with Pembinaan Puncak Cergas Sdn Bhd in 1998 where he was involved in the planning, managing, executing and supervising of construction of schools using pre-cast components in Negeri Sembilan. He left to join Danau Reka Sdn Bhd in 2002 as a Project Engineer where he was involved in managing and supervising building construction projects up to his departure in 2006.

In 2007, he joined Baxtium Construction Sdn Bhd as a Director and shareholder where he was responsible for the overall planning and business development activities for the company. He was also responsible for managing and supervising the company’s building construction works to ensure compliance with customers’ requirements, in addition to fulfilling the project requirement in terms of quality, time and cost of projects.

In 2013, he co-founded Nestcon Builders to venture into the provision of building construction services. In 2014, he left Baxtium Construction Sdn Bhd and joined Nestcon Builders as a Director where he is responsible for Nestcon Builders’ business strategies and business development activities. He also oversees the company’s building construction projects.

He is the Substantial Shareholder of the Company by virtue of his direct and indirect interests in the shareholdings held by himself and his wife. He has no family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of Nestcon. He has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. He does not hold directorship in any public companies and public listed companies. He currently sits on the board of directors in several private companies. He has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

He has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.

LIM JOO SENG, a Malaysian female aged 50, is our Finance Director. She was appointed to our Board on 26 August 2020. She is responsible for our Group’s financial functions, which include financial planning, review and reporting. She graduated from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) in 1998. She is a member of Certified Public Accountants of Australia and MIA, both since 2003.

Upon graduation, she started her career in 1999 as a Tax Assistant in Sekhar & Tan, where she was involved in preparation of tax returns for clients. In 2000, she joined Deloitte KassimChan as an Audit Senior where she was involved in statutory audits for clients in various industries as well as in special assignments relating to listing exercises and mergers and acquisitions. In 2004, she left the firm to join Eversafe Engineering Sdn Bhd as Finance Manager and was responsible for the company’s financial reporting and accounting matters.

In 2005, she joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd as a Manager based in China and was responsible for leading, managing and coordinating audit engagements with clients from various industries. She was also involved in special assignments related to listing and financial due diligence. In 2010, she left and joined XinRen Aluminium Holdings Limited as Chief Financial Officer, where she was responsible for overseeing its restructuring exercise and preparation for its listing in Singapore. She was also responsible for managing, coordinating and monitoring the company’s projects from acquisitions of strategic companies to external funding exercises.

In 2017, she left XinRen Aluminium Holdings Limited and has since been providing financial advisory work on a freelance basis. In the same year, she was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Nexion Technologies Limited, a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She joined our Group in her current position in December 2019.

She has no family relationship with any Directors and/ or major shareholders of Nestcon. She has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. She is currently Independent Non-Executive Director of two (2) public listed companies, namely Nexion Technologies Limited and KGW Group Berhad. She also holds directorship in several private limited companies. She has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

She has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.

NOR AZZAM BIN ABDUL JALIL, a Malaysian male aged 59, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 26 August 2020, and is also the Chairman of our Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee. He is also a member of our Audit Committee and Sustainability and Risk Management Committee.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) from George Washington University, USA in 1987. Upon his graduation, he was employed as an Executive Trainee by Bank of Commerce (M) Berhad. In 1991, he was promoted as Assistant Vice President responsible for managing the bank’s Nostro accounts. In 1993, he moved to the corporate banking department as a Credit Officer and was promoted to Head of Japanese Desk in 1995.

In 1999, after the merger of Bank of Commerce (M) Berhad and Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad to Bumiputra- Commerce Bank Berhad, he was redesignated as Business Center Manager where he was responsible to set-up and manage a business center in Klang Valley. In 2000, he was seconded to Tokyo, Japan branch of Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad as General Manager to manage the day-to-day operations of the branch.

He returned to Malaysia in 2005 to be Chief Executive Officer of Commerce Tijari Bank Berhad of which he successfully launched Islamic Bank the same year. After merged with CIMB Group, he was transferred to CIMB Bank Berhad as Regional Director IV (responsible for forty (40) South Selangor and Negeri Sembilan branches, and three (3) business centres) in 2006. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President/ Regional Director I (responsible for forty-five (45) Kuala Lumpur branches) in 2010. He remained with the CIMB group and was promoted several times before leaving CIMB Bank Berhad in 2016. His last position with the bank was Senior Managing Director and/or Acting Head of Consumer Sales and Distribution, where he was responsible for driving retail banking and enterprise banking businesses. He was also appointed as Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Foundation and was leading and overseeing the Corporate Social Responsibility efforts for the group as well as the Non-Independent Non- Executive Director of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Bhd. He then joined Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad in the same year as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, where he was responsible for assisting in driving the overall strategic direction of the bank’s business.

In 2017, he left Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad to join his family business, Voxel Imaging Sdn Bhd, a visual effects and production company for film and television as well as end-to-end production for corporate and commercial clients. He currently manages the financial and investment aspects of the company.

He does not hold any shares in Nestcon and has no family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of Nestcon. He has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. He is currently Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Ocean Vantage Holdings Berhad. He also holds directorship in several private limited companies. He has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

He has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.

YEOH SHEONG LEE, a Malaysian male aged 50, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 26 August 2020 and serves as Chairman of our Audit Committee and Sustainability and Risk Management Committee. He is also a member of our Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Business from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia in 1997. He is a member of the Certified Public Accountants of Australia since 2001, member of MIA since 2003 and obtained his practicing certificate from MIA since 2011 as well as his audit license since 2012.

He began his career with Ernst & Young in the Audit Department in 1998 where he was involved in statutory audits for clients in various industries as well as in special assignments relating to financial due diligence, limited review and profit forecast. He left and joined Chew & Associates, a public accounting firm, in 2004 as an Assurance and Advisory Director where he was responsible for leading, managing and coordinating audit, accounting and tax engagements with clients from various industries. He was subsequently made a partner of the firm in 2012 and is now the Head of Audit and Advisory Department in the firm.

He has no family relationship with any Directors and/ or major shareholders of Nestcon. He has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. He is currently Independent Non-Executive Director of Lysaght Galvanized Steel Berhad. He also holds directorship and shareholdings in several private companies. He has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

He has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.

ROSLINDA BINTI MAT YAZID, a Malaysian female aged 53, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 28 December 2021. She is a member of our Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nominating Committee and Sustainability and Risk Management Committee.

In 1994, she graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She is a Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM) and the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) since 1997.

She began her career with HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd in 1994 as an Engineer, where she was tasked to design and supervise a condominium project. In 1996, she joined SHR Associates Sdn Bhd as an Engineer, where she was responsible for design and supervision of apartment and double storey houses projects. She then joined Jurutera Perunding Primareka Sdn Bhd in 1998 as a Senior Engineer for handling planning, design and coordination of infrastructure and building projects under Perbadanan Putrajaya Ventures Sdn Bhd and Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd.

In 2004, she expanded her career exposure in construction sector by joining Amaturen Construction Sdn Bhd as the Technical Director, where she was involved in technical related matters, project planning and management, coordination and contract administration as well as liaison with other stakeholders such as local authorities, project consultants and clients for building construction projects.

Since 2016 to current, she has been serving SNA Consult Sdn Bhd as an Associate Consulting Engineer for design, planning, coordination and managing multiple high-rise residential building projects, commercial building projects and also mixed development township projects.

She does not hold any shares in Nestcon and has no relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of Nestcon. She has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest in any competing business with the Group. She does not hold directorship in any public companies and public listed companies. She has not been convicted of any offences other than traffic offences (if any) in the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalties by any regulatory bodies during FYE 2023.

She has attended five (5) out of five (5) Board Meetings for FYE 2023.