Directors' Profile

Dato' Tan Yee Boon, a Malaysian aged 48, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2021.

He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Glamorgan (now known as the University of South Wales), United Kingdom, in 1997. He subsequently obtained the Certificate of Legal Practice from the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia in 1998.

In 1998, he began his career with Cheang & Ariff as a Chambering Student and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court in 1999. In the same year, he joined Ranjit Ooi & Robert Low as a Legal Assistant. He subsequently joined Khaw & Partners as a Legal Assistant in 2000, and was made a Partner of the firm in 2011. In 2013, he left the firm and started his own legal practice, David Lai & Tan, where he is currently the Partner of the firm.

He sits on the board of directors of public companies in Malaysia and Hong Kong including EV Dynamics (Holdings) Limited (since 2016) and TIL Enviro Limited (since 2018), both listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Protasco Berhad (since 2013) and Propel Global Berhad (since 2022), both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities.

Wong Choi Ong, a Malaysian aged 59, is our Non-Independent Executive Director / Managing Director. He is one of the founders of our Group. He was appointed to our Board on 21 August 2020.

Mr Wong attended Sekolah Menengah Batu Anam in Segamat, Johor from 1978 to 1981. He brings with him approximately 38 years of working experience, of which approximately 28 years were in construction of palm oil mills and facilities.

He started his career with Ladang Dunlop Estate rubber plantation, where he was a general worker between 1983 and 1984. He subsequently established Wee Lip Welding Works in 1985 in partnership with his friend. Wee Lip Welding Works was involved in the manufacturing of welded metal doors and windows, and he left the partnership in 1990. Subsequently, he joined Pembina Progressive Jaya which was involved in the fabrication of storage tanks and palm oil refinery plant fabrication and erection, in 1991 as a partner and he left the partnership in 1993.

In 1994, he worked as an in-house contractor for Mascot Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd where he was involved in the fabrication and installation of palm oil equipment until 2002. In early 2003, he started to carry out sub-contract work for the fabrication and installation of palm oil equipment for MSHK Engineering Sdn Bhd and at the same time he incorporated Lajumax Sdn Bhd in May 2003 where he is one of the co-founders to carry out business as a fabrication and installation sub-contractor. Lajumax Sdn Bhd was subsequently dissolved in November 2008 as Mr Wong wanted to focus on growing the business of EMESB.

In November 2003, he established EMESB together with Tia Tuan Sim, our Operational and Technical Director. Over the years, he has been instrumental in the growth and development of our Group. He has contributed significantly in penetrating foreign markets including the expansion into Indonesia, Gabon and Liberia. He is responsible for driving the future direction of our Group, development of business strategies and business opportunities, marketing as well as building and maintaining business relationships with our customers. He assumed his current position as our Managing Director on 20 August 2021.

Pan Kum Wan, a Malaysian aged 72, is our Non-Independent Executive Director and General Manager. He was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2021. Mr Pan obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom in 1976. He brings with him approximately 45 years of working experience, of which approximately 24 years were in palm oil refinery operation and 21 years in the construction of palm oil mills and facilities. He started his career in 1977 when he joined Tampoi Oil Products Sdn Bhd, a company involved in palm oil refinery as Production Engineer. In 1979, he left and joined Sawit Oil Industries Sdn Bhd, a company in palm oil refinery as a site engineer. He was then promoted to the post of Factory Manager in 1982, a position he held until he left the company in 1984. In 1985, he joined Felda Refinery Corporation, a palm oil refinery and food manufacturing company, as Factory Manager. In 1994, he left Malaysia to work in the People's Republic of China where he joined Beijing King Voray Edible Oil Co. Ltd, an edible oil refining company as General Manager.

Subsequently, he left in 1997 to join Yantai Thian Sheng Edible Oil Co Ltd, a vegetable oil refinery company as General Manager. He subsequently returned to work in Malaysia in 2001 to take up the position of Project Manager for Sahamas Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the fabrication and installation of palm oil milling equipment. In 2004, he left the company to work in Singapore where he joined Novo Environment Technology Services Pte Ltd, a provider of environmental engineering products as Senior Manager responsible for product development in water filtration systems and heat economiser systems. He left Novo Environment Technology Services Pte Ltd in 2005.

In 2006, he joined EMESB as General Manager and since then, he has been contributing significantly to the growth and development of our Group including the expansion of our business operations to serve foreign markets. He is responsible for the management and implementation of projects to ensure timely delivery to customers. He is also involved in implementation of business strategies and business development.

Law Sang Thiam, a Malaysian aged 47, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2021. He is also the Chairman of our Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of our Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Mr Law obtained his Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Malaya in 2000. He has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2003 and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2004.

He began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co in 2000 as an Audit Assistant before leaving the firm in 2002 to join Ernst & Young (now known as Ernst & Young PLT) as Audit Associate. During his tenure with the said accounting firms, he was involved in audit assignments of companies in various industries, as well as other engagements involving corporate exercises.

In 2016, Mr Law left Ernst & Young as an Audit Director to establish his own accounting firm, Ivan Law & Co. In 2017, he established Taxavenue Advisory PLT, a firm in Malaysia providing tax advisory services. He is currently the Managing Partner of both Ivan Law & Co and Taxavenue Advisory PLT.

Mr Law is an Independent Non-Executive Director of MCE Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities and Spring Art Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.

Ang Chye Kian, a Malaysian aged 61, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2021. She is also the chairman of our Remuneration Committee and a member of our Nomination and Audit and Risk Management Committees.

She obtained her Diploma of Managerial Principles from Stamford College Singapore in 1981. In 1991, she was admitted as an associate of the Malaysian Institute of Management.

Ms Ang began her career with the Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd, a shipbuilder and fabricator, as an Audit Assistant in 1982. She left the company in 1985 and joined MUI Finance Berhad, a financial services company, as an Account Assistant until 1989. In 1990, she joined AmBank (M) Berhad as a credit control officer responsible for administration, collection and litigation. She was subsequently promoted to Documentation and Disbursement Officer, a position she held from 1994 to 1996 before being promoted to Senior Marketing and Processing Officer from 1997 to 2000. Subsequently, she took up the position of Senior Credit Executive of rehabilitation and restructuring division within AmBank (M) Berhad from 2001 to 2005 before being promoted to Manager, and was responsible for loans approval in Retail Financing from 2006 to 2011. She was the Head, Manager in Lending Operations from 2012 to 2014 and subsequently held the post of Head, Manager for Credit Process and Evaluation from 2015 until her retirement from AmBank (M) Berhad in 2017.

Andrea Huong Jia Mei, a Malaysian aged 41, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 2 August 2021. She is also the Chairman of our Nomination Committee and a member of our Remuneration and Audit and Risk Management Committees.

Andrea obtained her Diploma in Commerce (Financial Accounting) and Advanced Diploma in Commerce (Financial Accounting) from Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Malaysia in 2003 and in 2005 respectively. She has been a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants since 2011, and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2018.

Andrea started her career as an Audit Assistant with Sha, Tan & Co in 2005, and was promoted to Audit Semi-Senior in 2007. She was subsequently promoted and held the post of Audit Senior between 2008 and 2011, where she was responsible for managing audits of companies, including public listed companies. Between July 2011 to September 2014, she was on a career break. In September 2014, she was appointed as a director of T & S Secretarial Services Sdn Bhd and held this directorship until March 2021. T & S Secretarial Services Sdn Bhd is involved in the provision of secretarial and management services. She is currently a Director of T&S Boardroom Sdn Bhd, a company which provides secretarial support services. She is also a director of several private limited companies providing secretarial, tax, accounting and consultancy services. Andrea is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Siab Holdings Berhad, Unique Fire Holdings Berhad and Yew Lee Pacific Group Berhad, which are all listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.