Malaysian, Male, Age 42
Date of Appointment:1 January 2025
Thing Jin Suan (“Mr. Thing”) has served as a Business Development Director of the Company since 1 August 2021. He is responsible for formulating and implementing the Group’s growth strategies, driving business development initiatives, and overseeing sales and marketing operations.
He obtained his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2005. He subsequently obtained his Master’s in Business Administration from Lancaster University, United Kingdom, in 2012.
Mr. Thing began his career in 2005 as a Process Engineer at Linde Industrial Gases (M) Sdn. Bhd. before joining Tapis Teknik Sdn. Bhd. as a Sales and Application Engineer. He was subsequently promoted to Regional Sales Manager in 2007. In 2012, he joined Sterling Engineering and Trading Sdn. Bhd. as a Director, where he managed sales, marketing, and overall company operations. In 2015, he joined Ecoscience Manufacturing & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (“EMESB”) as a Product Development Manager, focusing on business development and strategic growth initiatives. In 2018, he was transferred to Ecoscience Technologies Sdn. Bhd. (“ETSB”), a wholly owned subsidiary of EMESB, as a General Manager, where he spearheaded the Group’s ventured into the renewable energy sector. In 2020, he returned to EMESB and continued to oversee ETSB’s operations. He was promoted to Business Development Director in 2021.
With extensive expertise in engineering, sales, and strategic leadership, Mr. Thing has played a pivotal role in driving the Group’s expansion and diversification efforts.
Save for his directorship of the Company, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed corporations in Malaysia.
He was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2025, hence he did not attend any Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.