Ir. Han Liang Kwang, a Malaysian, male, aged 51, is the Non-Independent Executive Director/Head of Engineering of the Company, and has been with the Group since September 2016. He was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC on 1 June 2018. He attended five (5) out of six (6) Board meetings of the Company held in the financial year ended 31 December 2023. He is not a member of any Board Committee of the Company.
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
* Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1996.
* Registered Professional Engineer with practising certificate (PEPC) with the BEM.
* Registered Professional Technologist with MBOT (P.Tech.).
* Associate fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET).
* Certified Building Information Modelling (“BIM”) Asset Information Professional by the BSI Training Academy.
* Certified BIM Project Information Professional by the BSI Training Academy.
* Certified BIM Manager by Construction Industry Development Board.
Experience:
Ir. Han Liang Kwang (“Ir. Edward Han”) began his career as an Assistant Electrical Engineer with Nusareka Jurutera Konsultant Sdn. Bhd. (“Nusareka”) in 1996, where he prepared the engineering designs of electrical and extra low voltage systems. He then joined Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn. Bhd. in 1997 as an Electrical Engineer.
In 1998, he joined Samling DorFoHom Sdn. Bhd. as a Senior Engineer, where he assumed the role of the maintenance lead of production plants and facilities until 2002. Prior to rejoining Nusareka in 2003, he assumed the role as a Senior Project Engineer in Sysnet Control Sdn. Bhd. in 2003. As a Senior Engineer in Nusareka, he led the engineering design and construction of mechanical, electrical and process (“MEP”) systems of high technology projects. He left Nusareka in 2007 and joined M+W Zander (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. in 2007 as a Senior Engineer (Electrical), where he led the engineering design and construction of electrical systems and the facility management and control system (FMCS). He remained with M+W Zander (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. until 2013 before he joined Perunding Wepco Sdn. Bhd. as an Associate in 2013. In Perunding Wepco Sdn. Bhd., he began to transition from a technical role to a management role, where he was responsible for overseeing and managing consultancy services provided by the company on the MEP systems of various residential, commercial and institutional projects.
He left Perunding Wepco Sdn. Bhd. in 2016 and joined PLYTEC Formwork System Industries Sdn. Bhd. (“PFWSI”) as the Head of Division of Engineering in September 2016. As the Head of Division of Engineering, he led the engineering division of PFWSI and oversaw product engineering development and operations by identifying, developing and managing resources to support engineering developments. In particular, he played a pivotal role in the acquisition of and setting up of the BIM technology and processes for industrialised building system (IBS) formwork solutions. In July 2018, he joined BIM Engineering Solution & Technology Sdn. Bhd. as a Technical Director and has been overseeing the development, management and operation of the BIM engineering division. Subsequently upon the completion of the acquisition of BIM Engineering Solution & Technology Sdn. Bhd. by the Company, he was redesignated as the Head of Engineering of the Group on 1 August 2022.
Present Directorship:
Ir. Edward Han does not hold directorship in any other public company and listed companies. He is currently the director of BIM Engineering Solution & Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Other information:
Ir. Edward Han holds 80% of shareholdings in Hanyoong Consult Sdn. Bhd., a private limited company that provides technical support services to BIM Engineering Solution & Technology Sdn. Bhd., PFWSI and PLYTEC IBS System MFG Sdn. Bhd.
Saved as disclosed above, Ir. Edward Han does not have any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Company or its subsidiaries. He does not have any family relationships with any other Director or major shareholder of the Company. He has neither been convicted for any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any, nor received any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.