Malaysian, Male, Age 64
Date of Appointment:
12 May 2022
Length of Tenure as director:
1 year 10 months (as at 31 March 2024)
Membership of Board Committee:
Nomination and Remuneration Committees
Mr. Teow Choo Hing, a Malaysian aged 64, is our Substantial Shareholder and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 12 May 2022. He is also a member of our Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, USA in 1984 and 1985, respectively. While he was in the USA, he worked as Project Engineer in LaForge & Budd Construction Company Inc, USA, and was involved in an interstate highway project in Oklahoma.
In 1991, he was also appointed as Director of Storewell (M) Sdn Bhd, a company principally involved in bonded warehousing.
In 1996, he was appointed as Director of Century Logistics Sdn Bhd, a company principally involved in freight forwarding, warehousing and container haulage, where he was responsible for charting the direction and development of the company. In 1997, he was appointed as Managing Director of CJ Century Logistics Holdings Berhad (“CJ Century”), a logistics company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities. In 2020, he was re-designated as Chief Executive Officer of CJ Century and continues to be responsible for the overall management and business operations of the company including strategic planning, formulation and implementation of strategies, overseeing the financial performance and the investment and ventures development of the company.
In October 1990, Teow Choo Hing co-founded KSB together with Tan Ah Kee, both of whom are directors and shareholders of KSB, to venture into the construction business. Since the inception of KSB, Teow Choo Hing has left the day-to-day management of the company to Tan Ah Kee. However, in fulfilling his oversight responsibility, he participates in board matters in a non-executive role such as the formulation of overall business expansion strategies and direction of our Group together with Tan Ah Kee. Apart from attending meetings of the board of directors, he is not involved in the day-to-day operations of KSB.