Directors' Profile

Age 65

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Datuk Beh Kim Ling was appointed to the Board on 4 August 1982. He brings to the Board more than thirty years of contract manufacturing experience in the plastic injection and electronics & electrical assembly industries.

Datuk Beh started his career in 1976 as a plastic injection moulding technician in Singapore. In 1979, he set up V.S. Industry Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, manufacturing cassettes and video tapes. In 1982, he relocated the entire business operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru and, together with his spouse, incorporated V.S. Industry Berhad. His leadership and entrepreneurial skills have helped advance the Group to be an international player in the field of Electronics Manufacturing Services (“EMS”).

Datuk Beh holds directorship positions in various subsidiary companies of the Company and also in other private limited companies. Datuk Beh is the brother-in-law to Datuk Gan Sem Yam and Dato’ Gan Tiong Sia. He is also the father to Beh Chern Wei (Ma Chengwei). Datuk Beh has no other conflict of interest with the Group except for those transactions as disclosed in Note 31 to the financial statements. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 67

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Datuk Gan Sem Yam is the Managing Director of V.S. Industry Berhad.

Datuk Gan joined the Group in 1982 and played the key role in setting up the plastic finishing and electronic assemblies division. He was promoted to General Manager and appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 27 February 1988.

Datuk Gan was instrumental in the business integration and expansion of the Group since 1990. He sits on the board of various subsidiary companies of the Company and also holds directorship in other private limited companies. Datuk Gan is the brother to Dato’ Gan Tiong Sia and brother-in-law to Datuk Beh Kim Ling. He is also the father to Gan Pee Yong. Datuk Gan has no other conflict of interest with the Group except for those transactions as disclosed in Note 31 to the financial statements. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 63

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Dato’ Gan Tiong Sia was appointed to the Board on 27 February 1988. He joined the Company in 1982 as a Management Trainee and was promoted to Marketing Manager in 1986. He is responsible for the overall marketing function of the Group.

Dato’ Gan also sits on the board of various subsidiary companies of the Company. Dato’ Gan is the brother to Datuk Gan Sem Yam and brotherin- law to Datuk Beh Kim Ling. Dato’ Gan has no other conflict of interest with the Group except for those transactions as disclosed in Note 31 to the financial statements. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 62

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Ng Yong Kang joined the Board on 1 August 2005.

Mr. Ng comes with extensive engineering and operations experience in the manufacturing sector, with multinational corporations like General Electric (TV) Sdn. Bhd., Thomson Audio Muar Sdn. Bhd., Lion Plastic Industry Sdn. Bhd. and Likom Group of Companies. He also sat on the board of several private companies in Malaysia, Singapore, People’s Republic of China, United States of America and Mexico.

Mr. Ng joined the Group in 2002 as a Group General Manager and was subsequently promoted to his current position. He graduated from the National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1985, obtained a Diploma in Management from the Malaysian Institute of Management in 1992, and has a Master in Business Administration from the Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2002.

Mr. Ng also sits on the board of various subsidiary companies of the Company. Mr. Ng does not have any family relationship with any directors or major shareholders of the Company, nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 38

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Beh Chern Wei (Ma Chengwei) was appointed to the Board on 2 April 2018 as an Alternate Director and was re-appointed as an Executive Director on 1 July 2020. He obtained his Executive Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, London Business School and Hong Kong University in 2018 and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA in 2006.

In 2007, Mr. Beh served at the Group’s business development division for a year, and later joined V.S. International Group Limited (“VSIG”), a subsidiary of the Group listed in Hong Kong. At VSIG’s production facility in Qingdao, the People’s Republic of China, he assumed the role of Project Manager and Business System Manager, where he was involved in various capacities relating to management enterprise resource planning, business development, sales and marketing, supply chain management, operational management and project and product development for a year prior joining the operations in Zhuhai.

Mr. Beh also sits on the board of subsidiary companies of the Company and also in VSIG. Mr. Beh is the son of Datuk Beh Kim Ling and the nephew of Datuk Gan Sem Yam and Dato’ Gan Tiong Sia. Mr. Beh has no conflict of interest with the Group except for those transactions as disclosed in Note 31 to the financial statement. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 38

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Gan Pee Yong was appointed to the Board on 2 April 2018 as an Alternate Director and was re-appointed as an Executive Director on 1 July 2020. He holds a Bachelor (Hons) in Electronic System Engineering Degree from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 2008. He then furthered his studies and obtained a Master’s in International Business from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business, United Kingdom in 2012.

Mr. Gan joined the Group as Program Manager, upon completing his studies. He has played an active role in business development activities at the Group. He was also instrumental in formulating and managing various strategic crossproject initiatives to ensure successful outcome for the Group.

Mr. Gan also sits on the board of various subsidiary companies of the Company. He is the son of Datuk Gan Sem Yam and also the nephew of Datuk Beh Kim Ling and Dato’ Gan Tiong Sia. Mr. Gan has no conflict of interest with the Group except for those transactions as disclosed in Note 31 to the financial statement. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 52

Gender Female

Nationality Malaysian

Ms. Tan Pui Suang was appointed to the Board on 15 March 2019. She is the Chairman of the Risk Management and Compliance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Ms. Tan is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“FCCA”). She has extensive corporate experience, in the areas of corporate finance and planning, financial management and audit. She is currently the Director of Finance and Corporate Services of University of Reading, Malaysia and is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Guan Chong Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities Malaysia Berhad.

Ms. Tan’s past roles include Asia Pacific Regional Operations Controller with TechnipFMC Asia Pacific, a multinational oil and gas services group listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and Euronext Paris (“EN-Paris”), Corporate Planning Manager with Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities Malaysia Berhad and Senior Audit positions in Deloitte & Touche in Singapore.

Ms. Tan does not have any family relationships with any directors or major shareholders of the Company, nor does she have any conflict of interest with the Company. She has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 67

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Wong Cheer Feng was appointed to the Board on 10 December 2020. He is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee as well as a member of the Risk Management and Compliance Committee.

Mr. Wong graduated from Hertfordshire University (United Kingdom) with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1980. Upon graduation, he was called to the English Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 1981 and subsequently joined the Malaysian Bar in 1982.

Mr. Wong brings with him 40 years of experience in litigation and conveyancing cum corporate matters. He is a senior lawyer and has been in active practice since establishing his own legal firm, Messrs C.F. Wong & Co. in 1982, where he is the managing partner. Currently, he is also a legal adviser to several companies, schools and associations. Previously, he had served as the Chairman and committee member of The Disciplinary Committee under the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board in Malaysia.

Mr. Wong does not have any family relationships with any directors or major shareholders of the Company, nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 67

Gender Male

Nationality Singaporean

Dr. Lim Boh Soon was appointed to the Board on 30 May 2022. He is a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Dr. Lim has vast working experience of more than 28 years, holding various key positions in the venture capital and private equity industry in Asia.

Dr. Lim currently sits on the Board of several public listed companies in Singapore and United States, including OUE Limited, Jumbo Group Limited and Tomi Environmental Solutions Inc.

Dr. Lim holds a PhD and Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors, senior member of the Singapore Computer Society and Singapore Institute of Management, member of the Chartered Management Institute and an associate member of the Royal Aeronautical Society in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Lim does not have any family relationships with any directors or major shareholders of the Company, nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 61

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Wee Beng Chuan was appointed to the Board on 25 November 2022. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

Mr. Wee obtained his Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) qualification in 1988, and was admitted a Fellow of the ACCA in 1997. He is a registered Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysia since 1994.

Mr. Wee brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience in accounting and audit services. His professional training commenced in an audit firm based in London, England in 1989. Upon his return to Malaysia in 1993, he joined KPMG Malaysia and was admitted as an audit partner of KPMG Malaysia in 2003, until his retirement from the firm on 31 December 2017.

Mr. Wee has extensive experience in the audit of a broad array of company that include public listed companies and multinationals across various industries, such as manufacturing of industrial products, consumer products and services, plantation, property development and construction, transportation and logistics. He is also an experienced reporting accountant who has been involved in numerous Initial Public Offerings and fund-raising exercises in the capital market.

Currently, Mr. Wee sits on the Board of several public listed companies in Malaysia. He is the Executive Director of Tuju Setia Berhad and the Independent Non-Executive Director of QL Resources Berhad.

Mr. Wee does not have any family relationships with any directors or major shareholders of the Company, nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 62

Gender Female

Nationality Malaysian

Ms. Lee Li Ming was appointed to the Board on 1 August 2023. She is the member of the Audit Committee.

Ms. Lee graduated from Queens’ University of Belfast in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration. She is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, and Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia. Additionally, she is a licensed tax agent under Income Tax Act, 1967, and approved by the Malaysian Minister of Finance.

Ms. Lee brings more than 35 years of experience in taxation and statutory financial audit industries, of which 25 years were in taxation. Upon graduation, she worked in a Chartered Accountants practice in London for three years. Following that, she started her career in Malaysia at Arthur Andersen in 1993, and subsequently, joined Ernst & Young in 2002. She was a Partner with Ernst & Young and headed the tax practice for the Southern Region, Johor and Melaka before retiring in July 2022.

Currently, Ms. Lee serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Khind Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Ms. Lee does not have any family relationship with any Directors or major shareholders of the Company. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Group. She has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 60

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Dato’ Lai Kim Seong was appointed to the Board on 1 August 2023. He is the member of the Risk Management and Compliance Committee.

Dato’ Lai holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) from Campbell University in North Carolina, United States of America. He has amassed significant expertise through his leadership and management roles within multinational manufacturing operations landscape. This experience underscores his ability to provide valuable insights and strategic direction to V.S. Industry Berhad.

Dato’ Lai does not have any family relationship with any directors or major shareholders of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Group. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.

Age 56

Gender Male

Nationality Malaysian

Chong Chin Siong was appointed to the Board on 1 August 2014.

Mr. Chong graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a Bachelor of Management (Accounting and Financial Management) Degree in 1992.

He has extensive experience in internal audit, corporate finance and financial management, started his career with Deloitte KassimChan in 1992, and later joined Leong Hup Holdings Berhad as Assistant Accountant. In 1997, he joined Harta Packaging Industries Sdn. Bhd. as Financial Analyst, where he was promoted to Internal Audit Manager, and subsequently Financial Controller. He assumed the position of Deputy General Manager with Harta Packaging Industries (Cambodia) Ltd. in 2005, before becoming Assistant General Manager with PCCS Garments Ltd., Cambodia.

Mr. Chong joined V.S. International Group Limited as Corporate Financial Controller in 2009, before assuming the role of Group Financial Controller in 2014.

Mr. Chong does not have any family relationship with any directors or major shareholders of the Company, nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years.