Directors' Profile

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali

Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali, a Malaysian, male, aged 78, is the Independent Non- Executive Chairman of the Company. He was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC Holding Berhad (“PLYTEC” or “the Company”) on 1 March 2022. He attended all six (6) Board meetings of the Company held in the financial year ended 31 December 2025. He is not a member of any Board Committees of the Company.

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
• Registered professional engineer (P.Eng) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
• Ordinary National Diploma in Engineering from Brighton Technical College, Brighton, United Kingdom in 1970.
• First Class Honours in Bachelor of Science (Engineering) from King’s College, University of London in August 1973.
• Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering from Queen Mary College, University of London in 1977.
• Completed his post-doctoral work in nuclear engineering at Oregon State University, United States in 1977 and at Pennsylvania State University, United States in 1978.
• Senior Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia carrying the title “Academician” since April 2017.
• Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (FIEM).
• Fellow of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO).
• Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (FAAET).
• Registered ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
• Conferred the following Honorary Degrees by various universities:
- Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2000.
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in 2008.
- Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) in 2009.
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in 2014.
- Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2015.
- Honorary Doctorate of Management Degree by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in 2016.

Experience:
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali began his career as an Assistant Engineer with the National Electricity Board, Malaya in 1973, and he was sent to pursue his doctorate in Nuclear Engineering at Queen Mary College, University of London. He joined Tun Ismail Atomic Research Centre (“PUSPATI”) as a Senior Research Officer and was promoted as the Deputy Director (Operations) of PUSPATI in 1983. In 1985, he joined the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a field expert based in Jakarta.

In 1988, Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali assumed the position of Deputy Director General of the Nuclear Energy Unit (UTN). Subsequently, he had served as the Director General of Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), then as the Chairman/ Chief Executive of Tenaga Nasional Berhad. In 2002, he was appointed as the President of Malaysia University of Science and Technology for a period of 2 years up to 2004. Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali was the Non-Executive Chairman of the UEM Group of Companies from 2007 to December 2017.

Present Directorship:
Currently, he is actively involved in several other companies and statutory bodies in various capacities, including, acting as the Chairman of the Board of Linde Malaysia Holdings Berhad and KEB Berhad (both are unlisted public companies), NuEnergy Holdings Berhad and ITMAX System Berhad which are public companies listed on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”).

Other Information:
He is currently the Joint Chairman (Industry) of Malaysian Industry- Government Group of High Technology (MIGHT). Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali is a member of Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA), chaired by the Prime Minister of Malaysia and a member of Advisory Council of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM). He is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Tropical Science Foundation.

In the education sector, Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali is a member of the Board of Directors, a member of the Board of Governors and Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) Sdn. Bhd. and a member of the Board of Monash University Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.. He is also the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, his alma mater.

Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ir. Ahmad Tajuddin bin Ali 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 2025.

Yang Kian Lock

Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

Yang Kian Lock, a Malaysian, male, aged 57, is the founder and Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and has been with PLYTEC and its subsidiaries (“PLYTEC Group” or “the Group”) since March 1999. He was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC on 1 June 2018. He attended all six (6) Board meetings of the Company held in the financial year ended 31 December 2025. He is not a member of any Board Committees of the Company.

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
• Graduateship of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), Malaysia in 1994.
• Member of the Technological Association Malaysia (M.T.A.M.).
• Registered Professional Technologist (P.Tech.) with the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT).

Experience:
Mr. Yang is the founder of PLYTEC Group with over 30 years of experience in the construction building materials industry. In March 1999, leveraging his technical knowledge in construction materials, he together with 2 business partners, acquired Sudut Swasta Sdn. Bhd. (“SS”) to trade and distribute building materials such as cut-to-size wire mesh, plywood and timber products.

He subsequently diversified the business of SS to include wire mesh fencing products, supply of construction formwork and construction engineering solutions by incorporating PLYTEC Fencing System Industries Sdn. Bhd. in 2002, PLYTEC Formwork System Industries Sdn. Bhd. in 2012 and PLYTEC IBS System MFG Sdn. Bhd. in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed as a director of BIM Engineering Solution & Technology Sdn. Bhd..

He has been actively participating in industry associations to advocate and promote the interests of the construction building materials industry in Malaysia. He has been an active executive committee member of the Building Materials Distributors Association of Malaysia (“BMDAM”) since 2004. He served as the President of BMDAM from 2014 to 2016 and was re-elected for a second term from 2016 to 2018.

He was also appointed as a member of the Productivity Nexus under the Professional Service Industry by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation from 2017 to 2019. In 2017, he was recognised as SME Icons by Malaysian Service Providers’ Confederation (“MSPC”) and was later appointed as a council member of the MSPC. He also actively participated in the implementation of the Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) initiated by the Construction Industry Development Board from 2016 to 2018.

As the Group Managing Director, he spearheaded the Group’s business plans and strategies, positioning it as a specialist in construction engineering solutions and pioneering digitalisation in the Malaysian construction industry. Under his leadership, the Group has grown to become one of the leaders in the provision of Construction Method Engineering (“CME”) Solutions in falseworks and integrated digital delivery through the adoption of Building Information Modelling technology.

Present Directorship:
Mr. Yang does not hold directorship in any other public company and listed companies. He is currently the Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Group and the director of PLYTEC’s subsidiaries. He is also a major shareholder of the Company.

Other Information:
Mr. Yang holds an approximately 2% of shareholdings in Yeo Cheng Choon Hardware & Machinery Sdn. Bhd., a private limited company, which has business dealings with PLYTEC Group related to the purchase of warehouse expenses and consumables.

Saved as disclosed above, Mr. Yang 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 2025.

Ts. Ir. Louis Tay Chee Siong

Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer

Ts. Ir. Louis Tay Chee Siong, a Malaysian, male, aged 55, is the Non-Independent Executive Director/ Chief Operating Officer of the Company and has been with the Group since June 2013. He was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC on 1 June 2018. He attended all six (6) Board meetings of the Company held in the financial year ended 31 December 2025. He is not a member of any Board Committee of the Company.

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
• Master of Science in Temporary Works and Construction Method Engineering from the City, University of London in 2024.
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil) from the University of Manitoba, Canada in 1996.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
• Registered Professional Technologist (P.Tech.) with the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT).
• Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council of United Kingdom.
• Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (FAAET).
• Fellow of the Academy of Engineering and Technology for the Developing World (FAETDEW).
• Fellow of the Technological Association Malaysia (F.T.A.M.).
• Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers United Kingdom (FICE).
• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) by the Construction Industry Development Board.
• Qualified Design For Safety (DFS) Professional.
• Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Industry (Management) Professional.
• Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM(F)).

Experience:
Ts. Ir. Louis Tay is an experienced civil and structural engineering professional with over two decades of project and construction management expertise. He began his career with Nusareka Jurutera Konsultant Sdn. Bhd. in 1996, where he was involved in the design and supervision of housing developments and venue upgrading works for the 1998 KL Commonwealth Games. He later joined Jehantech Sdn. Bhd. in 1998, progressing from Project Engineer to Project Manager and subsequently Project Director, leading the delivery of a broad range of design-and-build projects. In 2011, he joined M+W High Tech Projects Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as Construction Manager, where he was in charge of civil, structural and architectural construction management works.

In 2013, he left M+W High Tech Projects Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and joined Sudut Swasta Sdn. Bhd. as its Business Development and Technical Director. In his capacity as Business Development and Technical Director, he was primarily responsible for the development, diversification and expansion of the core business competencies of the company. He also assisted in establishing new business entities within the Group carrying the PLYTEC brand name.

Present Directorship:
Ts. Ir. Louis Tay does not hold directorship in any other public company and listed companies. He is currently the Executive Director/ Chief Operating Officer of the Group and the director of PLYTEC’s subsidiaries, except for BIM Engineering Solution & Technology Sdn. Bhd..

Other Information:
Ts. Ir. Louis Tay is currently a Board member of the Malaysia Board of Technologists, a professional body relating to technology and technical fields in Malaysia.

Ts. Ir. Louis Tay is the brother of Ms. Tay Bin Joo, who is currently employed by PLYTEC IBS System MFG Sdn. Bhd..

Saved as disclosed above, Ts. Ir. Louis Tay 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 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 2025.

Anita Chew Cheng Im

Independent Non-Executive Director

Anita Chew Cheng Im, a Malaysian, female, aged 59, is the Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. She was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC on 1 August 2022. She attended all six (6) Board meetings of the Company held in the financial year ended 31 December 2025. She is the Chairperson of both the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Economics, majoring in accounting from Monash University, Australia in 1990.

Experience:
Ms. Anita Chew started her career in the audit department of KPMG Melbourne, Australia in 1990 as an Audit Assistant. While in KPMG, she was engaged in the audit of audit clients in the media, retail and mining industries.

In 1992, she joined the corporate finance department of Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as Alliance Investment Bank Berhad after the merger of Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad and Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad). She left Alliance Investment Bank Berhad in 2003 and her last held position was Director of Corporate Finance. During her tenure with Alliance Investment Bank Berhad, she primarily advised on initial public offerings, fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate and debt restructuring exercises.

From 2003 to 2007, she joined Hwang-DBS Investment Bank Berhad as a Senior Vice President (Equity Market), where she assumed a similar role that she performed at Alliance Investment Bank Berhad.

Present Directorship:
Since she left the investment banking industry in 2007, she has been sitting on various corporate boards. Presently, Ms. Anita Chew is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kimlun Corporation Berhad and SKP Resources Berhad, which are public companies listed on Main Market of Bursa Securities, and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Fortress Minerals Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Other Information:
Ms. Anita Chew does not have any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Company or its subsidiaries. She does not have any family relationships with any other Director or major shareholder of the Company. She 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 2025.

Kow Hoay Lee

Independent Non-Executive Director

Kow Hoay Lee, a Malaysian, female, aged 45, is the Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. She was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC on 1 August 2022. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. She attended all six (6) Board meetings held in the financial year ended 31 December 2025.

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
• Advanced Diploma in Commerce (Financial Accounting) from Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 2003.
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Accountants (MIA).

Experience:
Ms. Kow has over 20 years of experience in the fields of audit, accounting and finance. She has extensive experience in audit work (both internal and external) on listed and non-listed companies in various industries, including property development, construction, manufacturing, trading and real estate. She was also involved in operational and management audits, due diligence and initial public offerings exercise.

She is presently an Audit Partner of Danny Loo & Co. PLT, KHLC PLT and TPL & Co., where she is in charge of planning and managing the firms’ audit engagements and developing and growing their client base.

Present Directorship:
Ms. Kow does not hold directorship in any other public company and listed companies.

Other Information:
Ms. Kow does not have any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Company or its subsidiaries. She does not have any family relationships with any other Director or major shareholder of the Company. She 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 2025 save and except for a penalty imposed by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Goik Kenzu

Independent Non-Executive Director

Goik Kenzu, a Malaysian, male, aged 56, is the Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He was appointed to the Board of PLYTEC on 6 July 2023. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination Committee. He attended all six (6) Board meetings held in the financial year ended 31 December 2025.

Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
• Bachelors of Law degree with Honours from the University of London, United Kingdom in 1993.

Experience:
Mr. Goik obtained his Certificate in Legal Practice in 1995 and was subsequently called to the Malaysian Bar in 1996. He has over 29 years of experience practicing as an advocate and solicitor in several firms, with practicing in the areas of dispute resolution, corporate and real estate, family law, property and conveyancing. He was also involved in various arbitration and construction dispute matters at the Federal Court.

In 2016, he joined Messrs. Ramesh & Loo as a partner. Following the change of name of the law firm to Messrs. Goik Ramesh & Loo in 2018, he has been the managing partner of the firm since then.

In his capacity as the managing partner of Messrs. Goik Ramesh & Loo, he continues his legal practice in advising on real estate-related matters, including the acquisition and disposal of commercial, industrial and development lands as well as commercial, industrial and residential properties and joint venture development projects. He is also responsible for managing the firm’s day-to-day business, including managing the firm’s legal engagements, client relationship management, securing mandates and matters relating to general administration of the firm.

Present Directorship:
Mr. Goik does not hold directorship in any other public company and listed companies.

Other Information:
Mr. Goik does not have 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 2025.