Executive Chairman
Dato’ Mohamad Zekri Bin Dato’ Haji Ibrahim was appointed to the Board on 25 October 2017 as an Executive Director and redesignated as the Executive Chairman on 9 April 2019.
He started his career as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1997. He was also appointed as the Chief Operation Officer for Tahan Insurance Malaysia Berhad from 2004 to 2009 and served as Board Member-Ex-Officio for Yayasan Guru Malaysia Berhad from 2005 to 2007. He does not hold any directorships in other public companies in Malaysia.
He is a major shareholder of the Company vide his shareholdings in Lakaran Asia Sdn. Bhd. By virtue of this interest, Dato’ Mohamad Zekri is deemed to have interest in all the subsidiaries.
Save from that disclosed in the preceding paragraph, Dato’ Mohamad Zekri has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for any material offences over the past 5 years.
Independent Non-Executive Director
En Ramelle Ashram Bin Ramli was appointed to the Board on 14 July 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a Member of the Audit and Risk
Management Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from American Intercontinental University, London. He is currently the Executive Chairman & Director of a private company founded in 2006 and has more than 10 years’ experience in engineering & project management, waste management and tourism development. He does not hold any directorships in other public companies in Malaysia.
He attended four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year. He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Faiza Binti Zulkifli was appointed to our Board on 30 May 2023. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, Nomination Committee as well as Remuneration Committee. She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of NATIONGATE Holdings Berhad since 18 May 2021.
She holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from University of Malaya (1984) and Master of Law in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Laws from University of East Anglia, United Kingdom in 2006. She was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2020. She is an experienced senior legal officer with 36 years of working experience in various government agencies.
She started her career in the Judicial and Legal Service in 1984 as a Magistrate in Klang, Selangor. She held various positions in the Judicial and Legal Service. She served as a Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs and as a Senior Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman at Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia from 2002 to 2007.
She has been appointed as Penang State Legal Advisor and ex-officio member of the State Executive Council of Penang from July 2007 to December 2013. In 2014 she was appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Board and served as the Chairman of the Board until September 2017. From October 2017 to 2018, she served as the Chairman of the Customs Appeal Tribunal under the Ministry of Finance, and her last position with the government before her retirement in July 2020 was being the Chairman of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax under the Ministry of Finance. She was appointed as a member of the Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara from 2022 to 2023.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Wooi Chuon was appointed to the Board on 25 October 2017 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk
Management Committee, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
He has 4 years working experience in an audit firm, 5 years working experience as finance manager in an electronics manufacturing company, 4 years working experience as finance and MIS manager in a consumer products manufacturing company and 3 years working experience as group financial controller of a public company listed on the NASDAQ. He is presently an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK, ACMA.
He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Ideal Capital Berhad and Rekatech Capital Berhad, both are companies listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Bong Yong Chuan, male was appointed to the Board on 27 November 2018 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, a Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He is currently the Managing Director of Sykt Penghantaran & Pengangkutan Heng Sdn. Bhd. and has 30 years of working experience in the logistics industry. He does not hold any directorships in other public companies in Malaysia.
He attended four (4) Board Meetings held during the financial year. He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and does not have any equity interest in the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences.