Chairperson and Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ F’ng Meow Cheng, a Malaysian female aged 58, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairperson. She was appointed to our Board on 2 April 2021 and redesignated as the Chairperson on 28 July 2023. She is also the Chairperson of the Employees' Share Scheme Committee.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of South-western Louisiana, USA in May 1991 and obtained her Master of Management from the Australian Institute of Business in November 2016. She has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) since 1997 and 1998 respectively.

She began her career in November 1991 with Sony Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of consumer electronic products, as System Planner where she assisted in organisational corporate planning as well as drafting of standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with the international standards of quality.

Subsequently, she left the company to join Russ Ooi & Associates (a member firm of RSM International then) in October 1992 as a junior auditor. She left Russ Ooi & Associates in September 1996 as Assistant Manager and joined another audit firm, H.B. Ooi & Co. as Manager in April 1997 where she was mainly involved in audit, taxation, and consultancy services.

She left in February 1998 and joined another audit firm, K.B. Tan & Co. as Manager in March 1998 where she was also mainly involved in audit, taxation, and consultancy services. She then left the main office in Klang, Selangor, and took on the responsibility to set up and manage a new branch office in Bukit Mertajam, Penang in November 1998. In November 2002, the firm name of K.B. Tan & Co was changed to MC F’ng & Associates and she has since become a sole practitioner at the accounting firm providing auditing, taxation, and consulting services.

She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of UWC Berhad (a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities) and SNS Network Technology Berhad (a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities).

She does not hold any other directorship in public companies.

Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer

Loh Hock Chiang, a Malaysian male aged 59 is our substantial shareholder, Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of ATech. He was appointed to our Board on 9 February 2021. He is a member of the Risk Management Committee and the Employees’ Share Scheme Committee.

As our Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for leading and overseeing the overall strategic direction and management of our ATech Group.

He graduated with an honours degree in Management Studies from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, in April 1992. He has been a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants since November 1995 and in December 2014, he became a Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand after the amalgamation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has been a Registered Accountant with the MIA since Oct 1996 and a Chartered Accountant (Malaysia) (“CA(M)”) of the MIA since June 2001.

He began his career with Russ Ooi & Associates (a member firm of RSM International then) in April 1992 as an audit assistant and his last position when he left in April 1994 was audit senior. In May 1994, he joined Comintel Sdn. Bhd. as an accountant where he was responsible for the overall management of accounting and finance function of the company and its subsidiaries, and held various positions in Comintel Corporation Berhad group of companies (“Comintel Group”) including Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer where his last designation was Executive Director before he left Comintel Group in January 2018.

He assumed his current position as Executive Director of BCM in January 2018. He was appointed as our Group Chief Financial Officer on 25 March 2021 and subsequently as interim Group Chief Executive Officer on 24 January 2022. He was appointed as our Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2022.

He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.

Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer

Tan Chong Hin, a Malaysian aged 49, is our Non-Independent Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of ATech Group. He was appointed to our Board on 30 March 2022. He was appointed as our Group Chief Financial Officer on 1 August 2022.

As our Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for overseeing the overall human resources, IT, accounting, financial and sustainability management of ATech Group.

Mr Chong spent over 20 years working for various financial services institutions in London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore specialising in real estate, corporate finance and advisory.

He graduated with a First Class Honours in Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from University of Hull as a Wilberforce Scholar in 1998, and completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Economics at University of Cambridge, as a British Chevening Scholar in 1999. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”) since 2003, and MIA since 2022. He is a Fellow of ICAEW since 2023.

He is currently a Non-Executive Independent Director of Pacific & Orient Insurance Co. Berhad and holds other non-independent directorships in various private companies.

He does not hold any directorship in listed issuers.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nor Shahmir Bin Nor Shahid, a Malaysian male aged 54, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 2 April 2021. He graduated from the International Islamic University Malaysia in July 1995 and obtained his Bachelor of Accounting in August 1995. He has been a member of the MIA as a Chartered Accountant since April 2018.

He began his career in July 1995 as an executive with Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad where he was involved in various corporate exercises including reverse take-overs, initial public offerings and fund raising. In October 1997, he left Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad and subsequently joined KPMG Corporate Finance Sdn. Bhd. as a principal consultant where he was responsible for various engagements in corporate finance advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and project finance.

He left KPMG Corporate Finance Sdn. Bhd. in November 2003 and subsequently joined Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad as Associate Director of Investment Banking Department where he was mainly involved in islamic debt capital market transactions. He left Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad in December 2006 and joined Josor Capital Sdn. Bhd. in January 2007 as Senior Vice President of Private Equity and Investments responsible for providing full-scale investment banking solutions for the investment banking group catered specially for the Asian markets.

In October 2007, he went to Qatar and joined Al Khalij Commercial Bank (“Al-Khaliji Bank”) as Head of Debt Capital Markets where he was responsible for loan syndications and debt capital market business of Al-Khaliji Bank in Qatar. In January 2009, he returned to Malaysia and continued his career with MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (“MIDF Investment”) as Senior Vice President where he was responsible in originating and structuring islamic debt capital market issuances and project finance advisory transactions. He left MIDF Investment in June 2011 and joined Export Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad in July 2011 as Senior Vice President and Head of Banking until March 2018. In April 2018, he joined Ipmuda Berhad as Chief Operating Officer where his role was to oversee the corporate and business operations, human resources, finance and also oversee the transformation and acceleration programmes of the company. He left Ipmuda Berhad in August 2020 and was acting as a corporate consultant until February 2022. Subsequently, he joined Ireka Corporation Berhad in March 2022 as the Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, where he oversees the strategic direction of the company as well as the corporate finance functions for the group. He left Ireka Corporation Berhad in August 2023 and is now an Executive Director of Zico Banc Berhad, a non-bank financial institution, since October 2023.

He has 23 years of experience in cross-border banking, financial advisory, international and regional project finance, corporate finance, islamic debt capital market, syndications, and investment banking where he held various senior management positions in development banks, investment banks, and commercial banks.

He is currently a Director of Provident Fiduciaries Berhad and Bin Zayed International (M) Berhad. He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Yee Swee Meng, a Malaysian male aged 65, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 2 July 2021. He is the chairperson of the Remuneration Committee, and also a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, and Nomination Committee. In addition to his existing role in the Board and Committee, in July 2023, he was also appointed as the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada in February 1984. He has been a fellow member of CPA Australia since May 2019 and obtained recognition as a Certified Practising Accountant Australia in August 2017. He is a CA(M) and a member of the MIA as a Chartered Accountant since March 2018 and is a member of the ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants Coordinating Committee since August 2018.

He began his career in November 1985 with Metroplex Berhad as Finance Executive where he was responsible for financing transactions. He left the company in January 1989 and subsequently joined Supreme Finance (M) Berhad as Branch Executive and managed the branch operations. In May 1991, he left Supreme Finance (M) Berhad and joined MBF Finance Berhad as Head of Corporate Division where he was involved in the marketing of corporate loans. He left MBF Finance Berhad in March 1992 and joined Primework (M) Sdn Bhd as Financial Controller where he was responsible for the management of all finance and accounting operations including developing financial strategy and cash flow management. In May 1995, he left Primework (M) Sdn. Bhd. and joined STS Technic Bhd as Group Corporate Manager and was also appointed as executive director of a subsidiary of STS Technic Berhad where he oversaw the corporate development and investment activities of the group companies.

In September 2001, he left STS Technic Berhad and relocated to Indonesia. In December 2001, he joined RGM International Pte Ltd as Senior Financial Controller where his main role was to manage the financial aspects of the company.

In December 2003, he left RGM International Pte Ltd and returned to Malaysia. Upon his return to Malaysia, he took a career break for family reasons. He joined Unichamp Mineral Sdn. Bhd. in May 2004 as General Manager of Finance Administration where his main role was to advise the company’s board of directors on all financial matters, management control, mergers, and acquisitions transactions, and other strategic issues.

He left Unichamp Mineral Sdn. Bhd. in September 2007 and joined V.S. Industry Berhad group of companies (“V.S. Industry Group”) in February 2008. Between February 2008 and August 2017, he held three roles within the V.S. Industry Group, namely Finance Controller, Finance Director of VS Industry Vietnam Joint Stock Company, and General Director of VS Technology Pte Ltd, Vietnam. His responsibilities included, among others, advising the board of directors on all financial matters, management control, policies, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic issues.

In August 2017, he left the V.S. Industry Group and took a career break before he joined Sunpro Capital Group Ltd, Vietnam as Finance Director Cum Executive Chairman Special Assistant in September 2018 where he managed the finance department and was responsible for all aspects of the company’s business.

After he left Sunpro Capital Group Ltd, Vietnam in June 2019, he focuses on financial advisory work where he provides financial advice such as investment management and tax planning. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) for SHH Resources Holdings Bhd with effect from 20 April 2023 and subsequently resigned on 30 May 2023.

He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.

Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director

Jamie Hwe Ping Lee, an Australian female aged 46, is our Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 29 June 2022.

She graduated from Central Queensland University with a Master of Accounting in November 2007. She has been a member of CPA Australia since June 2011.

She spent over 15 years working in various accountant roles in industries including petrochemical, personal and healthcare, engineering, git card and most recently in asset financing.

She does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.

Ms Jamie is the daughter of late Mr Lee Chong Yeow @ Lee Chong Yan (deeased), the Company's substantial shareholder.

Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director (Alternate Director to Jamie Hwe Ping Lee)

Jonathan Ming Chian Lee, an Australian male aged 40, is Jamie Hwe Ping Lee’s alternate Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 29 June 2022.

He graduated from The University of Western Australia in 2007 with a Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechatronics Engineering) with Honours.

He is a professional engineer in Australia, spanning multi-disciplinary fields primarily in the manufacturing and maritime industry. He started his career as an undergraduate mechanical engineer at Austal Ships in 2006, later moving to roles as a control systems engineer. His projects have included turn key systems for various commercial and military vessels including vessels for the US Navy, Swedish Navy and the Australian Border Force.

In 2017, he transitioned to the position of Project Manager at Austal Ships, successfully delivering a variety of large, complex projects.

He is also a director of a private Australian company.

He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.

Mr Jonathan is the son of late Mr Lee Chong Yeow @ Lee Chong Yan (deceased), the Company's substantial shareholder.