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Chairman

Wong Kok Fong

Wong Kok Fong was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director on 26 June 2023. He is a member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Risk Management and Investment Committee.

Wong began his career as an Audit Clerk at Kok & Co in October 1989 which responsible for external auditing and tax. In June 1990, he worked as an Accounts Assistant at PJ Electronic Trading Sdn Bhd which responsible in accounts payable and general ledger. Following this, he worked as a lecturer at a private college, EU Institute for 19 years, lecturing in Major Cost and Management Accounting, Accounting and Booking keeping, and Library Administration. He also worked as Finance Manager in a few companies such as Beau Heritage Sdn. Bhd., Sun Inns Groups of Hotels, Goh Ban Huat Berhad and BCB Berhad. In September 2010, he then joined Greenyield Berhad as Financial Controller. Currently, he is the Financial Controller in Jiankun International Berhad, a public company listed on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Wong is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

He does not have family relationship with any other Director and/or major shareholders of the Company nor any conflict of interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.

He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any, and there have not been any public sanctions nor penalties imposed upon him by any relevant regulatory bodies for the financial year ended 30 June 2023.

Members

Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof Bin Tun Syed Nasir

Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof Bin Tun Syed Nasir, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He is the Chairman of Nomination Committee and Risk Management and Investment Committee, also a member of our Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof Bin Tun Syed Nasir graduated with a Bachelor of Economics Degree majoring in Accountancy from the University of Tasmania, Australia in 1975. Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof Bin Tun Syed Nasir started his career with Petronas. He served in various positions there, rising to Head of Northern Region before leaving Petronas to venture into business

Tan Sri Syed investments in the local business sphere have resulted in securing international chains like Hard Rock Cafe and Nobu into Malaysia. In the recent year, his company saw to the opening of the prestigious Four Seasons Place in the KL Golden Triangle. He is an entrepreneur who has more than forty (40) years of experience in diverse areas such as property development, construction, media, entertainment, hotel management and hospitality, food and beverage, banking and information technology.

He was formerly the Chairman of Southern Bank Berhad and Killinghall (Malaysia) Bhd, a former Director of Southern Finance Berhad and AM Trustee Berhad. He is also on the Board of various private companies and a trustee of Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor, Yayasan Sultan Kelantan Darul Naim and Yayasan Toh Puan Zurina (Melaka). Currently, he does not hold directorship in any other public listed companies.

Edwin Silvester Das

Edwin Silvester Das was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director on 15 February 2019. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, also a member of our Nomination Committee and Risk Management and Investment Committee.

Edwin had a long and distinguished banking and corporate career for more than 36 years both in Malaysia and abroad, with exposure to banks and various types of industries locally and abroad.

Edwin is a graduate (Dean’s List) from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, USA. He started his banking career in 1985 and worked in the USA, Europe, Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Throughout this time, he progressed rapidly up the ranks with hard work and measurable contributions in various banking, industrial and management sectors from Operational Banking to Corporate Recovery, Corporate Banking & Corporate Finance and Investment Banking, Restructuring, Human Resource and Management strategies which were under his portfolio.

Edwin is a Fellow with the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.

He also served with Oracle Corporation (USA) as Industry Expert for the Financial Services Industry (FSI) before taking up a corporate role with an infrastructure company building highways in India. Thereafter, he moved on as a Board of Director with a bank in Sudan where he took the bank to greater heights.

In December 2020, Mr. Edwin was appointed as Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer of Jiankun International Berhad, a company engaged in property development and construction and is listed on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.