Board of Directors
Dato' Hj. Shaik Daud bin Md. Ismail
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dato' Hj. Shaik Daud bin Md. Ismail, aged 73, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 25 September 2001 and was subsequently appointed Chairman of the Board on 26 February 2004. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Dato' obtained his Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn, London and was called to the English Bar in December 1962. He served in the Malaysian Government Judicial and Legal services for 38 years until his retirement on 25 June 2001. His last appointment was as a Judge of the Court of Appeal.
Dato' sits on the board of Trustees of Tun Suffian Foundation and also a Registered Arbitrator of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration.
Lau Chin An
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, NON-INDEPENDENT & NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lau Chin An, aged 54, a Malaysian was appointed to the Board as Deputy Chairman on 6 July 2010. He obtained his Diploma RSH (London) and graduated with a LLB. (Hons) from Wolverhampton, United Kingdom in 1997 and passed his Certificate in Legal Practice the following year. Thereafter, he opted out from the government service and opened up his own legal practice under the style and name of Messrs. Lau Moghan Kuna & Ee. His expertise and experience in the legal practice includes criminal matters, banking, conveyancing, medical negligence, drafting and opinions and general debt collection and attachment.
He has served the Ministry of Health as a Chief Environmental Health Officer for 22 years before he opted out from the service in 2000. During his tenure with the Government, he had served in various capacities and also sat in various committees in the furtherance and promotion of Public Health, particularly in the field of Environmental Health. Among others, his work involved in the vetting and approval of planning and building plans, site inspection, progress inspection, testing & commission of sanitary and sewerage system, interpretation of building and construction laws and also the issuance of Certificate of Occupation for completed buildings. He also coupled as the Prosecutor for the Ministry of Health.
Currently, he is also a director of LTS Properties (M) Sdn Bhd and LTS Capital Sdn Bhd, both are property development companies.
Loh Chen Yook
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Loh Chen Yook, aged 54, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 4 October 2006. He was redesignated as the Managing Director of the Company on 2 April 2007. He is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and also a member of the Remuneration Committee.
He has over 27 years of experience in the property development, infra-structure, building construction as well as timber logging business. Currently, he is also the Chairman of Karyon Industries Berhad.
Dato’ Ong Chong Sek
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dato’ Ong Chong Sek, aged 54, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 15 April 2010. He holds a Diploma in Building Technology from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman and is an Asociate Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders, United Kindgom.
Dato’ Ong has over 29 years of extensive experience in the construction and property development industry. He started his career with Jones Lang Wootton as a real estate agent in 1981. He joined Country Heights Group of Companies (CHHB) in 1987 and held various key senior positions such as Marketing Director, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. He headed the property development division of the Group and was the Chief Executive Officer of CHHB from 2003 to 2008. He held the position of Chief Executive Officer of The Mines Golf City in 2009. He was directly and indirectly involved in achieving close to RM4 billion sales over the period.
Dato’ Ong also served as the Men’s World Cup Golf 1999 Deputy Organising Chairman from 1996 to 1999, which was hailed as the best ever World Cup Golf tournament in Malaysia and has out Malaysia on the world map as well. He also served as the Deputy Organising Chairman for the Inaugural Women’s World Cup Golf 2000.
Wu Sor Hwa
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Wu Sor Hwa, aged 61, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 2 April 2007. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Malaya in 1971 and holds a Master in Business Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management, Philippines. He is a member of the Executive Committee.
He initially worked for more than 15 years in the merchant banking and commercial banking sectors. Subsequently, he held senior executive positions in the corporate sectors in Hong Kong and in Malaysia involved principally in financial services and property development/management. Prior to joining the Company, he was the Executive Director of Malaysian Plantations Berhad from 2001 to 2004.
Leow Hoi Loong@ Liow Hoi Loong
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Leow Hoi Loong @ Liow Hoi Loong, aged 56, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 15 April 2010. He is a Fellow Member of The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom.
He has over 10 years experience in the investment and stockbroking industries. He held senior position with investment and commercial banking institutions for 5 years. He was the Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary with a public listed company involved in property development, investment and hotel chain and shopping and commercial complex management for 7 years.
Presently, he is also a shareholder and director of other property development and investment companies both in Malaysia and China.
Low Choong Sing
NON-INDEPENDENT & NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Low Choong Sing, aged 51, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 8 June 2010. He is also a member of the Nominating Committee. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics, major in Accounting from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia in 1982. He is also a Fellow Member of Certified Practising Accountant, Australia and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute Accountants.
He has more than 25 years of financial and operation management experience in the steel industry. He was attached to Maruichi Malaysia Steel Tube Berhad from 1983 to 2002 and his last position held was Group Finance Manager. From 2003 to 2009, he was with Melewar Industrial Group Berhad and his last position held was Group Chief Financial Officer.
Currently, he is the Executive Director of Hiap Teck Venture Berhad.
Rozana binti Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Redzuan
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rozana binti Tan Sri Dato' Hj. Redzuan, aged 45, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 25 September 2006. She is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting (Honours) from London Guildhall University. She is also a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
She started her career as a Staff Accountant with Arthur Anderson & Co. from 1990 to 1991. She joined PB Securities Sdn Bhd as an investment analyst in 1991 and as a remiser in 1992. She joined the Plantation & Development (Malaysia) Berhad Group of Companies ("P&D") in September 1995 and was made the Chief Executive Officer of P&D from 1999 to 2003. Currently, she also sits on the board of Mamee Double-Decker Berhad and BSL Corporation Berhad and some private limited companies.
Woo Min Fong
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Woo Min Fong, aged 63, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 2 April 2007. She was a Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK from 1970 to 1989. She is an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators since 1989. She is also a member of the Audit Committee.
She started her career as a practicing Chartered Secretary since 1969. Currently, she is the Managing Director of Chua, Woo & Company Sdn Bhd (TRICOR Group), a company providing corporate and secretarial services. She also sits on the board of Synergy Track Berhad.