Director’s Profile

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) Goh Tian Chuan, JP (“Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) T.C. Goh, JP”) is our founder and Group Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board of Directors (“Board”) on 20 July 2011 and as a member of the Remuneration Committee on 28 March 2012. He resigned as a member of the Remuneration Committee on 17 October 2017. He is also a Non-Executive Director (appointed on 17 December 2014) of NuEnergy Gas Limited (“NuEnergy”), a subsidiary of the Globaltec Group which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) T.C. Goh, JP graduated from the Royal Malaysia Police College in 1982 and was a Senior Police Officer attached to the police headquarters Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia for thirteen (13) years. He started his own business after leaving the police force in 1994. His businesses at present, apart from his investments in several public listed companies cover a multitude of industries from investment holding to plantations and property development. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr) T.C.Goh, JP is actively involved in community activities/services and is holding the post of President of the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong) and the post of President of The Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah (“FCAS”).

On 31 May 2012, a merger exercise which integrated the then AIC Corporation Berhad (“AIC”), Jotech Holdings Berhad (“Jotech”) and AutoV Corporation Berhad (“AutoV”) respective group of companies under our Company (“Merger”) was completed. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) T.C. Goh, JP was the Executive Chairman of AIC and Jotech. He was appointed to the board of directors of AIC on 15 June 2006. He was also appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee of AIC on 31 July 2006. He was redesignated as Executive Chairman of AIC on 2 July 2007. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) T.C. Goh, JP was appointed to the board of directors of Jotech on 1 June 2006 and was also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Jotech.

On 2 October 2006, he was conferred the title of Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (“PGDK”) which carries the title of “Datuk” by the Honourable Head of State of Sabah, Malaysia. In December 2011, he was appointed as Justice of the Peace (“JP”) by the Honourable Head of State of Malacca, Malaysia. On 26 December 2013, he was conferred the title of Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (“SSAP”) which carries the title of “Dato’ Sri” by the Honourable Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia. On 4 October 2014, he was conferred the award Seri Panglima Darjah Kinabalu ("SPDK") by the Honourable Head of State of Sabah, the highest state award in Sabah which carries the title 'Datuk Seri Panglima'. During this year on 9 September 2017, he was bestowed the Panglima Setia Mahkota (“PSM”) , which carries the title “Tan Sri” by His Majesty, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia in recognition of his significant contribution to the country and society.

Based on his experiences as a Senior Police Officer and Corporate Leader in Malaysia, he was conferred Honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws by European University Switzerland on 7 April 2012. On 18 June 2021, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) T.C. Goh, JP was appointed as an Independent Director of Red One Holdings Berhad.

Kong Kok Keong was appointed to our Board on 28 March 2012 as the Group Deputy Executive Chairman and was the Executive Chairman of AutoV Group until his re-designation as Group Deputy Chairman (Non-Independent Non-Executive) on 21 December 2015. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 21 August 2014 and later redesignated as Non-Executive Chairman of NuEnergy on 17 December 2014. He was appointed a member of the Remuneration Committee on 17 October 2017 and as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee on 30 July 2020. He resigned from the Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Nominating Committee on 1 December 2020.

Kong Kok Keong obtained his B.A (Honours) in Business Studies from Leicester Polytechnic, United Kingdom in July 1979. He started his career with Binder Hamlyn (Chartered Accountants) in United Kingdom as an electronic data processing supervisor from September 1979 to January 1983. He then returned to Malaysia and joined Rashid Hussain Securities Sdn Bhd as a Finance Manager from April 1983 to August 1984. He moved on to Larut Tin Fields Bhd as an accountant from September 1984 to August 1985. From September 1985 to October 1987, he was the Financial Controller of Kimara Securities Sdn Bhd before joining Fountain Industries Sdn Bhd as an accountant from January 1988 to December 1988. Subsequently, he was a Director of Visionplan Systems (M) Sdn Bhd from January 1989 to April 1990. From May 1990 to March 1992, he was a commissioned dealer’s representative for Arab-Malaysian Securities Sdn Bhd. He later joined Innosabah Securities Sdn Bhd and served as an Executive Director from April 1992 to December 2001.

Ooi Boon Pin was appointed to our Board on 28 March 2012 as an Executive Director and he is the CEO of Precision Machining & Automation Division.

He graduated with an Honours Degree in Manufacturing Technology from the National Institute for Higher Education (University of Limerick), Ireland in 1981. While studying for his degree, he joined Analog Devices B.V., Ireland, in 1978, a company involved in design and wafer fabrication, assembly and test of semiconductors, as a Product Development Engineer and later as a Process Engineer in the assembly department. Upon his return to Malaysia in 1981, he joined Micro-Machining Sdn Bhd, as a Quality Assurance Engineer where he was in charge of quality assurance in tool room and lead frame stamping process. He was subsequently promoted to the position of Project Engineering Manager and was responsible for the design and development of new tools and end-of-line assembly equipment. In 1985 he founded Prodelcon and is its Managing Director from 1996 till now. He was an Executive Director of Jotech since 30 April 1997 but was redesignated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 20 August 2008.

He was also in-charge of AIC Semiconductor, our Outsource Semiconductor Assembly and Test business unit from 2008 till 2018. He is also the Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee for Applied Engineering at Penang Skills Development Centre.. He was awarded the Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji by the Governor of Penang in July 2006.

Chen Heng Mun was appointed to our Board on 28 March 2012 as an Executive Director/Group Finance Director. He is also a Non-Executive Director (appointed on 1 January 2015) of NuEnergy.

Prior to passing the professional exams conducted by the then Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants in 1995, Chen Heng Mun worked for KPMG, an international accounting firm from January 1991 to February 1996. He started as an Audit Assistant in KPMG and left as an Audit Supervisor. Subsequently, he joined AIC as Group Accountant in February 1996 and was appointed to the board of AIC on 1 August 2007 as an Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Jotech from 3 January 2007 to 2 July 2007. He was appointed to the Board of AutoV on 26 May 2008 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Certified Public Accountants, Australia.

Wong Zee Shin is our Independent Non-Executive Director and he was appointed to our Board on 28 March 2012. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee since 28 March 2012.

He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Finance and Accounting from the University Technology of Sydney, Australia in July 1999. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Certified Public Accountants, Australia. He started his career in Ernst & Young, an international public accounting firm in Sandakan, Sabah from December 1999 to 2004. In August 2004, he joined Cepatwawasan Group Berhad as an Accountant and later joined Sogomax Sdn Bhd as an Accountant in June 2006. Subsequently in December 2009 to present, he joined Malbumi Estate Sdn Bhd as their Group Accountant.

He was appointed to the Board of Jotech on 2 July 2007. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Jotech and was also the Chairman of the Audit and Nominating Committees and was a member of the Remuneration Committee. Subsequent to the Merger, he has resigned from Jotech on 18 June 2012.

Datuk Dr Yong Teck Shing (“Datuk Dr Yong”) was appointed to our Board on 1 December 2020. Datuk Dr Yong was also appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Nominating Committee on 1 December 2020.

Datuk Dr Yong is currently an Executive Director of Malaysia-China Business Council. He is also Managing Director IFreeGroup Security Sdn Bhd, a Subsidiary of IFreeGroup Hong Kong. He serves as Non-Executive Director of Treasure Sage Sabah Sdn Bhd and Yulon Capital Sdn Bhd.

Datuk Dr Yong previously served for 4½ years with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia as Head of Mission from 2011 to 2015. Datuk Dr Yong also previously sat on the Board of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority since December 2020.

Datuk Dr Yong has a PhD degree in Business Administration from Asia e University, an accredited University by Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. He was also conferred Honorary Masters in Science (International Relations) by Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Datuk Dr Yong is a Permanent Member of Harvard University Cooperative USA, Life Member of the Harvard Business School Alumni of Malaysia, a member of International Police Association (IPA), holder of European Police Parachutist Badge, awarded by the European Association of Bodies and Public Organisations of Security and of Defense.

Datuk Dr Yong has also previously served as a Director of Universiti Malaysia Sabah and as a Director of Hyatt Regency Hotel Sabah. Datuk Dr Yong also served 13 years as Commandant of Police Volunteer Reserve, Sabah Contingent and earlier also served Regiment 507 of Malaysian Territorial Army with the rank of Lieutenant.

On 15 July 2016, Datuk Dr Yong was appointed as Justice of the Peace (“JP”) by Head of State of Sabah.

Dato’ Lee Teck Hua (“Dato’ Lee”) was appointed to our Board on 1 February 2023. Dato’ Lee was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee on 1 February 2023. Dato’ Lee graduated in 1994 from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and completed his Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) examination in 1996 from London. He is now a Fellow of the ACCA and Members of both Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a Certified Member of Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. He was attached with PricewaterhouseCoopers previously in both taxation and audit divisions. He is currently the Senior Partner with LTTH PLT, a Chartered Accountants firm with 4 partners and 3 branches. Dato’ Lee is also an Audit Oversight Board registered auditor under the purview of Securities Commission. He was appointed as a Director of China Construction Bank (Malaysia) Berhad on 20 January 2023. He was appointed as an Independent and Non Executive director of Beshom Holdings Berhad and Peoplelogy Berhad on 19 July 2024 and 5 September 2024 respectively.

Datin Isharidah Binti Ishak (“Datin Isharidah”) was appointed to our Board on 2 January 2025. Datin Isharidah holds an LL.B (Hons) from Queen Mary University of London and was called to the Bar at the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 1985. The following year, she was admitted to the Malaysian Bar and practiced for over 38 years, focusing in areas of conveyancing, corporate, and civil litigation, as well as advisory services for Syariah law. During her various tenures between 2003 to 2019, Datin Isharidah served as a board member of the Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board, where she was also a member of the Administration and Finance Committee. In year 2000, she was accredited as a mediator on the Malaysian Mediation Centre’s panel. In year 2013, Datin Isharidah became a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, focusing on probate and estate work and advising on wealth structuring through the use of various offshore entities. During 2013 to 2019, she served as a Specialist Advisor to the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (“LIBFC”) where she conducted various speaking engagements, seminars, and workshops both locally and internationally to promote wealth structuring through LIBFC. In addition to the aforementioned, Datin Isharidah has gained extensive professional experience through the following roles: • Lecturer for the Bar Council Ethics Lecture Programme; • Independent Non-Executive Director of Axcelasia Inc., a company listed on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange from 2015 to 2020; • Founding Committee Member of and served in the Lincoln’s Inn Alumni Association of Malaysia until 2020; • Former member of the Bar Council’s Professional Development Committee and the Bar Council’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; and • Adjudicator for compensation claims made by the public on the Bar Council’s Compensation Fund. Datin Isharidah is presently a consultant (since 2006) at M/S Isharidah, Ho, Chong & Menon, where she previously served as a partner since 1988. She was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Move Digital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Capital A Berhad on 15 April 2024 and resigned on 10 January 2025. Simultaneously, she was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to AirAsia Move Sdn. Bhd., also a subsidiary of Capital A Berhad.