SUM KOWN CHEEK
Executive Chairman and Managing Director
Sum Kown Cheek, aged 56, Malaysian, was appointed as the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of the Company on 19 December 2003. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Sum graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1978 and entered the teaching profession in the same year. In 1993, he left the teaching profession to join Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn Bhd as the Managing Director. Under his guidance, he spearheaded the company to achieve rapid growth by securing local school textbooks project, expanding its product range by entering into children’s books via securing Walt Disney licensee, which subsequently placed Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn Bhd into the international publishing map and a string of prestigious awards within the publishing industry. His regular participation in overseas book fairs and conferences equipped him with fresh ideas that were constantly being injected into publication of quality books. An entrepreneur with more than ten (10) years of publishing experience, he has brought the Group to its present success. He oversees all aspects of the Group’s operation. He has no directorship in other public listed companies. His spouse Mdm Lai Swee Chiung, is a substantial shareholder of the Company. His elder brother, Mr. Sam Yuen @ Sam Chin Yan, is a Director and substantial shareholder of PPG. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for his securities holding.
LEE KHENG HON
Executive Director
Lee Kheng Hon, aged 64, Malaysian, was appointed as the Executive Director of the Company on 19 December 2003. He is the Chairman of the ESOS Committee.
Mr. Lee obtained his teaching qualification from the Regional Teacher Training Centre in 1966. He taught at the Petaling Garden Girls School, Selangor in 1967 before moving to teach at Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru (formerly known as English College) in 1973. He joined Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn Bhd in 1995 as the Personnel Manager. He is currently overseeing the printing operation of CMSB. He is a member of the Lions Club of Taman Pelangi Indah, Johor Bahru. He has no directorship in other public listed companies. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for his securities holding.
SYAHRIZA BINTI SENAN
Independent Director
Syahriza binti Senan, aged 31, Malaysian, was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 19 December 2003. She is a member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Cik Syahriza graduated from Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia. She holds a CPA-MBA and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting). She is also a member of Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) of CPA Australia.
Prior to joining Prudential, Syahriza was attached to American International Assurance, Malaysia Mining Corporation and a local audit firm, Khairuddin, Hasyudeen & Razi (KHR). She has seven years of working experience with exposures to internal audit, risk management, finance, compliance as well as corporate planning and restructuring. She has no directorship in other public listed companies. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for her securities holding.
CHUNG SHAN KWANG
Executive Director
Chung Shan Kwang, aged 41, Malaysian, was appointed as Executive Director of the Company on 1 October 2007.
Mr. Chung graduated with a Diploma in Engineering from Tunku Abdul Rahman College (now known as Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman).
He was embarking on a career in engineering when he was required to assist in the management of his family’s business interests. He is presently the chairman and director of
companies involved in diversified business, ranging from distribution of food and consumer
products, trading of used motor vehicles and provision of consultancy services in securing property leases. His business experience and contacts have greatly contributed to the growth of his business. He is also a Non-Executive Chairman of Wang-Zheng Berhad. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for his securities holding.
SAM YUEN @ SAM CHIN YAN
Non-Executive Director
Sam Yuen @ Sam Chin Yan, aged 58, was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 14 January 2008. He is a member of the Audit Committee.
He has been operating a logistic company since 1983. His estlogistic business is now one of the well known home grown logistic company. He is a Director and Shareholder of United Logistics Sdn. Bhd.
He is the elder brother of Mr Sum Kown Cheek, the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of the Company. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for his securities holding.
WINSTON PAUL WONG CHI-HUANG
Independent Director
Winston Paul Wong Chi-Huang, aged 39, a Malaysian, He graduated from the University of Keele, UK in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree Second Class Upper (Hons) in Law and Management. In 1997 he obtained his Masters of Laws degree from the National University of Singapore.
He was called to English Bar in 1994 and admitted to practice to the Malaysian Bar in 1995. In May 2008, he was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He started his career as a lawyer in the firm of Messrs Abdul Raman Saad & Associates in 1995 and was with the firm until February 2006. While he was at Messrs Abdul Raman Saad & Associates, he was a Partner and Head of Department of the Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Department.
In April 2007, he and Ms Pamela Wong set up a new law firm under the name of Winston Wong Law Chambers. He is also attached to WongPartnership LLP, one of Singapore’s leading law firms as a Senior Associate.
Winston’s main area of practice is equity and debt capital markets including Islamic Debt Capital Market, mergers and acquisitions, corporate banking and finance, securities and advisory and corporate and commercial affairs.
He is currently an independent non-executive director of Plastrade Technology Berhad and Sersol Technologies Berhad respectively, both companies listed on the MESDAQ Market of Bursa Securities. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for his securities.
VINCENT WONG SOON CHOY
(Alternate to Winston Paul Wong Chi-Huang)
Independent Director
Vincent Wong Soon Choy, aged 39, a Malaysian, obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in Accountancy and minor in Internal Audit from Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. He is also a Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a member of CPA Australia. He is currently employed as a Group Accountant for Mahabuilders Sdn Bhd. Prior to his current employment, he was Head of Operations in Hwang-DBS Securities Bhd, Group Accountant for a public listed company Kia Lim Berhad,
Accountant for Peninsula Securites Sdn Bhd and auditor with Ernst & Young. He has 16 years of working experience with exposures to corporate finance, auditing, compliance, tax planning, group accounts, corporate governance, corporate planning and restructuring. He has no directorship in any other public listed company. Please refer to page 99 of this Annual Report for his securities.
Other information
Except as disclosed above, none of the Directors has any family relationship with and Directors and / or substantial shareholders of the Company.
Conflict of Interest
None of the Directors has any conflict of interest with the Company.
Conviction for offences
None of the Directors has been convicted for offences within the past ten (10) years other than traffic offences.