Datuk Petrus Gimbad, a Malaysian, male, aged 69, is our Independent NonExecutive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board of Directors ("Board") on 27 November 2023.
He is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow Member of The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants ('ACCA'). He has a Master of Business Administration from The University of Bath and a Master of Advanced Business Practice from University of South Australia. He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Systems Thinking in Practice and Certificates in Managing for Sustainability, Institutional Development and Conflict and Development from The Open University in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
He began his career at Petroliam Nasional Berhad ("PETRONAS") in July 1981 and stayed until end December 1987. He started as a Production Sharing Contract Auditor in July 1981. And, was later seconded to Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd as a Financial Accountant before returning to PETRONAS as Group Budget Accountant.
In January 1988, he embarked on his professional career with Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young) ("EY") as an Audit Senior. He was admitted to partnership in January 1997. In November 2007, he was posted to EY Vietnam office to lead the advisory practice which covers the Indochina area of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. He retired from his position as the Partner of EY in June 2009 after over 20 years with the firm. During his tenure in EY, he was involved in external and internal audits, consultancy and advisory practice where he was mainly involved in corporate finance matters, privatisation, corporate listing, corporate restructuring, fraud investigation, risk advisory and strategy development.
After retirement from EY, he was appointed to the Board of Energy Commission Malaysia from September 2014 to August 2018. He had also sat on other Boards such as Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia, Kwantas Corporation Berhad and a not for profit organization, Good Shepherd Services.
He presently sits on the board of directors of Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (since September 2022), CPS Tower Sdn Bhd (since November 2007) and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (since July 2023).
Save for his directorship of the Company, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed corporation.
He does not have any family relationship with any of our Directors and/or major shareholders.
Liaw Hen Kong, a Malaysian, male, aged 54, is our Managing Director. He was appointed to our Board on 27 November 2023, and is primarily responsible for piloting the overall strategic direction as well as formulating the business growth and development of our Group.
He graduated with a Diploma in Business Studies from Systematic Business Training Centre (now known as SEGi University and Colleges) in 1991 and completed the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) course in the same year. He graduated from the professional examination of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA") in May 1998.
He began his career in January 1995 with an audit firm, Mohamed Yeng & Co as an Audit Assistant handling audit and accounting matters. He left Mohamed Yeng & Co at the end of 1996 and subsequently joined Arthur Andersen & Co, in February 1997 as a Staff Assistant handling audit and tax matters. In early 2000, he left Arthur Andersen & Co to change his career direction, as he decided to set up his own drinking water trading business with his own truck covering the East Coast of Sabah.
Lack of access to clean drinking water in Sabah has led him to invest in Life Water Industries, a company engaged in the marketing of drinking water treatment products which has been inactive and suspended business operations then, together with the other 3 Promoters in 2001. He was appointed as a director of Life Water Industries in August 2001, a position he still presently assumes.
On the social front, he is currently serving as the Chairman of the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association Sabah Branch (since May 2018).
In November 2018, he received the Illustrious Order of Kinabalu (Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu) for rendering meritorious and outstanding services to Sabah for his contribution to the community for corporate social responsibility activities in Sabah.
Besides being our Managing Director, he also presently holds directorship in all of our Subsidiaries.
He is the spouse of Chin Lee Ling, our Executive Director and has family relationship with Chin Chun Ming (brother-in-law), our Technical Manager and Chin Lee Yung @ Rina Chin (sister-inlaw), our Operations Manager.
Save for his directorship of the Company, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed corporation. Mr. Liaw also serves as Chairman of the Federation of Malaysia Manufacturing (FMM), Sabah Branch since October 2024 and was appointed as a member of the Board of PERKESO, representing Employers (Sabah). His term as member of the Board took effect from 1st August 2025 and ends on 31st July 2027.
Chin Lee Ling, a Malaysian, female, aged 53, is our Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 27 November 2023, and is primarily responsible for overseeing the human resources department, product development, branding and marketing activities, and IT department of our Group.
She graduated with a National Computing Centre (United Kingdom) International Diploma in Computer Studies from Informatics Institute in March 1992. She then completed the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) course in 1993 and the professional examination of the ACCA in 1998.
She began her career in February 1997 with Incaplas (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd at the Petaling Jaya office, a company principally involved in manufacturing of plastic products, as an Accounts Assistant and was subsequently promoted to the position of Accounts Executive in October 1997. As part of the accounting team, she was tasked with various accounting functions including preparation of monthly financial statements, monitoring daily cash-flow, and participating in quarterly physical stock counts. She left the company at the end of 1997 to return to Sabah.
Upon returning to Sabah, she took up a few part-time jobs engaging in accounting and administration functions prior to joining Yu Kien Sdn Bhd, the then manufacturer of drinking water in Sabah, as an Account Executive in mid-1998. During her tenure with the company, she was responsible for overseeing the accounting team and human resources team as well as managing the overall business operations, including procurement, production planning, supervision of production line, credit control, preparation of monthly management accounts and monitoring daily cash flow.
Lack of access to clean drinking water in Sabah has led her to invest in Life Water Industries, a company engaged in the marketing of drinking water treatment products which had been inactive and suspended business operations then, together with the other 3 Promoters in 2001. She was appointed as a director of Life Water Industries in August 2001, a position she still presently assumes.
In addition to her executive responsibilities, she spearheads our Group's green initiatives and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities, with a focus on sustainable product development, responsible resource use, and community-oriented programmes.
Besides being our Executive Director, she also presently holds directorship in all of our Subsidiaries.
She is the spouse of Liaw Hen Kong, our Managing Director, and has family relationship with Chin Chun Ming (brother), our Technical Manager and Chin Lee Yung @ Rina Chin (sister), our Operations Manager.
Save for her directorship of the Company, she does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed corporation.
Tan Hwong Kuen, a Malaysian, male, aged 53, is our Non-Independent NonExecutive Senior Director. He was appointed to our Board on 27 November 2023.
He graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies from Informatics Institute in June 1993.
In June 1994, he joined his family company, Multihope Enterprise Sdn Bhd, a company principally involved in the trading of scrap metal and used vehicle parts, as a Supervisor, overseeing the dayto-day business operations. In December 1994, he was appointed as a director of Multihope Enterprise Sdn Bhd, a position he still presently assumes.
He invested in Life Water Industries, a company engaged in the marketing of drinking water treatment products which has been inactive and suspended business operations then, together with the other 3 Promoters in 2001. He was appointed as a director of Life Water Industries without any executive role in August 2001, a position he still presently assumes.
He is the Secretary General of Sabah Scrap Metals Recycle Association since April 2008.
Besides being our Non-Independent Non-Executive Senior Director, he also presently holds directorship in all of our Subsidiaries.
Save for his directorship of the Company, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed corporation.
He does not have any family relationship with any of our Directors and/or major shareholders.
Lim Young Piau, a Malaysian, male, aged 53, is our Non-Independent NonExecutive Senior Director. He was appointed to our Board on 27 November 2023.
He attended Kian Kok Middle School from 1985 to 1990.
In January 1992, he joined his family business, Hong Seng Cold Storage, a partnership principally involved in the wholesale and retail of frozen foodstuffs where he was responsible for overseeing the overall operations of the business. As the family business grows and expands, he incorporated Hong Seng Importer & Exporter Sdn Bhd with his family members in January 2004 to assume all the businesses and assets of Hong Seng Cold Storage. He was appointed as a director of Hong Seng Importer & Exporter Sdn Bhd in January 2004, a position he still presently assumes.
He invested in Life Water Industries, a company engaged in the marketing of drinking water treatment products which has been inactive and suspended business operations then, together with the other 3 Promoters in 2001. He was appointed as a director of Life Water Industries without any executive role in July 2011, a position he still presently assumes.
Besides being our Non-Independent Non-Executive Senior Director, he also presently holds directorship in all of our Subsidiaries.
Save for his directorship of the Company, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed corporation.
He does not have any family relationship with any of our Directors and/or major shareholders.
Ang Seng Wong, a Malaysian, male, aged 63, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board of Directors on 27 November 2023. In his education, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance from Chisholm Institute of Technology (now known as Monash University) in Melbourne, Australia. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Cardiff Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. Professionally, he is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.
Mr. Ang began his career as an accountant in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. Upon returning to Malaysia in 1989, he held several key leadership roles, including Finance Director for a Taiwanese electronics firm, Executive Representative for China Investment & Development Co. Ltd., and Corporate Affairs Manager at NCK Corporation Bhd. He was later appointed General Manager and Executive Director of Astral Supreme Bhd.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Ang has accumulated extensive senior management experience both in Malaysia and internationally. In addition, he has delivered both public and inhouse training programs for prominent organisation such as Petronas, Telekom, NEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Maxis, DRB-Hicom, Pantai Group, Columbia Hospital, MISC Berhad, Sabic Innovative Plastics (M) Sdn. Bhd. etc. across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines. He is an accredited trainer with the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) and has lectured in postgraduate programs for institutions including the University of Gloucestershire, London Examination Board, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Asia e University (AEU), Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Genovasi University College.
He is currently the Independent NonExecutive Chairman of CPE Technology Berhad and Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Infoline Tec Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("Bursa Securities").
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Tan Mui Ping, a Malaysian, female, aged 49, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 27 November 2023.
She obtained a certification for the ACCA in February 1999. She became a Member of ACCA in April 2001 and was subsequently made a Fellow Member of ACCA in April 2006. She is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since December 2001, a registered company secretary with the SSM since February 2020 as well as a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia since January 2022.
She has more than 20 years of experience in senior finance roles which cover the areas of corporate finance, investment analysis, business development partnering and investment feasibility study, and group finance matters, treasury and tax planning.
She began her career in Shamsir Jasani Grant Thornton (now known as Grant Thornton Malaysia PLT) in 1998.
In 2001, she joined Wah Seong Corporation Berhad (currently known as Wasco Berhad) as an Accountant where, she was responsible for the group reporting and corporate finance functions. She was also involved in the listing exercise of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad.
In 2003 she joined Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad as a Manager - Group Finance where she was responsible for the group finance matters, corporate finance and tax planning as well as involved in its business transformation program.
In 2007, she joined Advance Synergy Berhad ("ASB") as Finance Manager (function as Head of Finance). During her tenure with ASB, she was involved in various corporate exercises including fund raising, acquisitions and disposals as well as privatization and delisting exercise.
In 2012, she joined Weida (M) Bhd ("Weida") as a Senior Manager of the Corporate Department. She was promoted to the position of General Manager in the Group Managing Director's office in 2014 and was subsequently redesignated as Financial Advisor to Group Executive Chairman in 2023, a position she assumes to present date. Throughout her tenure with Weida, she supports the Group Executive Chairman and works closely with other team members and strategic partners on Group Executive Chairman related tasks and projects. Her responsibilities include business development partnering, investment feasibility study, corporate finance, group finance matter, treasury, group tax planning and support the senior management in investors' relations activities. She was also the acting Financial Controller of Weida's property development division from 2013 to 2016.
She is currently the Independent Non-Executive Director of Evergreen Fibreboard Berhad and Infoline Tec Group Berhad, both are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities. She is also the Independent Non-Executive Director of Oasis Home Holdings Berhad, and A1 A.K. Koh Group Berhad, both are listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.
She does not have any family relationship with any of our Directors and/or major shareholders.
Selma Enolil Binti Mustapha Khalil, a Malaysian, female, aged 54, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 27 November 2023.
She graduated from University of Wales, Aberystwyth (now known as University of Aberystwyth) with a Bachelor of Laws in July 1994. She obtained her Certificate in Legal Practice in December 1995 and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in November 1996. She brings with her over 28 years of experience in the legal profession and her key area of practice currently is corporate and commercial law.
In December 1996, she started her career as an Advocate and Solicitor with Messrs Abu Talib Shahrom & Zahari. In October 1998, she left Messrs Abu Talib Shahrom & Zahari and joined TNB Repair and Maintenance Sdn Bhd ("TNB Remaco") as a Legal Executive and was involved in legal advisory and contract review. TNB Remaco is a subsidiary of TNB, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities. She left TNB Remaco in June 2000 and resumed practicing law as an Advocate and Solicitor with Messrs Raslan Loong (now known as Messrs Raslan Loong, Shen & Eow) in July 2000. She left the firm in August 2003 and cofounded Messrs Enolil Loo, Advocates and Solicitors in September 2003, in which she is currently a Partner.
She presently sits on the board of directors of Techbond Group Berhad (since January 2018), Selangor Dredging Berhad (since December 2018), Powerwell Holdings Berhad (since January 2019) and Unique Fire Holdings Berhad (since October 2021) as an independent nonexecutive director. Techbond Group Berhad, Selangor Dredging Berhad and Unique Fire Holdings Berhad are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities, while Powerwell Holdings Berhad is listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.
She does not have any family relationship with any of our Directors and/or major shareholders.