Datuk Oh Chong Peng
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman)
Datuk Oh Chong Peng (Male), aged 79, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 20 August 2008 and is presently the Chairman of the Board. He is also a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”) as well as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”).
He joined Coopers & Lybrand (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) in London in 1969 and in Malaysia in 1971. He was a Partner of Coopers & Lybrand Malaysia from 1974 and retired as a Senior Partner of Coopers & Lybrand in 1997.
Presently, he sits on the Board of WCE Holdings Berhad, Saujana Resort (M) Berhad and PUC Berhad. He is also a trustee of the UTAR Education Foundation (2002) and MyKasih Foundation (2023) and a council member of University Tunku Abdul Rahman.
His past appointments included being a Government appointed Member and later Chairman of the Labuan Financial Services Authority (1996-2020), Government appointed Committee Member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (1990-1996), a Council member (1981-2002), a past President of the MICPA (1994-1996) and a board member of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (2003-2009). He was Chairman of Land & General Berhad (1999-2007), Nanyang Press Holdings Berhad (2001-2005) and Alliance Financial Group Berhad (2006-2017) and was a board member of Rashid Hussain Berhad Group of Companies (1998-2003), Star Publications (M) Berhad (1987-2009), British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (1998-2019) and Dialog Group Berhad (2009-2020).
Mr Teh Wee Chye
(Executive Deputy Chairman cum Managing Director)
Mr Teh Wee Chye, aged 70, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company as an Executive Director on 19 June 1989 and subsequently the Managing Director on 18 April 2002. He is presently the Executive Deputy Chairman cum Managing Director of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Ship Building and Shipping Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. In the summer of 1974, he received his training at the American Bureau of Shipping Research & Development Department, New York.
Upon graduation in 1975, he was employed as an Engineer with Eastern Steamship (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore. He joined the Company in 1976 as the Deputy Mill Manager and was promoted as the Plant Manager in 1978.
In 1979, he was appointed as the Project Manager in charge of the Company’s entire expansion plans. He expanded the flour milling facilities in Manjung, Perak through diversification into the poultry integration to include a feed mill, breeder farm, broiler farm and poultry processing plant. Another flour mill and feed mill were subsequently constructed in Pasir Gudang to cater for the Southern region market.
Recognising the tremendous growth potential in the flour market in Vietnam, in 1994, he spearheaded the expansion of the flour milling business to Vietnam with the establishment of Vimaflour Ltd, a 70% owned joint venture with the Vietnam State-Owned Enterprise, situated at Cai Lan Port in northern Vietnam where the famous Ha Long Bay is located. In 2003, another flour mill in the Baria-Vungtau Province in southern Vietnam under a wholly owned subsidiary, Mekong Flour Mills Ltd, started operation.
In 2002, he was appointed as the Group Managing Director to oversee the entire business operations of the Group. In line with the vision of the Group to be a leading food manufacturing enterprise in the region, he has initiated the following business expansion projects to strengthen its local and global presence:
- For the sourcing of corn and soyameal to produce consistent quality poultry feeds, the Company ventured into the trading of raw material for animal feed through a joint venture company, Premier Grain Sdn Bhd, with Toyota Tsusho Corporation Group in 2010;
- In 2011, the flour milling business penetrated the Indonesian market through a tri-partite joint venture to form PT Bungasari Flour Mills Indonesia which started the commercial operations of its first flour mill situated in Cilegon, West Jaya, in 2014 followed by flour mills in Medan and Makassar in 2020; and
- In 2021, the Company entered into a strategic partnership with Tyson Foods, Inc., a Fortune 100 company in the United States and one of the world’s largest food companies, to form Dindings Tyson Sdn Bhd which embarked on a vertical integrated poultry business.
He is also a director of Seu Teck Sean Tong Charitable Organisation Berhad. He is a major shareholder of the Company.
Dato’ Seri Zainal Abidin bin Mahamad Zain
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Dato’ Seri Zainal Abidin bin Mahamad Zain (Male), aged 74, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 1 September 2009 and is presently a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons-International Relations) Degree from University of Malaya. He has a distinguished career in the Malaysian Civil Service. His past appointments include being appointed to the Administrative and Diplomatic Service of Malaysia as Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1973), Second Secretary of the Embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta, Indonesia (1974-1977), Assistant Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1977-1979), Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran, Iran (1979-1982), Principal Assistant Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1982-1983), Charge d’Affaires of Embassy of Malaysia in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (1983-1986), Consul General of the Consulate General Malaysia in Jeddah (1986-1989), Under Secretary (West Asia, Africa & OIC) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1989-1991), Consul General of the Consulate General Malaysia in Vancouver, Canada (1991-1995), Ambassador of Malaysia to Brazil (1995-1998), Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam (1998-2001), Under Secretary (South East Asia & Pacific) of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001-2003), Malaysia’s First Director General [Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT)], Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2003-2005), Ambassador of Malaysia to the Republic of Indonesia (2005-2009), Malaysia’s First ASEAN Permanent Representative ad-interim Republic of Indonesia (March 2005-July 2009) and Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Malaysia to The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2010-2014).
His past appointments included being an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of CIMB Bank (Vietnam) Ltd and CIMB Bank PLC in Cambodia. He is not a director of any other public company and listed issuer.
In May 2022, he was appointed as Chief Judge by the Junior Chambers International (“JCI”), an international organisation, to preside with 4 other judges to select the 10 most talented young Malaysians for year 2022 to compete internationally to win awards. On 6 December 2023, he was appointed as Foundation Trustee of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia.
Mr Prakash A/L K.V.P Menon
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Mr Prakash A/L K.V.P Menon (Male), aged 65, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 24 May 2011. He is presently the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He is a barrister-at-law (Lincoln’s Inn, London) having graduated with LLB (Hons) from University of Manchester. He was admitted to the English Bar in 1983 and being bestowed the qualification as a Barrister. Upon completion of the term of pupillage, he was called to the Malaysian Bar and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya on 18 June 1984.
Since his admission to the Malaysian Bar, he has been in private practice and is a Senior Partner in the firm of Isharidah, Ho, Chong & Menon and is actively involved in the area of litigation. He has been in active practice for more than 30 years. He is not a director of any other public company and listed issuer.
Mr Azhari Arshad
(Executive Director)
Mr Azhari Arshad (Male), aged 62, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 16 August 2012 and is presently the Executive Director, Business Development and Government Liaison of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from University of Buckingham (UK).
He has more than 20 years’ experience in business development and marketing. In 1988, he joined Shell Malaysia Trading as a Senior Marketing Executive. Thereafter, he joined Pennzoil Malaysia as a Marketing Country Manager in 1993. In 1996, he was with Conoco Philips Malaysia as a Marketing Director in Malaysia. From 2002 until 2006, he was the Business Development and Marketing Strategy Consultant for Petronas downstream sector companies i.e. Petronas Dagangan Berhad and Petronas Holdings respectively. Subsequently, he was the Business Strategy, Marketing & Project Development Consultant for South-East Asia in US Management & Marketing Consultancy. He is not a director of any other public company and listed issuer.
Mr Quah Poh Keat
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Mr Quah Poh Keat (Male), aged 71, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 25 May 2017 and is presently the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”), Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation (“MIT”), member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”), member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“FCCA”).
He was a partner of KPMG Malaysia since 1 October 1982 and was the Senior Partner of the firm from 1 October 2000 until 30 September 2007. Prior to taking up the position of Senior Partner, he was in charge of the Tax Practice and the Japanese Practice in KPMG Malaysia. He was also a member of the KPMG Japanese Practice Council which is the governing body within KPMG International which looks after the Japanese Practices in the KPMG world. He was also a member of KPMG Asia Pacific Board and a member of KPMG International Council. He retired from KPMG Malaysia on 31 December 2007.
He had served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Public Bank Berhad Group from 30 July 2008 to 1 October 2013 until his appointment as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Public Bank Berhad from 1 October 2013 until 31 December 2015. Prior to that, he was an Independent Non-Executive Director of IOI Properties Berhad, PLUS Expressways Berhad, IOI Corporation Berhad and Telekom Malaysia Berhad. He retired as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of LPI Capital Berhad and Lonpac Insurance Berhad on 1 January 2024.
Presently, he sits on the Board of Public Mutual Berhad, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad and Paramount Corporation Berhad.
Mr Lim Pang Boon
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Mr Lim Pang Boon (Male), aged 68, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2018 and was redesignated as a Non-Executive Director on 1 September 2022.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Arkansas, USA. He was a Project/Site Engineer of Tenaga Ewbank Consulting Engineers prior to joining the Company as an Electrical Engineer at its Lumut Plant from 1990 to 1992 and was promoted to Plant Manager of MFM Feedmill Sdn Bhd in Pasir Gudang from 1993 to 2000.
He was the Project Manager for the setting up of Vimaflour Ltd in Vietnam from 1996 to 1998. Subsequently, he was appointed as the General Director and Authorised Representative of the Members’ Council of Vimaflour Ltd in 2002. He retired as the General Director on 31 August 2019.
He was also appointed as the Deputy General Director and Authorised Representative of the Member’s Council of Mekong Flour Mills Ltd in 2000 and 2006 respectively. He was later promoted as the General Director in 2008. He retired as the General Director on 30 April 2022.
Upon relinquishing his executive position in Vimaflour Ltd and Mekong Flour Mills Ltd, he was appointed as Advisor for both companies to provide business advice on their operations and expansion projects. He is not a director of any other public company and listed issuer.
Prof. Datin Paduka Setia Dato’ Dr Aini binti Ideris
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Datin Paduka Setia Dato’ Dr Aini binti Ideris (Female), aged 71, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of the Company on 25 May 2017 and is presently the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
She holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (“DVM”), 1979 from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (“UPM”), currently, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Masters of Veterinary Science (“MVSc”), 1981 from University of Liverpool, England, Doctor of Philosophy (“PhD”) (Avian Medicine), 1989 from UPM. She attended Postdoctoral trainings at University of California Davis, USA (1990-1992) and at Cornell University, USA in 1993.
She is a Council Member of Malaysian College of Veterinary Specialists (“MCVS”); Council Member of Academy of Sciences Malaysia, member of the Board of Governors of International Medical University (“IMU”) and International Medical College (“IMC”); and EXCO of National Cancer Council (“MAKNA”). She was a Board Member of Yayasan Putra Business School, UPM Education & Training Sdn Bhd, and the Founding Chairman of the Board of Directors, UPM Holdings Sdn Bhd.
Her research interest is in avian respiratory and immunosuppressive diseases, especially in the development of conventional and genetically engineered vaccines. In 2011, she received the National Academic Award (“AAN”) 2010 for the Innovation and Product Commercialisation Award Category. Her research group also won the Innovation Award in Public and Private Sector Research (2008) in which she was the coresearcher. She also won several other National and International awards.
She was the Coordinator for the National Centre of Excellence for Swiftlets, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (“MOA”) and Vice President of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (“WVPA”, World body). Currently, she is the EXCO of WVPA (World body) and EXCO of WVPA (Malaysia). She has extensive administrative experience other than in the field of teaching and learning. She was the Acting Head of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Chairman of the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dean of the Graduate School and Chairman of the Deans of Graduate Studies, Public Institutions of Higher Learning Council, Malaysia.
She was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International) of UPM from December 2008 to 2013 and was Chairman of Deputy Vice-Chancellors’ Committee/Rector (Academic and International) during that period. In October 2014, she was appointed as the first Director of Corporate Strategy & Communications Office (CoSComm), UPM until her appointment as the 8th Vice-Chancellor of UPM on 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2020. She retired from UPM on 1 January 2021.
Presently, she sits on the Board of QL Resources Berhad and is the Pro-Chancellor of IMU.
Dato’ Maznah binti Abdul Jalil
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Dato’ Maznah binti Abdul Jalil (Female), aged 70, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 December 2019 and is presently a member of the Audit & Risk Management and Remuneration Committees of the Company.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Central Michigan University, USA.
She was an Executive Director in Master-Carriage (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (1992-1995). Prior to that, she was with Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad as a Manager in Corporate Finance and Advisory for 13 years. She was appointed as Senior Group Director of DRB-HICOM Berhad (1992-2006). She was formerly Chairman of Prestariang Berhad (Now Known as “Awanbiru Technology Berhad”), Uni.Asia General Insurance Berhad and Uni.Asia Life Assurance Berhad. She had also previously served on the Board of UOB Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad, EON Capital Berhad, EON Bank Berhad, Gadek (Malaysia) Berhad, HICOM Holdings Berhad, Proton Holdings Berhad, Horsedale Development Berhad, Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd, Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad, Felcra Berhad and several private limited companies under DRB-HICOM. Thereafter, she joined Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad as Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance & Principal Investment prior to her appointment as Executive Vice President, Investment Banking at Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad where she served until 2011. She was also formerly a Director of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad, Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (“LTAT”) and Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust and a member of University of Technology & Computer Science. She has retired as the Chairman of SCS Global Advisory (M) Sdn Bhd in December 2023.
Presently, she is a board member of InNature Berhad, Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, Opus Asset Management Sdn Bhd and KWAP (Kumpulan Wang Persaraan), as well as the Chairman of Investment Panel and a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of LTAT.