DATO' MAH SIEW KWOK
Chairman / Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, Aged 76
Dato’ Mah Siew Kwok was appointed to the Board of the Company as Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 9 September 2024.
He qualified in law and was called to the English Bar in 1972. He founded Messrs. Mah & Partners in 1975 and was Senior Partner of the firm specialising in Corporate Law, Banking Law as well as Land Law. He remained in practice for 10 years before venturing into the commercial sector where he was the Managing Director of South Malaysia Industries Berhad from 1983 to 1994.
Since 1994, he has been involved in the Information Technology where his last executive role was as the Non-Executive Vice Chairman of Omesti Berhad from 2012 until his retirement in 2021. He was formerly the Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad from 2013 to 2021; Non-Executive Director of Vertice Berhad (now known as Infraharta Holdings Berhad) from 2017 to 2021; and Non-Executive Chairman of Kian Joo Can Factory Berhad from 2013 to 2019. He was also the Deputy Chairman of Chong Hwa Independent High School from 2007 to 2022.
YEOH JIN HOE
Group Managing Director
Malaysian, Male, Aged 77
Yeoh Jin Hoe was appointed to the Board of the Company on 31 July 2012 as Executive Director and assumed the position of Group Managing Director on 8 June 2015. He is responsible for the development of the corporate goals and objectives of the Group and the setting of strategies to achieve them. He is the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
He has extensive experience in the manufacturing and trading industries. He founded several companies which are involved in the manufacturing sector. These companies manufacture and sell branded mattresses and other sleep related products; food products such as instant noodles and food seasonings; and distribution of sanitary wares, ironmongery and builders’ hardware.
He is also the Group Managing Director of immediate holding company, Kian Joo Can Factory Berhad ("Kian Joo"). Prior to this, he was the Managing Director of Can-One Berhad (“Can-One”), a company which is listed on Bursa Securities and the penultimate holding company of Kian Joo. Under his previous leadership and guidance, Can-One group of companies (“Can-One Group”) expanded its core business to several other businesses. He was instrumental for the acquisition by Can-One of its significant interest in Kian Joo. Currently, he remains as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Can-One.
He is an Executive Director of Alcom Group Berhad ("AGB"), a company listed on the Bursa Securities and AGB’s wholly-owned subsidiary company, Aluminium Company of Malaysia Berhad. He is also a Trustee of Yayasan Canone KianJoo.
He is a major shareholder of the Company. He is the father of Keith Christopher Yeoh Min Kit, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.
TAN KIM SENG
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, Aged 71
Tan Kim Seng was appointed to the Board of the Company on 15 June 1991 as Executive Director and was re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 19 April 2016. He was re-designated as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 28 December 2018 and as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 23 November 2022. He is also the Chariman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, Remuneration Comittee and Sustainability Committee.
He has over 38 years of experience in the carton manufacturing industry. He started his career with the Company in 1977 as a Sales Executive and was promoted to General Manager of the Company in 1983, a position he held until his retirement in April 2016.
FOO KEE FATT
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, Aged 58
Foo Kee Fatt was appointed to the Board of the Company on 28 June 2022. He is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.
He is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysia Institute of Accountants. He is also an associate member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia and an approved company auditor under the Companies Act, 2016. He has about 36 years of experience in public accountancy practice.
He began his career in 1987 when he joined and served his articleship with Messrs. Kassim Chan & Co. (now known as Messrs Deloitte). In 1993, he joined Messrs Peter Chong & Co., a local accounting firm with international affiliation, as a Senior Associate where he worked his way up to become a Partner at the firm within the span of 13 years. In 2007, he established Messrs KFF, an audit firm, and he is still in public practice.
He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of MMS Ventures Berhad and Can-One Berhad (penultimate holding company of Box-Pak (Malaysia) Bhd), which are listed on Bursa Securities.
KEITH CHRISTOPHER YEOH MIN KIT
Executive Director
Malaysian, Male, Aged 38
Keith Christopher Yeoh Min Kit was appointed to the Board of the Company on 19 April 2016 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and was re-designated to Executive Director of the company on 22 February 2024. He is a member of the Sustainability Committee.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England. He was called to the Honourable Society of Middle Temple, UK in 2009. He joined Messrs. Shook Lin & Bok in 2010 and upon completion of pupillage in 2011, he was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2011. Thereafter, he commenced his legal practice in Messrs Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh in the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Department where he assisted in areas ranging from corporate and commercial dispute, injunctions to arbitration proceedings, and in a number of corporate exercises.
He is an Executive Director of the immediate holding company, Kian Joo Can Factory Berhad. He also holds directorship in Aluminium Company of Malaysia Berhad, a wholly-owned subsidiary company of AGB.
He is the son of Yeoh Jin Hoe, the Group Managing Director and major shareholder of the Company.
SHARIFAH NADIA ALJAFRI
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Female, Aged 40
Sharifah Nadia Aljafri was appointed to the Board of the Company as Independent Non-Executive Director on 20 December 2021. She is also a member of the Nomination Committee.
She holds a Law degree from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England.
She has extensive experience in dispute resolution where she had been involved in corporate and commercial disputes for more than 15 years. She is presently a partner of Messrs. Low Aljafri & Associates. Her portfolio includes Civil and Commercial Litigation, Cross-Border claims, Shareholders' and Oppression Claims, Arbitration and Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 Claims, Construction and Engineering disputes, Professional Consultants and Consultancy Disputes, Professional Negligence Claims, Employment related disputes, and Professional Indemnity Insurance Claims and Disputes. She is also a registered Trademark Agent in Malaysia.
DATIN DR. LIOW GUAT ENG
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Female, Aged 64
Datin Dr. Liow Guat Eng was appointed to the Board of the Company as Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 September 2024. She is the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Major: Organisational Behaviour) from University of Louisiana, Lafayette, United States of America; Master of Business Administration (Minor: Learning and Development) from University of Hull, United Kingdom; and a Doctorate in Business Administration from University of South Australia, Australia (merged with University of Adelaide in 2024 to form Adelaide University).
She brings over 30 years of expertise in business operations, supply chain management, strategic human resources (“HR”) leadership, and academia. Drawing on her extensive experience with Fortune 500 companies, she has been consulting for medium-sized, publicly listed, and founder-led businesses since 2021. Her consulting work focuses on driving organisational change, enhancing leadership development, and embedding sustainability into business practices.
Previously, she held senior leadership roles including Associate Professor, Vice President and Dean of Graduate School - HELP University from 2012 to 2021, HR Director of Danone, Kraft and Cadbury (now known as Mondelez International post-merger) from 2006 to 2012, and Vice President of HR and Operations Development at Ericsson Group of Companies, Malaysia, from 1999 to 2006. During this time, she also held the role of General Manager for Ericsson, Asia Pacific Hardware Service, from 2005 to 2006, effectively managing dual responsibilities. She has also served as the Regional Recruitment Manager for Microsoft, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cum HR Manager, Malaysia, her first HR role, following a 12-year tenure in business operations where she served as Division Head (designated as General Manager) for ABB Industrial and Distribution, Malaysia from 1993 to1997, Business Operations Manager, Digital Equipment Malaysia from 1985 to 1993 and Contract Administrator, ASEA from 1985 to 1989.
Additional Information:
- Dato' Mah Siew Kwok, Tan Kim Seng, Sharifah Nadia Aljafri and Datin Dr. Liow Guat Eng have no directorship in public companies and other listed issuers.
- Save for Yeoh Jin Hoe and Keith Christopher Yeoh Min Kit, none of the Directors has any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
- None of the Directors has any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Company or its subsidiaries.