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Tengku Dato’ Ardy Esfandiari Bin Tengku Abdul Hamid Shah

Chairman / Executive Director

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TENGKU DATO’ ARDY ESFANDIARI BIN TENGKU ABDUL HAMID SHAH, Male, Age 63, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 3 February 1999 and was redesignated as the Chairman of the Board on 1 March 2022.

He is an established business entrepreneur with extensive networking and great public relations skills. He was previously the Director/ Project Director of Worldwide Holdings Berhad (6430-P) for more than 8 years and was involved in the restructuring exercise of the Company in the year 1990.

He was appointed as a director of C.B. Industrial Product Sdn. Bhd. [198301015918 (111310-P)] in 1994 and is responsible for the public affairs and government liaison of this subsidiary company. He is also the Managing Director of the subsidiary company, AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)], principally involved in the retrofitting of special purpose vehicles.

He was bestowed with the Darjah Kebesaran Dato’- Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (D.S.I.S.) award in conjunction with the 67th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor.

He is a Member of the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (2021-2023) and a Board member of Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor (2023- 2025).

Datuk Lim Chai Beng

Managing Director

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Lim Zee Ping

Executive Director

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Lee Poi Keong

Senior Independent Non-executive Director

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Karpanadevi A/P K R Somasundram

Independent Non-executive Director

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Lim Chai Huat

Non-independent Non-executive Director

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Datin Chua Suat Khim

Independent Non-executive Director

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Tan Hock Yew

Chief Financial Officer

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Tan Yu Hwa

Executive Director, Engineering Division

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Koo Boon Hoe

Executive Director, Boiler Segment

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Dato’ Ku Azhar Bin Ku Ahmad

Executive Director, Special Purpose Vehicles Division

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Siti Zawiyah Binti Alias

Executive Director, Special Purpose Vehicles Division

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DATUK LIM CHAI BENG, Male, Age 64, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 3 February 1999.

He is one of the founders of C.B. Industrial Product Sdn. Bhd. [198301015918 (111310-P)] and also the Managing Director of this subsidiary company, a position he holds until today. He is also the Managing Director of the subsidiary companies, Modipalm Engineering Sdn. Bhd. [199101000443 (210753-U)] and PalmitEco Engineering Sdn. Bhd. [201501005813 (1131144-D)] He has vast experience in the engineering industry. He is the driving force behind the Group’s growth and responsible for the overall management and formulation of the Group’s strategic plans and policies. He possesses strong inter-personal and management skills, which inculcates a good rapport with the highly motivated and dedicated workforce.

On 28 July 2009, Datuk Lim was awarded the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award 2009 by Enterprise Asia.

LIM CHAI HUAT, Male, Age 62, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 3 February 1999. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

He is one of the founders of C.B. Industrial Product Sdn. Bhd. [198301015918 (111310-P)] He joined Chin Beng Engineering Works in 1980 as the Operations Manager. When Chin Beng Engineering Works was incorporated into a private limited company under its present name of C.B. Industrial Product Sdn. Bhd. [198301015918 (111310-P)] in 1983, he was promoted to Production Manager due to his vast experience and track record in the manufacturing division.

In 1985, he was further promoted to Project Director, where he headed the project team and managed the Project Division, e.g., the construction of the plants in Telok Panglima Garang currently housed as Head Office of CBIPH Group. He currently acts as an advisor for Palm Oil Mill projects and the administration of the factory and Property Division.

He is the Managing Director of Freiberg (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. [199401002552 (288230-A)] and Freiberg Office System Sdn. Bhd. (1318970-P), companies which were granted a license from Australia to manufacture environmentally friendly office furniture and partitions. He is also a Director of Office 2 Go (M) Sdn. Bhd. [200701015239 (773246-T)] and Freiberg Properties Private Limited Company (CAN 071075520) which involved in trading of office furniture and properties leasing businesses, and D’Home Elderly Care Centre, a charitable organisation providing elderly care in Klang.

LIM ZEE PING, Male, Age 37, Malaysian, was appointed as Executive Director of the Company on 10 March 2022.

Mr. Lim graduated from Monash University of Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He has worked in Modipalm Engineering Sdn. Bhd. [199101000443 (210753-U)] after his graduation since year 2010. Having spent his time at the production, he is currently involving in the sales & marketing department, where he oversees the overseas market such as Africa, Central America and Papua New Guinea.

KARPANADEVI A/P K R SOMASUNDRAM, Female, Age 60, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 14 November 2019. She is the Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE) and BA (Hons) in Law and Politics from University of North London, United Kingdom. She has more than 29 years of cross-functional experiences in the United Kingdom and Asia, including the Government sector in United Kingdom.

She has vast experience in the areas of Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Legal and Compliance and has strong capabilities in identifying inherent risks in business. She has previously held several senior management positions in the areas of risk management and compliance with financial institution and listed company in Malaysia, and also sits on the Board of private limited companies of Healthcare and Investment Holdings.

She is a member of Institute of Corporate Director Malaysia (ICDM), Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD), Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) and KPMG Board Leadership Centre.

LEE POI KEONG, Male, Age 67, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 26 August 2021 and was redesignated as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 24 August 2022. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIAM). He also holds a Harvard Premier Business Management Certificate from the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia.

Mr. Lee started his career with an accounting firm in England after graduating in 1983. Subsequently, he joined a multinational consortium as a Financial Controller. He also held various senior management positions in a conglomerate public listed company in Malaysia until his retirement in 2016. He has more than 40 years of experience in the areas of risk management and system, auditing, accountancy, management development and business entrepreneurship.

Currently, he also serves as Director in two local private limited companies.

DATIN CHUA SUAT KHIM, Female, Age 66, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 28 November 2022. She is the Chairperson of the Board Sustainability Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Datin Chua graduated with a Masters in Business from the University of Newcastle, Australia in June 2006. She has been a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants since September 1989, a fellow member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants since August 2001 and ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant since October 2017.

Datin Chua has more than 30 years of experience in the operation and management functions in the professional accounting bodies and private education industry particularly in strategic planning, finance reporting, formulation of human resources policies and manpower planning and implementation of management information systems and IT infrastructure.

Datin Chua is currently an Independent Non- Executive Director of Mercury Securities Group Berhad and is the Chairman of their Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee.

TAN HOCK YEW
Chief Financial Officer
Male, Age 55, Malaysian.

Mr. Tan joined the Company as the Group Accountant in 1997 and was later promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, he had worked for a public accounting firm for 4 years. He has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of auditing, accounting and finance.

He graduated with his professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) in 1993. He was admitted as an associate member of CIMA in 1996. He has also been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1997.

He is also the Director of several subsidiaries of CBIPH in Indonesia.

He does not hold any directorship in other public companies and listed corporations.

TAN YU HWA
Executive Director, Engineering Segment
Male, Aged 64, Malaysian.

Mr. Tan graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sussex and a Master of Business Administration from University of Hull. He was appointed as the Executive Director of C.B. Industrial Product Sdn. Bhd. [198301015918 (111310-P)] on 8 August 2000. Subsequently, he was also appointed as the Executive Director of Modipalm Engineering Sdn. Bhd. [199101000443 (210753-U)] and PalmitEco Engineering Sdn. Bhd. [201501005813 (1131144-D)] in 2005 and 2016, respectively. Prior to joining the Company, he had worked as a Palm Oil Mill Engineer and Manager at Golden Hope Plantations Berhad [197601004048 (29992-U)] and as the General Manager of Guthrie Medium Density Fiberboard Sdn. Bhd. He has more than 35 years of experience in engineering and palm oil industries.

He is currently overseeing the project and engineering segment. He is also the Director of several companies within CBIPH Group.

KOO BOON HOE
Executive Director, Boiler Segment
Male, Age 65, Malaysian.

Mr. Koo was appointed as the Executive Director of Advance Boilers Sdn. Bhd. [198901007673 (184975-W)] on 12 January 2006. Prior to joining the Company, he had worked with American and German based Multi-National Companies for 23 years where he was responsible for the Industrial Control and Fluid Automation Division. Thereafter, he was promoted to General Manager.

Currently, he oversees the overall operations of the boiler segment including sales and marketing.

He does not hold any directorship in other public companies and listed corporations.

DATO’ KU AZHAR BIN KU AHMAD
Executive Director, Special Purpose Vehicles Segment
Male, Age 58, Malaysian.

Dato’ Ku Azhar graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. Before joining the Company, he had worked with UMW Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Guthrie Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. [195401000096 (2548-U)] as an Assistant Design Manager and Production Manager for 6 years and 9 years respectively.

He was appointed as the Executive Director of AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)] in 2004. He is currently involved in the overall marketing and production of the Special Purpose Vehicles Segment. He is also the Director of several companies within the CBIPH Group and a shareholder of AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)].

He does not hold any directorship in other public companies and listed corporations.

SITI ZAWIYAH BINTI ALIAS
Operation Director, Special Purpose Vehicles Segment
Female, Age 53, Malaysian.

Puan Siti Zawiyah graduated from the University Technology of Malaysia (UTM) with a Bachelors’ Degree of Mechanical Engineering in Industrial. She joined AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)] as Senior Manager in 2005 and was appointed as the Operation Director of AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)] in 2017. She is also a shareholder of AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)]

Prior to joining the Company, she had worked with Wagon Engineering Sdn. Bhd. [197401002273 (19373-M)] as Manager for 8 years and with Guthrie Industries Sdn. Bhd. [195401000096 (2548-U)] as Head of Specialised Vehicles for 5 years.

Currently, she is responsible for the daily operation of the AVP Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. [199401020156 (305835-A)] and managing all potential projects, projects in hand, and after sales support.

She does not hold any directorship in other public companies and listed corporations.