Director's Profile

Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Paduka Ammar Bin Dato’ Shaikh Mahmood Naim is our Executive Deputy Chairman and was appointed to our Board on 21 June 2024.


He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) from University of Fresno in California, USA in 1984, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of San Francisco, USA in 1986. He had since accumulated 35 years of experience serving as public servant for public sector services in the state of Kedah and responsible for outlining a new economic development direction for the state government of Kedah. He was the Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Kedah Darul Aman of the Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Kedah Darul Aman until his retirement in 2022. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.

He joined our Company as an Executive Deputy Chairman and is responsible for overseeing our Group’s business development.

No meetings were held subsequent to his appointment in the financial year under review.

He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Din is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 23 May 2024. He is presently the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from Universiti Malaya in 1986 and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Universiti Utaran Malaysia in 2003. He had since accumulated 29 years of experience in the real estate development, mining, investment, construction and hospitality. He was the Chief Executive Officer through is attachment with Permodalan Kedah Berhad until his retirement in 2023. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.

No meetings were held subsequent to his appointment in the financial year under review.

He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Guok Ngek Seong is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 2 April 2024.


He graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Malaya in 2000 and was admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2001. He had since accumulated 23 years of experience in the legal field. He has been involved in various high-profile cases, acted as co-counsels alongside with many prominent lawyers in the country. Many of the cases are reported in the legal journals. Apart from this, he is well-versed in the securities laws in Malaysia, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001, Company Act 2016, Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (including the repealed Securities Industries Act), Financial Services Act, Penal Code, judicial reviews, tort claims and contractual disputes among others. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.


No meetings were held subsequent to his appointment in the financial year under review.

He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Chan Hon Woo is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 23 May 2024. He is presently the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in: Chemistry from the University of Malaya in 1993. He embarked on his journey at the manufacturing sector as a chemist and production manager. After gaining valuable experience, he established his own company known as Cyromaster (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 2007 as a director. In this role, he oversaw the business activities in manufacturing and trading of chemical product sector, as well as management consultancy services for the scientific analytical field. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.

No meetings were held subsequent to his appointment in the financial year under review.

He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and he has no conviction for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Ju Siew Lee is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 1st November 2024. She currently serves as the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company.


She is a highly accomplished professional with over 30 years of extensive experience in accounting, auditing, taxation, and corporate finance. She earned her professional qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in 1999 and became a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 2001. Throughout her career, she has been attached with reputable firms , where she developed deep expertise across a wide range of financial disciplines. Her’s past experience as a senior management professional in several public listed companies in Malaysia further strengthened her leadership and strategic financial capabilities.

Currently, she also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Aemulus Holdings Berhad and NationGate Holdings Berhad, both of which are listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.


She has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She also has no conflict of interest with the Company and has not been convicted for any offences within the past 5 years, other than traffic offences, if any.