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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman bin Syed Ibrahim (“Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman”) is our Executive Chairman and was appointed to our Board on 4 September 2026.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman graduated from the ‘Officer Cadet School’ and was commissioned in 1980 by His Majesty The King. He was conferred the Honorary Engineering Doctorate by University Putra Malaysia in 2015.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman began his career in the Royal Intelligence Corps of the Malaysian Armed Forces, serving for 30 years before retiring as a Major in 1994.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman started his business career as an importer of cars and expanded his automotive ventures by securing franchises with various prestigious global automotive brands such as Honda, Chevrolet, Ford, Smart, Audi, and Suzuki. Today, his automotive portfolio includes Weststar Auto, a leading Honda dealership in Malaysia, Weststar Motors which specialises in imported luxury cars, and Weststar Maxus, a prominent distributor of commercial vehicles nationwide.
In 2002, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman founded Weststar Aviation Services, a leading provider of offshore helicopter transportation services operating extensively across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Under his leadership, The Weststar Group has diversified its operations across the automotive, aviation, defence, construction, properties, insurance, ICT, food and beverage, and renewable energy sectors, with business activities spanning across 11 countries.
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Syed Azman is also one of the Independent Trustees of Jeffrey Cheah Foundation and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Universiti Pertahanan National Malaysia (UPNM).
Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Paduka Ammar bin Dato’ Shaikh Mahmood Naim was appointed as the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board on 21 June 2024 and was redesignated as an Executive Director on 10 September 2026.
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.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Norazman bin Hamidun (“Tan Sri Norazman”) is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 26 August 2026.
Tan Sri Norazman graduated from MARA University of Technology majoring in Business Studies. Tan Sri Norazman is the Corporate Member of Malaysian Institute of Marketing.
Tan Sri Norazman started his career in 1990 as an Assistant Deputy Registrar for Kota Setar District and Land Department (“PTD Kota Setar”). During his service with PTD Kota Setar, he was posted to Land Acquisition Department where he gained experience and knowledge in land issues. In 1994, he was promoted to State Land Officer and posted to Land Registration Department. He left government service in 1998 to fully commit to private commerce and enter corporate leadership.
Tan Sri Norazman was the Independent Non-Executive Director of RGB International Berhad from April 2014 to March 2026. Over the past two decades, Tan Sri Norazman has established himself as a prominent corporate figure, guiding several enterprise-level entities across the energy, infrastructure, and engineering sectors. Currently, He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk 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 an 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, Companies 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.
Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Din is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 21 May 2024. He is presently the Chairman of ESG Sustainability Committee, member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, and 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 his attachment with Permodalan Kedah Berhad until his retirement in 2023. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies in Malaysia.
Chan Hon Woo is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 21 May 2024. He is presently the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Chairman of Share Issuance Scheme 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.
