22-Aug-2014

APPOINTMENT

Member of Audit Committee

Independent & Non Executive

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Malaysian

Mr Yap Kien Ming is a Graduate of the University of Brock, Canada with a Bachelor Degree of Arts in Economics and Marketing.

Mr Yap Kien Ming started his career as a Strategic Management Executive with Kein Hing Industries Sdn. Bhd. During his 5 years tenure, he had started and headed the Purchasing Department since then. Further, Mr Yap had also put in place a stock system. Besides heading the Purchasing Department, he is also responsible for a intergrated stamping, machining and surface grinding line and Sales and Marketing with clients that included Sanden, Sharp, Nippondenso, Matsushita, Clipsal and PDL switch Gear Manufacturers. In the meantime, he is also responsible for a Licenced Manufacturing Warehouse, a Joint venture between 3 Japanese Manufacturers, namely Tomen, Matsushita , Meiwa and Kein Hing Industries Sdn. Bhd.

Subsequently, he joined Polychem Sdn. Bhd. as Regional Product Manager which is a manufacturers agent for hand tools, cutting tools and non-ferrous materials from United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. Here he had served a wide range of industries from automotive, mould and die, oil and gas and electrical, electronics manufacturers.

In the last decade he was appointed as the Regional Sales Manager for Garryson (now under Kennametal), and responsible for the Sales and Marketing for China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. During his tenure he was involved in the Business Development, Sales and Distribution Channels, Sales and Technical Training and support to the dealers around the Region.

Mr Yap has vast experience in Technical Sales and Cross Cultural marketing in Asia and his primary focus was in the Oil and Gas, Aerospace and shipping industry.

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Mr Lai Soon Yip (Independent Non-Executive Director / Chairman)
Mr Tan Ooi Jin (Independent Non-Executive Director / Member)
Dato' Chairil Nazri Bin Ahmad (Independent Non-Executive Director / Member)
Mr Yap Kien Ming (Independent Non-Executive Director / Member)