01-Nov-2003

APPOINTMENT

Member of Audit Committee

Executive

53

Malaysian

n/a

He has more than 35 years experience in timber industry and has established good rapport with buyers of wood products. He oversees the sourcing of logs including marketing of woods products and financial management of the Group's operations. He started his career in the wood industry in 1968, working as a trainee in a sawmill in Johor. Subsequently, in 1970 he worked as a sawing contractor for a sawmill based in Kuantan. In 1978 he was employed as a manager in a sawmill based in Trengganu before he moved to Sabah in 1980. He started his operation in Sabah as a sawing contractor and in 1983 he was made the Managing Director of a well established sawmill based in Tawau until 1986. In 1987 to 1989 he commenced timber logging operations in Tawau and in 1989 he formed AHSB as a sawmilling company and subsequently expanded into timber logging and plywood and related downstream products operating and barging.

Nil

Yes

Direct Interest of 50,000 (0.04%)
Deemed Interest of 22,664,184 (44.24%)

The Audit Committee comprises of the following:
Mr Wong Nyuk Pin (Chairman) - Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Kong Sau Kian (Member) - Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Yeo Wang Seng (Member) - Managing Director