01-Jan-2013

APPOINTMENT

Chief Executive Officer

Executive

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Malaysian

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
University of Arkansas, USA (1984)

Dato' Wong has been working with the Group for 25 years and has extensive experience and knowledge in the Group's activities. He joined the Group in 1987 and has been involved in the designing and setting up of all the timber processing plants. In the last decade when the Group began diversifying aggressively into the oil palm business, he was again entrusted to oversee the construction projects at the oil palm estates and was involved in the designing and construction of all the palm oil mills. Details of his working experience and occupation are as follows:-

2006-2012: General Manager of Engineering Department, involving in the planning of the corporate objectives and policies of the Group and managing the Group’s engineering research and developments, projects and new products’ developments, and planning, execution, operation and maintenance of all engineering faculties;

2002-2012: oversee the construction projects at the oil palm estates and was involved in the designing and construction of all the palm oil mills;

2001-2006: Manager of Engineering Department and promoted to Senior Manager in July 2004 managing the Electrical, Civil and Mechanical Engineering divisions. His new job scope also covered plant maintenance and upgrading existing machineries to improve efficiency. He was instrumental in the introduction of environmental-friendly log peeling technology and obtaining various plywood certifications such as CE Marking(EU), JAS (Japanese), CARB (USA) and Wood Packaging Material Treatment Provider Certificate for the Group’s plywood operations;

1997-2001: Factory Operation Manager of 2 manufacturing factories overseeing daily factory operations, planning and development of production and human resources of factories. In 2000, he was assigned to lead the SAP Materials Management Module implementation in Phase I and again for the Production and Planning Module in Phase II; and

1987-1997: Electrical Engineer responsible for the planning, designing and implementation of power generation, transmission and distribution for the factories. He was also involved in the designing and setting up of all the timber processing plants.

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Direct Interest – 453,975 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each representing 0.05% of the total issued and paid-up capital of the Company.