Dato’ Chan Wah Kiang

Dato’ Chan Wah Kiang was appointed to our Board on 12 October 2023.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Campbell University, United States in November 1983. He also received his professional technologists certificate awarded by the Malaysia Board of Technologists and has been a member of the Malaysia Board of Technologists since November 2020.

He started his career with a paint manufacturer in 1984 and moved on to various manufacturing companies holding senior positions. With his extensive experience garnered from the manufacturing industry, he decided to venture into the roofing business, and subsequently the glass business.

He is the founding member of Ajiya Berhad and its group of companies (collectively, “Ajiya Group”). In August 1990, he co-founded Asia Roofing Industries Sdn Bhd, which is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ajiya Berhad. Under his management, Ajiya Berhad was listed on the Second Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad) in December 1996 and subsequently transferred its listing to the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad) in December 2003. From September 1996 to May 2022, he was the Managing Director of Ajiya Berhad. He was subsequently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Ajiya Berhad in May 2022. In December 2023, he resigned and left the Ajiya Group upon expiry of his service agreement with Ajiya Berhad.

On the social front, he has been actively involved in community and charitable work. He is currently the President of the Board of Committees of the Malaysian Social Entrepreneurs Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that provides funding for educational programmes, research and charitable purposes.

Dato' Sri Lee Kar Whatt

Dato’ Sri Lee Kar Whatt (“Dato’ Sri Lee”) is our founder and was appointed to our Board on 18 May 2006.

He attended Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jementah for his secondary education until November 1989.

He started his career in a construction and renovation company on a part time basis in April 1988 and subsequently worked in various other companies in the construction and renovation industry and shipping industry until July 1994. In August 1994, Dato’ Sri Lee set up Hau Sen Enterprise, a business entity which was principally involved in construction and renovation works. Since May 2002, Dato’ Sri Lee ventured into the retail industry and together with his other business partners, including Pang Kueh Khim, set up various business entities which were principally involved in the retail businesses. In May 2002, Dato’ Sri Lee, his relatives and Pang Kueh Khim, set up Kedai Ekonomi Hari-Hari and opened his first retail store in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Subsequently, he closed the store and set up Eco Shop Marketing in September 2003 with Pang Kueh Khim, Lee Tiong Bin (being the brother of Dato’ Sri Lee) and a third-party investor (being a previous employee of Eco-Shop Marketing). Thereafter, they opened our first RM2 store in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan in the same year. The business licence for Eco Shop Marketing expired on 26 September 2007. In May 2006, he founded our Company with Pang Kueh Khim, which is the beginning of the formation of our Group. Throughout the years, Dato’ Sri Lee was responsible for the day-to-day management and business operations of our Group as well as providing guidance and direction to our management team. Dato’ Sri Lee has approximately 22 years of experience in the retail industry. As the Managing Director, he is responsible for the business direction and strategic planning of our Group, with particular focus on our Group’s expansion plans, merchandising sourcing as well as managing and retaining relationships with our key suppliers. Under his leadership, our Group has grown from a single store to 358 stores as at the 31 March 2025.

On the social front, Dato’ Sri Lee has been actively involved in community and charitable work. He is currently a director and the Executive Advisor of the Board of Committees of the Malaysian Social Entrepreneurs Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that provides funding for educational programmes, research and charitable purposes.

Ng Kim Teng

Ms.Ng Kim Teng joined our Group as Chief Operating Officer in May 2023 and was subsequently promoted to Chief Executive Officer in October 2023 where she is responsible for overseeing the overall day-to-day management and business operations of our Group. She was appointed to our Board on 7 January 2025.

She obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Michigan University, United States in June 1994.

She has approximately 29 years of experience in the retail industry. She started her career as a Retail Merchandising Executive at Mail Order Gallery (M) Sdn Bhd in March 1995 where she was responsible for the retail sales channel and key account management. She left the company in December 1999 as Key Account Manager and subsequently took a career break prior to joining Anakku Baby Products Sdn Bhd (formerly a subsidiary of Anakku Sdn Bhd) in April 2001 until March 2004 as Retail Planning Manager where she oversaw the retail operations and promotion for numerous stores.

In April 2004, she joined Watsons Personal Care Stores Sdn Bhd as Marketing Manager in charge of promotion planning. Throughout her tenure of approximately 15 years at the company, she was promoted to various positions and gained immense experience in all aspects of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. Her responsibilities included overseeing the marketing and promotion of products, customer relations management and business development; being responsible for developing a brand guide for below the line advertising; event management for several business units; and being involved in leading the digital transformation and new customer program. In February 2016, she was promoted to Chief Customer Officer where she was primarily responsible for the profit and loss management and strategic planning for new store openings. She left the company in March 2019 and took a career break until September 2019.

In September 2019, she joined Guardian Health and Beauty Sdn Bhd and took on the role of Project Leader, where she was the project lead for new markets and business development. In December 2020, she joined ALL Guardian Company Limited in Thailand as Managing Director cum Assistant Vice President, where she oversaw the operational set up and strategic planning of the company. In May 2023, she left the company and joined our Group.

Lum Ying Ling

Ms.Lum Ying Ling was appointed to our Board on 1 April 2024.

She graduated with First Class Honours in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom, in March 2011. She obtained her professional certificate with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) in February 2017 and is a Fellow of the ACCA since February 2022.

She began her career as an Associate with The Boston Consulting Group Sdn Bhd (“BCG”) in October 2012. In December 2015, she was transferred to The Boston Consulting Group Pty Ltd in Sydney, Australia to facilitate her secondment to Cape York Partnership, a non-profit organisation that works to empower the Indigenous communities in Australia, for a period of 16 months. Thereafter, she returned to BCG in April 2017 after the end of her secondment. During her tenure with BCG, she rose through the ranks with her last position being Project Leader in the retail and consumer industry prior to her departure from BCG in March 2019. She was primarily responsible for leading teams to deliver clients’ engagements across Southeast Asia. In March 2019, she joined iflix Sdn Bhd as the Director of Content Strategy and Analytics, where she analysed user data to assess the types of media content suitable for the platform’s target audience. She left the company in May 2020 and took a short career break.

In August 2020, she joined Creador Sdn Bhd as Vice President and was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President in 2023 and Director in 2024. She partners with portfolio companies to drive initiatives that create commercial and strategic advantage for sustainable value creation.

Currently she is also a Non Executive Director of Loob Berhad in addition to several other private companies.

Chen Thai Foong

Ms.Chen Thai Foong was appointed to our Board on 12 October 2023.

She was admitted as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) in February 1994 and became a Fellow of the CIMA since November 2008. She has been a Chartered Accountant of the MIA since February 1995 and is currently a Chartered Management Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant designation holder. She obtained a Master of Business Administration from University of Dubuque, United States in December 2000.

In 1988, she began her career at NEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn Bhd, where she rose through the ranks from Accountant to Finance and Administration Manager before leaving the company in 1995.

Between May 1995 to May 2000, she joined Amoco Chemical Malaysia Sdn Bhd (now known as RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as Finance Manager. She subsequently joined Leo Burnett Advertising Sdn Bhd as Finance Manager cum Company Secretary from June 2000 to September 2001. In October 2001, she became the Financial Controller cum Company Secretary of Malaysia Oxygen Berhad (now known as Linde Malaysia Sdn Bhd) until September 2005. From October 2005 to April 2008, she was the Chief Financial Officer of DHL Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. She was later appointed as the Deputy Head for Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa in charge of the shared services at DHL Asia Pacific Shared Services Sdn Bhd, a position she held from May 2008 to June 2012.

From June 2012 to July 2014, she was the Director of Shared Services at Lafarge Malaysia Berhad (now known as Malayan Cement Berhad) where she led and managed its shared services operations and activities. From August 2014 to April 2016, she was the Group Chief Financial Officer of Taylor’s Education Group in charge of all finance and treasury related matters. She joined CTOS Holdings Sdn Bhd (now known as CTOS Digital Berhad) as Group Chief Financial Officer from April 2016 until her retirement in January 2023. She has over 36 years of experience in finance and treasury.

Currently, she is the Independent Non Executive Director of Loob Berhad

She is the chairman of Audit Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and Risk Management and Sustainability Committee in the Company.

Dato’ Sri Azmi bin Abu Kassim

Dato’ Sri Azmi Bin Abu Kassim was appointed to our Board on 14 December 2023.

He graduated with a Diploma in Accountancy and an Advanced Diploma in Accountancy from Universiti Teknologi MARA in September 1986 and October 1995, respectively. Thereafter, he obtained his Master of Business Administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA in April 2004.

He has accumulated approximately 37 years of experience in the Royal Malaysia Police (“PDRM”). He joined the PDRM in April 1987 as a Trainee Inspector. He has held various positions within the PDRM and he currently holds the rank of Commissioner of Police. In June 2004, he took a brief career break to further his studies with Universiti Teknologi MARA.

Throughout his tenure serving in the PDRM, he helmed various leadership positions in the PDRM, including Deputy Chief of Police of the district of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Chief of Police of the district of Petaling Jaya, Selangor and Deputy Chief of Police of Kelantan. He also served as the Deputy Director of Management for the Human Resources Policy Division and the Services and Designation department in the PDRM. In April 2021, he was appointed as the Chief of Police of Kuala Lumpur until March 2023.

Between March 2023 and December 2024, he was the Director of the Bukit Aman Management Department. In April 2023, he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia Berhad (“KPDM”) and subsequently, appointed as a board member of KOP Educators & Consultants Sdn Bhd in May 2023, which is a 51.0% owned subsidiary of KOP Mantap Berhad.

In November 2024, he was promoted from the Deputy Chairman of KPDM to the Chairman of KPDM. In addition, he was also appointed as the director of the Department of Internal Security and Public Order in December 2024. He was appointed to our Board on 14 December 2023 after the written permission from the Inspector General of Police was obtained for his proposed appointment as the Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company.

He is the chairman of Risk Management and Sustainability Committee and member of the Audit Committee, and Nomination and Remuneration Committee in the Company.

Chin Hein Choong

Mr.Chin Hein Choong was appointed to our Board on 7 January 2025.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom in 1992. In January 1993, he enrolled for a foreign language course in German at the Heidelberger Sprachinstitut in Germany, which he completed in August 1993. Between February 1994 to July 1994, he went to Beijing Normal University to undertake a foreign language course in Chinese.

In September 1994, he returned to the United Kingdom to undertake a training for his Bar course. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales and has been a member of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom since September 1995. He has been an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a member of the Malaysian Bar since August 1996.

In September 1996, he began his career with Maxwell, Kenion, Cowdy & Jones as a Legal Assistant, where he was involved in civil litigation matters. He left Maxwell, Kenion, Cowdy & Jones in December 2001. In January 2002, he co-founded the law firm, Chin & Cheah where he specialised in civil litigation, conveyancing and corporate matters. In August 2003, Chin & Cheah merged with another law firm to form K.H. Wong, Chin & Cheah. His areas of practice include civil litigations, corporate matters, industrial relations matters and construction arbitration. He is currently a partner at K.H. Wong, Chin & Cheah. He has approximately 28 years of experience in the legal industry.

He is the chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee, and Risk Management and Sustainability Committee in the Company.