Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa
Executive Chairman

Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa, aged 67, male, a Malaysian, is the Executive Chairman of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 16 April 1985. He is a businessman and prior to assuming his current position, was the Managing Director of the Company since its incorporation. 

 

Tan Sri Datuk Leow is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Vice Chairman of A-Rank Berhad, and a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (“FMM”)’s Advisory Board. He is the Chairman of SJK(C) Kepong School 1 & 2, Vice President of Chong Hwa Independent High School Kuala Lumpur, and a Director for SJK(C) Chung Kwok.  Tan Sri is also the Board Adviser for SJK(C) Mun Yee and SJK(C) Wangsa Maju, and is currently also a member of the Building Development Committee of Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology (TAR-UMT). Besides educational sector, Tan Sri sits on the Council of Tung Shin Hospital Kuala Lumpur and is holding a leading role in the Tung Shin Hospital’s New Building Development Committee Team. He also serves as committee member for Tung Shin Hospital’s Chinese Medical Management Team as well as Western Medical Management Team.

 

Tan Sri Datuk Leow stands as the Permanent Honorary Group President of Persekutuan Persatuan-Persatuan Ann Koai Malaysia, and is a former Member of the FMM Council and a former Board of Trustee for Yayasan Lim Yee Hoh.

Mark Wing Kong
Chief Executive Officer

Mark Wing Kong, aged 66, male, a Malaysian, is the Chief Executive Officer of LB Aluminium Berhad. Prior to the appointment to his present position, he was the Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 15 March 1997. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr Mark was with Kassim Chan & Co from 1980 to 1986 and subsequently as Operations Manager with Arab-Malaysian Securities Sdn Berhad from 1986 to 1988. From 1988 to 1997, he was with Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad (now known as AmInvestment Bank Berhad) where he was General Manager, Corporate Finance at time of resignation.

 

Mr Mark is a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing.

Yap Chee Woon
Executive Director

Yap Chee Woon, aged 66, male, a Malaysian, is the Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 2 May 1997.  He is a businessman and prior to his present position was the General Manager of LB Aluminium Berhad. Mr Yap has been with the Company since its incorporation.

 

Mr Yap is the honorary treasurer of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing's Aluminium Manufacturers Group Malaysia (“AMGM”). 

Leow Sok Hoon
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Leow Sok Hoon, aged 53, female, a Malaysian, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 3 August 1993. She holds an Advanced Diploma, Association of Business Executives (ABE), a Diploma in Business Administration, University of Wales and a BA in Business Administration also from the University of Wales.  She is a businesswoman.

Tuan Haji Ahmed Azhar Bin Abdullah
Independent Non-Executive Director

Tuan Haji Ahmed Azhar Bin Abdullah, aged 64, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 16 November 2022. He holds a Degree in Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State University (Fresno) and holds a Masters in Business Administration from California State University Dominquez Hills (Los Angeles).

 

Tuan Haji Ahmed Azhar commenced his career as an Internal Auditor with Malaysia Mining Corporation Berhad ("MMC") in 1992. In 1995, he was appointed as General Manager for Bracken Services Ltd (London), a subsidiary of MMC Marketing Sdn Bhd based in London, responsible for operations and all financial matters. Upon his return, he served in various management capacities within the MMC Group. He joined Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd in November 2000 and was the Head of the residential and commercial sales unit for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas until March 2005. From 2005 to 2010, Tuan Haji was the Executive Director of MOCCIS Furniture Sdn Bhd and MCCM Marketing Sdn Bhd. Thereafter, he continued his career with Tanjak Group as Head of Finance and Corporate from 2010 to 2012.

 

Tuan Haji Ahmed Azhar is currently the Head of Finance and Corporate Services of Izrin & Tan Properties Sdn Bhd and an Independent Non-Executive Director, sitting on various Board Committees of Epicon Berhad (formerly known as Konsortium Transnasional Berhad).

 

Tuan Haji Ahmed Azhar is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.    

Woon Wai En
Independent Non-Executive Director

Woon Wai En, aged 62, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 16 November 2022. Mr Woon is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and also an ex-Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

 

He started his career as an Accounts Executive with Mechmar Berhad in 1989. From 1990 to 1993, he was with Welcome Pharmaceutical (M) Sdn Bhd as an Accounts Manager. He then joined VADS Berhad from 1993 to 2005 where his last held position was General Manager for Business Support Services. He subsequently joined Moccis Trading Sdn Bhd as its Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2009.

 

From 2012 to 2016, he was with Kris Sakti Holdings Sdn Bhd, an investment holding company as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr Woon was the Group Chief Operating Officer of Sarawak Cable Berhad, a position he held since joining the company in 2017 until his retirement in January 2022. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director in Apex Equity Holdings Berhad since 20 June 2022.

 

Mr Woon is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. 

Datuk Seri Yew Teong Look
Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Seri Yew Teong Look, aged 69, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 4 December 2024. Datuk Seri Yew is a Fellow Member of the Association of International Accountants. He is a corporate consultant.

 

Datuk Seri Yew has a long history in public service and was formerly a Member of Advisory Board, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, a Member of The Ahli Dewan Negara, a Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary of The Ministry of Federal Territories. Datuk Seri Yew joined the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the mid-1980s and has held numerous positions in the party and was elected as a Vice-President of the MCA as well as the MCA Federal Territory State Advisor.

 

Datuk Seri Yew previously sat on the Board of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors, SJKC Wangsa Maju as well as Chairman of Huaren Education Foundation and Institut CECE. He was also a Trustee of TARC Education Foundation and Loke Yew Foundation.

Datuk Seri Yew is a member of the Remuneration Committee. 

Dato’ Lim Hong Shuan
Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Lim Hong Shuan, aged 65, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 4 December 2024.

 

Dato’ Lim holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from University of Malaya; Masters of Arts in Criminology from University of Hull, England; Bachelor of Law (LLB) Hons from University of London and has obtained the Certificate in Legal Practice from the Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia. He started his career in 1985 with the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) as Assistant Superintendent of Police, and has 35 years’ working experiences in various departments of the RMP, including Commercial Crime Investigation, Narcotics Crime Investigation, Management and Training. He was promoted and held several senior positions in the RMP, and retired as Deputy Chief Police Officer of Perak, with the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police in 2020. He is currently a Senior Associate of a legal firm and the Security Advisor for another public listed company in Malaysia.

 

Dato’ Lim also participates actively in community and sport causes. Among others, Committee Member of Malaysia-China Friendship And Mutual Aid Association (MCFMAA), Council Member of Majlis Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan (MSWP) and Deputy President of Federation of Wushu Kuala Lumpur. He is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director in MKH Berhad.

 

Dato’ Lim is a member of the Audit Committee.

Choo Chew Hynn
Independent Non-Executive Director

Choo Chew Hynn, aged 40, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 4 December 2024.

 

Mr Choo holds an LL.B (Hons.) Degree from the University of Liverpool and has obtained his Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn, England, in 2008. He was awarded the Sweet & Maxwell Prize for Company Law in 2008 upon completion of his Bar Vocational Course with the Inns of Court School of Law, London. He also holds a Master of Laws Degree from the University College of London, specialising in corporate finance, banking and company laws.

 

On 18 July 2009, Mr Choo was called to the Malaysian Bar and was in active legal practice until 2023. During that period, Mr Choo’s main areas of practice were dispute resolution (corporate, construction, land and development disputes) as well as mergers and acquisitions. Mr Choo has frequently acted as both lead and joint-counsel at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court.

 

In March 2023, Mr Choo joined Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad as the Group Head of Legal and was subsequently also appointed as the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Advisor for the Group’s plantation businesses.

 

Currently, Mr Choo is a global legal counsel at a British multinational company, leading a team of lawyers specialising in contracts across Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific countries, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.

 

Mr Choo is a member of the Nomination Committee.

Leow Vinzie
Alternate Director to Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa

Leow Vinzie, aged 39, female, a Malaysian, was appointed as Alternate Director to Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa on 29 June 2021. She currently serves as the General Manager of LB Aluminium (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and was appointed as a member of the Senior Management Team on the same date. She graduated from Monash University, Australia in 2009 with a Bachelor of Business in Management and Marketing. Following her graduation, she spent two years at National Taiwan University, to deepen her proficiency in the Mandarin language. Prior to joining LB Aluminium, Ms Leow was with Zuellig Pharma Malaysia from 2012 to 2015, where she was involved in Business Development. She was subsequently promoted to a regional role based at the company’s Singapore headquarters, overseeing portfolios in the Pharmaceutical, Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) and Medical Devices sectors. From 2015 to 2017, she played a key role in expanding the business by securing new clients and leading contract renewal negotiations across the region.

 

Ms Leow is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of A-Rank Berhad.