Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa
Executive ChairmanTan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa, aged 64, 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 Director of A-Rank Berhad, and a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (“FMM”) Advisory Board. He is the Deputy Chairman of Chong Hwa Independent High School Kuala Lumpur and a Vice President on the Board of SRJK (C) Kepong School. Besides, he also sits on the Council of Tung Shin Hospital Kuala Lumpur and is a member of the Chinese Medical as well as Western Medical Management Committees of Tung Shin Hospital.
He is a former Council Member of the FMM Council and a former Committee Member of FMM Selangor Branch. Tan Sri is the ex-Group President of Malaysia Anxi Association & Yayasan Ann Koai Malaysia, and a former Board of Trustee for Yayasan Lim Yee Hoh.
Mark Wing Kong
Chief Executive OfficerMark Wing Kong, aged 63, 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 Manufacturers.
Yap Chee Woon
Executive DirectorYap Chee Woon, aged 63, 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 Manufacturers’ Aluminium Manufacturers Group Malaysia (“AMGM”).
Leow Sok Hoon
Non-Independent Non-Executive DirectorLeow Sok Hoon, aged 50, 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.
Neoh Lay Keong
Senior Independent Non-Executive DirectorNeoh Lay Keong, aged 64, male, a Malaysian, is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 25 August 1997. He holds a BEC Diploma in Business Studies, St. Johns College, England and a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Manchester, England. Mr Neoh was with RHB Bank Berhad from 1982 to 1990 and is a Dealers’ Representative with TA Securities Berhad since 1990.
He is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
Dato’ Dr Mohd Husni Bin Ahmad
Independent Non-Executive DirectorDato’ Dr Mohd Husni Bin Ahmad, aged 59, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 31 July 2006. He is presently a Consultant Ear Nose Throat-Head and Neck Surgeon at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Dato’ Dr Mohd Husni obtained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery as well as a Master of Otorhinolaryngology from the University of Malaya. Upon his graduation, he was attached with University Hospital from 1990 to 1998 initially as a medical officer, lecturer and specialist before leaving for private practice.
He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Toh Khiam Huat
Independent Non-Executive DirectorToh Khiam Huat, aged 66, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 31 July 2013. Mr Toh graduated from Swinburne College of Technology, Melbourne, Australia in 1980. He is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and an ex-Fellow member of Certified Public Accountants, Australia. He is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (“IIAM”). During the period 2003 and 2010, he actively served as a member of the Board of Governors and chairing the various sub-committees of the Institute, including holding the positions of Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer.
Mr Toh started his external auditing career with Deloitte Kassim Chan in 1981. He joined American International Assurance Berhad as a financial accountant in 1985.
Between the period of 1990 and 2011, Mr Toh was involved in internal auditing, compliance and risk management as a Regional Auditor and later as a Regional Head of Internal Audit function (South Asia) for two multi-national insurers (American International Group and Prudential Corporation Asia).
He is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Chew Kat Nyap
Independent Non-Executive DirectorChew Kat Nyap, aged 68, male, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 31 July 2013. He is a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Mr Chew commenced his career at the corporate secretarial/share registry divisions of two major accounting firms and the SPK Group. He then worked at Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad (now known as AmInvestment Bank Berhad) between 1986 and 1996 and last held the position of Senior Manager. He was thereafter seconded to Malaysian Issuing House Sdn Bhd (“MIH”), a company registered under the Capital Markets & Services Act 2007, as General Manager. He was Chief Executive of MIH and Symphony Share Registrars Sdn Bhd, which became part of the Symphony Group until his retirement in 2009 and 2014. In the intervening years he acted as Adviser and Board Member of the two companies until his departure in November 2019. He is presently Director, Advisory at One Capital Market Services Sdn Bhd, a company rendering share registry and other planned capital market services.
Teh Kok Heng
Independent Non-Executive DirectorTeh Kok Heng, aged 61, male, a Malaysian, is an independent Non-Executive Director of LB Aluminium Berhad and was appointed to the Board on 31 July 2013. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Marketing from TAR College.
Mr Teh has 35 years of experience in Design and Construction Management, specializing in Brand Activation business as well as Interior Architecture Fit-out and Advertising. He had been involved in numerous sizable projects, both locally and abroad including some international acclaimed projects such as LIMA Aerospace, DSA Exhibition and Malaysia’s biggest Expo Negaraku 2017 project at Dataran Merdeka. He also headed the Milano World Expo 2015 for numerous Countries Pavilions including Malaysia, Brunei, Argentina and Cambodia.
Mr Teh also serves as a board member of SJK (C) Kepong 3, a Chinese primary school in Segambut.
Leow Vinzie
Alternate Director to Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong HowaLeow Vinzie, aged 36, female, a Malaysian, was appointed as Alternate Director to Tan Sri Datuk Leow Chong Howa on 29 June 2021. She is currently the General Manager of LB Aluminium Singapore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was appointed a member of Senior Management Team on 29 June 2021. She graduated from Monash University, Australia with Bachelors of Business in Management and Marketing in 2009. After graduation, she spent 2 years at National Taiwan University acquiring Mandarin as a second language. Prior to joining LB Aluminium Singapore Pte Ltd, she worked at Zuellig Pharma Malaysia in Business Development from 2012 to 2015. Thereafter, she was promoted to managing the regional portfolio from Singapore headquarters, where she was involved in the development of Zuellig Pharma’s Pharmaceutical, Over-The-Counter and Medical Devices businesses, securing new clients as well as contracts renewal negotiations from 2015 to 2017.
Ms Leow Vinzie is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of A-Rank Berhad.