directors' profiles

MR TIONG CHIONG HEE

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Tiong Chiong Hee, aged 36, was appointed to the Board on 14 May

1999.

He is the Managing Director of Mafrica Corporation Sdn Bhd, a company

with operations in logging (both in Malaysia and Overseas), oil palm

plantations and aquaculture prawn farming since 1997.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University of Melbourne,

Australia.

He is the nephew of Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew King, a major

shareholder of the Company. His uncle Dato' Sri Dr Tiong Ik King,

cousin brother Dato' Sri Tiong Chiong Hoo and cousin sister Mdm

Tiong Choon are also members of the Board.

MR JOHN LEONG CHUNG LOONG

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr John Leong Chung Loong, aged 63, was appointed to the Board

on 28 March 2002. He serves as the Chairman of the Remuneration

Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination

Committee.

He is an Approved Company Auditor and a member of several

professional bodies, including the Australian Society of Certified

Practising Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysian

Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of

Taxation (Associate). He started his career as an Accountant in Tractors

Malaysia Berhad, Sandakan Branch in 1972 and left in 1973 to join

John Liaw & Co as an audit manager. He was a Partner of Liaw, Leong,

Wong & Co from 1986 to 1997 and a Partner of Ernst & Young from

1997 to 2001.

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He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree majoring in Accounting from

Sydney University, NSW, Australia.

He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder

of the Company.

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