Board Of Directors
Dato' Tan Heng Chew, JP, DJMK, 63, a Malaysian, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was the first director of the Company when it was incorporated on 26 March 1997 and was appointed the Chairman of the Board on 1 November 1999.
Dato' Tan graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree and a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He joined the Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad (TCMH) group of companies in 1970 and was instrumental in the establishment of its Autoparts Division in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Dato' Tan sits on the Board of TCMH as Executive Deputy Chairman and is the Chairman of Warisan TC Holdings Berhad. He is also a director and shareholder of Tan Chong Consolidated Sdn Bhd, a major shareholder of the Company. Dato' Tan has abstained from deliberating and voting in respect of transactions between the Group and related parties involving himself.
Dr. Fun Woh Peng, 50, a Malaysian, is an Executive Director appointed to the Board on 15 January 2003.
Dr. Fun holds a PhD. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, USA. He joined Auto Parts Holdings Sdn Bhd in 1997 as General Manager for business development of the APM Group of companies. His prior experience includes several years with Ford Motor Company, Ford International Business Development Inc. and FMS Audio, a joint-venture of Ford Motor Company, USA.
Mr. Tan Eng Hwa, 55, a Malaysian, is an Executive Director. He was first appointed to the Board on 1 November 1999 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.
Mr. Tan graduated from the University of Birmingham with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was with the Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad group as Treasurer and was also involved in various departmental functions within the group.
Mr. Tan is a director and shareholder of Tan Chong Consolidated Sdn Bhd, a major shareholder of the Company. He has abstained from deliberating and voting in respect of transactions between the Group and related parties involving himself.
Mr. Oei has a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (major in Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Singapore. He has more than 25 years experience in the automotive component industry, starting out as an Operations Manager in the Malaysian operation of an international Japanese group in the early 1980s and then rose to the position of director before leaving in 2004. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Oei was Chief Operating Officer of an automotive component manufacturing company in Malaysia.
Mr. Tan Eng Soon, 61, a Singaporean and a Malaysian Permanent Resident, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 1 November 1999.
Mr. Tan has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has been involved in the Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad (TCMH) group's operations since 1971.
Mr. Tan is the Group Managing Director of TCMH and Chairman of Tan Chong International Limited. He is also a director and shareholder of Tan Chong Consolidated Sdn Bhd, a major shareholder of the Company. He has abstained from deliberating and voting in respect of transactions between the Group and related parties involving himself.
Encik Azman Badrillah, 62, a Malaysian, is a Non- Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 1 November 1999 and was an Executive Director until 31 December 2009.
Encik Azman graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Malaya in 1971. He joined Bank of America and had risen to the position of Assistant Vice-President when he left 11 years later. His service with Bank of America included a period spent with the international operations of the bank. Encik Azman joined Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad (TCMH) group in 1983 as an Executive Director of its manufacturing division and was responsible for the overall performance of one of its key product groups. With the re-structuring of the TCMH group resulting in the emergence of the Company in 1999, he was appointed an Executive Director of the Company. Encik Azman sits on the board of TCMH and Eco Resources Berhad.
Mr. Sow Soon Hock, 52, a Malaysian, is a Non-Independent Non Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2006 as Director in charge of Marketing until the re-designation of his directorate effective 1 July 2009.
Mr. Sow holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from United Business Institutes, Brussels, Belgium. He first joined the Group's leaf spring plant in 1978 and subsequently held supervisory and managerial positions in the suspension companies of the Group before being transferred to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) marketing for Port Klang in 1993. He was promoted to Senior General Manager - Group OEM in 2005.
Dato' N. Sadasivan s/o N.N. Pillay, DPMP, JSM, KMN, 70, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 1 November 1999 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Dato' Sadasivan graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree majoring in Economics in 1963. In the same year, Dato' Sadasivan commenced working for the Singapore Economic Development Board and was head of the Industrial Facilities Division when he left to join MIDA in 1968. He was with MIDA for a total of 27 years and became its Director- General in 1984. He retired from MIDA in 1995.
Dato' Sadasivan is a director of Petronas Gas Berhad, Leader Universal Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Airline System Berhad and Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia) Berhad. He also sits on the board of Bank Negara Malaysia.
Dato' Haji Kamaruddin @ Abas Nordin, DSSA, KMN, 71, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 1 November 1999 and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Dato' Haji Kamaruddin graduated from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand with a Master of Arts degree majoring in Economics in 1966. He joined the civil service upon his graduation and served the Government until he retired in 1993. During his tenure with the civil service he held various senior positions, among them as Director, Industries Divisions in the MITI, Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Works and Director-General of the Registration Department, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Dato' Haji Kamaruddin is a director of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad and Lion Industries Corporation Berhad.
Encik Mohd. Sharif Haji Yusof, 70, a Malaysian, is an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2001 and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Encik Mohd. Sharif is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has had more than 20 years experience in government and financial sectors, serving the Selangor State Government, Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad and thereafter British American Life & General Insurance Co Bhd (now known as Manulife Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad) where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Finance/Company Secretary at the time he retired.
Encik Mohd. Sharif is a director of Amanah General Asset Berhad, Ireka Corporation Berhad, Axis REIT Managers Berhad, DFZ Capital Berhad and Atlan Holdings Berhad.
