LING LU KUANG

Group Executive Chairman

A Malaysian citizen, aged 48, was appointed as a Director on 27 June 2008. On 01 March 2022, he is appointed as Group Executive Chairman.

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LING LU KUANG

Group Executive Chairman

Board Committee(s)

  • Employees’ Share Option Scheme (ESOS) Committee – Chairman
  • Investment Committee - Chairman

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Operation Management, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Other Commitment(s)

  • Non-Executive Director of Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies which involved in domestic and international shipping, property development, property management and hotel business.

Working and Professional Experience

  • More than 15 years working experience as Executive Director actively involved in managerial role in several companies of various divisions of Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies including timber manufacturing, marketing, construction, property development, infrastructure, oil palm and reforestation.

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Eldest son of Tan Sri Datuk Ling Chiong Ho who is the Group Business Advisor of the Company.
  • Deemed a connected party to Shin Yang Plantation Sdn. Bhd, a substantial shareholder of the Company.
  • Deemed interested in various transactions between the SOP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of business by virtue of his common directorships and/or shareholdings in these companies.

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

LING CHIONG SING

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 69, was appointed as a Director on 01 December 2006.

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LING CHIONG SING

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • NIL

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Graduated from Taiwan in Accounting

Other Commitment(s)

  • Chief Executive Director of Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies.
  • Group Managing Director of Shin Yang Group Berhad.
  • Chairman of the Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry for term of 2021 – 2026.
  • Permanent council member of Sarawak Timber Association since March 2010.

Working and Professional Experience

  • More than 30 years of managerial experience and hands-on in the business of logging, plywood, shipping and shipbuilding, quarry operations, transportation, construction and project fields.

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Brother of Tan Sri Datuk Ling Chiong Ho who is the Group Business Advisor of the Company.
  • Deemed a connected party to Shin Yang Plantation Sdn. Bhd, a substantial shareholder of the Company.
  • Deemed interested in various transactions between the SOP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of business by virtue of his common directorships and/or shareholdings in these companies.

Attendance

  • Three (3) out of five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

LING PAU PAU

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 50, was appointed as a Director on 01 March 2022.

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LING PAU PAU

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • Group Audit and Risk Management Committee – Member

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance, University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Member of Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia

Other Commitment(s)

  • Finance Manager of Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies.

Working and Professional Experience

  • Joined Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies since 2004.
  • Audit Senior of Ernst & Young, Sarawak, prior to 2004.
  • More than 20 years of working experience in financial and auditing (including accounting, tax, finance, treasury, and statutory reporting).

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Daughter of Tan Sri Datuk Ling Chiong Ho, who is the Group Business Advisor of the Company.
  • Sister to the Group Executive Chairman, Mr. Ling Lu Kuang.
  • Deemed a connected party to Shin Yang Plantation Sdn. Bhd., a substantial shareholder of the Company.
  • Deemed interested in various transactions between the SOP Group and certain companies carried out in the ordinary course of business by virtue of her common directorships and/or shareholdings in these companies.

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

TANG TIONG ING

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 66, has been a Director since 16 June 1995.

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TANG TIONG ING

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • Group Audit and Risk Management Committee – Member
  • Nomination Committee - Member

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Graduated from University of Malaya with Bachelor in Accounting with Honours
  • Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia
  • Member of Fellow Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia
  • Member of Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries

Other Commitment(s)

  • Group Accountant of Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies.

Working and Professional Experience

  • Joined Lau Hoi Chew & Co., a Certified Public Accounting firm in 1984 and was promoted to head the Miri Branch in 1985 till 1990.
  • Joined Shin Yang Holding Group of Companies since 1991.
  • Oversaw all the financial and accounting functions, corporate taxation, treasury, corporate planning and company secretarial functions of the diversified Shin Yang Holding Group.

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Appointed representative of Shin Yang Plantation Sdn. Bhd., a substantial shareholder of the Company.
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB.

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

FONG YOO KAW @ FONG YEE KOW, VICTOR

Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 72, was appointed as a Director on 28 April 2014.

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FONG YOO KAW @ FONG YEE KOW, VICTOR

Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • Group Audit and Risk Management Committee – Chairman
  • Nomination Committee – Chairman
  • Remuneration Committee – Chairman
  • Investment Committee – Member
  • Employee Share Option Scheme (ESOS) Committee - Member

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor in Commerce and Administration (BCA), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Member of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member of Malaysian Accountants
  • Member of Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA)

Other Commitment(s)

  • Independent Non-Executive Director of DPI Holdings Berhad and Hartanah Kenyalang Berhad.

Working and Professional Experience

  • Started his career in New Zealand upon graduation and spent 4 years working there before returning to Malaysia.
  • From 1979 to 1989, he was Group Financial Controller with a Sarawak-based group of companies before joining the international professional services firm of Ernst & Young (EY) in 1989.
  • Joined EY for over 20 years and retired as a Partner in 2010.

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Is not related to any director and/or substantial shareholder of SOPB.
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB.

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

CHUA CHEN SAN

Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 64, was appointed as a Director on 01 March 2016.

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CHUA CHEN SAN

Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • Group Audit and Risk Management Committee – Member
  • Nomination Committee – Member
  • Remuneration Committee – Member
  • Investment Committee – Member
  • Employees’ Share Option Scheme (ESOS) Committee – Member

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor of Commerce degree, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia
  • Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Other Commitment(s)

  • Director of Audit at Andy Chia & Co, Chartered Accountants, and Director of ACCO Tax Services Sdn Bhd

Working and Professional Experience

  • Senior Accountant in Koller & Koller Accountants, New Zealand, from 1988 to 1992
  • Joined Doyon Development Sdn. Bhd., Samling Group as a Financial Accountant from 1992 to 1994
  • Joined Liew & Co. as Audit Manager from 1994 to 2006
  • Joined Shin Yang Group as Chartered Accountant and Internal Audit Manager from 2006 to 2009

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Is not related to any director and/or substantial shareholder of SOPB
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024

DATU HASMAWATI BINTI SAPAWI

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 57, was appointed as a Director on 29 July 2021.

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DATU HASMAWATI BINTI SAPAWI

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • NIL

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons, Economics), Canada
  • Master of Business Administration, Australia
  • Master of Environmental Management (Development Planning), Malaysia

Other Commitment(s)

  • Appointed as Non-Executive Director in Sarawak Plantation Berhad on 25 November 2011
  • Appointed as Non-Executive Director (Independent) in Amanah Saham Sarawak Berhad on 31 October 2017
  • Deputy State Financial Secretary since 2021.

Working and Professional Experience

  • Started her career as an Economist in Investment Division at Land Custody & Development Authority (LCDA) from November 1992 to December 2005 before serving the State Financial Secretary’s Office (SFSO) on a secondment basis until December 2007
  • Employed on a permanent basis with SFSO
  • Director of Corporate Services & Investment Division at SFSO since April 2008 to June 2021, handling corporate finance and investment activities

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Appointed representative of State Financial Secretary Sarawak., a substantial shareholder of the Company
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB

Attendance

  • Four (4) out of five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024

PERPETUA PHANG

Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 68, was appointed as a Director on 31 December 2022.

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PERPETUA PHANG

Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • Group Audit and Risk Management Committee - Member

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Hull, England
  • Degree of Utter Barrister and admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1981
  • Admitted to practise in the High Court of Borneo (now called the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak) in 1981
  • Accredited Mediator

Other Commitment(s)

  • Independent Non-Executive Director of Pansar Berhad
  • Senior Partner of Reddi & Company

Working and Professional Experience

  • Joined Reddi & Company, Advocates in 1981, overseeing the banking, corporate and commercial division

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Is not related to any director and/or substantial shareholder of SOPB
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024

BIBI UMIZAH BINTI OSMAN

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian citizen, aged 51, was appointed as a Director on 01 March 2023.

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BIBI UMIZAH BINTI OSMAN

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • NIL

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor Degree in LLB (Hons), International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (IIUM)
  • Master of Science (Human Resource Development), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

Other Commitment(s)

  • Chief Executive Officer, LCDA Agri Business Sdn Bhd

Working and Professional Experience

  • Legal practitioner with Messrs. Abdul Rahim, Razak Tready Fadillah & Co. Advocates both Civil and Syariah matter from 2000 to 2003
  • Joined LCDA Holdings Sdn Bhd (LHSB) as Legal Executive from 1st April 2003 until early 2017
  • Appointed as Senior Manager, Human Resource Division of LHSB in 2017 till 2018
  • Tasked to lead Land Management Division of LHSB from September 2018 until 30 September 2022
  • Appointed as Senior Manager Legal and Secretarial Division and also covering for Senior Manager for Land Management Division since 1 October 2022

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Appointed representative of LCDA Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a substantial shareholder of the Company
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB

Attendance

  • All five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024

DATU SR. ZAIDI BIN HAJI MAHDI

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

A Malaysian, citizen, aged 60, was appointed as a Director on 10 May 2024.

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DATU SR. ZAIDI BIN HAJI MAHDI

Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director

Board Committee(s)

  • Investment Committee – Member
  • Employee Share Option Scheme (ESOS) Committee - Member
  • Remuneration Committee - Member

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • BSc. Hons in Property Valuation and Management – City University London 1988
  • Executive Master in Business Administration (MBA) – UITM 2003
  • Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia

Other Commitment(s)

  • General Manager, Land Custody and Development Authority

Working and Professional Experience

  • Valuer, Property Consultants (1988-1989)
  • Valuer, Land & Survey Dept (1989 – 1999)
  • Superintendent, Land & Survey Dept (1999– 2003)
  • Assistant Director of Valuation, Land & Survey Dept (2003-2012)
  • Deputy Director of Operation, Land & Survey Dept. (2012-2016)
  • Director, Land & Survey Dept (January 2017-16 September 2019)
  • Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development & Natural Resources (17 September 2019 – 30 April 2024)

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Appointed representative of LCDA Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a substantial shareholder of the Company
  • Does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB

Attendance

  • Two (2) out of three (3) Board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024

WONG HEE KWONG

Group Chief Executive Officer

A Malaysian citizen, aged 62, was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (“SOPB”) in 1998 and was subsequently redesignated as Group Chief Executive Officer in 2010.

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WONG HEE KWONG

Group Chief Executive Officer

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Chartered Accountant (Malaysia)
  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), U.K

Other Commitment(s)

  • Council member of Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) since 2008
  • EXCO Member of MPOA since 2018
  • Chairman of Marketing and Promotion of MPOA since 2018
  • Board Member of Trustees of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) since 2016
  • Chairman of Finance & General Affairs Committee of MPOC since 2024
  • Chairman of Methodist Pilley Institute

Working and Professional Experience

  • Worked in KPMG, EON Finance Berhad and a Government linked company
  • Professional experiences include accounting, secretarial, management consultancy, taxation and banking and finance

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Does not related to any director or substantial shareholder of SOPB and does not have any conflict of interest with SOPB
  • Direct interests in the shares and share options under the Employee Share Option Scheme of SOPB at year end are 3,733,950 shares and 2,337,450 options, respectively
  • Has not been convicted of any offence within the past 5 years and has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year

ERIC KIU KWONG SENG

Chief Operating Officer

A Malaysian citizen, aged 53, joined Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (“SOPB”) as Finance Manager cum Company Secretary in 1998, promoted to Group Finance Manager in 2003 and subsequently to Group Financial Controller in 2010. He was appointed to the current role of Chief Operating Officer in 2013.

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ERIC KIU KWONG SENG

Chief Operating Officer

Academic and Professional Qualification(s)

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing & Management (Hons), University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Leeds (Leeds University Business School, United Kingdom)

Other Commitment(s)

  • Chairman of Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association until March 2025
  • Board Member of Malaysian Palm Oil Board
  • EXCO Member of Malaysian Biodiesel Association

Working and Professional Experience

  • Worked in various steel manufacturing companies in China, Malaysia and United Kingdom, and in Ernst & Young Malaysia as a management consultant before joining SOPB
  • Joined SOPB as the Finance Manager in April 1998
  • About 26 years’ experience in corporate secretarial practices

Affiliations and Potential Areas of Interest

  • Son-in-law of Tan Sri Datuk Ling Chiong Ho, the Group Business Advisor of SOPB
  • Has not been convicted of any offence within the past 5 years and has not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year