Board Of Directors

TAN SRI DATUK AMAR HAJI ABDUL AZIZ BIN DATO HAJI HUSSAIN

Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Dato Haji Husain, aged 60, is a Malaysian. He was appointed as a Director of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors on 31 May 2007. He is a Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor in Economics majoring in Business Administration from the University of Malaya (1973) and a Masters in Business Administration majoring in Finance in 1978 from Syracuse University, New York. He also attended various training programmes during his public service career including the Project Planning and Management Course in INTAN (1973), the Financial Management Course in Banff School of Management, Alberta (1981), the Wolfson Course in Cambridge University, England (1991), the Human Resource and Personnel Management, University of Pittsburgh (1993) and the Management Development Program in Harvard University Business School, Boston (1994). He was also Sarawak's State Secretary until his retirement in December 2006.

Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz also holds directorships in Sarawak Energy Berhad, for which he is the Managing Director, Borneo Housing Mortgage Finance Berhad, Koperasi Koppes Berhad, Syarikat SESCO Berhad and several private limited companies.

He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company except for En. Faizal bin Abdul Aziz. He is the father of En. Faizal bin Abdul Aziz. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended all four (4) Board meetings during the financial year.

MR. TAY HUA SIN

Mr. Tay Hua Sin, aged 57, is a Singaporean. He was appointed on 31 March 2000 and is the Group Managing Director. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee. He holds an Honours degree in Business Studies from United Kingdom and has more than 20 years experience in the regional timber industry. He is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company. There are no other business transactions with the Group in which he has a personal interest except as disclosed in the financial statements herein. He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended all four (4) Board meetings during the financial year.

MR. SUI UH HING

Mr. Sui Uh Hing, aged 54, is a Malaysian. He was appointed as a Director on 27 February 2004 and then promoted to Executive Director on 24 February 2005. He has more than 20 years of operational experience in the timber industry in Sarawak. He also sits on the Board of various other timber related private companies. He joined Rajang Plywood Sawmill Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary company of Eksons) as a Director and then Executive Director from 1990 to 1999 whereafter he resigned to concentrate on his other companies but was then re-appointed to the Board of Rajang Plywood Sawmill Sdn. Bhd. and Rajang Plywood (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. on 1 January 2004. He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended all four (4) Board meetings during the financial year.

MR. TANG SENG FATT

Mr. Tang Seng Fatt, aged 43, is a Malaysian. He was appointed as an Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee on 23 February 2006. However on 21 November 2007, he resigned as a member of the Audit Committee to comply with the amendments to the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance. He is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and also a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK. He started his career in accountancy in 1991 when he joined the Audit Department of Ernst & Young, Kuala Lumpur. He joined Lingui Developments Berhad in 1994 where he served in corporate finance and financial accounting functions. He was also responsible for similar functions in Lingui Development Berhad's associate company, Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Berhad. He joined Ngiu Kee Corporation Berhad in 2004 where he headed the finance department as Group Accountant. He left Ngiu Kee Corporation Berhad in October 2005 to join the Company as Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs. He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended all four (4) Board meetings during the financial year.

DR LAI MEI LING

Dr Lai Mei Ling, aged 63, is a Malaysian. She was appointed as a Director on 7 April 2000 and as a Senior Independent Director on 28 August 2001. She is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. She holds a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the Kennedy-Western University (USA) and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. She is an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She was previously the Group General Manager of Selangor Properties Berhad. She has a spectrum of invaluable experiences, starting off her career as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG London, and subsequently to Ernst & Young, Kuala Lumpur. She also served as Chairman of the Investment Committee of BHLB Pacific Trust Management Bhd. She presently sits on the Boards of some non-listed companies. She does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. She has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. She attended all four (4) Board meetings during the financial year.

EN. FAIZAL BIN ABDUL AZIZ

En. Faizal bin Abdul Aziz, aged 35, is a Malaysian. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee on 28 August 2006. He was then appointed as a member of the Audit Committee on 21 November 2007. He holds a Degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) from Curtin University, Australia and is currently the executive director of a property development company. He also holds directorships of various other private limited companies. He is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company. He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholders of the Company except for Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Dato Haji Husain. He is the son of Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr) Haji Abdul Aziz bin Dato Haji Husain. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended three (3) Board meetings during the financial year.

DATO' PHILIP CHAN HON KEONG

Dato' Philip Chan Hon Keong, aged 45, is a Malaysian. He was appointed as a Director of the Company on 31 May 2007 and was then appointed as a member of the Audit Committee on 29 May 2008, and a member of the Nominations Committee on 15 December 2008. He is an Independent Director of the Company. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney, Australia. He currently practices as a Partner in Skrine, a firm of advocates and solicitors.

He also holds directorships in Scope Industries Berhad, Ecofirst Consolidated Berhad and JF Technology Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended all four (4) Board meetings during the financial year.

MR. FOO PEI KEE

Mr. Foo Pei Kee, aged 58, is a Malaysian. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 15 December 2008. He is an Independent Director of the Company. He graduated with a Diploma in Marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (C.I.M.), United Kingdom. He is a member of Malaysian Institute of Management (MMIM) and The Chartered Institute of Marketing (MCIM), United Kingdom. He holds a directorship in a private limited company. He has more than 20 years of management experience locally and aboard in multi-national companies and is currently holding directorship in a private limited company locally. He does not have any family relationship with any Director or substantial shareholder of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past 10 years. He attended one (1) Board meeting during the financial year.