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Reduced Foreign Purchase Limit to Solve the Overhanging Property Issue
12-Oct-2019
China Press Business
Dato’ Faizal Bin Abdullah (“Dato’ Faizal”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 50, is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 19 April 2021.
Dato’ Faizal holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, Asean Senior Management Development Program from the Harvard Business School Alumni Club Of Malaysia and an Advanced Diploma in International Management Studies from the Institute of Commercial Management, UK.
Dato’ Faizal’s working career started as a Corporate Advisor to Halimonn & Sons Holdings Sdn Bhd and Onn Ismail Sdn Bhd. He subsequently left to join Wijaya Baru Sdn Bhd as Manager (Corporate Affairs) and within a year was promoted as General Manager of Wawasan Development Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of Wijaya Baru Sdn Bhd). He was appointed as Director of Corporate Affairs in Wijaya Baru Global Berhad and in a short period of time, he rose to the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer. A restructuring in the company saw his redesignation to Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer. From there, he was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of Tadmax Resources Berhad (formerly known as Wijaya Baru Global Berhad) and eventually, he was appointed Executive Deputy Chairman, a position he held for two (2) years. Upon his retirement, the company appointed him as a consultant for two (2) years.
Dato’ Faizal was also a Corporate Advisor to a number of companies including Inai Kiara Group of Companies, PT Menara Group Indonesia & PT Platindo Group Indonesia.
Dato’ Faizal attended one (1) out of one (1) Board Meeting of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Dato’ Mohd Ibrahim Bin Mohd Nor (“Dato’ Ibrahim ”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 62, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 28 November 2019. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Board Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Dato’ Ibrahim graduated with a Degree in Mathematics from Knox College, Illinois, the USA in 1981. He then graduated with a Master in Business Administration from Drake University, Iowa, USA in 1983.
Upon graduation in 1983, he joined Asian International Merchant Bank Berhad in the Corporate Banking department. In the following year, he left Asian International Merchant Bank Berhad and joined Utama Wardley Berhad in the Corporate Banking department. He subsequently left Utama Wardley Berhad and joined The New Straits Times Press Group, where he held various senior management positions including General Manager in the Chief Executive Officer’s Office and General Manager of the Circulation Department. In 1994, he left The New Straits Time Press Group and joined Malakoff Berhad as the Chief Operating Officer. He left Malakoff Berhad in 1995 and in 1996, he was appointed as the Managing Director of Padiberas Nasional Berhad and was later promoted to Vice Chairman in 2001 until his resignation in 2003.
Dato’ Ibrahim was also an appointed Director of Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd from 1999 to 2000; the Executive Vice Chairman for Sistem Television Malaysia Berhad from 2000 to 2001; a Director of Magazine World Sdn. Bhd. from 2003 to 2020; and the Chairman for Malay Mail Sdn. Bhd. from 2008 to 2012.
He was also the appointed Director and Chairman for Super Enterprise Holdings Berhad (which was subsequently delisted from the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) and now known as MCC Labels Asia Sdn. Bhd.) from 2008 to 2011 and was reappointed in 2014 as a Director and redesignated as Chairman in the same year. He resigned from his position in December 2015.He was also appointed as a Director for Protasco Berhad in 2009 and was later appointed as Deputy Chairman from June 2012 to December 2012. From 2014 to 2015, he was reappointed as a Director of Protasco Berhad, He was appointed as the Chairman of Kumpulan Ikram Sdn. Bhd. in August 2017, a position he held until August 2018.
Dato’ Ibrahim is presently an Independent Director in Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities since 2018 and the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Carzo Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the LEAP Market of Bursa Securities since 1 March 2021.
He is also the Chairman of Blu Inc Holdings (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. since 2004, the largest magazine publications group in Malaysia; the Chairman of Second Wind Sdn. Bhd., a software solutions provider since May 2008; a Director of Ikram Education Sdn. Bhd. since July 2014; the Deputy Chairman of Rajawali Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. Since April 2017; and the Chairman and Director of Protasco Development Sdn. Bhd. since September 2018.
Dato Ibrahim attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof bin Tun Syed Nasir (“Tan Sri Syed”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 73, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 3 October 2014. Tan Sri Syed is a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Syed graduated with a Bachelor of Economics Degree majoring in Accountancy from the University of Tasmania, Australia, in 1975.
He is an entrepreneur who has more than forty (40) years of experience in diverse areas such as property development, construction, media, entertainment, hotel management and hospitality, food and beverage, banking, and information technology.
Currently, Tan Sri Syed is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Inix Technologies Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
He is also on the Board of various private companies and a trustee of Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor and Yayasan Toh Puan Zurina (Melaka).
Tan Sri Syed attended five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Chin Kim Chung (“Mr. Chin”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 57 is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Chin was appointed to the Board on 24 September 2012.
Mr. Chin is a member of the Audit Committee, Board Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, an Associate of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Chin started his career in the audit profession in 1992 with Big Four. In 2003, he co-founded a professional partnership firm, providing professional services in external audit, liquidation and corporate finance-related services. Since 2006, his firm practiced under the name of Russell Bedford LC & Company, a member of Russell Bedford International, a global network of independent professional services firms.
At Russell Bedford Malaysia, he is involved in the management of the firm and is also responsible for the firm’s professional service lines in the areas of external audit, liquidation, and corporate advisory-related services.
With more than two (2) decades in the audit profession, he has accumulated vast invaluable experience in the areas of auditing, advisory work involving corporate exercises, liquidation, recovery and turnaround management and corporate advisory-related services.
Currently, Mr. Chin holds directorships in the Malaysian Chinese Women Entrepreneurs Foundation and several other private limited companies.
Mr. Chin attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Datuk Seri Ch’ng Toh Eng (“Datuk Seri Ch’ng”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 64, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 24 September 2012. Datuk Seri Ch’ng is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Board Risk Management Committee of the Company.
He obtained his Diploma in Education in 1979 from the Language Institute, Kuala Lumpur.
Datuk Seri Ch’ng started his career in 1980 as a secondary school teacher in Sri Tanjung, Kuala Selangor. In 1990, he was appointed as the Press Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local Government. Subsequently, in 1993, he was promoted as the Political Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local Government, a post that he held until 1995. In the same year, he was elected as a Selangor State Assemblyman and was subsequently appointed as a member of the Selangor State Executive Council which he served until 2008.
During his nineteen (19) years in both federal and state government administrations, he had accumulated various experiences in the areas of administration of environment, information communication technology and state planning.
Datuk Seri Ch’ng also has vast experience in Waste Management and Logistic Business He was a Director of National Solid Waste Management and Cleansing Corporation (2008-2014) and Port Klang Free Zone Sdn. Bhd. (2008-2018). He was also a Trustee of the National Welfare Foundation (2009-2014).
He is a Director of Time Galaxy (M) Sdn. Bhd and does not hold any directorship in other public companies and listed issuers.
Datuk Seri Ch’ng attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Lim Poh Yit (“Mr. Lim”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 38, was appointed to the Board on 28 August 2012. He was appointed as the Deputy Group Managing Director on 31 July 2014 and re-designated to Group Managing Director on 31 March 2021. Mr. Lim is a member of the Board Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Upon his graduation from Monash University, Australia, in 2003, with a Bachelor of Computing Degree, Mr. Lim joined the Group in 2004 as a Business Development Executive undertaking project development feasibility assessment, identifying suitable land banks. Mr. Lim also assisted Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Soon Peng (“Tan Sri Dato’ Lim”), the former Group Managing Director, in the daily operations of the Group. He is currently steering the Group’s day-to-day management, strategic planning, property development projects, human resources, accounts and finance as well as overseeing the implementation of the Group’s internal policies. In 2020, he received the Pingat Kesatria Mahkota Wilayah (K.M.W.) award for his contribution to society.
Mr. Lim has more than seventeen (17) years of experience in the property development industry. As the newly appointed Group Managing Director, he is expected to bring the Group to its next phase of development, with deep insight into its values, culture, and resources. Succeeding his father, Tan Sri Dato’ Lim, who is now taking on an advisory role in the Group, Mr. Lim has the vision of creating a paradigm shift in urban property development.
Mr. Lim is the brother to Lim Puay Fung, an Executive Director and substantial shareholder of the Company.
He was a former committee member of the Real Estate Housing Developers’ Association (REHDA) Selangor, who was actively involved in the committee. He holds directorships in Titijaya Foundation and a number of private limited companies.
Mr. Lim attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Lim Puay Fung (“Charmaine”) (female) (Malaysian) aged 41, is an Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 24 September 2012.
Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance) from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 2002, she joined the Group in 2003 as a Marketing Executive. She oversaw advertising, promotional activities, and marketing strategies for launches in the various development projects of the Group.
In 2007, she was promoted as the Group Sales & Marketing Director. She was responsible for the Group’s product development, strategic planning, branding & conceptual development, interior design, and sales & marketing in the day-to-day operation.
With more than seventeen (17) years of experience in the property industry, Charmaine has created and executed marketing campaigns for numerous projects. As the Executive Director, she is responsible for the Group’s Sales & Marketing, Property Management & Leasing Division. In 2016, Charmaine received the 100 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs award for her entrepreneurship.
Charmaine is the sister of Lim Poh Yit, the Group Managing Director. Both of them are substantial shareholders of the Company.
Currently, she holds directorship in Titijaya Foundation and a number of private limited companies.
Charmaine attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Admiral Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor (Retired) (“Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 71, was appointed as the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 31 July 2014. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Board Risk Management Committee of the Company. Besides that, he is a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar received his education at the Naval Base Secondary School, Singapore and the Officer Cadet School at the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, United Kingdom. He graduated from the Naval Staff College Rhode Island, USA Class 18 in 1981 and Joint Services Staff College in Canberra, Australia in 1988. He holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Doctor of Management by the University Malaysia Terengganu.
He served the Royal Malaysian Navy for thirty-eight and a half (38.5) years, commanded six (6) ships and several Shores Bases. He rose to the rank of Admiral and took office as Chief of Navy in August 2003 and later became the first Naval Officer to assume the post of the Chief of Defence Force from April 2005 until 2007.
He was the President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation and is currently the President of the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA).
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar was elected as the President of the Ex-Serviceman Association Malaysia (NGO) and continues to be President of the Retired Malaysian Navy Officers’ Association (RMNOA).
He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (Armed Forces Fund Board), a position he held since his retirement from the Armed Forces in 2007 until May 2018.
He was also the President of the Malaysian Medical Association Foundation for six (6) years.
He served for one (1) term as Senator from 2015 to 2018.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar is currently the Pro-Chancellor of the National Defence University of Malaysia.
He does not hold any directorship in public listed companies and listed issuers.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2021.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Soon Peng (“Tan Sri Dato’ Lim”) Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Soon Peng (“Tan Sri Dato’ Lim”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 65, is the Group Managing Director and was appointed to the Board on 24 September 2012. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim left primary school in 1967 to assist in his family’s trading business and after a few years, he ventured into construction and engineering activities.
In 1983, Tan Sri Dato’ Lim started his property development business through Titijaya (M) Sdn. Bhd. and, in subsequent years, he progressively established the subsidiaries under the Titijaya Land Berhad to undertake new property development projects. As Founder and Group Managing Director of Titijaya Land Berhad, Tan Sri Dato’ Lim has been primarily responsible for its expansion and growth to where it is now.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim has accumulated more than forty one (41) years of invaluable experience in the property development industry. He has received numerous personal and industry awards for his contributions and entrepreneurship viz the following:-
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim is the father of Lim Poh Yit, the Deputy Group Managing Director and substantial shareholder of the Company and Lim Puay Fung, the Executive Director and substantial shareholder of the Company.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2020.
Datuk Nozirah Binti Bahari (“Datuk Nozirah”) (female) aged 62, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 25 September 2017. She is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Board Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Datuk Nozirah holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science (Hons) in Urban Studies from University of Science Malaysia and a Diploma in Public Administration from the Institute of Public Administration (INTAN). She has also attended several management programmes such as the Advanced Management Programme in Harvard Business School and the Global Leadership Development Programme organised by the International Centre for Leadership in Finance.
She started her career as an Assistant Secretary in the Finance Division in the Ministry of Finance Malaysia. Over the years, she has served in various other ministries including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and the Prime Minister’s Department (MAMPU Branch Ofce in Sabah). Datuk Nozirah was the Deputy Secretary General (Management) of the Ministry of Finance Malaysia before she was appointed as the Chairman of Cradle Fund Sdn. Bhd., an agency under the Ministry of Finance that manages the Cradle Investment Programme which offers funding for development and commercialisation of technology ideas.
Currently, Datuk Nozirah holds directorship in RHB Islamic Bank Berhad, RHB Islamic International Asset Management Berhad, Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad, MyWin Academy Berhad and Private Pension Administrator.
Datuk Nozirah attended four (4) out of four (4) Board Meetings of the Company held since her appointment as Director of the Company during the financial year ended 30 June 2018.
Laksamana Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor (“Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar”) (male) aged 68, was appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 31 July 2014. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Board Risk Management Committee of the Company. Besides that, he is a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar received his education at the Naval Base Secondary School, Singapore and the Officer Cadet School at the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, United Kingdom. He graduated from the Naval Staff College Rhode Island, USA Class 18 in 1981 and Joint Services Staff College in Canberra, Australia in 1988. He holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering Business Management from University of Warwick, United Kingdom and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Doctor of Management by the University Terengganu Malaysia.
He served the Royal Malaysian Navy for thirty-eight and a half (38.5) years, commanded six (6) ships and also several Shores Bases. He rose to the rank of Admiral and took office as Chief of Navy in August 2003 and later became the first Naval Officer to assume the post of the Chief of Defence Force in April 2005 until 2007.
He was the President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation and is currently the President of the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA).
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar was elected as the President of the Ex-Serviceman Association Malaysia (NGO) and continues to be President of the Retired Malaysian Navy Officers’ Association (RMNOA).
He does not hold any directorship in public listed companies and listed issuers.
Tan Sri Dato’ Setia Mohd Anwar attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2018.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Soon Peng (“Tan Sri Dato’ Lim”) (male) aged 63, is the Group Managing Director and was appointed to the Board on 24 September 2012. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim left primary school in 1967 to assist in his family’s trading business and after a few years, he ventured into construction and engineering activities.
In 1983, Tan Sri Dato’ Lim started his property development business through Titijaya (M) Sdn. Bhd. and, in subsequent years, he progressively established the subsidiaries under the Titijaya Group to undertake new property development projects. As Founder and Group Managing Director of the Titijaya Group, Tan Sri Dato’ Lim has been primarily responsible for its expansion and growth to where it is now.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim has accumulated more than forty (40) years of invaluable experience in the property development industry. He has received numerous personal and industry awards for his contributions and entrepreneurship e.g. “50 Hokkien Model Award & Excellence Award” by The Federation of Hokkien Associations of Malaysia; “100 Prominent Outstanding Chinese Leaders” by The Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (China); “Malaysia Power Brand 2011” by Asia Entrepreneur Alliance Worldwide; “The World’s SMEs Best Brands (Non PLC)” by Asia Pacific Brands Foundation; “Highly Commended Developer Website” by Asia Pacific Property Awards Development and “The Premier Brand ICON Leadership” by Asia Pacific Brands Foundation.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim is the father to Lim Poh Yit, the Deputy Group Managing Director and substantial shareholder of the Company and Lim Puay Fung, the Executive Director and substantial shareholder of the Company.
Currently, he holds directorships in the Malaysian Chinese Women Entrepreneurs Foundation, Titijaya Foundation, Yayasan Penjaja Dan Peniaga Kecil 1 Malaysia and several other private limited companies.
Tan Sri Dato’ Lim attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2018.
Lim Poh Yit (“Mr. Lim”) (male) aged 35, is the Deputy Group Managing Director since 31 July 2014, and was appointed to the Board on 28 August 2012. Mr. Lim is also a member of the Board Risk Management Committee of the Company.
Mr. Lim has more than 14 years of experience in the property development industry. As the Deputy Group Managing Director, he is responsible for the Group’s day-to-day management, strategic planning, property development projects, human resources, accounts and finance as well as overseeing the implementation of the Group’s internal policies.
Mr. Lim is the son of Tan Sri Dato’ Lim, the Group Managing Director and substantial shareholder of the Company and the brother to Lim Puay Fung, an Executive Director and substantial shareholder of the Company.
Currently, he holds directorship in Titijaya Foundation and several directorships in a number of private limited companies.
Mr. Lim attended all five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 30 June 2018.