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Titijaya’s indirect unit to invest RM200 mil to build, let logistics commercial complex for DHL
21-Jun-2022
Edge Property
Datuk Seri TPr. Haji Mahadi Che Ngah (male) (Malaysian) aged 64, was appointed as the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 24 February 2024.
Datuk Seri TPr. Haji Mahadi Che Ngah graduated with a Bachelor’s in Urban and Regional Planning from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 1983 and later obtained a Master’s in Urban Development from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in 1990.
Datuk Seri TPr. Haji Mahadi Che Ngah started his 40-year career with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) in April 1983 as a town planner and has vast experience in Urban and Rural Planning, before rising up the ranks to eventually become executive director (planning) until his retirement in 2019.
He left his retirement in 2020 to take on the mantle of mayor of the country’s capital city for two years and six months. He was elected as the 13th Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, serving from October 1st, 2020 until March 31st, 2023.
Datuk Seri TPr. Haji Mahadi Che Ngah is currently the vice-chairman of Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan and also a board member of MRT Lingkaran Sdn Bhd, a unit of Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) which will undertake the delivery of the MRT Circle Line (MRT3) project.
With 40 years of experience in this industry, Datuk Seri TPr. Haji Mahadi Che Ngah has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our company and the broader marketplace. His strategic vision and leadership acumen will be instrumental in guiding Titijaya through its next phase of growth and innovation
Mohd Izhar Bin Moslim (“Encik Izhar”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 39, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 29 November 2022. Encik Izhar is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Board Risk Management Committee of the Company.
He holds a Master of Commerce and Master of Business Administration from RMIT University, Australia. Encik Izhar also earned a Bachelor of Architecture Studies from Melbourne University, Australia.
He brings with him extensive experience in programme management, public policy analysis, business strategy and management consulting in industries and sectors that include manufacturing, property development, private equty investments, also youth and sports development.
Encik Izhar holds the role as a General Manager with a private investment firm, and is also the Managing Director of a boutique property development firm. In addition, he also held the position of Executive Director for Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor (YRMS) and CEO of the Selangor Youth Community (SAY), which are NGOs for youths founded by the Crown Prince of Selangor. Encik Izhar was also the Vice President of Football Association of Selangor and Director of Selangor Football Club, where he led initiatives to transform the organisation to become highly competitive in Malaysia’s top tier league.
Prior to these, Encik Izhar also brings experience from the public sector having served 5 years in a government agency under the Prime Minister’s Department. He held a Senior Position that was tasked to drive the social and economic transformation for the country where his role varied across monitoring and project managing the various programmes and engaging stakeholders including foreign dignitaries and governments. His preceding role in the corporate sector was as a strategy management consultant in a multi-national company.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers.
Dato’ P’ng Soo Hong (“Dato’ P’ng”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 58, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 29 November 2022. Dato’ P’ng is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor (BA) of Social Science from the University Science of Malaysia, Penang.
Dato’ P’ng is the Vice President and Managing Director of Manufacturing Operations at First Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.. Dato’ P’ng oversees the company’s overall strategic direction and is responsible for the company’s operations, EHS, Quality & Reliability, Human Resources, Finance, IT and Supply Chain performance.
Dato’ P’ng joined First Solar in October 2008. Prior to that, Dato’ P’ng was attached to Intel Corporation and had served the company for 17 years after graduating from university.
While at Intel, Dato’ P’ng had the opportunity to lead several major functions, including Operation Management, Manufacturing System/Process, and Supply Chain Management development. Dato’ P’ng was the General Manager for Intel’s largest Assembly-Test Chipset Operation in Chengdu, China from 2004 to 2007. Thereafter, Dato’ P’ng was relocated to Intel’s 300mm Fab at Arizona.
Currently, he is on the Board of various public companies namely Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Junior Achievement.
Azura Binti Azman (“Puan Azura”) (female) (Malaysian) aged 60, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to the Board on 29 November 2022. She is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Board Risk Management Committee. Puan Azura is also a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
Puan Azura has over thirty (30) years of broad-based experience in the banking industry and her expertise includes stockbroking, corporate banking, credit, business development and private equity. Over the course of her career, Puan Azura helmed senior positions in various firms including RHB Investment Bank Berhad (“RHB Investment”), Bank of Commerce Bhd., Southern Bank Bhd., Ke-Zan Securities Sdn. Bhd., Crosby Securities Pte. Ltd. (London), Amsteel Securities Sdn. Bhd., CAV Private Equity Management Sdn. Bhd. and HLG Securities Sdn. Bhd.
Puan Azura joined RHB Investment in 2007 and has since worked in various capacities within the Retail and Institutional Equity Broking as well as Coverage departments. She was the Head of Group Institutional Equities at RHB Investment.
Puan Azura is an active member of the capital market industry. She has served the Board of Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre from October 2021 to April 2022. She was also the Chairman of the Association of Stockbroking Companies Malaysia (ASCM) in 2011 and 2013. She is a member of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Market Participants Committee and she was also a member of various capital market associates and committees including the Bumiputera Dealer Representatives Education Fund, the Board of Trustees of the Bumiputera Training Fund of the Securities Industry Development Centre as well as Securities Commission Malaysia’s Secondary Market Advisory Group.
Currently, she holds a directorship in KJTS Group Berhad and a number of private limited companies.
Chin Kim Chung (“Mr. Chin”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 59 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 the Executive Chairman and 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.
Dato’ Faizal Bin Abdullah (“Dato’ Faizal”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 52, is an 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 as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer. From there, he was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of Maxim Global Berhad (formerly known as Tadmax Resources 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 Corporate Advisor to a number of companies including Inai Kiara Group of Companies, PT Menara Group Indonesia and PT Platindo Group Indonesia.
He is presently an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Fast Energy Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.
Datuk Lim Poh Yit (“Datuk Lim”) (male) (Malaysian) aged 40, is the Group Managing Director and was appointed to the Board on 28 August 2012. Datuk Lim, who was redesignated as the Group Managing Director in March 2021, is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Upon his graduation from Monash University, Australia, in 2003, with a Bachelor of Computing Degree, Datuk Lim joined the Group in 2004 as a Business Development Executive undertaking project development feasibility assessment and identifying suitable land banks. Datuk 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. Datuk Lim was conferred the title Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (DPSM) by TYT Governor of Melaka in August 2023 which carries the title “Datuk”.
Datuk Lim has more than nineteen (19) years of experience in the property development industry. As the 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, Datuk Lim has the vision of creating a paradigm shift in urban property development.
Datuk Lim is the brother to Ms. 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 and was actively involved in the committee. He holds directorships in Titijaya Foundation and several private limited companies.
Lim Puay Fung (“Charmaine”) (female) (Malaysian) aged 43, 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 nineteen (19) years of experience in the property industry, Charmaine has created and executed marketing campaigns for numerous projects. As 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 Datuk Lim Poh Yit, the Group Managing Director. Both of them are substantial shareholders of the Company.
Currently, she holds directorships in Titijaya Foundation and a number of private limited companies.
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.