Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer
DATO' LOW ENG HOCK
Dato' Low Eng Hock, aged 47, is our Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer. As the founder and Group Chief Executive, he has been instrumental in the growth, success and development of our Group. He has approximately 25 years of experience in the property development and building construction industry. He is mainly responsible for the overall strategic business direction of our Group.
In 1985, he obtained his Bachelor Degree in Engineering with Distinction from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, Subsequently, in 1985, he joined Low Theon & Sons Sendirian Berhad, a civil engineering contracting company. He was then in charge of a RM40 million TimahTason Dam in Perlis, a RM150 million Kerian-Sg Manik Integrated Development Project in Perak under the Drainage and Irrigation Department and several other large scale infrastructure projects, allof which were completed successfully. In 1991, he began his career as a property developer via his involvement in the RM150 million Penang Gold Coast mixed development adjacent to Queensbay.
Deputy Chairman and Executive Director
DATO' SERI NAZIR ARIFF BIN MUSHIR ARIFF
Dato' Seri Nazir Ariff Bin Mushir Ariff, aged 64, is our Deputy Chairman and Executive Director. He is an Accountant by training and a Fellow of British Institute of Management. He joined Escoy Holdings Berhad in 1973 as Commercial Executive and was subsequently promoted to various positions within the company between 1975 and 1988. Between 1988 and 2006, he was the Managing of Escoy Holdings Berhas and carries on as a Director of the company untul to-date.
He is currently responsible for overseeing our Group's development and corporate matters. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Texchem Resources Berhad.
He is also the Chairman of Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Penang and North Branch), Director and Trustee of Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute, members of Invest Penang Advisory Services Panel, Penang Economic Action Council and the Penang Halal Hub Committee, and council members of the Penang Business Development Committee and Wawasan Open University. He was also a former Director of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange, the Past President of Majlis Dato' Pulau Pinang and past President and founder member of Penang Heritage Trust.He is actively involved in social and charitable work, namely as President of Children Protection Society and Trustee of World Wide Fund for Nature of Malaysia.
Executive Director
LOH CHIN CHUEN
Loh Chin Chuen, aged 48, is our Group Executive Director. He obtained his Certificate in Building Technology from Tunku Abdul Rahman Collee in 1985. He has accumulatated more than 20 years of experience in the property development and conctruction industries. He is also a committee member of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia, Penang.
His carees started in 1985 when he joined Jurukur Bahan Antara as Assistant Quantity Surveyor in 1988, He left and joined Rita Engineering &Construction Sdn Bhd as a Quantity Surveyor. In 1990, he left and took up the position as Contract Manager with Low Theon & Son Sendirian Berhad. He joined our Group in 1999 and was appointed as a in 2005. In 2009, he appointed as an Alternate Director to Dato' Low Eng Hock in ICSB.
Non-Executive Director
OOI CHOI KIAT
Ooi Choi Kiat, aged 53, is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 12 March 2010. He graduated in 11983 with Bachelor of Housing, Building and Planning from University Sains Malaysia, Penag. He has extensive experience in infrastructure projects including highway and bridge construction, earthworks, waterworks and telecommunications facilities mainly in the Klang Valley.
His career started in 1983 when he took up the position Manager with Unisoon Development (M) Sdn Bhd. In 1989, he left and established Mawar Abadi (M) Sdn Bhd and was appointed as Managing Director since 1990. He joined our Group since 1999 via his appointment as a Director of IASB.
Independent Non-Executive Director
LOH CHYE TEIK
Loh Chye Teik, aged 51, is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was a appointed to our Board on 12 March 2010. He graduated from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur with a Bachelor of Acounting (Honours) in 1984.
He is the Managing Partner of Parker Randall International Sdn Bhd and the Managing Director of Interesources Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd. He is a member of both the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia.
He started his career as an auditor in a chartered accountants firm in Penang in 1985. In 1994, he set up his own auditing auditing and accounting firm, Tan & Loh Chartered Accountants and held the position of the Managing Partner. In 2006, Tan & Loh Chartered Accountants affiliated with Parker Randall, an international chartered accounting firm and assumed its present name, Parker Randall Loh, Chartered Accountants. He also sits on the board of Yen Global Berhad (formely known as Sequoia Holdings Berhad), JHM Consolidation Berhad and Olympia Industris Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director
Independent Non-Executive Director
DR ASAIRINACHAN @ ARAVINACHAN A/L KUNJAMBOO
Dr Asairinachan @ Aravinachan A/L Kunjamboo, aged 62, iso our Independent Non-Executive Director. He obtained his Bachelor of Science Honours Degree from University Sains Malaysia. In 1972 he holds Master of Science from Imperial College, London and also holds a Doctor of Business Administration from the Univertist of South Australia. He also holds postgraduate qualifications in Management (Diploma from Malaysian Institute of Management) and Accounting and Finance (Certified Diploma from ACCA).
He is an Environmental Consultant by professsion with 38 years of vast experience. He started his career in 1972 with Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur ("DBKL") as Manager and served for 22 years BKL. Thereafter, he joined Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd from 1994 to 2000 where he was an Executive Director. He is currently the Managing Director of Waste Stream Management Sdn Bhd.
Independent Non-Executive Director
LIM HOCK SIU
Lim Hock Siu, aged 54, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He started his career in 1978 with Syarikat Soon Theam as a Transaction Clerk after obtaining his Higher School Certificate. Thereafter, he joined Expandite Sdn Bhd("Expandite"), a global company involves in the supply of speciality chemicals to Senior Sales Representative.
In 1991, Expandite and Fosroc Sdn Bhd ("Fosroc"), a company which is also involved in the supply of specialty chemicals to the construction industry, merged and he was promoted to Technical Salaes Executive of Fosroc. In 1997, he was promoted to Brach Manager of Fosroc Penang and in 2003, he was seconded to Fosroc Thailand as adviser to the Chief Executive Officer for a year. In the following year, he has the Northern Region Branch Manager of Fosroc from 2005 until his resignation in 2009.