Board of Directors

Ng Wai Luen, Malaysian, male, aged 55, was appointed to the Board on 25 August 2015 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Risk Management and Sustainability Committee and is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Further to the merging of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee into a single Board Committee known as Nomination and Remuneration Committee, he ceased as a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee on 10 November 2021. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) with distinction from RMIT University, Australia, in 1992. He is a member of the Certified Public Accountant Australia, The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Chartered Accountant registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Ng Wai Luen began his career with KPMG Malaysia in 1993 where he was responsible for statutory audits. His role involved the audit of public listed companies, due diligence reviews for corporate exercises and special audits for mergers and acquisitions.

He joined Starken AAC Group in 2012 as an executive director to head the business activities, where he is responsible for the operations of both companies including the initiation of the planning and setting up of the respective companies’ factories. Currently, he is the Group Chief Executive Officer for Chin Hin Building Materials Division.

Ng Wai Luen does not hold any shares in the Company or its subsidiaries, and has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the FYE 2023. He does not hold any directorship in any other public listed companies.