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Tan Sri Lim Siew Choon was appointed to the Board on 2 November 2016. He received his tertiary education in the United States of America and graduated with a Degree in Business Administration and Finance from University of Central Oklahoma.

He has more than 42 years of management experience in property development, construction, retail design, retail development as well as corporate management. He is currently the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Malton Berhad, the Chairman and Non-Independent Executive Director of Pavilion REIT Management Sdn Bhd (the Manager of Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust) as well as a Director of WCT Berhad, Pavilion REIT Bond Capital Berhad and Pavilion REIT Capital Berhad. Both Malton Berhad and Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and its subsidiaries save for the related party transactions as disclosed in Section 4 & 5 under Other Disclosures of this Annual Report.

He is a major shareholder of the Company through his direct shareholdings in the Company and indirect equity interest held by Dominion Nexus Sdn Bhd.
Dato’ Lee Tuck Fook was appointed to the Board on 2 November 2016 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and subsequently re-designated as Group Managing Director of the Company on 3 April 2017. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from the International Management Centre, Buckingham.

Dato’ Lee began his career with KPMG in 1974 under articleship, was subsequently admitted as a partner in 1985 until he left the practice in 1990. From 1990 to 1992, he was appointed the Vice President of Samling Group in Sarawak. He later joined the Renong Berhad Group as the Managing Director of Renong Overseas Corporation. Between 1994 and 2000, he was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the board of Peremba-Kentz Ltd. He was the Managing Director of Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd from 2001 to 2002.

From 2002-2006, he was the Managing Director of Paracorp Berhad. In 2003, he was appointed as an Executive Director of Malton Berhad and was re-designated as its Managing Director in December 2003. He resigned from the board of Malton Berhad in 2009. He was also the Chairman of Pesona Metro Holdings Berhad from 2012 to 2024.

He is currently a Non-Independent Executive Director of Pavilion REIT Management Sdn Bhd (the Manager of Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad) as well as a Director of WCT Berhad, Pavilion REIT Bond Capital Berhad and Pavilion REIT Capital Berhad. He also sits on the board of directors in several private limited companies which are involved in property development, retail management and operations. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and its subsidiaries save for the related party transaction disclosed in the notes to the financial statement of the Company.

Dato’ Lee chairs the Management Committee of the Company.
Datuk Chow Ying Choon was appointed to the Board on 19 August 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree from the University of Malaya.

Datuk Chow began his career in D&C Bank Berhad (now RHB Bank Berhad) in October 1978. During his tenure with the bank, he held positions as Head of Credit Supervision and Control, Head of Local Corporate and Head of Commercial Banking at its Head Office.

In February 1995, Datuk Chow joined EON Bank Berhad as Head of Corporate Banking and was promoted through the ranks to Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Group Business and Investment Banking. In 2011, upon the merger of EON Bank Berhad and Hong Leong Bank Berhad, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Group Business and Corporate Banking until his retirement in February 2014. During his banking career, he held senior management positions with revenue and profit accountability and had implemented business transformation strategies to continually drive business and revenue growth.

Prior to joining the Company, Datuk Chow was the Managing Director of Global Oriental Berhad, a company with its principal activities in property development and construction.

Datuk Chow serves as a member of the Management Committee of the Company.
Dato’ Ahmad Faris Bin Yahaya was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Accounting & Financial Analysis) from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Dato' Faris started his career in audit in Arthur Andersen & Co ("AA") in 1991. After 7 years in AA, he moved on to the advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC"). His exposure during the 6 years tenure in PwC was primarily in strategy and financial restructuring. He became the Chief Financial Officer in Prokhas Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned MoF Inc. company, mandated to realise the monetary value of Danaharta's residual recovery assets. His 5 years tenure in Prokhas saw the team convert almost RM4 billion worth of residual recovery assets.

Dato' Faris later joined Asian Finance Bank, a subsidiary of Qatar Islamic Bank as its Head of Investment Banking. His 3 years tenure allowed him to work closely with Qatar Islamic Bank and Qinvest to identify and execute deals between Qatar, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Dato' Faris was then identified by the Ministry of Finance to be the Managing Director of Cyberview Sdn Bhd, another wholly owned MoF Inc. company. During his 4 years appointment, Dato' Faris led the management team to oversee the development of the ecosystem in Cyberjaya.

Dato' Faris was, until June 2024, the Group Chief Executive Officer of MK Land Holdings Berhad.

He currently runs FY & Associates, a consulting practice that provides corporate advisory services covering Executive & Leadership Mentoring, Culture & Business Transformation and Change Management.
Dr Sofiah Binti Abd Rahman was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2025. She holds a PhD in Retailing from the University of Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom. She also holds an MBA (Marketing) from the University of Tampa, United States of America and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of West Virginia, United States of America.

Dr. Sofiah Binti Abd Rahman began her career at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Johor in 1987, where she served as a Marketing Lecturer and later as ETR Coordinator. In 1992, she joined UiTM Shah Alam as a Lecturer in Marketing and Retailing and subsequently, a Course Tutor for the BBA (Hons) Retail Management program.

During her tenure with UiTM, Dr. Sofiah demonstrated exceptional leadership through a series of key administrative roles. She served as Head of Strategic Unit, Faculty of Business Management (2000-2004), Head of Centre for Retail Studies (CENTREX) (2002-2008), and Head of Department - Marketing (Faculty of Business Management) in 2009, before being appointed as the Deputy Dean of Research and Consultancy (Faculty of Business Management) (2009-2011). Her contributions to academic excellence culminated in her promotion to Professor of Marketing/Retailing (2011-2020). Dr. Sofiah also held senior leadership positions including Group CEO of UiTM Holdings Sdn Bhd (2011-2013), Director of the Institute of Business Excellence (UiTM) (2014-2020), and later Consultant to the Institute of Business Excellence (UiTM) (2020-2025).

In addition to her academic achievements, Dr. Sofiah has an extensive record of industry collaboration. She has served as a consultant and advisor to leading corporations such as PERNAMA (Perwira Niaga Malaysia), Carrefour (Aeon Big), Tesco, Aeon Jusco, Proton Commerce, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Telekom Malaysia, Loreal (M) Sdn Bhd, Baerlocher (M) Sdn Bhd, and Mydin Holdings Sdn Bhd.
Dato’ Ng Sooi Lin was appointed to the Board on 3 April 2017. He holds a Bachelor in Engineering from the University of Liverpool and a Full Technology Certificate from the City & Guild’s London.

Dato’ Ng is an engineer by profession with extensive working experience in the field of property development and management. He started his career in the property consultancy in Kuala Lumpur before moving on to play key roles in various development companies in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

He joined Berjaya Land Berhad in November 1994 and was the Senior General Manager (Group Properties & Development) prior to his appointment as Executive Director of Berjaya Land Berhad in March 2003. He was subsequently appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Berjaya Land Berhad from 21 December 2006 until 31 December 2016 and re-designated as Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2017 till 11 December 2020.

Dato’ Ng chairs the Board Risk and Sustainability Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Ng Soon Lai @ Ng Siek Chuan was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2017. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

Mr. Ng had several years of experience in the accounting profession with Coopers & Lybrand in London and Kuala Lumpur before moving on to the financial sector in 1980. Prior to joining Alliance Bank in July 1991 as General Manager of Credit, he had served in various positions in a leading local merchant bank and finance company. He was appointed as the Chief Executive Director of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad in 1994 and to the Board of Alliance Merchant Bank Berhad in 2002 until his resignation in 2005. Since then, he has held the post of Independent Director in several public listed companies. He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Eco World Development Group Berhad, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Mr. Ng serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Board Risk and Sustainability Committee of the Company.
Puan Rahana Binti Abdul Rashid was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2019. She completed her studies with a Bachelor of Science (Economics and Finance) in 1983 from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America and continued her studies to receive a Master in Business Administration from the same university in 1984.

Puan Rahana started her career as Trainee Officer, Corporate Services Department with Raleigh Berhad (now known as Inter-Pacific Industrial Group Berhad) in 1984 before she extended her career into investment banking by joining Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad (now known as Maybank Investment Bank Berhad) in 1985. She joined Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd in 1996 as the General Manager, Corporate Finance. In 2001, Puan Rahana took a break from the corporate sector and undertook several consultancy assignments from various entrepreneurs.

In 2014, Puan Rahana took up the position of Chief Financial Officer in ORO Financecorp Ltd, a licensed microfinance corporation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Upon her return to Malaysia, Puan Rahana joined Tass Tech (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, an IT specialist company, as the Finance Consultant in July 2016 and subsequently promoted to Director of Finance before she resigned from this company in 2019. She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Asian Pac Holdings Berhad, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Puan Rahana is a member of the Audit Committee as well as Board Risk and Sustainability Committee of the Company.