Datuk Anuar joined the Board as Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 30 November 2023.
Datuk Anuar graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science (Econs) degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, UK.
Datuk Anuar started his career in 1977 with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (“PETRONAS”). During his 36 years of service with the PETRONAS Group, he held various senior managerial and leadership positions in marketing, trading, corporate planning, and human resource management until his retirement in April 2014 where his last position held was the Executive Vice President of Gas and Power Business. He was the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (“PDB”) from 1998 to 2002; Chairman of PDB from 2005 to 2010; Chairman of PETRONAS Gas Berhad from 2010 to 2014; and a member of PETRONAS Management Committee and member of PETRONAS board from 2002 to 2014.
He was the Independent Non-Executive Director of ENRA Group Berhad from 2015 to 2022 and Independent Non-Executive Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad from 2019 to 2021.
In 1997, between his years of service with the PETRONAS Group, Datuk Anuar underwent a 3-month business management course under the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Presently, Datuk Anuar is a Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad (a subsidiary of the Company), NonIndependent Non-Executive Chairman of PDB, and Independent Non-Executive Director of Kumpulan FIMA Berhad.
Dato’ Siew joined the Board on 23 October 1985. He was appointed Deputy Group Managing Director on 17 October 1995 and subsequently promoted to Group Managing Director on 30 July 2003. On 2 January 2018, he assumed the position of Executive Chairman, before being re-designated as Executive Vice Chairman on 30 November 2023.
Dato’ Siew received his secondary and tertiary education in the United Kingdom. He studied at Marlborough College before completing his tertiary education at Imperial College, London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering in 1978 and a Master of Science (“MSc”) degree in Operational Research in 1979.
Over the years, Dato’ Siew has played a pivotal role in steering the Group’s growth and transformation, providing strategic leadership and continuity through various phases of its corporate development. His extensive experience and deep knowledge of the industry continue to add significant value to the Board and the Group, and he remains actively involved in guiding the Group’s long-term strategy and direction.
Beyond his corporate role, Dato' Siew has also contributed significantly to professional and alumni organisations. He was an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation (“YPO”) from 1993 to 2006, during which he served as the Chairman of the Malaysian Chapter of YPO and Co-Chairman of the first Regional Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. From 2000 to 2003, he served on the International Board of YPO, including as Chairman of YPO’s Global Leadership Congress in Beijing in 2003. He is also a past President of the Imperial College Alumni of Malaysia and past Governor on the Board of Governors of Marlborough College Malaysia.
Currently, Dato’ Siew is the Group Managing Director of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad and the Executive Vice Chairman of Ancom Logistics Berhad (“ALB”), both of which are subsidiaries of the Company. ALB is listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Dato’ Siew is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Datuk Lee has been the GCEO of the Company since 2 January 2018 and was appointed to the Board as Managing Director on 29 March 2022. He is currently a member of the Risk Management Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University, UK, and holds a Master of Science in Finance (Distinction) degree from Cass Business School, London, both of which he pursued under full scholarships awarded by the Renong/UEM Group and British Chevening/HSBC respectively.
He is currently a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Datuk Lee started his career in 1997 as a Group Accountant at EPE Power Corporation Berhad (“EPE”), rising to the Chief Financial Officer of the EPE Group in 2003. He later served as the Director of Corporate Finance of Tamco Corporate Holding Berhad (now ALB, a subsidiary of the Company) from 2005 to 2009 before joining the Company in 2009 as the Group Chief Financial Officer. In July 2014, he was appointed Managing Director of Ancom Crop Care Sdn. Bhd. (“ACC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, leading the Group’s Agricultural Chemicals Division, until to-date.
He is currently a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of ALB and a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Datuk Dr. Abd Hapiz was appointed to the Board on 8 May 2020. He is currently Chairman of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Nevada, USA and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Organic Chemistry from Utah State University, USA, in 1980 and 1984 respectively.
Datuk Dr. Abd Hapiz has more than thirty (30) years of experience in management, marketing, business development and technical in the chemical manufacturing industry. He began his career at Dow Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. in 1985, holding a regional role for several years. He was appointed as the Managing Director of DuPont Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in 1995 and later, as the President/CEO of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad from 2011 until he retired in 2014.
Datuk Dr. Abd Hapiz was appointed Chairman of ACC in March 2016. He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Perdana Petroleum Berhad and MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad as well as a board member of several private chemical companies in Malaysia and the United States.
He is currently the Chairman of the Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (“CICM”).
Maliki Kamal joined the Board on 28 October 2021. He is currently a member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee and Audit Committee.
Maliki Kamal graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the international Islamic University Malaysia in 1987.
He began his career as an Advocate and Solicitor in 1987, specialising in criminal laws with significant experiences in civil litigations, banking and conveyancing matters.
In 1990, he joined PETRONAS as a legal officer and has continued to serve in various senior management roles. He served as a Legal Head/General Counsel/Senior General Counsel for PETRONAS Penapisan (Terengganu) Sdn. Bhd., Legal Corporate & Technology, PETRONAS Chemical Group Berhad, Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (“RAPID”) Project, Legal Finance and Corporate Secretarial and Legal Downstream, Finance and Technology prior to being appointed as the Vice President and Group General Counsel in 2017. In 2019, he was appointed Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel of PETRONAS until his retirement in 2021.
During his service, Maliki Kamal also sat as a board member and Company Secretary to various entities within the PETRONAS group of companies (local and overseas) and has twice served as Company Secretary of PETRONAS.
Maliki Kamal is currently the Independent Non-Executive Director of Gas Malaysia Berhad.
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Fuzi joined the Board on 19 September 2022. He is currently a member of the Audit Committee.
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Fuzi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Universiti Malaya and a Master in Anthropology and Sociology degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1983 and 1991 respectively. He completed the Advanced Management and Leadership Programmes from the SAID Business School at Oxford University, UK in 2014.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Fuzi is a retired Inspector-General of Police (“IGP”) in the Royal Malaysia Police, having served in the Police Force for 35 years.
He began his career with the Royal Malaysia Police in 1984 as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. Following his basic police training, he was assigned to the Special Branch Department from 1986 to 2009 where he served in various capacities, including Deputy Director of the Special Branch.
In 2009, he was promoted to Director of Special Task Force on Operation and Counter-Terrorism. He later served as the Director of the Management Department in Bukit Aman in 2014 before being promoted as the Director of Special Branch in 2015.
In September 2017, he was promoted as the IGP, the highestranking position in the Royal Malaysia Police, a role he held until his retirement in May 2019.
Currently, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Fuzi is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad, Tropicana Corporation Berhad, Hiap Teck Venture Berhad and SIAB Holdings Berhad.
Christina joined the Board on 19 September 2022. She is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Management Committee.
Christina graduated with Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting) degree from Deakin University, Australia in 1985. She is a Chartered Accountant and a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants; Fellow of CPA Australia; Fellow of Malaysian Institute of Management; Fellow of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia; Qualified Risk Director of the Institute of Enterprise Risk Practitioners; a member of ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants and a member of Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance.
Christina started her career in Ernst & Young (“EY”) Malaysia in 1985 and over the next 16 years, she served in various capacities in EY LLP in Atlanta, USA; EY International in London and EY Asia Pacific Consulting. Her last position with EY Malaysia was Director, Business Development.
In 2001, Christina founded Priority One group and was a Director of Priority One Tax Services Sdn. Bhd. until August 2022. From 2018 to 2019, she was appointed as a Senior Practice Fellow of Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Malaysia and she currently chairs the Industry Advisory Board. She previously served as a Director of KPJ Healthcare Berhad from 2018 to 2021 and Star Media Group Berhad from October 2022 to May 2023.
She is currently the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of UEM Sunrise Berhad and a Director of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Berhad.
Stephan joined the Board on 1 November 2024.
He began his career with HELM AG (“HELM”) in 1996 through a dual training programme to qualify as a business economist in foreign trade. He subsequently served as a field representative at HELM’s sales office in Düsseldorf, Germany, before moving to HELM’s subsidiary in Istanbul, Turkiye in 2001, where he was appointed Department Manager and later promoted to General Manager in 2004.
In 2009, Stephan returned to HELM’s headquarters in Hamburg as Senior Executive Manager, overseeing subsidiaries across Latin America and Southern Europe. He was appointed Executive Director in 2011 with responsibility for managing the crop protection division, including HELM’s crop protection operations in South America. The following year, in 2012, he joined the Executive Board of HELM and has served as its Chairman since 2020. He is also the sole shareholder of HELM.
Stephan is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company through his direct interest in HELM, a substantial shareholder of the Company.
He does not hold any directorship in other listed issuers or public companies in Malaysia.
Hui Chin joined the Board on 1 November 2024. She is currently a member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
Hui Chin graduated with a Masters of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering degree from Imperial College, London, in 1997.
She started her career as Senior Officer Chemicals Industry, Singapore in Singapore Economic Development Board (“SEDB”) in 1997, involving in promoting and developing the petroleum and petrochemicals industry in Singapore. In 2000, she was promoted as SEDB’s Centre Director of Chicago and Dallas, USA.
She later joined SHELL as Supply Chain Operations Manager, Styrene Monomer, Asia in 2003. She was later promoted to hold various senior managerial positions through her 19-year in SHELL, the last being Commercial General Manager Chemicals Asia, a position she held from 2021 to 2023.
She joined HELM in 2023 where she is presently the Managing Director and President, Chemicals of HELM Asia Pte. Ltd.. She is responsible for over 50 team members in Singapore, China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, overseeing HELM’s Chemical business in Asia.
Currently, Hui Chin is a Board Director of SPCI HELM companies in Singapore and Malaysia, a 50:50 Joint Venture between HELM and SPCI in the inorganics business. She is also a Board member of the Singaporean German Chamber of Commerce since April 2024.
Hui Chin does not hold any directorships in other listed issuers or public companies in Malaysia.
Dato' Seri Dr. Awang Adek joined the Board on 17 February 2025.
Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek is an Economist. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Drew University, USA in 1997, a Master of Arts In Economics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA in 1981 and 1984 respectively.
Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek has extensive experience in economics and finance, having spent over 30 years in government and public service. He started his career in 1983 as a lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia. He joined Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) in 1985 and held various positions until 1996. He was Director-General of Labuan Financial Services Authority from 1996 to 1998; Assistant Governor of BNM from 1998 to 2001; Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad from 2002 to 2004; Deputy Minister of Rural Development from 2004 to 2006; Deputy Minister of Finance from 2006 to 2013; Malayisa’s Ambassador to USA from 2014 to 2016; Chairman of Majlis Amnah Rakyat (MARA) from 2017 to 2018; Chairman of PRG Berhad from 2017 to 2022; and Chairman of Securities Commission, Malaysia from 2022 to 2024.
Presently, Dato’ Seri Dr. Awang Adek is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2022 and Chairman of Bank Simpanan Nasional since 2024.
Ka Kheong was appointed as an Alternate Director to Dato’ Siew Ka Wei on 26 April 2019.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from University College London, UK, in 1982.
Ka Kheong is currently the Executive Director of ATG Nexus Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of the Company and heads the Group’s IT Division. Prior to this, he was the Managing Director of an IT company he set up in 1982.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry, specialising in systems development and integration as well as applications implementation. His experience spans across the financial services, manufacturing, distribution and retail industries.
He is also the Chairman of a local company that provides professional IT certification from the Project Management Institute, USA, to IT professionals in Malaysia.
He has no directorship in other public companies or listed issuers.
Ka Kheong is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company.