Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Mohd Shariff Bin Omar was appointed to the Board of Directors of Versatile Creative Berhad (“Board”) on 30 August 2018 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was subsequently appointed as Chairman of the Board on 25 October 2018. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
Tan Sri holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics majoring in Rural Development, University Malaya. He began his career in civil service in 1972 as the Assistant District Officer of Pekan, Pahang and continued to serve the State of Perak and Penang until 1982. His political career started when he won the State Seat of Sungai Dua in the 1982 General Election. He then served as a member of Penang State Legislative EXCO from 1982 until 1990, and was subsequently appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Agriculture in 1990 until 1995. Between 1995 and 1999, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Penang. He returned as a Member of Parliament for another 2 terms from 1999 until 2008, and during that period he was appointed as Deputy Minister of agriculture and Agro-Based Industry.
He is also a Director in Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad. He has no family relationship with any directors and/or substantial shareholders of the Company. He has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Mr. Khat Chee How was appointed to the Board on 30 August 2018 as an Executive Director. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Honours) and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Mr. Khat has more than 10 years of working experience particularly in corporate planning, fund raising, corporate secretarial, investors relation activities, tax planning, financial management and risk management in various industries and mainly attached to the corporate office of public listed companies.
He is also the key management of the Group principally involved in corporate matters and the operation of the Paper Product Division.
Mr. Khat has no other directorship in any public or listed companies, and has no family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Ms. Lim Siew Yeng was appointed to the Board on 30 August 2018 as an Executive Director. She holds a Diploma in Advertising Design. Ms.Lim started her career in 2013 and holds various managerial posts in sales, operations, cash and inventory management in both the retail and the food and beverage industries.
Currently, Ms. Lim is also the key management principally responsible for the Plastics Product Division and Grocery Division of the Group.
Ms. Lim is the daughter of Mr. Lim Chou Bu, who is a major shareholder of the Company through his interest held in NSK Trading Sdn. Bhd. She has no other directorship in any public or listed companies. She has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Mr.Loh Teck Wah was appointed to the Board on 22 November 2018 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was subsequently redesignated as an Executive Director of the Company on 25 June 2020.
He holds a Degree in accounting and finance from Middlesex University, United Kingdom. Mr. Loh started his career in banking since 1996. He rose from a junior officer position to his final position of vice president in a local financial institution before he left the banking industry to venture into his own business in fund raising consultancy services, corporate advisory services, equity and property investment and food & beverage distribution.
He is also the key management of the Group and spearheading the Grocery Division.
Mr. Loh has no other directorship in any public or listed companies, and has no family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the Company.
He has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business,with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Dato’ Sri Wira Ayub Bin Yaakob was appointed to the Board on 30 August 2018 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee of the Company.
He holds a Diploma in Public Administration from MARA Institute of Technology, a Diploma in Police Science from University Kebangsaan Malaysia and a Certificate in Sustainable Leadership from Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Dato’ Sri Wira Ayub has served the Royal Malaysia Police for 38 years since 1977 to 2014 in several departments which include the Criminal Investigation Department, Logistic, Training and Management. He also served as the Chief Police Officer of Melaka, Terengganu and Pulau Pinang before he was appointed as Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department in 2012. He retired in 2014 with the rank of Commissioner of Police.
He was the Chairman of Royal Malaysia Police Cooperative Berhad and is presently the Senior Vice Chairman of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation. He also sits on the Asia Professional Security Association Committee and other social institutions.
Dato’ Sri Wira Ayub has no other directorship in any public or listed companies, and has no family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Ms. Maggie Then was appointed to the Board on 24 January 2019. She is the Chairperson of the Audit committee and Remuneration Committee and a member of Nomination Committee of the Company.
Ms. Maggie Then is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
She has more than 15 years of working experience in financial reporting and management. She was an Accountant in a forwarding company, responsible for financial reporting and budgeting, cash and fixed asset management. She subsequently joined a FMCG company as Financial Reporting Manager, where she handled the company’s statutory reporting requirements, assisted in its internal SOX audit review and also provided technical advice on any shortfalls of actual business performance from the budget forecast. Maggie’s expertise was recognised and she was subsequently offered a position as the Finance Manager in a listed company involving in information technology. There, she was given additional responsibilities in coordinating the company’s corporate exercises. She also attended board meetings to present the group’s quarterly financial results and submitted the results to the stock exchange for public announcements.
Maggie has no other directorship in any public or listed companies, and has no family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the Company. She has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
Mr. Chen Chuen Sum was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2022 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Mr. Chen graduated with B.Sc in Business (Finance) from Montana State University, Bozeman, United States.
Mr. Chen has more than 30 years of working experience in the financial industry covering various areas including Credit and Marketing (Leasing and Hire-Purchase) and Commercial Banking. He began his career in Credit and Marketing (Leasing and Hire-Purchase) division where he was responsible for the marketing of hire-purchase and leasing facilities, and evaluate applicants and loan documentation. He was able to secure a significant amount in leasing and hire-purchase facilities on the back of an economy in recession. In 1987, he joined Malaysian French Bank Berhad (now known as Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad). He was actively involved in Commercial Banking covering Credit and Marketing, Branch Banking, Priority Banking, Business Development Centre and Regional Sales, Risk Management and Compliance. In 2007, he joined RCE Factoring Sdn Bhd as a General Manager/Director for 7 years. In RCE, he was responsible in managing a factoring house which includes planning, organising and implementing strategic plan to grow market share, to provide leadership to sales team to increase SME market business and organizing sales events/ activities and local prospecting to grow new existing business, and to ensure all teams maintain proper operational controls and compliance with policies and procedures. He was the Chairman of the Malaysian Factors Association until March 2015. In 2016, he joined Nexgram Holdings Berhad as Executive Director until 2017.
Apart from being a director in NSK Trading Sdn. Bhd.,a major shareholder of Versatile Creative Berhad, Mr. Chen has no other directorship in any public or listed companies, and has no family relationship with any director and/or substantial shareholder of the Company. He has no conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business, with the Company and has no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences, if any.
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