Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamed Ismail Bin Merican, a Malaysian aged 76, was appointed as Chairman of Gadang Holdings Berhad (“Gadang” or “Company”) on 1 December 2016. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee and Board Risk & Sustainability Committee.

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamed Ismail is currently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of MAHSA University as well as Consultant Hepatologist & Internal Medicine Specialist at Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

From 2005 to 2011, he held the post of the Director-General (DG) of Health of Malaysia, President of the Malaysian Medical Council and was a member of the Promotion Board of the Malaysian Civil Service. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Heart Institute, Chairman of the National Committee for Clinical Research, Chairman of the Drug Control Authority, Chairman of National Poisons Board, Chairman of Medicine Advertisement Board and Chairman of the Pharmacy Board.

Tan Sri Dato’ Kok Onn, a Malaysian, aged 73, joined the Board on 10 March 1997 as the Joint Managing Director of Gadang and was subsequently appointed as the Managing Director cum Chief Executive Officer on 2 September 1997. He was then redesignated to Group Managing Director on 1 November 2022.

Prior to joining Gadang, Tan Sri Dato’ Kok Onn was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Bridgecon Holdings Berhad (“Bridgecon”). He was also the founder of Bridgecon Engineering Sdn Bhd (“BESB”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridgecon. The track record of BESB was used to list Bridgecon on the Second Board of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 16 November 1994.

Tan Sri Dato’ Kok Onn’s exposure in the construction industry began in 1972 and has been involved in the industry for more than 47 years. He has gained extensive knowledge and experience in most aspects of civil and structural engineering schemes with various projects in Malaysia, China, Middle East and South Africa.

Tan Sri Dato’ Kok Onn was also the person who transformed Bridgecon from a pure construction company to activities involving manufacturing and supply of ready-mixed concrete, concrete pumping, quarrying, property and resort development and international aspects where he spearheaded Bridgecon’s venture into three toll expressway operations in the People’s Republic of China.

Ms. Kok Pei Ling, a Malaysian aged 42, joined the Board on 2 January 2013 as an Executive Director. She is currently the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Kok Pei Ling graduated from University of Melbourne, Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Management) Degree in 2003.

She commenced her career in April 2004 as a consultant specialising in Corporate Recovery and Insolvency at BDO Capital Consultants Sdn Bhd. During her tenure from April 2004 to June 2006, she gained exposure to restructuring and recovery strategies, and financial consulting.

She then joined OSK Investment Bank Berhad as an Associate for Debt Capital Markets from June 2006 to May 2007. In OSK she garnered her experience in debt capital markets, structuring and debt financing.

Before joining the Company in September 2009, she was the Assistant Manager (Investment Banking) of OCBC Bank (M) Berhad. Her role at OCBC Bank further enriched her exposure to investment banking and she acquired useful knowledge in financial advisory and capital market transactions.

Mr. Huang Shi Chin, a Malaysian aged 66, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Gadang on 1 August 2017. He was appointed as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Gadang on 16 August 2021. He is the Chairman of the Board Risk Committee & Sustainability Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

An Accountant by profession, Mr. Huang Shi Chin previously worked for a well-known FMCG public listed company in Malaysia for over 21 years, first as its Finance Director and later Corporate Affairs Director. He also served as an Executive Director on its Board for nine years.

He has extensive experience in financial reporting, risk management, regulatory framework, as well as in corporate affairs & communication and human capital development & management.

Prior to that, he worked in public accounting firms, including two of the leading public accounting firms in Malaysia, specialising in audit and due diligence.

Mr. Sherman Lam Yuen Suen, a Malaysian aged 51, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Gadang on 16 August 2021. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Board Risk & Sustainability Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

He holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) degree from Charles Sturt University, Australia and is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K., a Fellow Member of CPA Australia, a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia and a CFP™ Certified Member of The Financial Planning Association of Malaysia. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.

Mr. Lam started his career with Fulton Prebon (M) Sdn Bhd, a financial services subsidiary of Seacorp (a PNB company) in 1994. He then joined Utama Merchant Bank Berhad, (an investment bank jointly owned by Utama Banking Group Berhad and HSBC Investment Bank Asia Ltd) in 1997, as its Chief Dealer and Treasury Manager. Thereafter in mid-2000, he joined Nikkei Pacific Corporate Advisors, a regional corporate finance advisory firm as an Associate Director where he advised on several large corporate restructuring and capital raising exercises in Indonesia and Malaysia.

From 2002 – 2023, Mr. Lam was the Managing Director of Cirrus Ventures group, a regional private equity / venture capital investments and corporate strategic consulting services firm. He has more than 25 years of broad-based senior management experience in corporate advisory, treasury management, capital markets, corporate finance and investments with financial institutions as well as corporate board experience in listed public and privately held entities in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and China. He is currently the Managing Partner of Sherman Lam & Co., a Chartered Accountant firm and current Deputy Secretary of the China-ASEAN (Malaysia) Entrepreneurs Association.

Ms. Wong Ping Eng, a Malaysian aged 51, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Gadang on 25 May 2022. She is the Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and Board Risk & Sustainability Committee. Ms. Wong Ping Eng is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the financial and accounting fields. She started her career as an Audit Assistant at KPMG, Kuching, from September 1997 until December 2000. In January 2001, she joined Naim Land Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Naim Holdings Berhad (“Naim”) as an Accountant. In April 2004, she was appointed as Operations Manager for Naim’s Bandar Baru Permyjaya project in Miri, where she was responsible for managing the whole of Naim’s Miri operations.

In July 2008, she was promoted to Vice President – Finance and Accounts, to oversee the Group Finance and Accounts Division. She was subsequently promoted to Deputy Director – Finance & IT Division in July 2010, and in September 2012, she was promoted to Senior Director for Naim’s Group Support Services Division, comprising Finance & Accounts, Administration, Human Resources, and Information Technology. She was appointed as an Executive Director of Naim Holdings Berhad on 29 November 2012 and on 9 January 2013, she was redesignated as the Deputy Managing Director of Naim Holdings Berhad, a position that she held until her early retirement on 31 December 2020. She is currently an advisor / executive director for several private limited companies.