Gooi Seong Lim
Executive Chairman
Gooi Seong Heen
Managing Director
Gooi Seong Chneh
Executive Director
Gooi Seong Gum
Executive Director
Yong Chung Sin
Senior Independent
Non-Executive Director
Soh Ban Ting
Independent
Non-Executive Director
Dr. Chee Yau Kuan @
Chia Yan Kuan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Gooi Khai Chien
Alternate Director
to Mr. Gooi Seong Lim
Gooi Chuen Kang
Alternate Director
to Mr. Gooi Seong Heen
Kan Chee Jing
Company Secretary
Chong Fook Sin
Company Secretary
Chua Yoke Bee
Company Secretary
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BOARD AND PROFILE
OF DIRECTORS
Family Relationships
Gooi Seong Lim, Gooi Seong Heen, Gooi
Seong Chneh and Gooi Seong Gum are
brothers.
Gooi Seong Lim is father of Gooi Khai
Chien.
Family Relationships
Gooi Seong Heen is father of Gooi Chuen
Kang.
Save for the above, none of the other Directors are related.
GOOI SEONG LIM
Executive Chairman
Malaysian
Age 74
Male
Gooi Seong Lim was appointed to the Board of Kim Loong
Resources Berhad (“KLR”) as an Executive Director on 28
February 1990. He was a Managing Director up to 30 March
2006 before redesignation as the Executive Chairman of KLR.
He was also a member of the Remuneration Committee with
effect from 27 March 2002 until 30 January 2018. He graduated
from the University of Toronto, Canada, with a Bachelor of
Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1975.
From 1975 until to-date, he has been the Managing Director of
Sharikat Kim Loong Sendirian Berhad (“SKL”), a company which
owns a controlling stake in KLR and Crescendo Corporation
Berhad (“CCB”). Both KLR and CCB are public companies
listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad
(“Bursa Securities”). The success of the Group owes much to
his extensive involvement in plantation and milling operations.
He also sits on the Board of CCB and several other private
companies.
Mr. Gooi has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR, except that he is deemed interested in the
transactions entered into with SKL Group (excluding KLR)
which are carried out in the ordinary course of business, by
virtue of his directorship and shareholding in SKL. He has not
been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and has
not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2023. He
attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial
year 2023.
GOOI SEONG HEEN
Managing Director
Malaysian
Age 72
Male
Gooi Seong Heen was appointed to the Board of KLR as an
Executive Director on 28 February 1990. He was redesignated
as Managing Director on 30 March 2006. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Toronto in 1972 and obtained a Master’s
degree in Business Administration from the University of
Western Ontario, Canada in 1976. He served as an engineer
with Esso Singapore Pte Ltd from 1973 to 1974. His experience
embraces oil palm and rubber estate management, palm oil mill
management and property development. From 1972, he has
been a Director of SKL, a company which owns a controlling
stake in KLR and CCB. Since 1977, he has been a director of
KLPO Group which is involved in palm oil milling. He is currently
also a director of CCB and several other private companies.
Mr. Gooi has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR, except that he is deemed interested in the
transactions entered into with SKL Group (excluding KLR)
which are carried out in the ordinary course of business, by
virtue of his directorship and shareholding in SKL. He has not
been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and has
not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2023. He
attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial
year 2023.
GOOI SEONG CHNEH
Executive Director
Malaysian
Age 68
Male
Gooi Seong Chneh was appointed to the Board of KLR on
28 February 1990. He is currently an Executive Director of KLR.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Toronto, Canada in 1975 and obtained a Bachelor’s
degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Ottawa,
Canada in 1980. He was formerly a consultant with Campbell
Engineering and Associates, Calgary, Canada for three (3) years
from 1981 to 1983. He has extensive experience in construction
site management and property development. His experience
also includes oil palm and cocoa estate management. From
1976, he has been a Director of SKL, a company which owns
a controlling stake in KLR and CCB. He has been responsible
for the development and management of oil palm and cocoa
estates in Johor, Sabah and Sarawak since 1985. He is also a
director of CCB and several other private companies.
Mr. Gooi has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR, except that he is deemed interested in the
transactions entered into with SKL Group (excluding KLR)
which are carried out in the ordinary course of business, by
virtue of his directorship and shareholding in SKL. He has not
been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and has
not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2023. He
attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial
year 2023.
GOOI SEONG GUM
Executive Director
Malaysian
Age 67
Male
Gooi Seong Gum was appointed to the Board of KLR on 28
February 1990. He is currently an Executive Director of KLR. He
graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the
University of Ottawa, Canada in 1980. He was an engineering
consultant for Bobrowski & Partners, Calgary, Canada for one
(1) year from 1982 to 1983. His experience covers oil palm
and rubber estate management, property development and
construction site management. From 1980, he has been a
Director of SKL, a company which owns a controlling stake
in KLR and CCB. Since 1983, he has been a director of KLPO
Group which is involved in palm oil milling. He also sits on the
Board of CCB and several other private companies.
Mr. Gooi has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR, except that he is deemed interested in the
transactions entered into with SKL Group (excluding KLR)
which are carried out in the ordinary course of business, by
virtue of his directorship and shareholding in SKL. He has not
been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and has
not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2023. He
attended all the five (5) Board meetings held during the financial year 2023.
YONG CHUNG SIN
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian
Age 51
Male
Yong Chung Sin was appointed to the Board of KLR as an
Independent Non-Executive Director on 15 September
2022. He is currently the Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director of KLR. He was appointed as a member of the Audit,
Nominating and Remuneration Committees on 15 September
2022 and currently, he is the Chairman of the Audit, Nominating
and Remuneration Committees. He is a fellow member of the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered
Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He
also graduated with a Master in Business Administration
from the University of Keele, United Kingdom. He has vast
experience in Audit and Assurance Services, having served as
Audit Partner of RSM Malaysia before joining Kreston John &
Gan. He is also involved in multiple corporate exercises and
special engagements including financial due diligence review,
investigative audit, business valuation, reporting accountant
for IPO, reverse take-over, private debt securities and other
corporate restructuring exercises. He is also a director of CCB.
Mr. Yong has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR. He has not been convicted of any offences within
the past 5 years and has not been imposed with any public
sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the
financial year 2023. He attended all the two (2) Board meetings
held during the financial year 2023 since his appointment to the
Board of KLR.
SOH BAN TING
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian
Age 52
Female
Soh Ban Ting was appointed to the Board of KLR as an
Independent Non-Executive Director on 15 September 2022.
She is a member of the Audit Committee of KLR with effect
from 15 September 2022. She also sits as a member of both the
Nominating and Remuneration Committees with effect from 15
September 2022. She graduated with a Degree in Economics
majoring in Accounting from the University of LaTrobe,
Melbourne, Australia. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute
of Accountants and a Certified Practicing Accountant of CPA
Australia. She started her career in Ernst & Young in 1992,
where she transitioned from corporate insolvency to corporate
restructuring practices in the firm. In 2013 she left Ernst & Young
and diversified her skills sets and experience into corporate
finance advisory to complement her restructuring experience.
Her advisory experience, in firms such as RSM Malaysia and 27
Capital Sdn Bhd, includes provision of advisory services such as
strategic business planning, fund raising, financial modelling &
valuation and corporate re-organisation. She is also a director
of CCB.
Ms. Soh has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR. She has not been convicted of any offences within
the past 5 years and has not been imposed with any public
sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the
financial year 2023. She attended all the two (2) Board meetings
held during the financial year 2023 since her appointment to the
Board of KLR.
DR. CHEE YAU KUAN @
CHIA YAN KUAN
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian
Age 81
Male
Dr. Chee Yau Kuan @ Chia Yan Kuan was appointed to the
Board of KLR as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 30
November 2022. He is a member of the Audit Committee and
the Nominating and Remuneration Committees with effect from
30 November 2022.
Dr. Chee holds a Bachelor of Agriculture Science and a Master
of Agriculture Science from University of Malaya. He graduated
with a Doctor of Agriculture Science from the University Ghent,
Belgium. His specialization is in rubber agronomy, weed
management, intercropping, legume cover crops, soil erosion,
extension and training.
He was the Principal Research Officer at the Rubber Research
Institute of Malaysia. He conducted training courses for
Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), Federal Land
Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (FELCRA) and
Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA).
He was a tree crop agronomist for Asian Development Bank,
Manila, Philippines. He was a consultant on weed management
for Syngenta Crop Protection Sdn. Bhd., and soil erosion control
of North/South Highway for Sumara Kimia Company, Malaysia.
He was a member of the Pesticide Board Technical Committee,
Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia. He is a life member of the
Malaysian Soil Science Society and Malaysian Gardening
Society, and a resource member of the International Rubber
Research and Development Board. In 2012/2013, he was a
consultant to Malaysia Rubber Fund Board. He has published
and presented 72 papers in International and local conferences,
seminars, workshops, proceedings and books. In 2014, he
published a book “Efficient weed management to enhance
rubber production” with co-author Chung Gait Fee.
Dr. Chee has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR. He has not been convicted of any offences within
the past 5 years and has not been imposed with any public
sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the
financial year 2023. He attended the only one (1) Board meeting
held during the financial year 2023 since his appointment to the
Board of KLR.
GOOI KHAI CHIEN
Alternate Director to Mr. Gooi Seong Lim
Malaysian
Age 31
Male
Gooi Khai Chien was appointed to the Board of KLR as Alternate
Director to Mr. Gooi Seong Lim on 31 March 2016. He was the
Investor Relations Director of KLR before redesignation to his
current position as the Investment and Development Director
of KLR on 1 February 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Chemical Engineering in 2014 and a Master’s Degree
in Investments and Wealth Management in 2015. He started his
career as an Investment analyst with Target Asset Management
in Singapore from 2016 to 2019, during which he led the
technology portfolio and a team of junior analysts. Since then,
he has been involved in the business operations of KLR Group.
Mr. Gooi has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR except that he is deemed interested in the
transactions entered into with SKL Group (excluding KLR) which
are carried out in the ordinary course of business, by virtue of
being a person connected to Mr. Gooi Seong Lim. He has not
been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and has
not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2023.
GOOI CHUEN KANG
Alternate Director to Mr. Gooi Seong Heen
Malaysian
Age 37
Male
Gooi Chuen Kang was appointed to the Board of KLR as
Alternate Director to Mr. Gooi Seong Heen on 31 March 2016
and is currently the Plantation Director of KLR. He graduated
with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering) from the University of Melbourne in 2008. He
worked as an analyst attached with Accenture Kuala Lumpur
from 2010 to 2014. Since then, he has been involved in the
business operations of KLR Group.
Mr. Gooi has no personal interest in any business arrangement
involving KLR except that he is deemed interested in the
transactions entered into with SKL Group (excluding KLR) which
are carried out in the ordinary course of business, by virtue of
being a person connected to Mr. Gooi Seong Heen. He has not
been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and has
not been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year 2023.