Datuk Anuar joined the Board as Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 30 November 2023.
He 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.
During his stint with PETRONAS Group, Datuk Anuar was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad from 1998 to 2002. He was also a member of PETRONAS Management Committee and member of PETRONAS board from 2002 to 2014. He also sat on the board of various companies within the PETRONAS Group.
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 Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad (a subsidiary of the Company), Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad, 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 Group Managing Director on 30 July 2003. He was subsequently elected as the Executive Chairman on 2 January 2018 and was re-designated Executive Vice Chairman on 30 November 2023
Dato’ Siew received his secondary and tertiary education in the United Kingdom, first studying at Marlborough College before completing his tertiary education at Imperial College, London. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering and Master of Science (“MSc”) degree in Operational Research at Imperial College, graduating in 1978.
Dato’ Siew has extensive experience in the field of petrochemicals, accumulated over more than 30 years in the local and international sectors.
He was an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation (“YPO”) from 1993 until 2006, serving as the Chairman of the Malaysian Chapter of YPO and Co-Chairman of the first Regional Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. During his tenure as a member of the International Board of YPO from 2000 to 2003, he was Chairman of YPO’s Global Leadership Congress in Beijing in 2003. He was 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, both of which are subsidiaries of the Company.
Dato’ Siew is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Datuk Lee Cheun Wei has been the Company’s Group CEO since 2 January 2018 and was appointed to the Board as the 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) from Cass Business School, London. For both degrees, he was awarded full scholarships from the Renong/UEM Group and British Chevening/HSBC respectively
Datuk Lee started his career in 1997 as a Group Accountant at EPE Power Corporation Berhad (“EPE”) and was promoted as the Chief Financial Officer of the EPE Group in 2003. He was the Director of Corporate Finance of Tamco Corporate Holding Berhad (now known as Ancom Logistics Berhad (“ALB”), a subsidiary of the Company) from 2005 to 2009. He joined 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 Ancom Agrichemical Sdn. Bhd., heading the Group’s Agricultural Chemicals Division.
Datuk Lee is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
He is currently a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of ALB.
Datuk Lee is currently 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 the Risk Management Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Nevada, USA and a Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry from Utah State University, USA, in 1980 and 1984 respectively.
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 also 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 Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree at 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. Maliki served as a Legal Head/General Counsel/Senior General Counsel for PETRONAS Penapisan (Terengganu) Sdn. Bhd.; Legal Corporate & Technology, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad; Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) Project; Legal Finance and Corporate Secretarial and Legal Downstream and 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 until his retirement from PETRONAS in 2021.
During his service, Maliki Kamal also sat as a board member and Company Secretary to various entities within the PETRONAS’s 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 in 1983 and obtained his Master in Anthropology and Sociology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1991. He completed the Advance Management and Leadership Programmes from the SAID Business School at Oxford University, UK in 2014.
He joined the Royal Malaysia Police Force (“PDRM”) in 1984 a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. After completing basic police training, he was attached to the Special Branch Department of the PDRM from 1986 to 2009 where he served in various capacities, including Deputy Director of the Special Branch.
In 2009, he was promoted as the Director of Special Task Force on Operation and Counter-Terrorism. In 2014, he served as the Director of the Management Department in Bukit Aman and was subsequently promoted as the Director of Special Branch in 2015.
In September 2017, he was further promoted as the Inspector General of Police (“IGP”), the highest ranking position in the PDRM, 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. During this period until 2001, she served in various capacities in EY LLP based in Atlanta, USA; EY International in London and EY Asia Pacific Consulting. Her last held position was Director, Business Development, EY Malaysia.
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, Sunway Business School, Sunway University. She was a Board 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.
Stephan joined the Company as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 November 2024.
He started his career at HELM AG ("HELM") in 1996 with a dual training to become a business economist in foreign trade. The following years he worked as a field representative at HELM's sales office in Dusseldorf, Germany.
In 2001, he moved to HELM's subsidiary in Istanbul, Turkey, where he started as a Department Manager before taking over the general management of the company in 2004.
In 2009, he returned to Hamburg as a Senior Executive Manager being responsible for several subsidiaries worldwide, specifically in Latin America and Southern Europe.
In 2011, he was promoted to Executive Director taking over the management of the crop protection division including HELM's crop protection companies in South America.
He was appointed to HELM's Executive Board in 2012 and is currently the Chairman of the Executive Board since 2020. He is also the sole shareholder of HELM.
Stephan is currently a substantial shareholder of the Company via his direct interest in HELM, a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Hui Chin joined the Board as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 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 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 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 AG in 2023 where she is presently the Managing Director and President Chemicals of HELM Asia. She heads the Chemicals business in Asia, responsible for over 50 team members in Singapore, China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, since 2023.
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 shares in the Company or its related companies.
Dato Seri Awang Adek joined the Board as Independent Non-Executive Director on 17 February 2025.
Dato’ Seri Awang Adek is an Economist. He graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Drew University, USA. He obtained a Master of Arts In Economics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA in 1981 and 1984 respectively.
He started his career in 1983 as a lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia. He joined Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) in 1985 and hold 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; Chaiman of PRG Berhad from 2017 to 2022; and Chairman of Securities Commission, Malaysia from 2022 to 2024.
Presently, Dato’ Seri Awang Adek is the Chairman 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. (formerly known as iEnterprise Online 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.