Board Of Directors

Mr Edwin Sugiarto is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman and was appointed to the Board on 14 June 2010. Mr Sugiarto brings with him more than 20 years of business and entrepreneurial experience in Asia. He is responsible for setting strategic direction and formulating business strategy of the Group.

Mr N. Sivagurunathan V. Narayanasamy is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 14 June 2010. Mr Narayanasamy is admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaysia and is currently a Senior Partner with Messrs Shamiah K.E. Ng & Siva, Advocate & Solicitors in Malaysia. He has extensive experience in financial restructuring exercise and was a director of several companies listed on the Malaysia Exchange. Mr Narayanasamy also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Resource Management & Political Science from National University of Malaysia and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Glastonbury in United Kingdom.

Mr Augustine A/L T.K. James is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 7 October 2010. He is a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Certified Public Accountant with the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants. Mr James has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting practice and he handled various High Court of Malaysia appointed receivership assignments. Mr James is currently managing the firm of Messrs James & Co in Malaysia and his professional practice covers auditing, accounting, secretarial, taxation and receivership services.

Mr Phang Ian Cher Shen is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to the Board on 14 January 2011. With more than 20 years of experience in providing financial advisory services and managing both privately held and public listed companies, Mr Phang amassed numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding performance as a consultant in the financial markets. He is currently the Head of Strategy Development-Asia, Dominion-DMG Singapore, a subsidiary of a Swiss based asset management firm. Mr Phang was an executive director and chief operating officer of a SGX mainboard listed corporation from 2001 to 2003. He received his tertiary education at the University of British Columbia.