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Board of Directors

Dato' (Dr) Capt Ahmad Sufian @ Qurnain bin Abdul Rashid
Chairman
Non-independent Non-executive Director
Mr Lim Soon Huat
Group Managing Director

Non-independent Executive Director
Ms Yip Jian Lee
Independent Non-executive Director
Tengku Nurul Azian binti Tengku Shahriman
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr Soh Chin Teck
Non-Independent Non-executive Director
Encik Ahmad Riza Bin Basir
Non-independent Non-executive Director
Ms Wee Lay Hua
Independent Non-executive Director
Dato' Kuok Meng Xiong
Non-independent Non-executive Director

Dato' (Dr) Capt Ahmad Sufian @ Qurnain bin Abdul Rashid

Chairman

Non-independent Non-executive Director

Dato’ (Dr) Capt Ahmad Sufian was appointed to the Board on 22 June 2009 as an Independent Director. He was re-designated as a Non-independent Director on 17 May 2023. Dato’ (Dr) Capt Ahmad Sufian was elected the Chairman of the Board of Directors on 31 May 2023.

He has over 45 years experience in the international maritime industry and was a former Director and Chairman of GDEX Berhad, WCT Holdings Berhad and Malaysian Bulk Carriers Berhad.

Dato’ (Dr) Capt Ahmad Sufian qualified as a Master Mariner with a Masters Foreign-Going Certificate of Competency from the United Kingdom in 1974 and holds a Diploma in Applied International Management from the Swedish Institute of Management in 1984. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1993.

Dato’ (Dr) Capt Ahmad Sufian is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Institut Kelautan Malaysia.

Mr Lim Soon Huat

Group Managing Director
Non-independent Executive Director

Mr Lim was appointed to the Board on 29 May 2008. He has many years of management experience in the fields of finance, commodities trading, consumer goods manufacturing and marketing, hotel investments, sugar cane plantation and sugar milling operation.

He held various senior executive positions in the Kuok Group of companies in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, China and Indonesia, and currently sits on the Boards of FFM Berhad, Ponderosa Golf & Country Resort Berhad and Kuok Foundation Berhad.

Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Statistics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Ms Yip Jian Lee

Independent Non-executive Director

Ms Yip was appointed to the Board on 2 January 2023, and she is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Ms Yip qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales in 1981, and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1984. She joined PricewaterHouse Tax Services Sdn Bhd in 1982, where she was a Tax Supervisor; and was with Hong Leong Assurance Berhad in 1985 as a Finance & Admin Manager. Later that year, she joined the Institute of Bankers Malaysia as a Director where she served for 15 years before leaving in 2000.

Ms Yip is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Land & General Berhad and Professional Golf of Malaysia.

Tengku Nurul Azian binti Tengku Shahriman

Independent Non-executive Director

Tengku Azian was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2022. She is the Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

She has 18 years of working experience in investment banking from 1992 to 2010. Her last position was Head of Corporate Finance in RHB Investment Bank Berhad. She was a Director in the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU), Prime Minister’s Office, from 2010 to mid-2018, and was also a Partner/Executive Vice President of PEMANDU Associates Sdn Bhd from mid-2018 to May 2020. She was a former Independent and Non-executive Director of (“INED”) of Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd, management company of Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. 

Tengku Azian is an INED at Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad and Sunway Healthcare Holdings Berhad. She also serves as Chairperson and INED of FM Global Logistics Holdings Berhad.

She holds a Law degree from the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, and is a Barrister of Law, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.

Mr Soh Chin Teck

Non-Independent Non-executive Director

Mr Soh was appointed to the Board on 8 October 2012. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Mr Soh has more than 13 years audit experience and held various senior positions in member firms of Deloitte in Singapore, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur. He was a former Executive Director and General Manager of CSR Building Materials (M) Sdn Bhd, and was a Business Director and board member of Rockwool Malaysia Sdn Bhd. He was a former Chairman of FMM-Malaysian Insulation Manufacturers Group and former Deputy Managing Director of Saint-Gobain Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Mr Soh is an Independent Non-executive Director of FM Global Logistics Holdings Berhad. 

Mr Soh holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and a Masters in Business Administration – International Management from the RMIT University, Australia. He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Encik Ahmad Riza Bin Basir

Non-independent Non-executive Director

Encik Riza was appointed to the Board on 25 July 2013. He is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

He was a former partner of the law firm, Riza, Leong & Partners, and a former Managing Director of Kumpulan FIMA Berhad. He retired as an Independent Director of United Plantations Berhad on 26 April 2022. He presently serves on the board of several private companies in Malaysia.

Encik Riza holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and is a Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), London.

Ms Wee Lay Hua

Independent Non-executive Director

Ms Wee was appointed to the Board on 1 October 2024. She is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee as well as the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

She began her professional career as an Auditor in 1988 with KPMG in New Zealand and subsequently Singapore.  In 1993, she joined Compaq Computer Asia Pte Ltd in senior finance and business planning roles, and in 1998, became the Director of Finance and Administration at Compaq Computer Corporation Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

Ms Wee joined Microsoft Malaysia in 2003 as Finance Director, later taking on regional business planning and operations roles at Microsoft APAC in Singapore from 2008 to 2011. From 2012 to 2020, she served as Senior Regional Finance Director at Lumen Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd.
 
Ms Wee is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad.

Dato' Kuok Meng Xiong

Non-independent Non-executive Director

Dato’ Kuok was appointed to the Board on 2 March 2026.

Dato’ Kuok serves as Managing Director of Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd and as an Alternate Director on the Board of Kuok (Singapore) Limited.

He founded K3 Ventures, an ASEAN-based venture capital firm backing category‑defining technology and innovation‑driven companies globally. Since establishing the firm, he has partnered with visionary founders across Southeast Asia, China, and the United States, with a portfolio of more than 130 companies.

He held various senior management and other positions in the Shangri-La Group, and led the development and oversight of multiple integrated hotel projects in China, Southeast Asia and emerging markets.

Dato’ Kuok serves as well on the boards of Tuya Inc, the Malaysia China Business Council, and the Anglo‑Chinese Schools Foundation.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and maintains an FAA Commercial Pilot Licence.

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