Kang Chooi Yong Bio

Kang Chooi Yong, aged 48, female, a Malaysian, is the Senior Vice President of the principal subsidiary of the Company, HDM Capital Sdn Bhd. Ms. Kang is currently responsible to oversee daily operations of HDM Capital Sdn Bhd and to develop strategies for all business aspects of HDM Capital Sdn Bhd. Ms. Kang graduated from University of New South Wales, Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce with Merits (major in Accounting) and Bachelor of Laws. Upon graduation, she commenced her career as a tax assistant in an international accounting firm. During that period, she dealt with various tax related matters including preparing presentation for tax seminar to public. After leaving the accounting firm, she joined a well established legal firm until June 1997. During the three years’ period as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, she has exposure to corporate finance, commercial law, conveyancing and banking law. In 1997, she joined Hwang-DBS Securities Bhd (now known as Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad) and was assigned to set up the Compliance Department. From 1997 to 2004, she managed the Compliance Department, reporting to the Executive Director of Compliance. In 2004, she was transferred to the Business Development Department and took charge of business development activities. In 2012, Ms Kang was appointed as Head of Retail Sales, overseeing retail business and remisiers. Since she joined Hwang group, she was also involved in HDM Capital Sdn Bhd's activities. Ms. Kang does not have any family relationship with any Directors or major shareholders of the Company, has no conflict of interest with the Company, has also not been convicted of any offences (other than traffic offences, if any) in the past 5 years and there were no public sanctions or penalties imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.