Independent Non-Executive Chairwoman
Dato’ Nonee Ashirin Binti Dato’ Mohd Radzi is our Independent Non-Executive Chairwoman. She was appointed to our Board on 1 December 2023.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom in July 1996. She is a member of Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom since November 1995 and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in July 1997.
She was subsequently called to the Malaysian Bar in February 1999. She started her career in August 1999 as a Legal Assistant with the legal firm, Messrs Mohd Ali & Co. Her core practice areas were civil law, conveyancing and banking. She briefly left the legal firm at the end of December 2000 before re-joining the firm in March 2001. She subsequently left the firm effective January 2003 after deciding to venture into the aerospace and defence industry.
From 2003 to 2005, she was the Business Development Manager at Eurocopter (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (now known as Airbus Helicopters Malaysia Sdn Bhd) where she was involved in developing plans for business growth, researching and identifying new business opportunities. She left Eurocopter (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and went on to work in a family business, Unique Globe (M) Sdn Bhd from June 2005 to April 2006.
She joined Arthur Yeong & Associates in June 2006 as a Legal Assistant before briefly leaving at the end of December 2006. She subsequently re-joined Arthur Yeong & Associates (now known as Arthur Yeong Nonee Ashirin) in March 2007 as a Partner and has remained in that role to date.
From 2009 to 2010, she worked at Heli Partner Sdn Bhd as Vice President, Business Development and Sales and was responsible for developing a network of contacts to attract new clients and overseeing the implementation of its business objectives.
In February 2010, together with a few business associates, they incorporated Heli Partner Engines Sdn Bhd (now known as Global Turbine Asia Sdn Bhd) to undertake the business of providing helicopter equipment and related services to the aviation industry. She is a major shareholder and director of Global Turbine Asia Sdn Bhd and is responsible for overseeing the entire business operations of the company.
She has been a board member of the Malaysian Aerospace Industry Association since 2017. From July 2019 to January 2023, she served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad (previously listed on Main Market of Bursa Securities). From June 2021 to June 2023, she also served as an Independent Non Executive Director of FGV Holdings Berhad (listed on Main Market of Bursa Securities).
Managing Director, Promoter and substantial shareholder
Datuk Ow Kee Foo is our Managing Director. He was appointed to our Board on 29 April 2024. He is responsible for formulating and implementing the overall business strategy and direction, including business development, project implementation, corporate affairs and operations management. He has more than 40 years of working experience in the automotive parts and components
and lubricants industry.
He finished his final year of Senior Middle 2 education under the Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary Schools System at Foon Yew High School in Johor Bahru, Johor in 1981. He obtained his Master of Business Administration from the University of South Wales, United Kingdom in 2023.
In 1981, he began his career as a salesman in Sri Selatan Auto & Kejuruteraan where he was responsible for the sales of automotive parts and components. In 1984, he left Sri Selatan Auto & Kejuruteraan and formed Syarikat Sri Damai, a partnership business with his brother, for the supply of spare parts for automobiles and heavy equipment and the partnership business ceased operations in 1986.
In 1985, he formed Syarikat Perniagaan Auto Sama, a partnership business with his brother and brother-in-law, to venture into the business of trading aftermarket automotive parts and components. The partnership business ceased operations in 1993.
Thereafter, he worked as a commission agent on his own, where he receives commission for the automotive products that he sells for third parties.
In 1995, he decided to venture into the business of trading of automotive parts and components for the aftermarket on his own via his newly established sole proprietorship business, Mitsuba Machinery Enterprise. The business of Mitsuba Machinery Enterprise ceased in 1999. After that, he took some time off to carry out market study to assess and better understand the automotive market, and subsequently in 2000, he decided to incorporate MSB Machinery to carry on the business of trading in aftermarket automotive parts and components, with him being a shareholder and a director of the company.
Since the formation of MSB Machinery, he went on to establish various other companies including GSP Industry in 2002, amongst others. He continues to spearhead our Group’s business.
Executive Director
Lai Swee Ping is our Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 29 April 2024. He is mainly responsible for overseeing the day to day business operation of our Group. He has more than 40 years of working experience in the automotive parts and components industry.
He finished his final year of Senior Middle education under the Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary Schools System at Foon Yew High School in Johor Bahru, Johor in 1981.
He began his career in 1982 as a general worker in All State Oxygen & Hardware Sdn Bhd where he was responsible for performing operational and sales duties set out by supervisors such as attending to customers’ enquiries and complaints, selling products as well as receiving and stocking goods. He left the company in 1983 and joined Solid Corporation Sdn Bhd as a Sales Executive and was responsible for selling automotive parts and components.
In 1988, he left Solid Corporation Sdn Bhd and joined Honmit Auto Sdn Bhd as a Sales Manager, where he was responsible for leading a sales team in driving the sales of automotive parts and components. He left the company in 1996 and took a short career break thereafter. In 1998, he joined Metro Communication Sdn Bhd as a Manager and was responsible for overseeing the entire sales and operations of the company’s branch in Georgetown, Penang. He left Metro Communication Sdn Bhd in 2001.
In 2002, he joined GSP Industry as Director where he was the principal person overseeing the business and operations of the company and in May 2024, he assumed his current responsibilities for our Group.
Executive Director, Promoter and substantial shareholder
Ow Chen Lun is our Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 29 April 2024. He is responsible for managing and implementing our Group’s business development plans and strategies, developing new marketing channels for our Group as well as managing all our social media channels, team members and campaigns to engage customers and ensure customer satisfaction.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Architecture from Taylor’s University Malaysia in 2020. In 2020, he joined Gold Craft Petroleum Sdn Bhd as a Marketing Executive, where he was involved in market research, advertising and social media.
He left the company and subsequently joined MSB Machinery in 2021 as a Sales and Marketing Manager where he was responsible for assisting our Managing Director on MSB Machinery’s business development plans and strategies.
He was subsequently appointed as an Executive Director of MSB Machinery in August 2023 and our Executive Director in April 2024 where he assumed his current responsibilities.
Executive Director, Promoter and substantial shareholder
Law Lee Yen is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2023. She is the Chairwoman of our Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of our Nominating and Remuneration Committees.
She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Melbourne, Australia in December 2006. She has been an Associate of CPA Australia since January 2007 and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since August 2010. She is also an Associate of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia since October 2012. She obtained her tax licence from Ministry of Finance in January 2014 and obtained her approval to be an auditor from Jabatan Akauntan Negara Malaysia in October 2016.
In September 2007, she joined KPMG LLP Singapore as an Associate, where she was responsible for the appraisal of the clients’ internal control system and the verification of balances in the clients’ financial statements. She left the firm in March 2010 and returned
to Malaysia to continue her career.
In April 2010, she joined Terry Law & Co., Malaysia as a Manager and was responsible for outsourced bookkeeping and accounting works. In April 2011, she was promoted to become a Partner of the firm. In November 2016, she set up her own audit firm, LY Law & Associates, providing auditing and assurance services. She also subsequently resigned as a Partner at Terry Law & Co. in May 2017. In June 2018, she was also appointed as a director in Integro Tax Consultancy Sdn Bhd where she was responsible for providing taxation services.
From 2019 to 2022, she served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of GPP Resources Berhad (listed on the LEAP Market of Bursa Securities).
Presently, other than our Company, she sits on the Board of BCB Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities) and Aimflex Berhad (listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities) as Independent Non-Executive Director since 2021 and 2018, respectively. She is also a director and shareholder for a number of private companies.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Loh May Ann is our Independent Non-Executive Director.She was appointed to the Board on 1 December 2023. She is the Chair woman of our Remuneration Committee and a member of our Audit and Risk Management and Nominating Committee.
In 1997, she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She passed her Certificate of Legal Practice examination in 1998 and she was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1999.
In 1999, she started her career in Messrs Rashid & Lee (now known as Messrs Shahrizat Rashid & Lee) as a Corporate Legal Assistant, where she was primarily engaged in corporate advisory work involving acquisitions of shares, advising on corporate restructuring, setting up of companies and joint ventures, carrying out due diligence audits and drafting of commercial contracts.
In 2004, she left Messrs Shahrizat Rashid & Lee and joined Vsource (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (now known as Symphony BPO Solutions Sdn Bhd), a provider of business process outsourcing services, as a Legal Advisor, where she was responsible for providing advisory services on legal matters. In 2008, she was promoted to Head of Legal and Compliance in Symphony House Berhad, the holding company of Symphony BPO Solutions Sdn Bhd, where she oversaw the legal and contract management services of the company. She left the company in the same year to join CSC Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a provider of IT solutions and services, as its Regional Counsel, Outsourcing, Asia, where she was responsible for legal advisory matters.
In 2009, she left CSC Malaysia Sdn Bhd and joined IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd as Senior Attorney (for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region) and was responsible for structuring commercial framework of the company. She was then promoted to the position of Asia Pacific Senior Negotiator in 2012, where she was in charge of leading negotiations with global suppliers and customers of the company. She left the company in 2013.
From 2013 to 2015, she was appointed as a Commercial Manager with British American Tobacco GSD (Kuala Lumpur) Sdn Bhd, a provider of computer processing and data preparation services, where she was responsible for rendering legal and contract management services.
In 2016, she returned to private practice and co-founded Messrs Omar & May which mainly focused on corporate, commercial and IT government & private sector contracts across diverse industries.
In 2020, she left the firm and ceased practice as an Advocate and Solicitor. In the same year, she assumed the position of Chief Legal Officer – Asia Pacific at SELLBYTEL Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd (now known as Webhelp Malaysia Sdn Bhd), a Malaysian subsidiary of a multi-national business process outsourcing and consultancy company headquartered in Paris, France. As the Chief Legal Officer, her roles include managing the Legal and Compliance Department of the company and ensuring the company’s compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements. She holds the position until today.
Presently, other than our Company, she sits on the Board of BSL Corporation Berhad (listed on Main Market of Bursa Securities) as Independent Non-Executive Director since 2022, details of which are set out in Section 5.2.3(vi) of this Prospectus. She does not hold any directorship or shareholding in other private limited companies.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Chia Gek Liang is our Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 1 December 2023. He is the Chairman of our Nominating Committee and a member of our Audit and Risk Management and Remuneration Committees.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore, in 1985 and 1993 respectively. He also holds a LLB Hons (2nd Upper) from the University of London, which he obtained in 2010 and a Certificate in Legal Practice in 2011. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2012.
He began his career in 1985 as a Product Engineer with SGS-Thomson Microelectronics Pte Ltd in Singapore where he was responsible for the product engineering and manufacturing processes of memory products. He left the engineering field in 1990 to pursue his Master of Business Administration.
In January 1992, he returned to Malaysia and joined the then Rakyat Merchant Bankers Berhad as an Assistant Manager (Corporate Banking and Syndication Department) and was involved in the marketing of financial products, credit evaluation, project feasibility evaluation and credit syndication. In June 1992, he left Rakyat Merchant Bankers Berhad.
In August 1992, he joined the corporate finance division of Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as CIMB Investment Bank Berhad) as an Executive. During his 9 years tenure in the bank, he was involved in a wide variety of corporate advisory assignments which include initial public offerings, debt and equity funding raising, mergers and acquisitions, reverse take-overs, corporate and debt restructuring and privatisation exercises. He left the bank in January 2001 as Associate Director and in February 2001, he joined Intelligent Edge Technologies Berhad as the Chief Financial Officer, where he was responsible for the overall financial management of the company until his departure in December 2001.
Between 2002 and 2012, he mainly did freelance consulting work such as general management, formulating long-term organisational plans and performing projects evaluation in Malaysia, while pursuing his professional qualification as a lawyer. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mobif Berhad (listed on the ACE Market of
Bursa Securities) from 2004 to 2007 and CWorks Systems Berhad (now known as Aldrich Resources Berhad, listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities) from 2005 to 2007.
In 2013, he started practising law as an Associate with Deol & Gill where he was involved in providing advisory on legal matters and left the firm in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, he undertook various general management consulting work on a freelance basis. From 2015 to 2018, he was attached with Mai & Co as an Associate, where he was primarily involved in providing corporate legal services. Since 2019, he has resumed performing general management consulting works through Siri Mesra Sdn Bhd.
From 2015 to 2022, he was an Independent Non-Executive Director of QES Group Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities). From 2018 to 2020, he was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Aimflex Berhad (listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities). He is also a director and shareholder for a number of private companies.
