Neoh Choo Kean, 66, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 May 2007. He was subsequently appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors on 2 April 2008. He obtained his Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Malaya, and has over 25 years of experience in the banking industry and in the process, building up expertise in areas like credit and risk management, strategic planning and human resource management. He held the position of Chief Operating Officer in a local public listed bank before leaving it in 2001. Prior to this, he has also served as a director of BHLB Trustee Berhad and BHLB Properties Sdn Bhd, both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Ban Hin Lee Bank Berhad where he was the General Manager.
Since leaving the banking industry in 2001, he joined an Australian performance management consultancy company as a business associate. He has also undertaken advisory projects for a development financial institution as well as consultancy assignments for RAM Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RAM Holdings Berhad.
Neoh Choo Kean is the Chairman of Remuneration Committee and a member of Audit Committee. He has attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 March 2009. He does not have any relationship with any Director and/or major shareholders of the Company, nor does he have any conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted for any offences within the past ten (10) years.