Lau Tiang Hua, 56, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 May 2007. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He articled with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and later served as an Audit Manager with Arthur Young & Co. He was General Manager for Finance and Administration, with Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad before starting his own practice in 1985 under the name of JB Lau & Associates which has since merged with Grant Thornton on 1 January 2008.
Currently, he also sits on the board of PanGlobal Berhad, Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Tomei Consolidated Berhad, Land & General Berhad and Ewein Berhad.
Lau Tiang Hua is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of Nomination 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 had no conviction for any offences within the past ten (10) years.