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DATO' LOW ENG HOCK
Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer

Dato' Low Eng Hock, a Malaysian, aged 48, was appointed as the Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 12 March 2010. He is a Member of the Remuneration Committee. As the founder and Group Chief Executive Officer, he has been instrumental in the growth, success and development of our Group. He has approximately 26 years of experience in the property development and building and construction industry. He is mainly responsible for the overall strategic business direction of our Group.

In 1985, he obtained his Bachelor Degree in Engineering with Distinction from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Upon his graduation, he joined Low Theon & Sons Sendirian Berhad, a civil engineering contracting company. He was then in charge of Timah Tasoh Dam in Perlis, Kerian-Sg Manik Integrated Development Project in Perak under the Drainage and Irrigation Department and several other large scale infrastructure projects, all of which were completed successfully. In 1991, he began his career as a property developer via his involvement in the Penang Gold Coast mixed development adjacent to Queensbay.

In 1999, he established Ivory Associates Sdn Bhd, the first company in our Group. Since then, under his progressive vision, pragmatic approach and proven leadership, our Group has become one of the major property developers in Penang. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia.

He is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers since 2004.

Dato' Low does not have any conflict of interest with the Company. Other than Ooi Choi Kiat, a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and substantial shareholder of the Company, who is also his brother in-law, Dato' Low has no other family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.


DATO' SERI NAZIR ARIFF BIN MUSHIR ARIFF
Deputy Chairman / Executive Director

Dato' Seri Nazir Ariff Bin Mushir Ariff, a Malaysian, aged 65, was appointed as Deputy Chairman/ Executive Director of our Company on 12 March 2010. He is an Accountant by training and a Fellow of the British Institute of Management. He attended management development programmes in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Manila. He also received intensive training at the London Metals Exchange in London. He joined Escoy Holdings Berhad ("Escoy") in 1973 and was the Managing Director of Escoy between 1988 and 2006. Thereafter, he remains as an Executive Director of Escoy till today. Presently, he is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Texchem Resources Berhad and Sogo (KL) Sdn Bhd.

He is the Chairman of Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Penang and the North Branch), Director and Trustee of Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute, a member of the Invest Penang Advisory Services Panel, Penang Economic Action Council and the Penang Halal Hub Committee and a council member of the Wawasan Open University. He was also the Past President of Majlis Dato' Dato' Pulau Pinang and Past President and founder member of Penang Heritage Trust. He is actively involved in social and charitable work, namely as President of Children Protection Society and Trustee of World Wide Fund for Nature of Malaysia.

He is currently responsible for overseeing our Group's business development and corporate matters.

Dato' Seri Nazir Ariff does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.


LOH CHIN CHUEN

Executive Director

Loh Chin Chuen, a Malaysian, aged 49, was appointed as an Executive Director of our Company on 12 March 2010. He obtained his Certificate in Building Technology from Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 1985 and has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the property development and construction industries. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 1999 and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators since 2002. He is also a committee member of the Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia, Penang and a member of the Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management.

His career started in 1985 when he joined Jurukur Bahan Antara as Assistant Quantity Surveyor. In 1988, he left and joined Rita Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd as a Quantity Surveyor. In 1990, he left and took up the position as Contract Manager with Low Theon & Sons Sendirian Berhad. He joined our Group in 1999 and is primarily responsible for overseeing the smooth and successful implementation of our Group's projects, dealing with government officers, consultants and contractors.

Mr Loh does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.


OOI CHOI KIAT

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Ooi Choi Kiat, a Malaysian, aged 54, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non- Executive Director of our Company on 12 March 2010. He is a Member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. He graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Housing, Building and Planning from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. He has extensive experience in infrastructure projects including highway and bridge construction, earthworks, waterworks and telecommunications facilities mainly in the Klang Valley.

His career started in 1983 when he took up the position of Project Manager with Unisoon Development (M) Sdn Bhd. In 1989, he left and established Mawar Abadi (M) Sdn Bhd, a building contractor company and was its Managing Director since 1990.

Mr Ooi does not have any conflict of interest with the Company. Other than Dato' Low Eng Hock, the Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who is also his brother in-law, Mr Ooi has no other family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.


LOH CHYE TEIK

Independent Non-Executive Director

Loh Chye Teik, a Malaysian, aged 52, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company on 12 March 2010. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. He graduated from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur with a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) in 1984.

He is the Partner of PKF Chartered Accountants and the Managing Director of Interesources Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd. He is a member of both the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia. He started his career as an Auditor in a chartered accountants firm in Penang in 1985. In 1994, he set up his own auditing and accounting firm, Tan & Loh Chartered Accountants and held the position of the Managing Partner. In 2010, Tan & Loh Chartered Accountants affiliated with PKF, an international chartered accounting firm. Presently, he also sits on the Board of other public listed companies namely Yen Global Berhad, JHM Consolidation Berhad and Olympia Industries Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director.

Mr Loh does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.


DR ASAIRINACHAN @ ARAVINACHAN A/L KUNJAMBOO
Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr Asairinachan @ Aravinachan A/L Kunjamboo, a Malaysian, aged 63, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company on 12 March 2010. He obtained his Bachelor of Science Honours Degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1972. He holds a Master of Science from Imperial College, London and also a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of South Australia. He also holds postgraduate qualifications in Management (Diploma from Malaysian Institute of Management) and Accounting and Finance (Certified Diploma from ACCA).

He is an Environmental Consultant by profession with 38 years of vast experience. He started his career in 1972 with Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur ("DBKL") as Manager and served for 22 years in DBKL Thereafter, he joined Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd from 1994 to 2000 where he was an Executive Director. Presently, he is the Managing Director and Shareholder of Waste Stream Management Sdn Bhd, a company dealing in consultancy and training in waste water management.

Dr Asairinachan does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.


LIM HOCK SIU
Independent Non-Executive Director

Lim Hock Siu, a Malaysian, aged 55, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company on 12 March 2010. He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee and a Member of the Audit Committee.

He started his career in 1978 with Syarikat Soon Theam (now known as ECM Libra Investment Bank Berhad) after obtaining his Higher School Certificate. Thereafter in 1980, he joined Expandite Sdn Bhd ("Expandite"), a global company involves in the supply of specialty chemicals to the construction industry as its Sales Representative and was subsequently promoted to Senior Sales Representative in 1989.

In 1991, Expandite and Fosroc Sdn Bhd ("Fosroc"), a company which is also involved in the supply of specialty chemicals to the construction industry, merged and he was promoted to Technical Sales Executive of Fosroc. In 1997, he was promoted to Branch Manager of Fosroc Penang and in 2003, he was seconded to Fosroc Thailand as adviser to the Chief Executive Officer for a year. In the following year, he was assigned to the position of Fosroc s Regional Sales Manager. He was the Northern Region Branch Manager of Fosroc from 2005 until his resignation in 2009.

He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and he has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction for any offences within the past ten years.