Directors

Dato’ Sri Adam Sani Abdullah, a Malaysian citizen, is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. He is a self-made entrepreneur for more than 39 years. In 2000, he acquired a controlling stake in Atlan Holdings Bhd (“Atlan”), and was subsequently appointed as chairman and non-executive director of Atlan in June 2000. Atlan is listed on Bursa Malaysia and its subsidiaries are involved in a wide array of businesses in duty-free trading and retailing, property development, investment and hospitality as well as manufacturing of automotive component parts.

Mr Lee Sze Siang, a Malaysian citizen, is the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Services) of the Company and is responsible for the Group’s financial management and corporate services function. He is presently the finance director and an executive director of Atlan. He was appointed as the executive director of Atlan on 16 June 2000, re-designated as a non-executive director on 27 December 2004 and subsequently re-designated as an executive director of Atlan on 8 October 2008. He holds a professional qualification from the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Previously, he was with KPMG, a public accounting firm. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University in 1994.

Jeneral Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Abdullah bin Ahmad @ Dollah bin Ahmad (B), a Malaysia Citizen, joined the Board as an Independent Director on 2 May 2024 and re-designated as Lead Independent Director on 26 June 2024. He graduated from Royal Air Force Staff College in Bracknell, United Kingdom in 1982. He holds Master Degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies from University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. Prior to joining the Group, he was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Atlan Holdings Bhd and also a director of several private companies.

Mr Chew Soo Lin, a Singapore citizen, joined the Board as an Independent Director on 26 August 2011 and re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 26 June 2024. He qualified as an UK Chartered Accountant in 1971 and worked for international audit firms in England and Singapore till 1978. Then he joined the Khong Guan group of companies and gained experience managing various food manufacturing and trading companies located all over Asia. Mr Chew is currently the executive chairman of Khong Guan Limited and is also an independent director and audit committee member of China Real Estate Grp Ltd and MTQ Corporation Limited.

Mr Quek Meng Teck, Derrick, a Singapore citizen, joined the Board as an Independent Director on 2 May 2024. He holds a Masters in Financial Management from the University of London and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Management (Magna Cum Laude) from New York University. He has over 20 years of experience spanning financial services, real estate and beverage distribution.

He is the current CEO/Founder of two companies The First Pour Pte Ltd and ARK Investment Advisors Pte Ltd which are involved in beverage distribution and real estate investment respectively. He is also a director of other privately held real estate linked companies. Prior to the start of his entrepreneurial journey, he was a Director of Investments with Merrill Lynch International Bank (Singapore) and started his career as an Analyst with the External Department of the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2001.

Ms Haslin binti Osman, a Malaysia Citizen, joined the Board as an Independent Director on 2 May 2024. She holds a Diploma in Stenography from Institut Teknologi MARA (now known as University Teknologi MARA) and has more than 10 years of experience in the human capital management in banking sector until her retirement in 2022. From year 1982 to 2011, she worked as a confidential secretary in several private companies.