DATO' HAJI WAN ABDULLAH B.W. SALLEH, a Malaysian, aged 58, is an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Industronics. He was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2008. Dato' Haji Wan Abdullah graduated from the University of Malaya in 1974 with an honours degree in Economics and obtained a Master degree in Economic Policy from the Boston University in 1987.
Dato' Haji Wan Abdullah is a retired top civil servant in the government service having served over 33 years in the Public Services as Senior Diplomatic and Administrative Officer at both the Federal and State levels. He last served as the Pahang State Secretary when he retired recently in November 2007. Dato' Haji Wan Abdullah has held several offices during his tenure in the public sector, amongst which were:
In his tenure as a leading State Officer with the Pahang State Government, Dato' has been involved in bringing much foreign direct investment from abroad and economic development activities in the State.
Dato' Haji Wan Abdullah is also active in the private sector and is currently a Chairman to 3 private companies, a Director with the Astana Golf & Country Resort and Tioman Development Authority. He is also a Board member with the Majlis Ugama Islam & Adat Istiadat Melayu Pahang. Dato' does not hold any directorship in any other public companies.
Dato' Haji Wan Abdullah is a member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Industronics.
Dato' Haji Wan Abdullah does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. There is no business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
DR. LIM JIT CHOW, a Malaysian, aged 69, is the founder of Industronics and its Managing Director from 1985 until his retirement on 1 May 2008. He was first appointed to the Board on 1 August 1985. Dr. Lim was a Colombo Plan Scholar and obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1965. He continued his post-graduate studies in the same university and was awarded a Ph.D. degree in 1968.
In 1969, he served the Jabatan Telekom as an Assistant Controller in charge of the implementation of the first Malaysian Satellite Earth Station in Kuantan. He was later designated as Station Manager of the Earth Station. He joined University of Malaya in 1971 as lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and was promoted to an Associate Professor of the University of Malaya in 1976.
Dr. Lim is a registered Professional Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia. Dr. Lim's wealth of experience in the electronics field contributes greatly to the development and progress of Industronics, notably the development of their own proprietary designs in the products manufactured by Industronics.
Dr. Lim does not hold any directorships in any other public companies. Dr. Lim is a substantial shareholder of Industronics. There is no other business relationship with the Company in which Dr. Lim has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
DR. JUNID BIN ABU SAHAM, a Malaysian, aged 67, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Industronics, appointed to the Board on 2 August 1994. A Colombo Plan Scholar who graduated with a Bachelor and Master's degree in Economics from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 1963 and 1965 respectively, Dr. Junid Saham later read Economics at the University of Hull, United Kingdom in 1974 where he graduated with Ph.D. under the Inter-British Universities Scholarship.
Dr. Junid Saham worked as an auditor with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Sydney and in London from 1969 to 1972. In 1975 he worked as an Investment Manager with Bank Rakyat. From 1976 to 1992, he was with Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad where he held the position of General Manager for several years. Presently, he is a director of Dialog Group Berhad, Hunza Consolidated Berhad and several private companies. Dr. Junid Saham also sits on the Board of Areca Capital, a fund management company.
Dr. Junid is a member of Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of Industronics.
Dr. Junid does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. There is no business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest and he has never had any conviction for any offences within the laws.
OOI SOON KIAM, a Malaysian, aged 65, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Industronics. He was appointed to the Board on 29 May 2001. Mr. Ooi is an Arts graduate in Economics from the University of Malaya and a graduate in accounting from the University of British Columbia. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA).
Mr. Ooi is the former technical director of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board. He has many years of working experience, inter-alia, as an educator in both public and private education institutions, as an economic and financial consultant to organisations and public enterprises. Currently, Mr. Ooi also sits on the Board of PK Resources Berhad.
Mr. Ooi is the Chairman of Audit Committee. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of Industronics.
Mr. Ooi does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. There is no business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
GAN BOON CHUAN, a Malaysian, aged 51, is an Executive Director of Industronics. He was appointed to the Board on 11 April 1996. Mr. Gan graduated with a Degree in Business Studies in 1982 and later on, a MBA with honour from Massey University, New Zealand in 1984. He first joined Industronics as a manager in 1989 responsible for the set up of the Communication Division and establishing both telecommunication and audio visual business in the Company. Mr. Gan was promoted to the position of General Manager in 1994 and was appointed as a director in 1996.
Mr. Gan does not hold any directorships in any other public companies. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. There is no business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
DEEPAK KUMAR RUIA, an Indian national, aged 55, is an Executive Director of Industronics. He was appointed to the Board on 30 June 2007. Mr. Deepak K. Ruia is an experienced marketing person specializing in business startups and new product launches. He has 35 years of experience in marketing and technology fusion. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management specializing in Marketing, from The Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Mr. Deepak K. Ruia is experienced in many areas of Direct, Mass and Industrial Product Marketing and initiated the launch of the first business directory services in India. Mr. Deepak K. Ruia is also one of the pioneers to initiate the process of technology driven database of investors and pave the way for paperless trading. In this capacity, he was involved in creating over a million databases for multinationals. Other than specializing in the service industry, he was also involved in marketing chemicals, ceramic tiles and industrial rubber products - conveyor belts and industrial hoses. Mr. Deepak K. Ruia does not hold any directorship in any other public companies in Malaysia.
Mr. Deepak K. Ruia does not hold any share in Industronics. He also does not have any shareholding, directly or indirectly, in Bloom Billions Sdn Bhd, a substantial shareholder of Industronics. Bloom Billions Sdn Bhd has nominated Mr. Deepak K. Ruia in his professional capacity to sit on the Board of Industronics. Mr. Deepak K. Ruia is the brother of Mr. Pawan Kumar Ruia who is also a Director and deemed substantial shareholder of Industronics. There is currently no business relationship with Industronics in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
RAJ KISHOR KHANDELWAL, an Indian national, aged 48, is a Non-Executive Director of Industronics Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 30 June 2008. Mr. Khandelwal is the Vice President (Finance & Accounts) in Dunlop India Ltd in India. He is a Bachelor of Commerce, Law graduate and Master of Business Administration from Calcutta University, India. He is also a Cost and Works Accountant from The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and Company Secretary from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. From 1984 to 2008 he worked in various corporate in India as Cost Accountant - Hindustan Motors Ltd, Asst Secretary - Kamarhatty Company Ltd, Company Secretary- Martin Burn Ltd : Company Secretary & Commercial Auditor - Shalimar Paints Ltd., Vice President (Finance & Corporate Affairs) - IVL India and its group Companies, and Vice President (CFO and Company Secretary) - India Power Corporation Ltd prior to joining the Ruia Group in January 2008. He does not hold any directorships in any public companies in Malaysia.
Mr. Raj Kishor Khandelwal is nominated by Bloom Billions Sdn Bhd, a substantial shareholder of Industronics, to sit on the Board of Industronics. He is not a shareholder of Industronics and does not have any family relationships with any director and/or substantial shareholder. There is currently no business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
MAZLAN BIN DUAJI, a Malaysian, aged 52, is a Non-Executive Director of Industronics. He was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2008. Mr. Mazlan holds a degree in civil engineering from the University of Queensland, Australia. He is a civil engineer and businessman with over 28 years of experience in the construction industry in various capacities as a project manager and as a contractor for major infrastructure projects in the Asian region since 1980.
Mr. Mazlan Duaji is deemed a substantial shareholder in Industronics Berhad by virtue of his interest in HPM Development (Labuan) Pte. Ltd., a deemed substantial shareholder of Industronics Berhad. Mr. Mazlan Duaji is nominated by HPM Development (Labuan) Pte. Ltd. to sit on the Board of Industronics.
Mr. Mazlan Duaji does not hold any directorships in any public companies. There is currently no business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
LIM JIT FU, a Malaysian, aged 48, is currently the Acting Chief Executive Officer cum General Manager of Industronics. He was appointed on 27 August 2008 as an alternate director to Dr. Lim Jit Chow. Mr. Lim graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech University, Texas, USA.
Mr. Lim has over 20 years working experience in the electronic and semiconductor industries. He has 4 years experience working with a leading multi-national semiconductor company in various positions - training development engineer, manufacturing and later moved to customer service planning. He joined Industronics in 1991 as Head Marketing Department and was promoted to General Manager in 1997.
Mr. Lim does not hold any directorships in any other public companies. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. There is no other business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.
SOMESH GANERIWAL, an Indian national, aged 44, was appointed on 27 March 2009 as an alternate director to Mr. Pawan Kumar Ruia. Mr. Ganeriwal is the Vice President in Ryham Pte. Ltd. in Singapore. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce, a Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. From 1987 to 2003 he practiced chartered accountancy in India and joined as Finance Controller of Mangal Steel Enterprises Ltd. in India. He joined Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte. Ltd. as General Manager - Finance & Marketing in 1999 prior to joining the Ruia Group in June 2007. He does not hold any directorship in any public companies in Malaysia.
Mr. Ganeriwal is an alternate to Mr. Pawan Kumar Ruia, nominated by Bloom Billions Sdn Bhd which is a substantial shareholder of Industronics, to sit on the Board of Industronics. He does not hold any shares in the Company and does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. There is no other business relationship with the Company in which he has a personal interest. He has had no convictions for any offences within the laws.