Chairman and Chief Executive
Deputy Chairman & Group Executive Director
Executive Director
Independent Director
Independent Director
Independent Director
1 Lintang Angsana,
Bandar Baru Ayer Itam,
11500 Penang, Malaysia
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Aged 82, Malaysian, Male
Executive and Non-Independent,
Also as Chairman & Chief Executive and Key Senior Management
He started his business career as a contractor with his father’s construction business at the age of 15 years and subsequently commenced his own construction company, Lim Gait Tong Construction, as a sole proprietorship in 1959. In 1962, he was awarded the Society Anonyme Des Etains De Kinta (“SEK”) Mining Relocation Contract for 200 units of houses, the Kampar railway station and the Kampar market. In 1964, following a massive landslide, he rebuilt a sizable portion of the Ringlet and Brinchang townships in Cameron Highlands. In the same year, he obtained his JKR Class C Status which permitted him to tender for jobs throughout the Federation.
From 1964 to 1968, he undertook various projects under Lim Gait Tong Construction and his family’s development company. He was involved extensively in meeting the construction requirements of Island and Peninsular Group of Companies in Penang. He was the main contractor for the Island Park and Jesselton Heights housing projects, which were then among the biggest private sector efforts in Penang.
Thereafter, from 1969 to 1975, he completed the Taman Evergreen and Taman Goodwood projects in Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur. He was instrumental to the development of Taman Cheras Utama project in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and Taman KKB Utama project in Kuala Kubu Bahru through an affiliated company, Perumahan Farlim Sdn. Bhd. He initiated the development of Bandar Baru Ayer Itam, which is the biggest private sector development in Penang. In recognition of his achievement in the construction/property sectors and contribution to the society, he was conferred the Grand Fellowship Award by the British Graduates Association Malaysia.
He joined Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. (“the Company”) as a first Director on 12 March 1982. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Company as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He and his spouse hold 12,000 shares respectively and has deemed interest for 69,358,480 shares held by Farlim Holding Sdn. Bhd. (“FHSB”) in the Company. He does not hold any shares in the subsidiaries of the Company except the following:-
1. Farlim Marketing Sdn. Bhd. – 245,000 shares; and
2. Entity Consolidated Sdn. Bhd. – 125,000 shares held through Lim Gait Tong Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.
He is the father of Mr. Lim Chu Dick who is an Executive Director of the Company and a shareholder of FHSB, spouse of Puan Sri Datin Seri Chin Chew Lin and father of Miss Judy Lim Chu Dee who are the Directors and shareholders of FHSB, and father-in-law of Mr. Wong Hon Weng, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Company and Director of FHSB. Save as disclosed herein, he has no family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Aged 81, Malaysian, Male
Executive and Non-Independent,
Deputy Chairman & Group Executive Director
He obtained a Certificate in Education from the University of Birmingham in 1964. Subsequently, he obtained his Bachelor of Economics Degree (Honours) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration in 1971 and 1973 respectively, both from the University of Malaya. He then furthered his studies and obtained the International Management Teacher’s Programme certificate from the joint programme organised by the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and the Centre D’ Enseignment Superior Des Affairs, Paris, France in 1978.
Currently, he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, and an Emeritus Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Management.
He started his career with the Ministry of Education from 1965 to 1969. During this period, he also served as the National Education Officer of the National Union of Teaching Professionals. In 1971, he joined Malaysian International Merchant Bank Berhad as Corporate Finance Officer during which he pioneered leasing and produced a research volume on “Leasing in Malaysia” before leaving in 1974. In 1974 when the University of Malaya implemented the policy of using Bahasa Malaysia for tertiary education, he responded to a call from the University and joined the Faculty of Economics and Administration as a lecturer. Among his many achievements include being awarded the Sir Frederick Gallahan Memorial Award by the Australian-Malaysian Association of Australia in 1976 in recognition of his entrepreneurial management in Malaysia. Also, a team led by him to promote entrepreneurial management in Malaysia won the Malaysian Young Managers Competition in 1997 and subsequently, the Asian Young Managers Competition in the same year. When Bank Negara Malaysia set up the Institute of Bankers in 1979, he took up the appointment as Executive Director. He relinquished the position in 1985 and has since been involved in the private sector, including his current commitments to Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. (“the Company”). He also served on the Council of the Malaysian Institute of Management (“MIM”) from 1984 to 1991 and concurrently held the positions of MIM’s Vice-Chairman and Chairman of its Management Committee from 1989 to 1991. He has also served as an Adviser to the Peace and Happiness through Prosperity Institute in Japan from 1984 to 1990 and Japan’s Foundation for Asian Management Development from 1989 to 1992.
He joined the Company as a Director on 4 May 1982 and currently, he is the Deputy Chairman and Group Executive Director of the Company. He is one of the members of the Executive Committee and the Board. Apart from holding 12,000 shares in the Company, he does not hold any shares in subsidiaries of the Company and does not serve as a director in other public companies and listed issuers. In addition, he does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Aged 41, Malaysian, Male
Executive and Non-Independent
He was re-appointed to the Board of Directors of Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. (“the Company”) on 22 June 2023 as an Executive Director and a Member of the Executive Committee since the date of his appointment. He does not hold any Directorship in other public companies and listed issuers. He is a shareholder of Farlim Holding Sdn. Bhd. (“FHSB”) and apart from this, he does not hold any shares in the Company and/or the subsidiaries of the Company.
He is the son of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lim Gait Tong, Chairman, Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Company and Puan Sri Datin Seri Chin Chew Lin, and brother of Miss Judy Lim Chu Dee, all of them are the Directors and shareholders of FHSB. Additionally, he is also the brother-in-law of Mr. Wong Hon Weng, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Company and Director of FHSB. Save as disclosed herein, he has no family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Aged 55, Malaysian, Female
Non-Executive and Independent
She graduated with Bachelor of Accounting from La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia. In 2005, she became a Chartered Accountant by joining both Certified Practising Accountant Australia and Malaysian Institute of Accountants. In 2009, she joined the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia as a member and Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators as an affiliate member. In 2011, she obtained her Practising Certificate and subsequently in 2018, she joined ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant.
She began her career with a Chartered Accounting firm, Koay Seng Leong & Co. (“KSL”), as an audit assistant in year 1994 where she was involved with audit assurance work for several subsidiaries of public listed Company, palm oil plantation, manufacturing, trading, property developers, small medium enterprises. She was promoted to audit senior in 1998. In 2000, she then joined tax division of the same firm and was involved in compliance work for corporate and personal tax submission, application for tax incentives, attend with tax audits, transfer pricing and related party transactions.
In 2008, she was seconded to overseas for a short period to assist in a casino company in preparing for pre-listing accounts to be listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Subsequently, she was promoted to a Manager in KSL in 2009 and was responsible for overseeing financial, accounting, tax management and reporting functions of the clients.
In 2013, she obtained an Audit License and became a partner of KSL until now. She took over the operations of KSL which covers various industries such as manufacturing, trading, information technology, construction, property development, investment holdings companies and other service industries. In 2014, she was involved in conducting internal audit and risk management of Public Listed Companies.
She has been appointed as an Independent and Non-Executive Director of Agricore CS Holdings Berhad (“ACSH”) since 10 August 2023 which had later been converted to a Public Company on 11 September 2023. She is the Chairperson of Audit and Risk Management Committee and members of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee of ACSH.
On 1 September 2023, she was appointed as an Independent and Non-Executive Director of SWS Capital Berhad (“SWS”). She is the Chairperson of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of SWS.
She was appointed to the Board of Directors of Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. on 24 August 2023. She is the Chairperson of Audit Committee and Sustainability and Risk Management Committee and members of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company since the date of her appointment. She does not hold any shares in Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. and/or its subsidiaries.
Saved as disclosed above, she does not hold any Directorship in other public companies and listed issuers. She does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd.
Aged 59, Malaysian, Female
Non-Executive and Independent
She is an Advocate and Solicitor. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1987 from the University of Denver, Colorado, United States of America. She started her career as a Corporate Banking Officer in 1988 with Ban Hin Lee Bank, (now known as CIMB Bank Berhad), Penang. Thereafter, in 1991 she pursued her law degree at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom and obtained her LLB (Hons) in 1993. She was subsequently admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, London in 1994.
Upon being admitted and enrolled as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1995, she served as a Legal Assistant with Messrs Chin Eng & Co. She has been a Partner with the legal firm of Messrs Chin Eng Adlina since 1997 until present. She is currently registered with the Malaysia Mediation Centre as one of the Panel of Mediators.
She is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia which is a professional institution dedicated to enhancing the professionalism and effectiveness of corporate directors in Malaysia.
She was appointed to the Board of Directors of Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. (“the Company”) on 23 April 2015. She is the Chairperson of Remuneration Committee, members of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Sustainability and Risk Management Committee of the Company. She holds 38,000 shares in the Company and does not hold any shares in the subsidiaries of the Company. She is not a director of any other public companies and listed issuers. She does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Aged 62, Malaysian, Male
Non-Executive and Independent
He was the former Head of Operations Division at Amanah Raya Berhad with an extensive post qualified experience of 34 years in Estate Management, Estate Planning, Wills and Distribution of Property.
He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Farlim Group (Malaysia) Bhd. (“the Company”) on 22 June 2023. He is the Chairman of Nomination Committee and members of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Sustainability and Risk Management Committee of the Company since the date of his appointment.
He does not hold any shares in the Company and/or its subsidiaries. He does not hold any Directorship in other public companies and listed issuers. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
