MR. HONG HEE LEONG

MR. HONG HEE LEONG
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MALAYSIAN, AGED 52

Mr. Hong Hee Leong was first appointed to the Board on 19 August 1999. Mr. Hong is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a fellow member of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation. He is also a chartered member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.

Mr. Hong Hee Leong was appointed as an independent non-executive director and is a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. Presently, he is in public practice as a Chartered Accountant. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several private limited companies. Prior to that, he has served in various capacities with Fraser & Neave Limited, Asiatic Development Berhad, Worley Engineering International Ltd, Sanyo Sales & Service Sdn Bhd and Lim Ali & Co (now merged as Ernst & Young).

Mr. Hong does not have any family relationship with any other Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company nor any business arrangement involving the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence within the past ten years.

Mr. Hong attended all nine (9) Board of Directors' Meeting held during the financial year ended 30 June 2009.