DATO’ MOHD SALLEH BIN HASHIM

Dato’ Mohd Salleh graduated from the University of Malaya in 1970 with a degree in Bachelor of Economics. He was appointed a Director on 31 March 1993 and was the Managing Director from 22 June 1996 to 26 February 2006. He was appointed Executive Chairman on 27 February 2006. Prior to joining Gopeng, he was with the Perak State Development Corporation (PSDC) and its subsidiaries.

Dato’ Salleh attended all the 5 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. As at 31 December 2019, Dato’ Salleh has a direct and indirect interests totalling 32.96% in Gopeng. He is not related to any director of the Company.

DATO’ HAJI MOHAMAD TAHIRUDDIN BIN MOHD TAHIR

Dato’ Haji Mohamad Tahiruddin graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Malaya in 1970. He also holds a Master of Business Administration obtained from the Drake University in the United States of America in 1983. He attended the Oxford Advanced Management Programme (AMP) in January 1998. Prior to his appointment as a Director of Gopeng on 4 October 1988, he was the Deputy General Manager of the Perak State Development Corporation (PSDC). He was the Managing Director of Gopeng from 1989 to 1992.

He attended all the 5 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. As at 31 December 2019, Dato’ Tahiruddin has an direct interest of 5.78% in Gopeng. He is not related to any director of the Company and has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Gopeng group.

DATO’ CHEW CHEE KIN

Dato’ Chew Chee Kin is the President of the Sunway Group of Companies. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya. He attended the PMD program at the Harvard Business School in 1980. Dato’ Chew was first appointed to the Board of Gopeng on 18 May 1998. He is a director of Sunway Berhad.

He attended 4 out of the 5 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. Dato’ Chew represents a substantial shareholder on the Board of Gopeng. He does not have any family relationship with any director and has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Gopeng group.

DATO’ ROBERT LIM GIT HOOI

Dato’ Robert Lim Git Hooi is a Chartered Accountant and has more than 30 years of extensive experience in all aspects of the accounting profession. From 1990 to 1996, he was the Partner-In-Charge of Messrs Ernst & Young’s Ipoh office until he retired on 31 December, 1996. Currently Dato’ Robert Lim is a member of the Board of Governors of Kolej Yayasan UEM. He holds directorship in YNH Property Bhd and other private limited companies. Dato’ Robert Lim is a member of the Malaysia Association of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He was appointed Director of the Company on 15 November 2001 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Dato’ Robert Lim attended all the 5 board meetings during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. As at 31 December 2019, Dato’ Robert Lim’s spouse held 20,000 shares in Gopeng. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of Gopeng,nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Gopeng group.

MANOHAR HASAN BIN AMEER ALI

Encik Manohar Hasan obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom in 1978 and in 1979, he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Operational Research, from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. He further obtained a Masters Degree in Management Science from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom in 1980. In 2009, he obtained a PostGraduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Management from Charles Sturt University, Australia. He joined AndersonConsulting & Co in 1980 and in 1981 he joined Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad. His last position with the bank was as Manager of Project Finance. In 1991, he joined Shapadu Corporation Sdn Bhd as the Assistant General Manager, Corporate Affairs up to 1992 when he left for Gopeng after accumulating a total of 14 years of experience in corporate affairs. He was the General Manager of Gopeng from 1 January 1993 until 22 June 1996 when he was appointed Executive Director. He relinquished his executive functions effective 1 January 2010. but remained a Director. Encik Manohar Hasan is the Chairman of the Remuneration Comittee, the Nomination Comittee and is a member of the Audit Comittee.

He attended all the 5 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. As at 31 December 2019, Encik Hasan has a direct interest of 0.37% in Gopeng. He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company and has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Gopeng group.

CHONG CHANG CHOONG

Mr Chong is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has more than 20 years of experience in banking, stocking, corporate finance and portfolio fund management.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics and Accountancy from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England in 1980. After working for 5 years with Robson Rhodes, a Chartered Accountants Firm in London, he returned to Malaysia in 1984 and was a Corporate Banking Officer with Bumiputera Merchant Bankers Bhd. Subsequently he held various positions in different financial institutions, including John Hancock Life Insurance Berhad and DMG K&K Kenanga Berhad. His last position prior to joining the Sunway Group was the GeneralManager - Investments of Public Mutual Berhad from 1995 to 2004. Mr Chong joined the Sunway Group as the Director of Group Corporate Affairs on 1 December 2010 and he is responsible for overseeing the corporate finance and treasury functions. Upon listing of Sunway Berhad he was redesignated to Chief Financial Officer of Sunway.

Mr Chong was appointed a Director of the Company on 16 February 2015. He attended all the 5 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. Mr Chong represents a substantial shareholder on the Board. He does not have any family relationship with any director and has no personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Gopeng group.

AB GHAUS BIN ISMAIL

Encik Ab Ghaus obtained a First Class Honours degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in 1975 under the Colombo Plan scholarship. In 1976 he joined Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd taking up various technical and commercial positions. In 1982 he joined MMC Bhd as the Coal Manager in the marketing division. Encik Ghaus left MMC Bhd in 1985 and started his own company, GMA Resources Sdn Bhd in which he is the Executive Chairman. Encik Ghaus had diversified into other businesses and investments .

Encik Ghaus was appointed a Director of the Company on 3 December 2018 and is a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nominating Committee. Encik Ghaus attended all the five board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2019. As at 31 December 2019 he held 799,650 shares in Gopeng. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of Gopeng, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Gopeng Group.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Other than traffic offences, none of the Directors has had no convictions by a court of law within Malaysia or elsewhere, of

• an offence in connection with the promotion, formation or management of a corporation;
• an offence involving bribery, fraud or dishonesty or where the conviction involved a finding that he acted fraudulently or dishonestly; or
• an offence under the securities laws or the corporations laws of the listed issuer’s place of incorporation,

within a period of 5 years from date of conviction or if sentenced to imprisonment, from the date of release from prison, as the case may be