Dato Sri’ Pek Kok Sam is one of the founders of our group and is currently our group’s Chief Executive Officer.
Dato Sri’ Pek Kok Sam has over 25 years of experience in the iron ore,bauxite and base metal activities. Prior to establishing our group, Dato’ Sri Pek conducted limestone quarrying activities in Malaysia from 1993 to 2005.
Dato Sri’ Pek Kok Sam was conferred the title of “Dato’ in 2011 by the Sultan of Pahang and conferred the title of “Dato Sri” in year 2016 by the Sultan of Pahang.
Dato’ Teh Teck Tee is our Non-Executive Chairman and one of the founders of our group. He was appointed as a director of our company on 27 April 2020. His responsibilities include maintaining relationships with our customers and suppliers.
Dato’ Teh has more than 13 years of experience in the mining and exploration of iron ore,bauxite and base metal activities. Prior to establishing our group, he was the managing director of TTS Transport, a company in the logistics industry from 1977 to 2011 and the managing director of TTS Engineering Sdn. Bhd., a company in the engineering and fabrication industry from 1985 to 2011. Dato’ Teh Teck Tee was conferred the title of Dato’ in 2017 by Sultan of Pahang for his contribution to the society.
Professional Experience
Mr. Chin Chee Choon is our Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. He has more than 20 years of collective experience in assurance and auditing, corporate governance, internal audit, risk management and advisory and IPOs. Mr Chin has been with Nexia TS Public Accounting Corporation since September 2007 where he currently heads the firm’s Advisory Services Division and is also an Assurance Director.
Mr. Chin is a Public Accountant and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, a Certified Internal Auditor of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2008 and a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants since 2018. He has also been a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors since 2010, a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants since 2007 and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2003
Dato’ Sri Mohd Jamidan Abdullah is our Lead Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. Dato’ Sri Mohd Jamidan has worked for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency from 1983 up until his retirement in January 2018, rising from an Officer to the Deputy Commissioner (Management and Professionalism), a post he held from 2015 to 2018.
Dato’ Sri Mohd Jamidan graduated with a Bachelor of Economic Development from the University of Science, Malaysia in 1983.
Dato’ Gainneos Jacob Goldie is our Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. Dato’ Jacob has been the managing partner of JGSSC since 2000 and is the head of litigation, specialising in civil and commercial litigation involving debt recovery, construction disputes, arbitration and matters pertaining to mining laws.
Dato’ Jacob graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of London in 1991. He is a Barrister at Law of Middle Temple, England since 1992 and an Advocate and Solicitor of the Malaysia Bar since 1994. Dato’ Jacob is currently a member of the Pahang State Bar Committee and was the Pahang State Representative in the Malaysian Bar Council from February 2019 to February 2020. Dato’ Jacob was conferred the title of “Dato” by the Sultan of Pahang in 2010.
Mr. Sim Chin Hoe is our Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. Before retiring in September 2016, Mr. Sim worked for Shawcor Singapore Pte Ltd (“Shawcor”) and its related companies for more than 30 years, taking on various roles such as General Manager, Operations and General Manager, Commercial.