Lim Seng Boon, a Malaysian aged 52, is the Managing Director
and founder of the Company. He was appointed to the Board
on 11 June 1999. He is also a substantial shareholder of the
Company. He possesses over 20 years of the experience in the
computer/information technology industry, both locally and
abroad. His experience ranges from computers to system integration,
network implementation and the development of the business
applications. In 1984, he established World Value Sdn.Bhd.,
a company dealing with computer hardware and systems integration.
He was also the key person responsible for the establishment
of Multisoft Business Systems Sdn. Bhd., a company which has
developed numerous business applications software focusing
on the concept of messaging through the internet. He has established
numerous ties with local and foreign corporations, namely
Advox of Sweden, Infinite Technology of the USA, Microsoft
Malaysia, EasyCall Malaysia and Celcom Berhad. He was solely
responsible for the successful alliance between Advox¡¯s technology
in messaging and EasyCall pagers in January 1999.
KRISHNAN MENON
Mr. Krishnan Menon, a Malaysian aged 60, is a Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director of the Company and was appointed to
the Board on 19 June 2002. On 1 October 2009, he was re-designated
as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He
is the Chairman of both the Nomination Committee and Remuneration
Committee of the Company.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England & Wales, and also a member of the both the Malaysian
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute
of Accountants.
He spent 13 years in public practice at Hanafiah Raslan and
Mohamad, seven of those years as a Partner. He then joined
Public Bank Berhad as a General Manager, and was subsequently
promoted to Executive Vice-President. After working with two
public-listed companies, he joined Putrajaya Holdings Sdn.
Bhd. between 1997 and 2000 as a Chief Operating Officer.
His other directorship include MISC Berhad, SPK Sentosa Corporation
Berhad, Scicom(MSC) Berhad, UBG Berhad, Putrajaya Perdana
Berhad (of which he is currently the Chairman of the Broad)
and Putrajaya Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
MOHAMAD NAJEB BIN ALI
Mohamad Najeb bin Ali, a Malaysian aged 45, was appointed
as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on
2 April 2003. He is also a member of the Audit Committee,
Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He graduated with a Diploma in Quantity Surveyor from Federal
Institute of Technology Kuala Lumpur.
He posses 12 years experience in business management as Managing
Director. Currently, he is also a director of AKN Technology
Berhad.
LESTER RATNAKUMAR NEIL FRANCIS
Mr. Lester Ratnakumar Neil Francis, a Malaysian aged 39, was
appointed to the Board on 27 May 2008 as an Executive Director
and Group Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Francis
graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree from Victoria
University of Technology, Australia in 1992. Upon his return
to Malaysia, Mr Francis has been actively involved in the
development of the local fitness industry and the management
of health & fitness facilities.
Mr. Francis was previously the General Manager of Dataco (M)
Sdn. Bhd., a leading, licensed Service Provider for Premium
Rate Audiotex/Interactive Voice Response services. He was
also actively involved in the TV production arm of Dataco,
and acted as the Production Manager for all the company¡¯s
production efforts. His span at Dataco was between 1997 -
1999, before he moved to M3 Technologies (Asia) Berhad upon
its incorporation.
His main responsibilities as the Group Chief Operations Officer
and Executive Director are to maximise the shareholder's wealth,
focusing on improving the Group's operational efficiency,
performance, business development strategies and charting
the future growth and direction of the Group regionally.
His experience in the industry for the past 9 years has proven
invaluable in M3Tech's growth locally and regionally.
CHEW SHIN YONG, MARK
Mr. Chew Shin Yong, Mark, a Singaporean aged 41, was appointed
to the Board on 27 February 2008 as an Executive Director
of the Company. Mr. Mark graduated from Kingston University
in the UK with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information
Systems Design in 1996. He then obtained a Master¡¯s Degree
in Business Administration from the University of Surrey,
also in the UK. In 1997, Mark joined Malahon Group of companies
in their stock-broking division as the Managing Director,
and is a registered dealer with the Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong (now known as Hong Kong Exchanges) and the Securities
and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. He currently sits on
the Board of Malahon Group of companies and is actively involved
in the all aspects of the Group¡¯s businesses, comprising mainly
of stock-broking, finance, property and general investments.
He was also responsible for setting up the Hong Kong office
of Messaging Technologies and is involved in the daily operations.
LIM KOOI SIANG
Ms. Lim Kooi Siang, a Malaysian, aged 58, was appointed to
the Board on 27 November 2007 as an Independent Non-Executive
Director of the Company. She is the Chairman of the Audit
Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration
Committee of the Company.
She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants, UK, member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators,
UK.
She has more than 34 years of experience in taxation and
is a tax agent approved by the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia.
Currently, she is also an Independent Non-Executive Director
of AKN Technology Berhad.
LIM KEONG YEW
Mr Lim Keong Yew (Joey), a Malaysia, aged 33, was appointed
to the Board on 19 February 2009 as an Independent Non-Executive
Director of the Company. He is a member of the Audit Committee
of the Company.
He graduated from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University
of London with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
at and subsequently attended City University for a course
in Business Computing Systems.
He began his career with Glaxo Wellcome at the London Headquarters
as a Project Manager, supporting drug discovery through
computer technology. In 2000, Mr. Lim Keong Yew was invited
aboard VXL Holdings, a boutique investment firm in Malaysia.
He began his exposure to North Asia when he lived and worked
in China. Over this 3-year period, VXL successfully invested
and restructured companies in Malaysia, Beijing, Shanghai
and Hong Kong. Major clients and partners include: Dataprep
Holdings Bhd., the Shanghai Municipal Council's technology
investment company; the State Administration of Radio, Film
and Television (SARFT) of China; China Railcom; China Netcom;
China Unicom.
He currently heads up the Slingshot Group of Companies
based in Hong Kong, with a focus on value and growth companies
and holding strategic investments around the world.
Note:
None of the above Directors have family relationships
with any Directors or major shareholders except for Mr.
Lim Seng Boon who is the spouse of Madam Goh Lee Lang, a
substantial shareholder of the Company.
None of the above Directors have any personal interest
in any business arrangement involving the Company and
all the Directors have had no convictions for offences other
than traffic offences in the past 10 years.