LING WEE TAK, a Malaysian, aged 49, was appointed as an Independent non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 8 July 2022. He was appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee on 22 November 2022. He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees with effect from 22 November 2022. Mr. Ling Wee Tak is an Accountant by profession, a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), United Kingdom and a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Mr. Ling has many years of professional experience in accounting, finance, auditing, corporate restructuring, corporate finance and venture capital investment. He started his career in 1996 by joining Johnson & Johnson Sdn. Bhd. as Assistant Accountant where he gained his initial two years experience in accounting and finance in a multinational company. He then joined TY & Partners as auditor until 2001 before he left to join Netrove Group, a boutique venture capital and corporate finance firm. In Netrove, he was responsible in deal origination, investment evaluation and post investment monitoring. He was also involved in corporate finance and assisting the portfolio company in merger and acquisition and IPO exercise. To further advance his career, he took up the Finance Director position in 2007 at Joinland Group, a company involved in the participation of environmental friendly projects, property development and international distribution of cold storage products. He later joined DK Leather Seats Sdn. Bhd. in 2016 as Group Financial Controller, a company involved in manufacturing and distribution of automotive leather upholstery. He is currently working as a freelance consultant providing corporate restructuring, financial advisory, fund raising, corporate finance mainly focusing on F&B and FMCG industries.
Mr. Ling does not hold any directorships in other public companies and holds 3,142,800 ordinary shares (direct interest) in the Company.