ABOUT KEN

DIRECTORS' PROFILE

Tan Boon Kang   |   Chairman/Managing Director
53 years of age • Malaysian

He is the founder of the Group and has been the driving force behind the growth of the Group in all its activities in the past 30 years. He was appointed to the Board on 18 March 1996 and appointed Executive Chairman on 27 March 2009. He has vast experience in the specialist engineering business and was the pioneer in Malaysia for the infamous soil-nailing systemwhich is now the most widely used method of slope protection. He has contributed significantly in elevating the Group tobecome one of the more established specialist engineering companies in Malaysia and in Hong Kong. He was instrumental in diversifying the Group’s business into property development and has created a very eminent brand name whilst developinga loyal following amongst property buyers in the Klang Valley.

Currently he is also the Managing Director of Ken Grouting Sdn Bhd, Ken-Chec Sdn Bhd, Ken Property Sdn Bhd, Khidmat Tulin Sdn Bhd and Ken Rimba Sdn Bhd. He is also a Director of Ken Projects Sdn Bhd, Ken Link Sdn Bhd, Support CapitalSdn Bhd, Ken TTDI Sdn Bhd, Kenly (HK) Limited and Sphere Supreme Sdn Bhd.

His brother - Mr Tan Moon Hwa and his son - Mr Tan Chek Siong are also members of the board.

 

Tan Chek Siong   |   Executive Director
30 years of age • Malaysian

He was appointed to the Board on 24 February 2006 as an Executive Director. He graduated with a Bachelors of Civil Engineering from the University College London, United Kingdom in 2001 and also received his Graduate Diploma in Law from The College of Law, London, United Kingdom in 2004. He joined the Group in October 2004 as the Special Assistant to the Managing Director. Prior to joining the Group, he worked with Arup Consulting Engineers in London working in the geotechnical division and subsequently seconded to the GBP 5.6 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link project, constructing England’s first high speed railway lines, a new international station in Stratford, East London, 36km of tunnels under Central London and a new Eurostar terminal at St Pancras.

He currently handles the property development, property management and sales & marketing divisions of the Group. He also heads these divisions, the property arm of the Group. He is also a Director of Ken Grouting Sdn Bhd, Ken Property Sdn Bhd, Ken Rimba Sdn Bhd, Ken TTDI Sdn Bhd and Sphere Supreme Sdn Bhd.

He is the son of Mr Tan Boon Kang who is the Chairman/Managing Director of the Company.

 

Tang Kam Chee   |   Executive Director
56 years of age • Malaysian

He was appointed to the Board on 20 February 1998. He is an associate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK). He graduated from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman with a Diploma in Business Studies and started his career in audit with Hanafiah Raslan Mohamad (merged and now known as Ernst & Young), a public accounting firm in 1977. He has over 20 years experience in accounting, finance, administration and corporate finance. He has worked in a number of industries such as in the beverage business with Fraser & Neave Berhad, motor trade business with Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad, financial services with MBf Capital Berhad and property development with Metroplex Berhad. He joined the Group in 1997 as Director, Finance and Administration and currently oversees the corporate and financial operations of the Group.

He is a Director of Khidmat Tulin Sdn Bhd, Support Capital Sdn Bhd, Jewel Estate Sdn Bhd, Ken TTDI Sdn Bhd, Ken Property Sdn Bhd, Ken Projects Sdn Bhd, Ken Rimba Sdn Bhd, Kenly (HK) Limited, Genesis Nature Sdn Bhd, Sphere Supreme Sdn Bhd and Classic Scenic Berhad

 

Tan Moon Hwa   |   Executive Director
48 years of age • Malaysian

He was appointed to the Board on 18 March 1996. He has been with the Group since 1980 and has extensive experience, with more than 15 years in the specialist engineering business, particularly in the geo-technical sector and structural repair and rehabilitation works. He currently heads the specialist engineering section and has improvised techniques to expedite and improve efficiency.

He is also a Director of Ken Grouting Sdn Bhd, Ken-Chec Sdn Bhd, Ken Projects Sdn Bhd, Ken Property Sdn Bhd, Ken Link Sdn Bhd, TBS Management Sdn Bhd, Jewel Estate Sdn Bhd and Genesis Nature Sdn Bhd.

His brother, Mr Tan Boon Kang is the Chairman/ Managing Director of the Company.

 

Sha Thiam Fook   |   Independent Non-Executive Director
60 years of age • Malaysian

He was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 3 May 1995 and is the Chairman of the
Audit and Remuneration Committees. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Nanyang University, Singapore in 1974. He furthered his studies in Australia where he was admitted to the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants as an associate member since 1976. He was admitted to the Malaysian Institute of Accountants as a Public Accountant (now known as Chartered Accountant) in July 1980. He started his own public accountants firm, Sha & Co (now known as Sha, Tan & Co) in 1981.

 

Dato ’ Seri Raja Haji Ahmad Zainudin bin Raja Haji   |    Independent Non-Executive Director
55 years of age • Malaysian

He was appointed to the Board on 29 January 2003. He has been actively involved in the political scene in Malaysia since 1982. He was the Press Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Perak in 1982 and moved on to be the Political Secretary in 1986 until 1999. He has also been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Larut and is also the State Assemblyman in Perak.

He is also a Director of Muhibbah Engineering (M) Berhad.

 

YTM Tengku Dato ’ Seri Baderul Zaman Ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud   |   Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
36 years of age • Malaysian

He was appointed to the Board on 28 April 2009. He graduated from The American University, UK with a Degree in Business Administration. He started his career with the Berjaya Group Berhad in 1994 as Assistant Manager Group Public Affairs & Administration where he was involved in a number of projects of the Berjaya Group such as the Bukit Tinggi Resort - Pahang, Berjaya Times Square, Desa Waterpark, Kuala Lumpur, Berjaya Redang Resorts – Pulau Redang, Trengganu, etc. In 1999 he was appointed the Special Assistant to the Chairman & CEO of Berjaya Group to oversee the corporate affairs of the Group and also in liaison with the Government bodies.

He joined Ancom Berhad in 2003 and was appointed Director of 6 subsidiaries of the Ancom Berhad Group which are
involved in shipping and industrial chemical mainly for the oil and gas industry.