
Tan Sri Asmat Bin Kamaludin is a Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of CH Offshore Ltd. He was appointed to the Board on 17 October 2005 and will be due for re-election at the coming Annual General Meeting. Tan Sri Asmat is also a member of the Nominating Committee.
Tan Sri Asmat has vast experience in various capacities in the public service. He represents Malaysia as Governor on the Governing Board of The Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia. He held the position of the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry from 1992 to 2001. He has served as Economic Counsellor for Malaysia in Brussels and has worked with several international bodies such as ASEAN, World Trade Organisation and the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, representing Malaysia in relevant negotiations and agreements. Tan Sri Asmat has also been actively involved in several national organisations such as Permodalan Nasional Berhad, Johor Corporation, the Small and Medium Scale Industries Corporation (SMIDEC) and the Malaysia External Trade Development Co-operation (MATRADE) while in the Malaysian Government service.
Tan Sri Asmat is currently the Chairman of Scomi Group Berhad. Other Malaysian public companies of which he is a director are UMW Holdings Berhad, YTL Cement Berhad, Permodalan Nasional Bhd, Malaysian Pacific Industries Berhad, Lion Industries Corporation Berhad, Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Berhad (formerly known as Matsushita Electric Company (Malaysia) Berhad), Symphony House Bhd, Trans-Asia Shipping Corporation Berhad, Compugates Holdings Berhad and Royal Bank of Scotland Berhad (formerly known as ABN AMRO Bank Berhad). He also serves on the Board of JACTIM Foundation.
Tan Sri Asmat holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics from the University of Malaya, and he also holds a Diploma in European Economic Integration from the University of Amsterdam.
Dato' Kamaluddin Bin Abdullah is a Non-Executive Director of CHO. He was appointed to the Board on 17 October 2005 and will be due for re-election at the coming Annual General Meeting. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Dato' Kamaluddin is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Law from the University of Cambridge. He is also a member of the English Bar and a Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple.
Upon returning to Malaysia in 1990, Dato' Kamaluddin joined the Sime Darby Group, a major multi-national company, based in Malaysia. During his five-year term with the Group, he served in the tyre manufacturing, plantations and latex products divisions in various positions covering the areas of marketing, corporate affairs, human resources, administration and legal affairs.
After his stint in Sime Darby, Dato' Kamaluddin served as Group Executive Director of Dewina Berhad, which is a diversified food group listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange from 1994 to 1999.
Dato' Kamaluddin is currently the substantial shareholder of Scomi Group Berhad, an oil and gas field services, transportation and engineering company listed on the KLSE. He is also the Director of Kamarene Capital, a private investment holding company.
Dato' Kamaluddin is also a trustee of Yayasan Budi Penyayang, a charity foundation to help the needy as well as to champion various causes pertaining to family, social, cultural and welfare development. He is also the founder and trustee of the Force of Nature Aid Foundation, whose objectives are to raise funds and awareness to help victims of natural disasters world-wide.
Mr Cheak Boon Heng is a Non-Executive Director of CHO. He was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 21 January 1991, Executive Vice-Chairman from 1 July 2004 to 1 February 2005 and Executive Chairman from 1 February 2005 to 17 October 2005. He resigned as Executive Chairman on 17 October 2005 but continued as a Non-Executive Director. He was last re-elected on 24 October 2008. Mr Cheak is also a member of the Audit Committee. He has over 36 years of experience in the marine transportation, marine logistics and offshore support services industries.
Mr Cheak is currently a Director of Zicom Group Limited and Finbar Group Limited, both of which are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is also a Director of Scomi Marine Bhd.
Mr Cheak holds a degree of Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia.
Mr Ong Kok Wah is a Non-Executive Director of CHO. He was appointed as a Director of CHO in 1987 and as Chief Executive Officer in July 2004. He resigned as a Director of CHO on 17 October 2005, but continued as Chief Executive Officer of CHO. He was re-appointed as an Executive Director on 2 May 2006. On 1 January 2007, he resigned as Chief Executive Officer, but continued as an Executive Director. On 5 December 2007, he was re-designated as a Non-Executive Director. He will be due for re-election at the coming Annual General Meeting.
Mr Ong has over 40 years of working experience in the marine and offshore industry. He did Nautical Studies at the Singapore Polytechnic and holds a Second-Mate (FG) certificate. He started his career in the Merchant Navy working with Shell Eastern Fleet, Maple Hill Shipping and Guan Guan Shipping. In 1968, he joined the Port Authority of Singapore ("PSA"). In 1975, he left the PSA as a Controller of Shipping to take up a marine project management appointment with Sealand (IRAN) Shipping Co. in the Middle East. He joined the Chuan Hup Holdings Limited ("CHH") Group in 1976 and was a Director of CHH from 1976 to October 2005.
Mr Ong is an elected member of the American Bureau of Shipping's Southeast Asia Technical Committee and a member of the Det Norske Veritas Singapore Shipping Forum. He was a Council Member of the Singapore Shipping Association ("SSA") since its inception in 1985 until 1997, when he held the position of First Vice- President. In 2003 and 2005, he was again elected onto the SSA Council and held the position of Honorary Secretary until 2007, when he stepped down from the SSA Council. SSA in its June 2008 annual general meeting has bestowed an 'Honorary Membership' on Mr Ong. He has also been a director of the Board of The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) since 1993.
Mdm Joanna Young Sau Kwan is a Non-Executive, Independent Director and was appointed to this position on 1 February 2005. She was last re-elected on 17 October 2007. She is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of the Remuneration and Nominating Committees.
Mdm Young brings with her a wealth of experience in accounting, auditing and financial management. Mdm Young runs her own accounting firm. From 1969 to 1978, she gained extensive experience in the accounting profession during her employment with Evan Wong & Co and Turquand Youngs & Co. In 1978, she joined a garment manufacturing company taking charge of financial, administration and production duties before setting up her own practice in 1980. Mdm Young has been the Honorary Auditor of the Chinese Women's Association since 1972.
Mdm Young studied Accountancy in Sydney Technical College and obtained her Accountancy Certificate in 1968. She was admitted to membership of the Australian Society of Accountants and the Singapore Society of Accountants in 1969. She is a Fellow (Practising) Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and a Fellow Member of CPA Australia.
Mr Billy Lee Beng Cheng is a Non-Executive, Independent Director and was appointed to this position on 13 February 2003. He was last re-elected on 17 October 2007. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominating Committees and a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr Lee has extensive experience in the oil and gas and marine industries having spent more than 25 years in both industries' upstream and downstream segments. Mr Lee started his career in 1973 as a Project Engineer in a major oil-refinery in Singapore before moving on to head the Economic Development Board's Marine, Transportation and Offshore Oil Industry Division in 1975. Mr Lee later joined the Promet Group of companies in 1979 and was made the Managing Director (Energy Division) of both Promet Bhd Malaysia and Hong Kong listed Promet Petroleum Ltd in 1984 and subsequently a Main Board Member. In 1987, he joined Sembawang Holdings Pte Ltd and was appointed as its Director of Business Development for the Sembawang Group before being made the Managing Director and President of Sembawang Maritime Ltd (renamed SembCorp Logistics Ltd) in 1999. Mr Lee retired in 2000 to pursue his personal interests but remains active in the industry.
Mr Lee holds a degree of Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) and a Master of Science (with distinction) from the University of Leeds, England. Mr Lee is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, Singapore Institute of Management and a senior member of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore.
Mdm Loong Chun Nee was appointed as Alternate Director to Dato' Kamaluddin Bin Abdullah on 24 October 2008.
Mdm Loong holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economic and Social Studies (majoring in Accounting) from the University of Manchester, England.
Mdm Loong was previously with the Renong Group of Companies for a total of 11 years covering companies such as Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad (1988-1992), United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad (1993-1994, 1997- 1998), Renong Berhad (1995-1996), HBN Management Office and Renong Group of Companies (1997-1999). She left the Renong Group in late 1999 to join YBhg Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail as Financial Advisor under a financial consultancy company, Jendela Permai Sdn Bhd (2000-2004). She was appointed as Finance Director to the Board of Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd from January 2005 - June 2005. She then joined Scomi Group Berhad as Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Scomi Marine Bhd since July 2005. Thereafter, she was transferred to Scomi Group Berhad as Group Chief Financial Officer in August 2006. In early 2008, she was re-designated as Group Chief Investment and Performance Officer.
Mdm Loong has vast experience in financial advisory matters specialising in the areas of corporate debt restructuring, corporate finance and project financing for privatisation projects. She was formerly a Director of CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd and is currently a Director of some of Scomi Group Berhad's subsidiaries.
Other Malaysian public company in which she is a Director are CIMB Principal Asset Management Berhad and KMCOB Capital Berhad.