MR. SAMUEL LIM SYN SOO

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Samuel Lim has been on the Board since 6 September 1986 and was last re-elected on 11 January 2024. 

Mr Lim is Founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Sunright Limited in Singapore, a company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. He led the Company to become the world' s largest independent provider of burn-in and testing services.

A fifty year veteran of the local semiconductor industry, he has been credited with 3 joint patents for testing of devices.

He holds a Diploma in Industrial Engineering (Canada). Prior to the establishing of KESM Industries Berhad, Mr Lim held senior positions including engineering, manufacturing and marketing in U.S. multinational companies based in Asia and USA. 

Mr Lim also sits on the Board of several other private companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines and USA. 

MR. KENNETH TAN TEOH KHOON

Executive Director

Mr Kenneth Tan was first appointed to the Board on 20 January 1992 and was last re-elected on 12 January 2023. 

Mr Tan is responsible for the Group's strategic direction, corporate affairs, investor relations and oversees the financial management of the Group. 

Prior to joining the Group in 1987, he worked in an international accounting firm, a major property group in Singapore and subsequently in a diversified multinational group in the manufacturing and packaging industries.

Mr Tan is currently an executive director of Sunright Limited and also sits on the Boards of several other private limited companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Philippines and USA.  

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

MS. LIM MEE ING

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Lim was first appointed to the Board on 19 February 1990 and was last re-elected on 12 January 2023. She is also a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee.

Ms Lim holds a Diploma from the Institute of Bankers, and has more than 18 years of working experience in the banking profession before her retirement in 1990. From 1973 to 1990, she worked with the Singapore Branch of Barclays Bank PLC in various senior positions. Prior to her exit, she was responsible for marketing the global  securities and custodian services of the bank. Ms Lim was also a director of Barclays Bank (S) Nominees Pte Ltd from September 1982 to March 1990. She was a member of the Committee on Securities Industry of the Association of Banks in Singapore from September 1987 to March 1990.

MR. KUA CHOH LEANG

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Kua was first appointed to the Board on 1 May 2023 and  was last re-elected on 11 January 2024. He is the Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee  and Nominating Committee. 

Mr Kua began his career in 1984 with Ernst & Young, Malaysia, holding various positions and was a partner from 2009 till his retirement in 2019. His 35 years of experience saw him auditing and providing business advisory to many companies in various industries. 

He currently sits on the Board of BGMC International Ltd, a company listed on the stock exchange of Hong Kong.

Mr Kua is a member of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of  Accountants.

DATO' DR. SUHAZIMAH BINTI DZAZALI

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Dr. Suhazimah was first appointed to the Board on 1 May 2023 and was last re-elected on 11 January 2024. She is a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. 

Dato’ Dr. Suhazimah has over 35 years of working experience in public services related to Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”). She held senior and top management positions throughout her career, notably her position as Deputy Director-General (ICT) which carries the responsibility of the Government Chief Information Officer (GCIO) in the Malaysian Administrative  Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) at the Prime Minister’s Department from 2014 and retired from public service in October 2020. 

Dato’ Dr. Suhazimah currently sits on the Board of Pertama Digital Berhad, a Main Market Listed Company and Cyber Security Malaysia, which is the National Cyber Security Specialist agency under the purview of the Ministry of Communication and Digital. She is also an Honorary Member of Business Continuity Institute. 

Dato’ Dr. Suhazimah graduated with a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northrop University, California, USA, as well as a Doctorate in Information Security Management from University of Malaya. She obtained the Certified Disaster Recovery Professional qualification from the EC Council, USA, in 2010. In 2013, she received the Special Award on Cyber Security Professional of the Year, from CSM-ACE 2013, coordinated by MOSTI, Cyber Security Malaysia and National Security Council.