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board of directors

Dato’ Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Mangkat Dato’ Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Mangkat DIMP, KMN ASK, was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Lay Hong Bhd on 3rd July, 2006. Subsquently, he was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 23 February 2012. He was also appointed a member to the Audit, Nomination as well as Remuneration Committee. He graduated as a doctor of Veterinary Medicine from University of Agriculture, Bogor in Indonesia and a Master of Science in Tropical Veterinary Medicine from University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He also attended an Advanced Leadership and Management Course in INTAN. Prior to joining Lay Hong Berhad, he worked for 30 years with the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, holding various positions and rose to the position of Deputy Director General 1 before his retirement in May, 2006.
	Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Yap Hoong Chai Yap Hoong Chai, is the Group Managing Director and a founder member of the Lay Hong Berhad Group. He resigned as Executive Chairman of Lay Hong Berhad on 23 February, 2012 to provide a strong element of independence to the Board and separation of roles as encouraged under the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Lay Hong Berhad on 27th September 1983. Under his stewardship for the past 30 years, the Group has grown from a small family concern into one of Malaysia’s largest and most successful integrated poultry farming and food processing Group. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several private limited companies. He had served as a past President of the Selangor Livestock Association, Egg Division and is currently the Chairman - Layer unit of Federation of Livestock Farmers' Associations of Malaysia (FLFAM).
	Group Managing Director
	Non-Independent Executive Director

Yeap Weng Hong Yeap Weng Hong, is an Executive Director of Lay Hong Berhad. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Lay Hong Berhad on 18th April 1986. He has more than 25 years experience in poultry farming and currently in-charge of the Group’s farm activities and new projects in West Malaysia. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several private limited companies.
	Non-Independent Executive Director

Yeap Fock Hoong Yeap Fock Hoong, is a Non-Executive Director of Lay Hong Berhad and was appointed to the Board of Directors of Lay Hong Berhad on 18th January 1994. He has been a commercial pilot since 1973 and currently holds the position of a management pilot for a major airline. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several private limited companies.
	Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Abdul Hamid Bin Mohamed Ghows Abdul Hamid Bin Mohamed Ghows, was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Lay Hong Berhad on 11th October 2001. He was appointed Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committees on March 18, 2005. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. From 1974 to 2000, he served in various senior capacities with Price Waterhouse, Kenmore Asia Pte Ltd and Drexel Oilfield Services in Singapore and the Rothmans International Tobacco Group in Holland, United Kingdom and Malaysia. From 2000 to 2004, he was Director – Risk Management at Rashid Hussein Berhad group. He was Group Chief Executive Officer of the Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd from 2005 to March 2006. He joined Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Berhad as Director on 15 December 2011.
	Independent Non-Executive Director

Cheng Chin Hong Cheng Chin Hong was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Lay Hong Bhd on 23rd February, 2011. He was also appointed a member to the Audit, Nomination. He graduated with a Diploma in Applied Chemistry from Victoria Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He joined Monsanto Chemical in Australia as a Chemist in the Quality Control Lab and later moved to Rothmans (Malaysia) Berhad as a Quality Officer, rising through the ranks to the position of Factory Manager. He has also worked in Federal Cables, Wires & Metal Manufacturing Berhad and the Sampoena Group. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer in Tai Chong Tobacco Sdn Bhd.
	Independent Non-Executive Director

Chia Mak Hooi Chia Mak Hooi was appointed Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Lay Hong Bhd on 6th July, 2011. He is a Board representative of QL Resources Berhad which is a substantial shareholder of Lay Hong Berhad. He graduated from Arizona State University, with a degree in Accounting and Finance in 1988. He started his career in 1989 as an Assistant Accountant at Concept Enterprises Inc. In 1991, he joined QL Feedingstuffs Sdn Bhd as Finance Manager where he was mainly responsible for the accounts, tax and audit planing, and cash management and liased with bankers for banking facilities. In 1996, he was appointed Finance Director and was involved in the proposed listing of the company on the second board of Bursa Malaysia. He was later appointed Finance Director of QL Resources Berhad in 2000 where he is actively involved in group corporate activities and strategic business planning.
	Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Yip Kim Hoong (Resigned on 29 September 2011) Yip Kim Hoong, is a Non-Executive Director of Lay Hong Berhad. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Lay Hong Berhad on 20th August 1984. He has more than 20 years experience in poultry farming, having previously served as an Executive Director in the Group. He also sits on the Board of Directors of several private limited companies.
	Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Audit Committee

Abdul Hamid Bin Mohamed Ghows
	Chairman

Dato’ Dr Abdul Aziz Bin Mangkat
	Independent Non-Executive Director

Cheng Chin Hong
	Independent Non-Executive Director

Nomination Committee

Abdul Hamid Bin Mohamed Ghows
Dato’ Dr Abdul Aziz bin Mangkat
Cheng Chin Hong

Remuneration Committee

Abdul Hamid Bin Mohamed Ghows
Yap Hoong Chai
Dato’ Dr Abdul Aziz Bin Mangkat

Share Registrar

Securities Services (Holdings) Sdn Bhd
Level 7, Menara Milenium Jalan Damanlela Pusat Bandar Damansara
Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 03 2084 9000
Fax : 03 2094 9940

Company Secretaries

Lim King Hua
	(MAICSA 0798613)

Lim Kui Suang
	(MAICSA 0783327)

Registered Office

No.9 Jalan Bayu Tinggi 2A/KS6
Taipan 2, Batu Unjur
41200 Klang, Selangor
Tel : 03-3323 1916
Fax : 03-3323 3584

corporate Office

No.2, Level 10-12, Wisma Lay Hong,
Jalan Empayar Off Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim / KU1,
41150 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel : 03-3343 4888
Fax : 03-3343 8839

auditors

Ong Boon Bah & Co
B-10-1 Megan Avenue 1
189 Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur

principal bankers

Malayan Banking Bhd
United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd
Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad
CIMB Bank Bhd
Bangkok Bank Berhad

Stock Exchange Listing

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad
Main Market
Stock Code : Lay Hong
Stock No. : 9385