LAU JUI PENG
Group Breeder Chief Executive Officer
Lau Jui Peng has over 24 years of experience and expertise in the production processes and management of poultry companies.
He graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Hawaii Pacific University, United States.
He began his career in 1999 when he joined one of the Group’s subsidiaries as the Head of breeder operation. He has held various management positions in that subsidiary including General Manager and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Group’s Breeder Operation since 2013, and is responsible for the production, operation and administration of breeder operation.
He was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Teo Seng in 2008 and was re-designated as the Executive Chairman, a position which he has held since 2013 until his subsequent re-designation as Non-Executive Chairman on 29 January 2019. On 15 November 2022, he was re-designated as Executive Chairman of Teo Seng. Currently, he also sits on the board of various subsidiaries of the Group and several private limited companies.
He is also a director and substantial shareholder of CWL&S, which in turn is a substantial shareholder of Emerging Glory, a major shareholder of our Company.
He is the brother of Datuk Lau Joo Hong, nephew of Lau Chia Nguang, Tan Sri Dato’ Lau Eng Guang and Tan Sri Lau Tuang Nguang; and the cousin of Lau Joo Han and Lau Joo Keat who are the Directors/major shareholders of our Company. Except for certain related party transactions of revenue or trading nature which are necessary for the day- to-day operations of our Company and its subsidiaries and for which he is deemed to be interested, there are no other business arrangements with our Company in which he has personal interest. Save as disclosed, he does not have any conflict of interest with the Group. He has no conviction of any offences within the past five (5) years (other than traffic offences, if any) or any sanctions and penalties imposed by relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
LAU JOO HENG
Chief Executive Officer of the Group’s Philippines operations
Lau Joo Heng has 20 years of experience in the operational activities of the integrated livestock industry and exposure in retail and export businesses.
He graduated from Western Michigan University, United States with a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Finance in 1996 and 1998 respectively.
He began his career in 1998 when he joined Arab- Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad as Risk Management Officer until he left to join the family business from 1999 until he was transferred to a bakery business owned by LH Holdings in 2003 as its Chief Executive Officer. He held positions at various management levels in the family business and our subsidiaries. He left the bakery business to join the Group’s Livestock business in 2015 and expanded our Livestock business to The Philippines. He has since led our Philippines operations.
Currently, he also sits on the board of Leong Hup (Philippines), Inc., Leong Hup Foods (Philippines), Inc. and several other private limited companies.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
He is also a director and substantial shareholder of CWL&S, which in turn is a substantial shareholder of Emerging Glory, a major shareholder of our Company.
He is the brother of Datuk Lau Joo Hong, nephew of Lau Chia Nguang, Tan Sri Dato’ Lau Eng Guang and Tan Sri Lau Tuang Nguang; and the cousin of Lau Joo Han and Lau Joo Keat who are the Directors/major shareholders of our Company. Except for certain related party transactions of revenue or trading nature which are necessary for the day- to-day operations of our Company and its subsidiaries and for which he is deemed to be interested, there are no other business arrangements with our Company in which he has personal interest. Save as disclosed, he does not have any conflict of interest with the Group. He has no conviction of any offences within the past five (5) years (other than traffic offences, if any) or any sanctions and penalties imposed by relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
LAU JOO HWA
Chief Executive Officer of the Group’s Singapore operations
Lau Joo Hwa has over 21 years of experience in the operational activities of the integrated livestock industry and exposure in retail and export businesses.
He graduated from Victoria University of Melbourne, Australia in 2002 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business.
He began his career in 2002 as a Marketing Manager at Malindo Feedmill and was re-designated as its Operational Manager in 2008. He was promoted to the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Malindo Feedmill in charge of marketing and overall administration. He was also appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of one of our Singapore subsidiaries in 2014. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Group’s Singapore operations since 23 October 2014.
Currently, he also sits on the boards of various subsidiaries of the Group and several other private limited companies.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
He is the son of Lau Chia Nguang, nephew of Tan Sri Dato’ Lau Eng Guang and Tan Sri Lau Tuang Nguang; and the cousin of Datuk Lau Joo Hong, Lau Joo Han and Lau Joo Keat who are the Directors/major shareholders of our Company. Except for certain related party transactions of revenue or trading nature which are necessary for the day- to-day operations of our Company and its subsidiaries and for which he is deemed to be interested, there are no other business arrangements with our Company in which he has personal interest. Save as disclosed, he does not have any conflict of interest with the Group. He has no conviction of any offences within the past five (5) years (other than traffic offences, if any) or any sanctions and penalties imposed by relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
CHEW ENG LOKE
Group Chief Financial Officer
Chew Eng Loke has over 30 years of experience in management and financial roles at numerous companies.
He obtained a Bachelor of Economics in 1991 from Monash University, Australia and Master of Business Administration from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom in 1998. He is a Chartered Accountant of Malaysia Institute of Accountants, a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Chartered Accountant of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
He began his career with The Asia Life Assurance Society Limited in 1991 as an Executive Assistant and assumed the position of Executive Officer until 1992 when he joined Ayamas Food Corporation Berhad (“Ayamas”). Whilst at Ayamas, he held several general management and finance roles, including Assistant Management Accountant, Management Accountant and Operations Support Manager. He left Ayamas in 1999 to join Universal Nutribeverage (M) Sdn Bhd as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed as General Manager of Green Spot Beverage (M) Sdn Bhd in 2000 until 2002. He was a director of Prinsip Mahir Sdn Bhd from 2003 until 2008. Thereafter, he joined Texchem Resources Berhad and assumed the position of Assistant General Manager before moving to its subsidiary, Seapack Food Sdn Bhd, as General Manager (Operations) in 2006 until 2007.
Subsequently, from 2007 to 2014, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Ogawa World Berhad, which was previously listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities, with operations across Asia including China, which distributes healthcare equipment and supplementary appliances through its subsidiaries. He then joined AirAsia X Berhad, a long-haul budget airline company listed on Bursa Securities, in 2014 as its Chief Financial Officer, responsible for corporate finance and treasury matters, financial planning and analysis, external reporting and investor relations. He then left AirAsia X Berhad in 2015 and joined our Company as Group Chief Financial Officer on 1 March 2015 and is responsible for all of the Group’s overall financial operations.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
He does not have any family relationship with any Director/major shareholder of our Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with our Company. He has no conviction of any offences within the past five (5) years (other than traffic offences, if any) or any sanctions and penalties imposed by relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.