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Meet the visionaries at the helm of Ocean Fresh, dedicated to delivering the freshest, highest-quality seafood from ocean to table. Learn about the expertise and passion driving our commitment to sustainability and excellence.
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Ocean Fresh is a wholesaler, retailer, processor, and exporter of frozen seafood. We aim to build lasting relationships with clients locally and internationally by providing top-quality products and excellent service.
Lot 19869 Kampung Baru,
26060 Kuantan,
Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.
Age: 71
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Date of Board Appointment: 1
October 2023
Board Committee Membership: None
Ng Lai Hock (“Mr Ng”), a Malaysian, aged
71, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on
1 October 2023.
He obtained a Certificate in Engineering
(Electrical) from the Technicians Certification Authority, New Zealand in
December 1976. He subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical) from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in May 1979. He was
elected as a Member in Electrical Engineering with The Institution of Engineers
Malaysia since January 1983. He is also a registered Professional Engineer
(Electrical) under the Board of Engineers Malaysia since June 1983.
He began his professional career in New
Zealand with New Zealand Transformer Ltd in May 1974 as Test Technician, where
he conducted testing and quality control on power instruments and audio
transformers.
In February 1975, he was promoted to
Assistant Design Engineer, where he conducted testing and quality control on
power instruments and audio transformers as well as carried out designing of
instruments and transformers. In February 1977, he left New Zealand Transformer
Ltd to pursue his bachelor’s degree at the University of Canterbury. In
November 1978, he resumed his professional career in New Zealand with Turnbull
and Jones Ltd as Design and Development Engineer, where he was involved in
designing and constructing power protection systems as well as designing and
developing power equipment.
In May 1979, he resigned from Turnbull
and Jones Ltd and returned to Malaysia. In June 1979, he joined Motorola (M)
Sdn Bhd as Product and Test Engineer, where he was involved in trimming and
testing of resistors and modules. In February 1980, he left Motorola (M) Sdn
Bhd to join Kejuruteraan Maju Sekitar Sdn Bhd as Electrical Engineer in March
1980. During his tenure there, he was involved in conducting design and cost
estimations as well as preparing, planning and evaluating electrical
installations for projects.
In February 1981, he resigned from
Kejuruteraan Maju Sekitar Sdn Bhd and joined Hashim and Neh Jurutera Perunding
Sdn Bhd as Electrical Engineer in March 1981. During his tenure there, he
oversaw the planning and cost estimations and tender applications for projects
as well as managed project execution. Simultaneously in October 1984, he also
worked in Perunding Budiman Sdn Bhd as Electrical Engineer, where he was
responsible for the overall design, tender and contract management of projects.
He left Perunding Budiman Sdn Bhd in May 1985.
In January 1986, he founded Enmac
Sekutu, a sole proprietorship involved in the provision of mechanical and
electrical engineering services. In August 1986, he resigned from Hashim and
Neh Jurutera Perunding Sdn Bhd. In August 1996, he subsequently incorporated
Enmac Sekutu Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the provision of building designing
services and assumed his present position as Managing Director, where he is
currently responsible for leading a team of engineers and overseeing the entire
engineering projects from its inception to completion, including project
tendering, project planning, engineering feasibility evaluations, cost
predictions and financial simulations.
Mr Ng does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers and does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Age: 63
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Date of Board Appointment: 10
August 2023
Board Committee Membership:
None
Siang Hai Yong (“Mr Siang”), a
Malaysian, aged 63, is our Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on
10 August 2023. He is responsible for overseeing our Group’s strategic
planning, development and overall business operations. With the redesignation of Mr
Teo Chee Han from Executive Director to Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2025,
part of his responsibilities for managing the Group’s international business
development activities and corporate affairs for the China market will be
assumed by Mr Siang.
He completed his primary school
education from Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Hai Ping in 1975. In order to
support his family, he started fishing and selling seafood products in Kampung
Sungai Burung on a small-time basis in 1976. He later assisted to operate a
fishing vessel and in 1981, he moved to Kuantan and continued fishing and
selling seafood products on a small-time basis.
With the experience and expertise gained
in the fishing industry, he co-founded Yin Li Fishery, with Chia Siew Lee in
August 1995. At the time, Yin Li Fishery was principally involved in the
wholesale of fish and seafood products in Pasar Besar Selayang. In March 2012,
he handed over the business operations of Yin Li Fishery to his son, Siang Chun
Sai, in order to focus on OFS Products.
Mr Siang was appointed as a director of
Ocean Fresh Seafood Products Sdn Bhd (“OFSP”) in 2002 and was in charge of
supply chain management given his experience in the fishing industry. With his
understanding of the fishery industry and experience in supply chain
management, he saw a need to ensure consistent supply and quality of seafood supplies
to fulfil customers’ orders throughout the years. He thus co-founded Ocean
Fresh Trading Sdn Bhd in May 2009 with Mr Kee Yow Lee, to focus on widening OFSP’s
network of suppliers and inspecting seafood supplies to ensure its quality. In
June 2013, Mr Siang took over the role to oversee OFSP’s strategic direction
and business development. Since then, Mr Siang has been key to OFSP’s growth of
the frozen seafood processing business over the years. He later set up East
Ocean Frozen Seafood Products (Sabah) Sdn Bhd in March 2017 with Mr Chew Meng
Chung, to focus on ensuring the quality of local seafood supplies sourced from
suppliers based in Sabah.
Mr Siang does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers but holds directorship in several private limited companies. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Age: 33
Nationality: Singaporean
Gender: Male
Date of Board Appointment: 1
October 2023
Board Committee Membership:
None
Teo Chee Han (“Mr Teo”), a Singaporean,
aged 33, is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our
Board on 1 October 2023 as Executive Director. On 1 March 2025, he was
redesignated from Executive Director to Non-Executive Director.
Mr Teo completed his secondary education
in Broadrick Secondary School, Singapore in December 2007. From 2010 to 2011,
he attended the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Foundation Program and
later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (majoring in
International Business and International Relations) in 2014.
Upon completing his studies, he remained
in Australia to explore business opportunities, and eventually co-founded
LuxProperty.com Pty Ltd, a company involved in the management of an online
directory listings for real estate properties in Sydney, Australia. At the
time, he was responsible for the company’s business development activities. In
May 2016, he stepped down from LuxProperty.com Pty Ltd, and returned to
Singapore, where he subsequently joined Lucky Bloom Pte Ltd, a Singaporean
company involved in coal trading. During his tenure there, he assumed the
position of Vice President of Trading, where he was involved in building and
maintaining relationships with coal suppliers and customers as well as
identifying and procuring new suppliers and customers. In August 2017, he
resigned from Lucky Bloom Pte Ltd. In September 2017, he joined Majestic Fast
Ferry Pte Ltd, a Singaporean company involved in the provision of logistics
services, as Marketing Director. During his tenure there, he was responsible
for driving the marketing activities of the company. In December 2022, he
resigned from Majestic Fast Ferry Pte Ltd and subsequently came to Malaysia.
In December 2022, he was appointed as
director of Ocean Fresh Seafood Products Sdn Bhd.
Mr Teo is the son of Mr Darmanto, a
substantial shareholder of our Company by virtue of his shareholdings in
Treasure Gain Sdn Bhd. He is also the son-in-law of Dato’ Sri Chia Hooi Huak,
the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and substantial shareholder of our
Company.
Mr Teo does not hold any directorship in public
companies and listed issuers but holds directorship in several private limited
companies.
Age: 39
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Female
Date of Board Appointment: 1
October 2023
Board Committee Membership:
None
Kee Wan Chum (“Ms Kee”), a Malaysian,
age 39, is our Executive Director / Head of Operations. She was appointed to
our Board on 1 October 2023.
She is responsible for our Group’s daily
business operating activities and managing our employees to ensure smooth
operations of our business. In addition, she is also responsible to identify
new business opportunities, handle procurement of supplies and drive our
Group’s sales as well as to develop new systems and procedures to improve
operational efficiency for our Group. With the redesignation of Mr Teo from
Executive Director to Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2025, part of his
responsibilities for managing the Group’s international business development
activities and corporate affairs (except for China market) will be assumed by
Ms Kee.
She graduated from University Putra
Malaysia with a Bachelor of Engineering in Process and Food in June 2009.
She joined Lianli Huat Seafood Products
Sdn Bhd as QC personnel in June 2009, where she was responsible for ensuring
the company’s compliance to various QC certificates and regulations,
particularly HACCP certificate and HALAL standards as well as managing the
construction of the company’s business premises. In January 2011, she was
transferred and redesignated to Marketing Executive of Ocean Fresh Seafood
Products Sdn Bhd (“OFSP”), where she assisted in the sales and marketing as
well as logistics and shipping of seafood products. She was subsequently
promoted in May 2013 to Senior Marketing Executive cum QC Coordinator, where in
addition to her existing responsibilities, she also assisted in ensuring the
company’s compliance to various QC certifications and regulations.
In March 2014, she was promoted to
Marketing Manager, where she was responsible for maintaining customer
relationships as well as developing new marketing strategies to help achieve
the sales target of the company. In June 2015, she was redesignated to QC
Manager, where she was in charge of ensuring compliance and maintenance of the
certifications held by the company as well as leading the QA/QC team in
ensuring that the quality and safety standards of the seafood products are met.
In August 2016, she was redesignated to QC cum Purchasing Manager. In addition
to her existing responsibilities, she was also in charge of overseeing the
company’s procurement and sourcing activities related to raw materials as well
as overseeing the activities of the sales team. In March 2017, she was promoted
to Assistant General Manager of Marketing, where she was responsible for
monitoring the cost of raw materials, driving sales growth, obtaining new
suppliers and customers as well as leading the QA/QC team to ensure the company’s
certifications are maintained and regulations are complied with.
In January 2021, she was promoted to
General Manager, where she was in charge of the daily business operating
activities of the company, including managing operational costs, performance
and capacity-related activities; analysing data based on sales and demand for
procurement purposes; identifying new business opportunities and driving sales
as well as developing new systems and procedures to improve operational
efficiency for the company.
In December 2021, she was appointed as
director of OFSP. Subsequently on 1 October 2023, she was appointed as
Executive Director / Head of Operations of our Group.
Ms Kee does not hold any directorship in public
companies and listed issuers but holds directorship in several private limited companies.
She does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major
shareholder of the Company.
Age: 47
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Date of Board Appointment: 1
October 2023
Board Committee Membership:
None
Dato’ Sri Chia Hooi Huak (“Dato’ Sri
Chia”), a Malaysian, aged 47, is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He
was appointed to our Board on 1 October 2023.
He completed his primary school
education from Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Phooi Tee in 1990. He then
attended secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ungku Aziz in Sabak
Bernam until 1994.
Upon completing his education, he began
helping out at Soon Guang Enterprise, a family business which was principally
involved in the seafood trading business to wholesalers at Pasar Borong
Selayang. Upon gaining experience in the trading business at Pasar Borong
Selayang, he moved to Kuala Pilah in 1996 to assist with another family
business, which was principally involved in the retail of seafood. Within the
same year, he moved back to Sungai Besar to continue his career with Soon Guang
Enterprise. During his tenure there, he also founded Soon Huak Trading, a sole
proprietorship, in October 1999 when he saw the opportunity to venture into the
distribution business of alcoholic beverages and soft drinks in Sungai Besar.
With his involvement in Soon Guang
Enterprise, the business expanded and began to import seafood products from
Indonesia for onward sale to local wholesalers. The business also involved
minor processing activities such as organisation of seafood products by type,
followed by weighing, chilling and packaging activities. In 2007, he left Soon
Guang Enterprise to focus on various investment activities, where he has held
directorships of companies involved in a variety of businesses, such as trading
of seafood products, investment holding, trading of bird nest products,
processing of seafood products and trading of furniture.
Between 2007 and 2012, he was appointed
as director of Lianli Huat Seafood Products Sdn Bhd in October 2007, Treasure
Gain Sdn Bhd (“TGSB”) in November 2007, director of Rich Prolific Sdn Bhd in
June 2008, director of Ocean Fresh Seafood Products Sdn Bhd (“OFSP”) in
February 2009 and Annex Venture Sdn Bhd in July 2012.
In March 2013, he joined Huan Jia Sdn
Bhd, a company focused on the provision of entertainment services, as Chief
Executive Officer, where he was responsible for the strategic direction and
growth of the business. In July 2019, he left Huan Jia Sdn Bhd. In August 2019,
he concurrently joined both Annex Design Sdn Bhd and Annex Sofa Sdn Bhd as
Regional Manager, where he was involved in overseeing and managing the business
operations of both companies. In July 2022, he subsequently joined Majestic BB
Club Sdn Bhd, a company focused on the provision of entertainment services, as
Chief Executive Officer, where he is also responsible for the strategic
direction and growth of the business. In August 2023, he resigned from Annex
Sofa Sdn Bhd.
In 2007, Dato’ Sri Chia, together with Mr
Law Chee Kheong, invested in OFSP through TGSB which owns 40.0% equity
interests in OFSP.
Dato’ Sri Chia is the father-in-law of
Mr Teo Chee Han, a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He does not hold
any directorship in public companies and listed issuers but holds directorship
in several private limited companies.
Age: 67
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Female
Date of Board Appointment: 18 March 2024
Board Committee Membership: Chair, Nomination Committee
Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee
Member, Remuneration Committee
Chan Kee Eng (“Ms Chan”), a Malaysian, aged 67, is our Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.
Ms Chan holds a Bachelor of Business (Business Administration) from Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology (“RMIT”), Australia and a Diploma in Management from
Malaysian Institute of Management. She was working in the banking and finance
industry for more than 30 years.
In 1984, she joined MUI Finance, a member of Malayan United Industries Berhad, as
Confidential Secretary to the Assistant General Manager. After several years, she was
transferred to the Loans Department, as Loan Officer in the Credit Supervision Unit.
In 1994, MUI Finance was acquired by Advance Synergy Berhad and renamed as
United Merchant Finance Berhad (“UMF”) Under UMF, she was appointed as Branch
Manager for one of its branches in 1998. She was later transferred to Head Office to
head the Credit Supervision Unit to handle corporate loans recovery.
In 2000, UMF was acquired by Southern Bank Berhad together with another two
smaller finance companies, i.e. Perdana Finance and Cempaka Finance and renamed
as Southern Finance Berhad, which later was acquired by CIMB Bank Berhad. In CIMB
Bank Berhad, she was posted to various departments, viz., Credit Recovery, Legal
Recovery, Loan Documentation and Administration. Her last position was Assistant Vice
President, Credit Collection Agency Management and Legal, which involved liaising with solicitors on progress of litigation cases for vehicle and property loans, until her retirement in November 2017.
Ms. Chan is an Independent Non-Executive Director of OCB Berhad and Toyo Ventures Holdings Berhad, both are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities.
She does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Age: 54
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Date of Board Appointment: 1
October 2023
Board Committee Membership: Chair, Audit and Risk Management Committee
Member, Nomination Committee
Member,
Remuneration Committee
Syed Razif Al-Idid B. Syed Sidi Al-Idid
(“Syed Razif”), a Malaysian, aged 54, is our Independent Non-Executive
Director. He was appointed to our Board on 1 October 2023.
Mr Syed Razif is currently a Managing Director with Bank of Singapore, a
subsidiary of OCBC Bank. He heads a team of private bankers covering the
ultra-high net worth clients in the Asean market, especially in Malaysia. He has
over 28 years of banking experience in wealth management and investment
banking.
Prior to joining Bank of Singapore, he was CIMB Bank’s Head of the
Private Banking in Singapore which served as a regional wealth management hub.
He was responsible for overseeing the overall operations including strategic
planning, business development, relationship management, financial and
operational risk management and people development. He had previously worked at UBS Wealth
Management, Credit Suisse, Coutts & Co Ltd, based in Singapore, where he
was responsible for managing wealth portfolios and offshore banking services
for ultra-high net worth clients in ASEAN. He guided high net-worth individual
and institutional clients in managing and preserving their wealth, succession planning
and generational wealth transfer.
Before making a career switch to wealth
management in 2006, Mr Syed Razif was a rated equity research analyst covering
mainly the Technology and Telecommunications sectors. His role involved
analyses of complex financial information, performing valuations and developing
financial models to value equities which are presented to global fund managers.
He first started at Smith Zain Securities Sdn Bhd (under Merrill Lynch
International) based in Kuala Lumpur and later relocated to Singapore to join
ING Barings Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd. He also worked at UBS AG, Singapore
Branch where he was director of the Equities Department. During his stints in
investment banking, he was involved in the initial public offerings of major
telecommunication companies in Singapore and Malaysia.
In the first 4 years of his career, Mr
Syed Razif trained as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG London and served
financial sector clients in the United Kingdom, providing financial and
compliance audits services.
Mr Syed Razif graduated with a Bachelor
of Science (Honours) in Economics with Statistics from the University of
Bristol, United Kingdom in 1993. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a Member of the Malaysian
Institute of Accountants (MIA). He is also a committee member of the Malaysian
Association in Singapore (MASIS).
Mr Syed Razif does not hold any directorship in public
companies and listed issuers and does not have any family relationship with any
director and/or major shareholder of the Company.
Age: 48
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Female
Date of Board Appointment: 1
October 2023
Board Committee Membership: Chair, Remuneration Committee
Member, Audit and
Risk Management Committee
Member, Nomination
Committee
Yap Lee Teng (“Ms Yap”), a Malaysian,
aged 48, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our
Board on 1 October 2023.
She graduated with a Bachelor of
Accountancy from Universiti Putra Malaysia in August 2001. She is a Chartered
Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since August 2004.
She began her career in accountancy with
Lee Thong Wah & Co. as Audit Assistant in May 2001, where she was involved
in conducting statutory audit to ensure company’s compliance as well as
assisting in taxation and company secretarial work. In January 2002, she
resigned from Lee Thong Wah & Co. and subsequently joined RSM Robert Teo,
Kuan & Co. as Audit Trainee in the same month, where she assisted in audit
procedures. In May 2003, she was promoted to Audit Senior 2 and in February
2004, she was promoted again to Audit Senior 1. During her tenure there, she
was responsible for supervising a team of auditors as well as conducting
statutory audit for clients to ensure compliance with relevant rules and
regulations.
In August 2004, she resigned from RSM
Robert Teo, Kuan & Co. and joined BDO Binder (currently known as BDO
Malaysia) as Audit Semi Senior II in the same month. At BDO Binder, she was
responsible for ensuring various companies’ statutory audit complied with the
rules and regulations. In May 2005, she resigned from BDO Binder. In June 2005,
she joined Horwath (currently known as Crowe Malaysia PLT) as Audit Senior
Assistant, where she was responsible for conducting statutory audit for
small-medium enterprises and public-listed companies to ensure compliance with
relevant rules and regulations. In October 2005, she was promoted to Audit
Senior, where she was in charge of leading the audit team as well as handling a
portfolio of clients. In March 2006, she left Horwath to join e-pay (M) Sdn Bhd
(a subsidiary of e-pay Asia Limited, which subsequently became a subsidiary of NTT
DATA Payment Services Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as GHL Systems Sdn. Bhd. and GHL
Systems Berhad) in 2014) as Assistant Manager Finance in the same month, where
she was responsible for overseeing all financial and accounting related
activities of the company.
In July 2014, she was appointed as Vice
President – Group & Management Information Systems. In July 2015, she was
subsequently redesignated to Vice President – Finance Malaysia, where she was
in charge of all finance and accounting related functions of e-pay (M) Sdn Bhd,
providing training to junior staff members as well as leading the finance
division across Malaysia, Australia and Indonesia. In July 2016, she left e-pay
(M) Sdn Bhd.
In September 2016, she joined Shieldcard
Holdings Sdn Bhd as Head of Finance & Accounts. During her tenure there,
she was in charge of the overall finance and accounting related functions of
the company as well as involved in the implementation of disruptive processes
in the members reward program in Malaysia and improvement of the operational
efficiency of finance and business-related reports. In June 2020, she left
Shieldcard Holding Sdn Bhd to join NTT DATA Paysys Solutions (M) Sdn. Bhd.
(formerly known as Paysys (M) Sdn Bhd) (a subsidiary of GHL Systems Berhad
(currently known as NTT DATA Payment Services Sdn. Bhd.) where she assumed her
present position as Vice President – Finance. Currently, she is overseeing and
leading the finance team as well as managing all finance and accounting related
functions of the NTT DATA Paysys Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd group of companies
within Malaysia.
Ms Yap does not hold any directorship in public
companies and listed issuers and does not have any family relationships with any Directors
and/or major shareholders of the Company.
Age: 34
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Female
Date of Board Appointment: 18
March 2024
Board Committee Membership:
None
Go Sin Sin (“Ms Go”), a Malaysian, aged
34, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board
on 18 March 2024.
She graduated with a degree in Bachelor
of Psychology with Human Resource Development from Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia in October 2015. She qualified with a Certificate in Investor
Relations from the Investor Relations Society in January 2018.
She began her career with Esente
Advisory Sdn Bhd in January 2015, as a Public Relations Intern, where she
assisted in strategising, developing and implementing public and investor
relations programmes for corporate clients. In June 2015, she completed her
internship and was subsequently appointed as Associate, where she participated
in planning and executing corporate communication programmes, as well as
monitoring and analysing the effectiveness of programmes within investment
communities including research analysts, fund managers, shareholders,
investors, and financial media. In January 2017, she was promoted to Senior
Executive, where she managed the deliverables of public and investor relations
activities for clients, established and maintained engagements with investment
communities, as well as mentored junior team members. In January 2021, she was
promoted to Manager of Investor Relations. While continuing her existing
responsibilities, she shifted her focus to driving investor relations
initiatives for clients, as well as retaining and securing clients for Esente.
In August 2022, she resigned from Esente Advisory Sdn Bhd.
In September 2022, she joined Hanaura
Partners Sdn Bhd, assuming her present role as Manager and was subsequently
promoted to Senior Manager in February 2024, where she is involved in providing
corporate and business consultancy services to clients with a focus on business
and management advisory.
In July 2024, she joined Ethereal
Capital Sdn Bhd as an investment analyst, where her scope of work consists of
conducting research, creating financial models, and producing analytical
reports on investments.
Ms Go does not hold any directorship in public
companies and listed issuers and does not have any family relationship with any
director and/or major shareholder of the Company.