Dato' Hasan bin M. Taib, aged 56, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Degem Berhad ("Board") on 6 April 2001. Dato' Hasan began his career in 1978 as a sales supervisor/computer coordinator for Redec Travel, which is the general sales agent for Malaysia Airline System in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 1982, he left Redec Travel to start his own business in trading, property and investment in Saudi Arabia and Singapore. After returning to Malaysia in 1986, he formed Misbah Group of Companies, specializes in travel, property investment and development business in 1986. He obtained a degree in Science in 1997 from Pacific Western University, United States of America. He presently sits on the board of several other private limited companies. Dato' Hasan bin M. Taib does not hold any directorship in any other public corporation other than DeGem Berhad.
Mr Choong Khoi Onn, aged 54, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 6 April 2001. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee. He obtained a diploma in Financial Accounting from Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 1979 and started his career as an audit assistant with a local audit firm before joining the Group in 1982. He is now responsible for the financial and administrative matters of the Group. He is actively involved in all major decision making of the Group. Mr Choong Khoi Onn does not hold any directorship in any other public corporation other than DeGem Berhad.
Mr Choong Kai Fatt, aged 49, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 6 April 2001. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee. He has more than 20 years' experience in the jewellery business. He joined a subsidiary of the Group in 1983 and is a qualified gemologist since 1989, having studied gemology from the Gemological Institute of America. He is currently in charge of the purchasing and marketing operations of the Group. He is actively involved in all the decision making of the Group. Mr Choong Kai Fatt does not hold any directorship in any other public corporation other than DeGem Berhad.
Mr Choong Kai Soon, aged 51, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 6 April 2001. He started his career working as a goldsmith in 1974. He is responsible for the manufacturing divisions of the Group as well as in enforcing quality control during manufacturing and on-the-job training to craftsmen in the Group. He is actively involved in all the major decision making of the Group. Mr Choong Kai Soon does not hold any directorship in any other public corporation other than DeGem Berhad.
Mr Choong Kay Cheong, aged 47, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 31 March 2005. He graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Civil) Hons from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and a Masters in Engineering (Civil) from University of Auckland, New Zealand. He first started out as a project manager in the construction industry before co-founding Diamond & Platinum Sdn. Bhd, a subsidiary of the Group in 1999. He is also actively involved in the daily operation and decision making of the Group. Mr Choong Kay Cheong does not hold any directorship in any other public corporation other than DeGem Berhad.
Mr Leou Thiam Lai, aged 54, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 21 May 2001. He is the Chairman of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Mr Leou is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Fellow member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK) and a Fellow member of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (formerly known as Malaysian Institute of Taxation). He was with Aljeffri, Siva, Heng and Monteiro from 1980 to 1981 and Baharom Hamdan from 1981 to 1984. He then set up his own Chartered Accountants firm, Leou & Associates, in 1988 and to date, he still serves as a partner of the firm. Currently, he also sits on the board of United Bintang Berhad, I-Power Berhad, Ramunia Holdings Berhad, Cosway Corporation Limited (formely known as Berjaya Holdings (HK) Limited), and Nextnation Communication Berhad.
Datuk Zainun Aishah binti Ahmad, aged 62, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 1 August, 2007. She is a member of the Audit Committee. She holds an Honours Degree in Economics from University Malaya. She began her career with Malaysia Industrial Development Authority ("MIDA"), the Malaysian government's principal agency for the promotion and coordination of industrial development in the country as an Economist where she worked for 35 years. In her 35 years of service, she has held various key positions in MIDA as well as in some of the country's strategic council, notably her pivotal role as National Project Director in the formulation of Malaysia's first industrial Master Plan and as a member of the Industrial Coordination Council in the implementation of the Second Industrial Master Plan. She was the Director-General of MIDA for 9 years and Deputy Director-General for 11 years. Whilst in MIDA, she was also a member of the Industrial Coordination Act Advisory Council, Defense Industry Council and National Committee on Business Competitiveness Council.
She was also a Director of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Kulim Hi-Tech Park and Malayan Banking Berhad. She is the Chairman of Scomi Engineering Berhad, a director of Microlink Solutions Berhad and an independant nonexecutive director of Berjaya Media Berhad, all public listed companies.
Mr Chuah Teong Aung, aged 71, Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 21 May 2001. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering) degree from Taiwan University, Taiwan and a Masters in Science (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom in 1963 and 1965 respectively. He is a first grade engineer certified by Tenaga Nasional Berhad and also a chartered engineer certified by the Institute of Electrical Engineering, United Kingdom. He was attached with ABB, Sweden as an engineer in 1965 and was promoted to project manager before he left in 1973. Subsequently, he and his partner established TEG Engineering Sdn Bhd in 1973, a company that is principally involved in electrical, mechanical and civil engineering activities. Mr Chuah Teong Aung does not hold any directorships in any other public corporation other than DeGem Berhad.