NG WAI KEE

Chairman, Executive Director

Mr Ng Wai Kee was appointed as the Executive Director in 2002 and assumed the position of the Chief Executive Officer in 2013. He was re-designated as Chairman and Executive Director 2014. He is responsible for the operations and finance of the Group.

He holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia. He has worked as project consultant in Westpac Banking Corporation, Sydney in 1992 and with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Sydney in 1993. He left the firm as a Senior Analyst in 1996. Since 1997, he has been instrumental in many milestones achieved by SMIS, namely securing a joint venture with Sugihara Co., Ltd., Japan and listing the Company on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Currently, he is responsible for the strategic direction and operational management of SMIS where he continues to drive for growth, efficiency and tighter corporate governance to ensure greater shareholder value.

He is currently a Director of Malaysian Automotive Component Parts Manufacturers (MACPMA) and Chairman of the Toyota Suppliers Association, Malaysia.

He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.

YAP SIEW FOONG

Executive Director

Ms Yap Siew Foong was appointed as the Executive Director in 2002 and is responsible for the finance and operations of the trading division.

She is one of the co-founders of SMIS Group.

OEI KOK EONG

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Oei Kok Eong was appointed to the Board of Directors of SMIS in 2014 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Singapore, 1977.

He started his career in Jardine Parrish, Singapore as a project and maintenance engineer and then worked in Rothmans, Petaling Jaya in manufacturing. Since then, he has been involved in the automotive component industry for more than thirty (30) years, initially as Operations Manager of a greenfield company, Kayaba (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a joint-venture between an international Japanese PLC and UMW Berhad and rose to the position of General Manager/Director.

He also headed the Autoliv group of companies in Malaysia - a division of Hirotako Berhad - in manufacturing seat belts, steering wheels and airbags systems.

In 2006, he was appointed an Executive Director of APM Holdings Berhad, responsible for overseas operations until his retirement in 2011.

Over the years, he had served in various positions in the Malaysian Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (MACPMA) and working/technical committees of SIRIM. He also initiated and headed the Toyota Suppliers Club Lean Manufacturing activities for several years.

He was the founding Chair of the Malaysian Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 2000. Up till 2023, he was a CEO coach mentoring a group of business owners/CEOs in association with Vistage Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

He also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of HPMT Holdings Berhad and New Hoong Fatt Holdings Berhad, both companies listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Nomination Committee.

TAN HOCK SOON

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Tan Hock Soon was appointed to the Board of Directors of SMIS in 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He is a Fellow Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He commenced his career with KPMG in 1992 before leaving to join the Corporate Finance Division of Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as CIMB Investment Bank Berhad) in 1996. He left in 1999 to set up his own business.

From 2001 to 2004, he was an Executive Director of Merces Holdings Berhad (now known as Y&G Corporation Berhad), a company listed on the then Second Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. From 2003 to 2008, he was also an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman of NTPM Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He was an Executive Director of Systech Bhd, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad from 2011 until his retirement in 2023. He is also currently an Executive Director of SysArmy Sdn Bhd, a company specialising in the provision of cyber security solutions and services since 2017.

In 2004, he obtained his Investment Representative license, co-founded and is currently a Director of Strategic Capital Advisory Sdn. Bhd., a Licensed Investment Advisory company which specialises in Corporate Finance.

He is currently a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Econframe Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

He is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Tan Yi Woan

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Tan Yi Woan was appointed to the Board of Directors of SMIS in 2024 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Multimedia University in 2016 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2017.

She joined an established law firm in Kuala Lumpur in 2017 and was promoted to partner in 2022. She handled a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, including initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions. She also provided advisory services to companies on a retainer basis and was involved in conveyancing and banking matters.

In August 2023, she left the firm and subsequently set up Messrs. Yu Yi Law Chambers with another partner in September 2023. She currently serves as a Managing Partner. She handles corporate and commercial matters, as well as conveyancing and banking matters.

She is also a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee.