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Dr TAN KIM SING
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Dr Tan Kim Sing, a Malaysian, aged 61, is a co-founder and
also the Chairman and Managing Director of Sunzen Biotech
Berhad ("Sunzen Biotech" or "Company"). He was appointed
to the Board of Directors of Sunzen Biotech ("Board of
Directors" or "Board") on 25 April 2008. He is responsible for
the management of the business operations, finance, human
resources and strategic planning of Sunzen Biotech and its
subsidiary companies ("Group").
He obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry from Bombay Veterinary College in India in 1975
and Master of Philosophy in Veterinary Science from Massey
University, New Zealand in 1979.
Dr Tan has thirty two (32) years of experiences in animal health
industry, mainly involved in management, sales, marketing
and technical services. Prior to forming Sunzen Corporation
Sdn Bhd ("Sunzen Corporation"), he spent about twenty one
(21) years with Pfizer. He gained valuable experiences from
Pfizer from job rotation and training practices. He started as
Technical Manager in 1979 before becoming a Sales Manager,
Product Manager, Premix Manager and Division Director. In
1998, Dr Tan together with the existing management of Pfizer
in Malaysia, established Sunzen Corporation to undertake
a management buy-out of Pfizer's local distribution and
marketing operations. Dr Tan was then appointed as the
Managing Director of Sunzen Corporation since its inception.
Dr Tan is currently the Vice President of the Malaysian Animal
Health & Nutrition Industries Association. In 2007, Dr Tan
was awarded the "Excellence Veterinarian Award 2007" by
the Veterinary Association of Malaysia for his outstanding
contribution to the veterinarian profession. He is also currently
a member of the Malaysian Veterinary Council.
Dr Tan does not hold any directorship in other public
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DR KOK POE CHU
(Executive Director) |
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Dr Kok Poe Chu, a Malaysian, aged 50, is a co-founder of
Sunzen Biotech Berhad. He was appointed to the Board as
an Executive Director on 25 April 2008. He is also a member
of the Remuneration Committee of Sunzen Biotech. He is
responsible for the overall Research and Development ("R&D")
activities, as well as corporate affairs of the Group.
He holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine ("D.V.M.") degree
from University Putra Malaysia ("UPM") in 1987.
Dr Kok has twenty three (23) years of industry experience. He
had worked for Gold Coin Feedmills (Singapore) Pte Ltd in
Singapore and Ciba-Geigy Sdn Bhd dealing in livestock farming
and animal nutrition. He was the regional product manager
for Pfizer Asean region from 1993 to 1997. In 1998, Dr Kok
together with the existing management of Pfizer in Malaysia,
established Sunzen Corporation to undertake a management
buy-out of Pfizer's local distribution and marketing operations.
Dr Kok was then appointed as a Director of Sunzen Corporation
since its inception.
Dr Kok was a member of the Malaysia Veterinary Council from
1997 to 2000. He held the post of Honorary Treasurer for the
Veterinary Association of Malaysia in 1998 and was a volunteer
veterinary officer of the National Nipah Virus Eradication
Campaign for the DVS of the Ministry of Agriculture in 1999.
Dr Kok is currently an adviser on the Technical Advisory
Committee of the Federal Livestock Farmers Association of
Malaysia and a honorary treasurer of World's Poultry Science
Association (Malaysian Branch) and a member of the working
group on Good Animal Husbandry Practices of Standards and
Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM).
Dr Kok was awarded the Cochrane Scholarship by the United
States government to study biotechnology developments in
the field of food animal production in July 2005. In 2007, Dr
Kok was awarded the "Excellence Veterinarian Award 2007"
by Veterinary Association of Malaysia for his outstanding
contribution to the veterinary profession.
Dr Kok does not hold any directorship in other public
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DR TEO KIM LAI
(Executive Director) |
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Dr Teo Kim Lai, a Malaysian, aged 48, is a co-founder and
was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director on 25
April 2008. He is responsible for sales planning and marketing
management of the Group.
He obtained his D.V.M. degree from UPM in 1989 and was
honored as an overall best student with a distinctive Royal
Academic Award.
Dr Teo has twenty (20) years of industry experience. Prior
to joining Sunzen Corporation, Dr Teo held the positions of
field veterinarian in Federal Flourmill Bhd from 1989 to 1990,
Operational Manager in Oriental Feedmill, which was under the
wings of Robert Kuok's Group, Liaoyang Oriental Special Feed
Company Ltd, in Liaoning, China from 1991 to 1992, Poultry
Team Leader in Pfizer from 1993 to 1994, General Manager
in Mallinckrodt Veterinary Inc of China and Hong Kong in
1995, and General Team Leader and National Sales Manager
in Pfizer from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, Dr Teo together with
the existing management of Pfizer in Malaysia, established
Sunzen Corporation to undertake a management buy-out of
Pfizer's local distribution and marketing operations. Dr Teo was
then appointed as a Director of Sunzen Corporation since its
inception.
Dr Teo was the Vice President of the Malaysia Association of
Food Animal Veterinarian ("MAFAV") from 2000 to 2001 and
the Vice President of the Veterinary Alumni of UPM from 2003
to 2004. Dr Teo was also a volunteer veterinary officer of the
National Nipah Virus Eradication Campaign of the DVS in
1999 and later became an adviser on the Technical Advisory
Committee of Federation of Livestock Farmers Association of
Malaysia in 2000. Dr Teo is also an honorary secretary of the
World's Poultry Science Association (Malaysia Branch) since
2008.
Dr Teo was also the Honorary Secretary of Malaysia Iran
Business Council ("MIBC") from 2009 to 2010. Dr Teo was
awarded the "Excellence Veterinary Award 2009" by Veterinary
Association of Malaysia for his outstanding contribution to the
veterinary profession. He was also awarded the "Recognition
Award 2009" by MAFAV for his outstanding contribution to the
food animal industry
Dr Teo does not hold any directorship in other public
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DR FONG CHAN SENG
(Executive Director) |
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Dr Fong Chan Seng, a Malaysian, aged 63, is a co-founder and
was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director on 25
April 2008. He is responsible for the development of product
dossiers, product registration, trade mark registration and
other overseas-related activities, apart from sales, marketing
and business development functions of the Group. In the
domestic market, he covers areas of product development,
business development and manufacturing.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry degree in 1975 from Bombay Veterinary College,
India. He had also attended a business management course
at the Asian Institute of Management, Manila in 1987.
Dr Fong has thirty four (34) years of industry experience. He had
held several job portfolios during his employment with Phibro
and Pfizer. Dr Fong joined Pfizer as Veterinary Promotions
Manager in 1981. Throughout seven (7) years of serving the
domestic market in Malaysia, he held positions as Product
Manager, National Sales Manager and Feedmill Marketing
Manager. Dr Fong was posted to Thailand as the Business
Manager of Pfizer Thailand Ltd for three (3) years from 1988
to 1990. His responsibilities included running the animal health
business of Pfizer - Thailand, and a premix plant, product
formulation, product quality control, and development of
product stability. He was promoted to the position of Regional
Director of Sales for Association of South East Asia Nation
("ASEAN") countries in 1991. Dr Fong was also in charge of
business development for Pfizer in China, Hong Kong and
Sri Lanka. When Pfizer acquired the worldwide animal health
business of SmithKline Beecham, he was specifically in charge
of acquisition and problem solving activities in the Philippines
from 1994 to 1996. In 1998, Dr Fong together with the
existing management of Pfizer in Malaysia, established Sunzen
Corporation to undertake a management buy-out of Pfizer's
local distribution and marketing operations. In 2001, Dr Fong
left Sunzen Corporation to join Phibro Animal Health Inc, USA
as Regional Director for ASEAN countries and as Managing
Director of their local incorporated company, Phibro Malaysia
Sdn Bhd. He later rejoined Sunzen Corporation in 2002.
Dr Fong does not hold any directorship in other public
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S. GUNASEHARAN A/L P. SUBRAMANIAM
(Independent Non-Executive Director) |
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S. Gunaseharan A/L P. Subramaniam, a Malaysian, aged 54,
was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive
Director on 25 April 2008. He is also the Chairman of the Audit
Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of
the Company.
He obtained a professional qualification in accounting from the
Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1984.
He started his career as a qualified assistant in
PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1977 and joined Ericsson
Telecommunications Sdn Bhd ("Ericsson") in 1985 as an
accountant. He moved to a subsidiary company of Ericsson in
1988 as a manager cum company secretary and later moved
to India to join Ericsson Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd as a
general manager in and accounting in 1993. He then
moved back to Malaysia and joined Perwira Ericsson Sdn Bhd
in 1995 as a and accounts manager before joining
Ericsson Academy (M) Sdn Bhd as Financial Controller cum company secretary in 1996. Subsequently, he joined Ericsson
Business Support Centre Sdn Bhd as Regional Business
Controller from 2000 to 2002. He is currently the Head of
Finance in the Kuala Lumpur Shared Service Centre of World
Vision International, an NGO and a global IT support centre.
He is a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation, a member
of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Mr Gunaseharan does not hold any directorship in other public
companies.
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DATO' DR MHD NORDIN BIN MOHD NOR
(Independent Non-Executive Director) |
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Dato' Dr Mhd Nordin Bin Mohd Nor, a Malaysian, aged 64,
was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive
Director on 25 April 2008. He is also the Chairman of the
Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit Committee
of the Company.
He graduated with a Bachelor in Veterinary Science from
University of Queensland, Australia.
Upon graduation, Dato' Dr Mhd Nordin joined the Department
of Agriculture in Adelaide, South Australia as a veterinary
officer from 1971 to 1972. He later joined the DVS in Malaysia
in 1972 where he started as a veterinary officer and retired as
the Director General of DVS in 2002. Presently, he is an adviser
to Prima Agri-Products Sdn Bhd. He is a Director of Dutch
Lady Milk Industries Bhd.
Among his current positions are Chairman of the Malaysian
National Animal Welfare Foundation, Patron of the Malaysia
Feline Society and a member of the Veterinary Association of
Malaysia and Malaysian Equine Veterinary Association.
Dato' Dr Mhd Nordin does not hold
any directorship in other public companies. |
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PROFESSOR DATO' DR OMAR @ S. OMAR BIN ABDUL RAHMAN
(Independent Non-Executive Director) |
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Professor Dato' Dr Omar @ S. Omar Bin Abdul Rahman,
a Malaysian, aged 64, was appointed to the Board as an
Independent Non-Executive Director on 25 April 2008. He is
also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, a member
of the Audit and Nomination Committees of the Company.
He is also a Biotechnology Adviser of the Group.
He graduated with a Bachelor in Veterinary Science from
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He also holds
a Master Degree in Veterinary Science from University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. In 1977, he became a
Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS),
London.
Upon graduation, Professor Dato' Dr Omar joined Universiti
Putra Malaysia ("UPM") as a lecturer from 1974 to 1981. In
1981, he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor
and later, the position of Professor in 1993. In 2001, he retired
as professor and dean of the Faculty Veterinary Medicine in
UPM. Professor Dato' Dr Omar was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Guan Chong Berhad from 1 January
2006 to 1 April 2008. Presently, he is a lecturing professor.
Among his current positions are Fellow of the Academy Sciences
Malaysia and Fellow of the Malaysian Scientific Association,
Fellow of the Veterinary Association of Malaysia and President
of the Malaysian College of Veterinary Specialists.
Professor Dato' Dr Omar does not
hold any directorship in other public companies. |
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