Board of Directors

Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman : KRISHNAN A/L C K MENON
Group Managing Director : THE CHENG ENG
Executive Director/ Group Chief Executive Officer : PANG SAR
Executive Director/ Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer : THE KUN ANN
Independent Non-Executive Director : TEH BEE CHOO
Independent Non-Executive Director : LAW SIEW NGAN
Independent Non-Executive Director : HASSAN BIN RAMADI

 

KRISHNAN A/L C K MENON (Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman)

Mr Krishnan A/L C K Menon is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 20 February 2014. He does not sit on any Board Committees of the Company. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

He spent 13 years in public practice with Hanafiah, Raslan and Mohamed where he left as the Partner in 1987. Thereafter, he joined Public Bank Berhad where he served for 6 years and left as the Executive Vice-President in 1994. After serving 2 public-listed companies, he joined Putrajaya Holdings Sdn. Bhd. as Chief Operating Officer from 1997 until 2000.

He was a Non-Executive Director of Petroliam Nasional Berhad from 2010 to 2019. He is presently the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of SCICOM (MSC) Berhad.

THE CHENG ENG (Group Managing Director)

Mr The Cheng Eng is our founder and Group Managing Director. He is also a major shareholder of the Company. He was appointed to our Board on 8 October 2013. As our Group Managing Director and a member of Key Senior Management, he is responsible for oversight of operations as well as directing growth and strategic direction of the Group.

He has over 50 years of extensive experience in the piling and foundation industry. He started his career in Singapore as a Site Supervisor with United Engineers Pte. Ltd., and later as a Senior Site Manager with Caisson Piling Pte. Ltd. He pursued several entrepreneurial ventures in the field of geotechnical engineering before founding Econpile (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 1987. He is currently a trustee of Chong Hwa KL Foundation.

PANG SAR ( Executive Director /Group Chief Executive Director)

Mr Pang Sar is our Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer. He is also a major shareholder of the Company. He was appointed to our Board on 8 October 2013. As a member of Key Senior Management, he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations as well as establishing the overall strategic direction for the Group. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, and a Registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia.

Mr Pang has over 35 years of experience in managing on-site and off-site responsibilities in the piling and foundation sector. Prior to joining Econpile (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 1991, he has served in various capacities, including as Resident Engineer and Project Manager, in consultant firm and construction companies.

THE KUN ANN (Executive Director/Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer)

Ms The Kun Ann is our Executive Director and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer. She was appointed to our Board on 8 October 2013. As a member of Key Senior Management, she assists the Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer to provide overall leadership in operations and strategic planning. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce Degree and a Master of International Business, both from Monash University, Australia

Prior to joining the Group in 2010, Ms The has 10 years of experience in commercial and non-profit operations. She started her career with an environmental company in charge of business development activities before joining the department of government affairs at the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce.

TEH BEE CHOO (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Ms Teh Bee Choo is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to the Board on 3 August 2022. She is the Chairperson of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. She graduated from Swinburne Institute of Technology Australia (now known as Swinburne University of Technology) with a Bachelor of Business in Accounting with Data Processing. She is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Ms Teh has over 30 years of extensive working experience in accounting and financial management. She is the Chief Financial Officer of PESTECH International Berhad (“PESTECH”), currently heading its Accounts and Finance Division. She is responsible for PESTECH’s financial reporting, risk management, internalcontrols, financial and budgetary planning, and taxation.

Prior to joining PESTECH in 2008, her work experience includes holding various senior finance positions in private and public companies as well as running her own company offering corporate management services.

LAW SIEW NGAN (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Ms Law Siew Ngan is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to the Board on 18 October 2022. She is the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee. She is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Ms Law has over 30 years of extensive experience across financial management, accounting, audit, risk management, human resources and senior level strategic planning. She started her career by serving articleship at Hanafiah, Raslan and Mohamed in 1981 where she left as an audit supervisor in 1989. This is followed by a progressive career in commerce holding various senior positions in finance and corporate in private and public companies from 1990 to 2018.

HASSAN BIN RAMADI (Independent Non-Executive Director)

Mr Hassan Bin Ramadi is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board on 29 November 2023. He is a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee, the Nomination Committee, and the Remuneration Committee. He graduated with a Bachelor of Building from the University of New South Wales, Australia.

He has over 30 years of professional experience in the fields of project management and property development. In particular, he underwent several advancements progressively assuming diverse operational and strategic responsibilities at Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd (“PJH”) over the course of 26 years since 1996.

He left PJH in 2022 as a Senior General Manager, Development and Operation, responsible for monitoring organisational performance as well as strategising business plans and implementing business initiatives.