Lim Tze Thean was appointed as an Executive Officer of the KYM Group in 2012 and promoted to Chief Executive Officer on 20 May 2013. He was appointed to the Board of KYM Holdings Bhd on 30 March 2017 and appointed as Executive Chairman on 5 July 2022. He stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2023 and remains as the Executive Chairman.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Management from King’s College, University of London. He also holds an Executive Masters in Business Administration from the Institut Européen d’Aministration des Affaires (INSEAD).

He has over 20 years of experience in operations and management in manufacturing and property development. He has served in all of the group’s subsidiaries during his career including managing the KYM Properties Division and the KYM Manufacturing Division. He also holds a position as an Executive Director of TSM Global Berhad with a long history in the TSM Group’s automotive and investment divisions.

He is the son of Dato’ Lim Kheng Yew, a substantial shareholder of KYM. Mr Lim Tze Thean is also a substantial shareholder of KYM. He is a cousin of Lee Ji Jin Darren, the Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Lee Ji Jin Darren was appointed to the Board of KYM on 25 September 2014. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 1st June 2022, and re-designated as the Chief Executive Officer of KYM Group on 1 July 2023.

Mr Darren Lee completed his professional accountancy qualification in 2003 conferred by The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom (ACCA) and currently is a fellow member of the said Association.

He started his career in early 2003 as an Audit associate with Ernst & Young Malaysia and subsequently extended his international experience with Ernst & Young in the United Kingdom.

End of 2005, he joined the Deloitte office in Bermuda as Manager whereby he managed the entire audit process and advisory services for a portfolio of clients within the financial services industry specialising in investment management and reinsurance companies. He was also actively involved with Deloitte’s internal and external valuation teams in the valuation of investment derivatives.

In 2009, he joined TSM Global Berhad (TSM) as Senior Manager in the Corporate Affairs Division and subsequently promoted to Head of Investment which duties include the assessment and valuation of potential investment, acquisition of companies, M&A synergization studies, relationship maintenance, new business initiatives, investor relations, due diligence, fund raising, capital assessment and strategy initiatives of the TSM group.

He is a nephew of Dato’ Lim Kheng Yew and cousin of Lim Tze Thean. He has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, has a conflict of interest with the Company. He has not been convicted for any offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences.

Datuk Takashi Hibi was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KYM Group on 1 July 2022.

Datuk Hibi has vast experience, knowledge and passion in the manufacturing industry. He joined Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in 1977 after graduation at Osaka University of Foreign Studies. Japan. Datuk Hibi was assigned to Middle East Division, and worked for marketing and sales for Toyota to the region. His strong abilities were especially recognized with continuous success every year in the difficult deals with the Iranian Government during the 1980s.

In the 90s, he was assigned to TMC Joint Venture operations for production and sales in ASEAN countries. In the late 90s, he contributed significantly to revive Indonesian JV operations which was in a dire situation arising from the Asian financial crisis and subsequent political instability there.

In 2007, Datuk Hibi was assigned as Deputy Chairman of UMW Toyota, TMC JV in Malaysia. During his eight year tenure, he enhanced the JV greatly to be a real overwhelming No. 1 non-national car company in every aspect. He initiated many projects to improve overall operations, such as vendors network, vehicle assembly, logistic, sales and service. Through these projects, Datuk Hibi also developed human resources in business partners as well as UMW Toyota Motor. He was a former President of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malaysia (JACTIM).

Lim Su May was appointed as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of KYM Group on 1 August 2022.

She has more than 25 years of experience in the Malaysian capital market especially in the area of equity/debt promotion, advisory, structuring, execution and placements, M&A advisory and business matching, strategic planning & investments and most recently involved in development of policies.

Prior to joining KYM Group, Su May was appointed by Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) as Executive Vice President, Listing Development back in June 2019. She was responsible to enhance the fundraising ecosystem, making it a conducive platform for IPO aspirants and public listed companies to raise the funding required via capital market solutions. During her tenure there, Su May promoted both primary and secondary listings & fund-raising activities on Bursa Malaysia and the Labuan International Financial Exchange.

Prior to joining Bursa Malaysia, Su May was heading the Investment Banking Department at MUFG Bank (Malaysia) Berhad where she was responsible to help the Bank to diversify and grow its business in investment banking via debt capital markets products, securitization, project finance, export credit agency financing solutions as well as identifying opportunities of mergers and acquisitions targets to buy-side investors from Japan.

Su May began her career in investment banking in 1997 and brings with her more than twenty years of investment banking experience having served in senior positions in several Malaysian top financial institutions (including CIMB Investment Bank Berhad and RHB Investment Bank Berhad) as well as a Middle Eastern bank (Alkhair International Islamic Bank Berhad)

Su May holds a Bachelor of Science (Economics), First Class Honours majoring in Economics and Management Studies from University of London.

Mok Tuck Meng graduated with B.Sc (Hons) in Mathematical Sciences and Management Studies from University Science Malaysia, Penang. He joined KYM Group in May 1990 and has held several positions as Executive in KYM Group. He was transferred to start the industrial bags business in June 1991 and was promoted to General Manager of the Multiwall Industrial Sacks Division in May 1999.

He was appointed as a Managing Director of Hasrat Meranti Sdn Bhd in 2012.

Lim Kheng Eng started his career in Corrugated Carton Division in 1986 and worked through the ranks before he was promoted to General Manager for Corrugated Carton Division, Klang Valley on 10 September 1998. He was appointed as the Managing Director of KYM Industries (M) Sdn Bhd in 2014.

Lim Kheng Eng is a brother of Dato’ Lim Kheng Yew, an Executive Director and a major shareholder of the Company.

Tan Peng Aun graduated with an Advance Diploma in Commerce (Management Accounting) from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Malaysia. He started his career in KYM Group as a Group Corporate Finance Manager in 1993 and was appointed as the Group Property Manager in 2007. He has more than 25 years of working experience in various industries including paper packaging, general electrical trading, IT sector and property management and development.

Chee Min Er is an Associate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. She joined KYM Group in December 1997 as the Company Secretary and was promoted to present position with an expanded role in May 2012. She leads the functions of corporate secretarial and corporate communications of the Group. She has more than 20 years of experience attending to corporate secretarial and compliance matters.