Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Dato’ Latif was appointed as Chairman of the Company on 20 August 2004. He was re-designated as Executive Chairman on 1 December 2004 and later as Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 1 June 2006 and on 15 August 2014, as Independent Non-executive Chairman of the Company. He was re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 17 October 2023.
Dato’ Latif obtained the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in International Relations from University Malaya and Master of Science (Marine Law & Policy) degree from University of Wales, United Kingdom. He had also attended the Senior Management Development Program at Harvard Business School. He is a member of Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport, United Kingdom.
Dato’ Latif started his career in 1975 with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attached to West Asian Desk. He later joined Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad (“MISC”) as an Executive and was subsequently promoted to Assistant Manager of its Liner Division. From 1982 to 1992, he was with Perbadanan Nasional Shipping Line Berhad (“PNSL”) where he held a number of senior positions and was instrumental in the formation of a number of subsidiaries and joint venture companies which he headed within the PNSL Group. He was the General Manager, Business and Corporate Division of PNSL before joining Mitsui OSK Lines (M) Sdn Bhd (“Mitsui OSK”) in 1990 as a founder Director and remained as Chairman of Mitsui OSK after his retirement in 2005.
Presently, Dato’ Latif is the Chairman of Efficient E-Solutions Berhad.
Executive Vice Chairman
Dato’ Siew was appointed as Non-Independent Executive Director of the Company on 17 October 2001. He was re-designated as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman on 20 August 2004 and later as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Company on 25 January 2011.
Dato’ Siew received his secondary and tertiary education in the United Kingdom, first studying in Marlborough College, then completing his tertiary education at Imperial College, London, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemical Engineering and Master of Science (“MSc”) degree in Operational Research.
Dato’ Siew has extensive experience in the field of petrochemicals accumulated over more than 30 years in the local and international sectors.
Dato’ Siew was a very active member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation (“YPO”) from 1993 until 2006. He was Chairman of the Malaysian Chapter of YPO and was Co-Chairman of the first Regional Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. He became a member of the International Board of YPO in 2000 and served until 2003. He was Chairman of YPO’s Global Leadership Congress in Beijing in 2003. He was also a past President of the Imperial College Alumni of Malaysia (“ICAAM”), a post he has held from 2008 to 2018 and a past Governor of the Board of Governors of Malborough College of Malaysia.
Currently, Dato’ Siew is the Executive Chairman of Ancom Nylex Berhad (“ANB”), the holding company of the Company, and Group Managing Director of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad, both of which are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Dato’ Siew is a substantial shareholder of the Company through his direct and indirect shareholding in ANB and his direct interest in the Company.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ampikaipakan was appointed to the Board on 24 July 2020. He is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
A graduate from Madras Medical College, India in 1972, Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ampikaipakan served as a Medical Officer in various government hospitals in Malaysia until 1976. From 1976 to 1978, he was the Medical Registrar at the National Tuberculosis Centre Kuala Lumpur. He then began his post-graduate training at the Brompton Hospital and Royal London Hospital in the United Kingdom, returning to Malaysia to serve as a Consultant Respiratory Physician at the National Tuberculosis Centre. In 1981, he began his own practice and in 1986 he joined Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur as a Consultant Respiratory Physician, a position he holds until today.
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ampikaipakan was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (“FRCP”), United Kingdom in 1986. He was also the Founder Secretary and President of the Malaysian Thoracic Society from 1989- 1992.
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ampikaipakan pioneered the research to document the incidence of Sarcoidosis in Malaysia and presented his findings at the International Sarcoidosis Conference in Paris in 1981.
He was appointed the First Vice-Chancellor of AIMST University from 1996 to 1997 and continued as its founder Chairman until 2009.
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ampikaipakan is currently one of the Advisors of the International Advisory Council for Clinical Governance at IHH Healthcare Berhad.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Farid was appointed to the Board on 3 May 2021. He is currently a member of the Audit Committee and R&N Committee.
Datuk Farid graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA and subsequently obtained a Master of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
Datuk Farid has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He started his professional career at PETRONAS, holding various senior management positions in various PETRONAS companies since 1985. He retired from PETRONAS in 2017.
Datuk Farid served on the Board of MISC Berhad from December 2011 to September 2015, Petronas Dagangan Berhad from October 2013 to August 2015, Petronas Energy Trading Limited of United Kingdom from August 2010 to December 2015 and PETCO Trading Limited, United Kingdom, from August 2010 to December 2015.
Datuk Farid is currently a Board member of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad and Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Islamic Bank Berhad.
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Cheun Wei was appointed to the Board on 11 January 2023. He is currently a member of the Audit Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University, United Kingdom, and holds a Master of Science in Finance (Distinction) from Cass Business School, London. For both degrees, he was awarded full scholarships from the British Chevening/HSBC and Renong/UEM Group respectively.
Cheun Wei started his career in 1997 as a Group Accountant at EPE Power Corporation Berhad (“EPE”), a Transmission and Distribution Engineering company, and was made the Chief Financial Officer of the EPE Group in 2003. He was the Director of Corporate Finance of Tamco Corporate Holding Berhad (former name of the Company) from 2005 to 2009. He joined Ancom Nylex Berhad (“ANB”), the holding company, in 2009 as the Group Chief Financial Officer. In July 2014, he was appointed Managing Director of Ancom Crop Care Sdn. Bhd. (“ACC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANB. In January 2018, Cheun Wei was appointed to his current position as the Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of ANB and was appointed Managing Director of ANB in March 2022 while still holding the position of Managing Director of ACC.
Cheun Wei is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Cheun Wei is currently the Managing Director/Group CEO and substantial shareholder of ANB.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Medan joined the Board on 30 March 2023. He is currently a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Company.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (“LLB”) degree at the University of Malaya in 1982. He also graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA in 2007 and has attended the INSEAD Senior Management Program.
Dato’ Medan has more than 30 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industries. He started as a trainee Legal Officer in PETRONAS in 1982. He was General Counsel of PETRONAS Upstream Business sector; Executive Assistant to the President of PETRONAS; Senior General Manager of Group Supply Chain Management; Managing Director/President (Asia Pacific) of Gazprom Marketing & Trading Pte Ltd and Chairman and Director of several PETRONAS Companies. He was the Group CEO of Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad from March 2017 to February 2023.
Dato’ Medan is currently the NonIndependent Non-Executive Director of Petroleum Sarawak Berhad and also sits as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Handal Energy Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datin Joanne joined the Board on 31 May 2023.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) majoring in Applied Economics from University of Malaya.
Datin Joanne has more than 30 years of experience in the asset management industry. She recently retired after 16 years as the Chief Investment Officer of Hong Leong Assurance Berhad (“HLA”) where she was managing more than RM20 billion of funds for both the conventional and takaful portfolios for HLA and the Hong Leong group.
She began her career as an Investment Analyst at a merchant bank in Malaysia in 1991 where she occupied various senior positions thereafter, the last being the Head of Asset Management. She was in institutional broking in BBMB Securities Berhad from 1999 to 2000 before managing the equity funds of Manulife Insurance Malaysia Berhad from 2000 to 2006. She was with HLA in 2006 until 2022.
Currently, Datin Joanne is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad, a subsidiary of ANB listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Malaysian Reinsurance Berhad.