2003 - KNM Steel Sdn Bhd

KNM GROUP BERHAD (521348-H)BOARD OF DIRECTORSSOFIYAN BIN YAHYA, aged 47, is an Executive Director of KNM. His primary responsibilities are in corporatebusiness development, which encompasses the overall strategic business development, planning and implementationof the KNM Group’s new businesses. He has been with the KNM Group since 1993 and was appointed an ExecutiveDirector on 14 June 2003.He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from City University, London.Upon his graduation, he joined Petroliam Nasional Bhd as an Engineer. He then joined Pappos Sdn Bhd as aMechanical Engineer in 1980 and had his first experience in fabrication of process equipment. In 1984, he joinedPipeline Construction Sdn Bhd as General Manager. In 1985, he joined Solus Oceaneering Sdn Bhd as AreaManager, East Malaysia. In 1986, he joined Oilfield Inspection Services Sdn Bhd as Chairman/Director. Oilfield isa leading company in South East Asia for non-destructive testing and inspection services.In his 24-year working career, he has accumulated vast technical, operational, marketing and management experience,particularly in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. He has also accumulated extensive experience in developingand establishing international business networks, either through pursuing projects internationally or establishingrelationships and ventures with international companies in Malaysia. He was a member of the technical committeeformed by the Atomic Licensing Board to first review the Code of Practices for Radiation Protection in IndustrialRadiography. He is also a director of a number of companies within the KNM Group and several other private limitedcompanies.He is deemed interested in KNM by virtue of his substantial shareholding in Inter Merger Sdn Bhd and Tegas KlasikSdn Bhd. He has no family relationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM and has no conflict ofinterest with KNM.GAN SIEW LIAT, aged 43, is an Executive Director of KNM. Her primary responsibilities are in human resourcesand administration. She has been with the KNM Group since 1990 and was appointed an Executive Director on 14June 2003.She was awarded a Certificate in Personal Management from the Malaysian Institute of Personnel Management, andcompleted a Dale Carnegie course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations at the Dale Carnegie Institute ofHouston in the United States of America. In 1990, she joined the Inter Merger Group as Administration Manager andwas appointed to the Board of a number of subsidiary companies within the Inter Merger Group. She is also a directorof a number of companies within the KNM Group and several other private limited companies.She is deemed interested in KNM by virtue of the substantial shareholding in Inter Merger Sdn Bhd by Ir Lee Swee Eng,her spouse. She has no other family relationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM save for ChewFook Sin, her brother-in-law, and has no conflict of interest with KNM.CHEW FOOK SIN, age 48, is an Executive Director of KNM. His primary responsibilities are the Group’s domesticand international commercial activities. He has been with the KNM Group since 1993 and was appointed anExecutive Director on 14 June 2003.He graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas, UnitedStates of America. Upon his graduation, he joined the Broadcasting Department of Malaysia and in 1990, joined theInter Merger Group as General Manager. He subsequently joined the KNM group as Procurement Manager in 1995,was promoted to Vice President (Manufacturing) in 1999 and subsequently rose to the position of Director of theCommercial Division of KNMPS in 2002. He is also a director of other companies within the KNM Group.He is deemed interested in KNM by virtue of the substantial shareholding in Inter Merger Sdn Bhd by Ir Lee Swee Eng,the spouse of Gan Siew Liat, his sister-in-law. He has no other family relationship with any other director or majorshareholder of KNM save for Gan Siew Liat, his sister-in-law and has no conflict of interest with KNM.102003 ANNUAL REPORT