2003 - KNM Steel Sdn Bhd

KNM GROUP BERHAD (521348-H)BOARD OF DIRECTORSLIM YU TEY, aged 63, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 14 June 2003 and subsequently theSenior Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 November 2003.He graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Commerce from Nanyang University, Singapore. He started his career asa teacher in the government sector. Upon graduation, he ventured into the private sector. He joined Lam Soon (M) Bhdin 1974 and served in various senior positions until his retirement in 2003 as the Managing Director (Marketing andManufacturing). He has 30 years experience in Manufacturing, Marketing and Sales. He is a Chartered Member ofthe Royal Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom since 1989. He is a Board Member of several private limited companies.He has no family relationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM and has no conflict of interest withKNM.YBHG. DATO’ AB HALIM BIN MOHYIDDIN, DPMS, aged 58, was appointed an Independent Non-ExecutiveDirector on 14 June 2003.He graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from the University of Malaya. Upon graduation, hejoined University Kebangsaan Malaysia as a Faculty Member of the Faculty of Economics. In 1973, he obtained hisMasters of Business Administration from University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and in 1975 he obtaineda postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy from University of Malaya. In 1977 he joined KPMG/ KPMG Desa Megat &Co and was made partner of the firm in 1985 until his retirement in 2001.He is currently Vice President of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Chairman of theEducation and Training Committee of the Association. He sits on the Education Committee of the International Federationof Accountants (IFAC), and is also a Council Member of Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Chairman of itsQualifying Examination Committee.In addition, he is a member of the Jawatankuasa Penilaian Program Kolej Professional Mara and has sat as a memberof Board Studies for accounting and business programme of Kolej Teknologi Mara, Universiti Utara Malaysia, UniversitiIslam Antarabangsa Malaysia and Universiti Tenaga Malaysia. He also holds the position as Adjunct Professor ofAccounting at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.He holds directorships in Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants (a company limited by guarantee),Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad, HeiTech Padu Berhad, Arab-Malaysian Corporation Berhad, MCM TechnologiesBerhad, Utusan Melayu Malaysia Berhad, Digi.com Berhad, Idris Hydraulic (Malaysia) Berhad and Amway MalaysiaHoldings Berhad. He is also a director in several private limited companies.He has no family relationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM and has no conflict of interest withKNM.MOHAMED TAJUDIN BIN MOHAMED ALIAS, aged 65, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Directoron 14 June 2003.He graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Production Engineering and Production Managementfrom the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. After joining the government sector upon graduation, he venturedinto the private sector in 1989 and was involved in mechanical systems. He obtained a Lead Assessor’s Certificate inQuality and later became a Quality adviser. In 1992, he joined Technological Acquisition Profiles Sdn Bhd, a firm ofquality systems consultants, efficiency engineers, safety and health advises works as well as environmental auditors.This organisation is a member of the Asian Centre for Organisational Development, Tokyo, an international networkfor efficiency engineering.He served in the Council of Institution of Engineers and its Executive Committee and was Honorary Secretary ofTechnical Association of Malaysia, Executive Committee Member of the Confederation of Scientific and TechnologicalOrganisation of Malaysia and SIRIM Committee on Environmental Performance Evaluation.On the international front, he is Senior Consultant to the Centre for Organisational Research, Brussels, PermanentRepresentative in South East Asia for the World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, a Category II organisationwithin the United Nations systems. He was a representative of the New York College of Advanced Studies for Malaysia,Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia.He is also a Director of several other private limited companies.He has no family relationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM and has no conflict of interest withKNM.Note:None of the Directors has been convicted for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences.2003 ANNUAL REPORT11