2003 - KNM Steel Sdn Bhd

KNM GROUP BERHAD (521348-H)BOARD OF DIRECTORSYBHG. DATO’ ABDUL RANI BIN MOHD RAZALLI, aged 73, is a co-founder and Executive Chairman of KNM.He was appointed to the Board of KNM as Executive Chairman on 14 June 2003.He began his career with the Royal Customs and Excise Department of Malaysia as an Assistant Superintendent ofCustoms in 1953 and subsequently rose to the position of Deputy Director General of Customs, Malaysia until hisretirement in 1985. During his tenure, he represented Malaysian Customs at the Permanent Technical Committee ofthe Customs Cooperation Council in Brussels, Belgium. Up until 1995, he continued to represent Malaysia in theAsean Working Group on customs matters.After his retirement in 1985, he went into the freight forwarding, shipping agency and manufacturing businessesbefore establishing an investment holding company, Inter Merger Sdn Bhd in 1987. Through this company, hesubsequently co-founded and incorporated KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd in 1990. YBhg. Dato’ Abdul Rani binMohd Razalli has successfully led KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd to achieve and gain acceptance by its clients andindustrial regulatory authorities. He is also a director of a number of companies within the KNM Group and severalother private limited companies.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.IR LEE SWEE ENG, aged 48, is a co-founder and Managing Director of KNM. He is responsible for overseeing thestrategic direction and management of the group operations. He was appointed to the Board of KNM as ManagingDirector on 14 June 2003.He graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science (First Class Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University ofStrathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Upon his graduation, he served in several positions in Petroliam Nasional Bhd,including Production Engineer, Project Development Engineer, Resident Engineer and Project Leader. In 1986, hejoined John Brown E & C Inc as Project Engineer. In 1987, he joined Technip Geoproduction (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd asTechnical Manager and was appointed Director in 1988, and subsequently Managing Director the following year.He has been a Registered Professional Engineer since 1984 and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers since 1993. In1996, he was appointed Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and in May 2000, hewas appointed an Executive Committee Member of the Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF). He is thefounding Chairman of the MISIF Boiler and Pressure Vessels Group and the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia Oil andGas Division. In May 2000, he was appointed to represent Malaysia as a Member of the International Council ofPressure Vessels Technology. He is also a director of a number of companies within the KNM Group and several otherprivate limited companies.He is deemed interested in KNM by virtue of his substantial shareholding in Inter Merger Sdn Bhd. He has no familyrelationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM save for Gan Siew Liat, his spouse and Chew FookSin, his spouse’s brother-in-law and has no conflict of interest with KNM.LEE HUI LEONG, aged 48, is an Executive Director of KNM. His primary responsibilities are in operations, whichencompasses manufacturing and engineering. He has been with the KNM Group since 1992 and was appointed anExecutive Director on 14 June 2003.He graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclydein Glasgow, Scotland. Upon his graduation, he joined Mechmar Corporation Bhd as Engineer before his appointmentin 1989 as a director for a subsidiary company. He left Mechmar in 1992 to join the KNM Group.To date, he has accumulated 25 years of experience in the design, engineering and manufacturing of process plantequipment, particularly in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. He takes an active role in the development of theprocess equipment industry, where he was the Chairman of the sub-committee for redrafting of Pressure Vessel Rulesand Regulations under the Department of Safety and Health, and sat on the committee for the drafting of standards fornon-destructive testing of pressure vessels under SIRIM. He is also a director of a number of companies within the KNMGroup.He is deemed interested in KNM by virtue of his substantial shareholding in Tegas Klasik Sdn Bhd. He has no familyrelationship with any other director or major shareholder of KNM and has no conflict of interest with KNM.2003 ANNUAL REPORT9