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UAC Berhad wins BrandLaureate forBest Brands in Product Branding 2009/2010At a glittering black tie dinner held at theShangri-La Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Koo HockFee, CEO/Managing Director of UAC Berhadreceived the coveted BrandLaureate award forBest Brands in Product Branding (Manufacturingof Cellulose Fibre Cement Boards) from theAsia Pacific Brands Foundation. Presenting theaward was Y.B. Dato’ Seri Idris Jala, Ministerin the Prime Minister Department who wasrepresenting the Prime Minister.This accolade by the prestigious Asia PacificBrands Foundation, whose patron is H.E. TunDr. Mahathir Mohamad, former Prime Ministerof Malaysia, is in recognition of UAC’s strongbrand position in Malaysia and the overseasmarkets.Accompanying Mr. Koo at the award presentation dinner were members of the senior management team from thehead office and from Ipoh including Mr. Tey Long Puang, Chief Operating Officer and Ms. Ooi Lee Choo, ChiefFinancial Officer.

31st Major Peninsular MalaysiaDistributors Conference 2010The annual Major Peninsular Malaysia Distributors Conference thisyear was held in New Delhi, India from 15 to 19 April. This annualconference is an opportunity for UAC and its major distributors fromPeninsular Malaysia to review and discuss matters of mutual concernand interest. It is also a time for the participants who are seniorofficers in their respective organisations to renew friendship awayfrom the hustle and bustle of the daily work life.Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of UAC Berhad, Mr.Koo Hock Fee presented the achievement awards to the distributorsduring the Distributors Conference. The awards are as follows:Gold Award· Chin Ho & Co (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd.· Boustead Building Materials Sdn. Bhd.Participants at the Distributors ConferenceSilver Award· North Malaya Engineers Trading Co. Sdn. Bhd.· Syn Tai Hung Trading Sdn. Bhd.Bronze Award· CMCM Perniagaan Sdn. Bhd.· Kheng Hoe (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd.· Sunway Marketing Sdn. Bhd.· Pansar Sdn. Bhd.· Q-Bena Resources Sdn. Bhd.During the conference, participants took time out to visit some ofthe tourist attractions in Delhi and Agra such as India Gate, QutubMinar, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Red Fort andJama Mashid, amongst many others.Mr. William Yap of Chin Ho receiving a plaque from Mr. KooAt the end, Mr. Koo Hock Fee expressed his sincere appreciation toall the distributors for their active participation and contribution. Helooked forward to seeing them again in 2011.

News from around Boustead GroupPrime Minister officially opensThe Royale Chulan Kuala LumpurOFFICIAL LAUNCH: Dato’ Sri Najib opening The Royale Chulan KualaLumpur. With him are Datin Seri Rosmah, Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid, TanSri Lodin and LTAT Chairman, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Mohd Anwar Hj. Mohd NorAfter operating for almostone year, The Royale ChulanKuala Lumpur was officiallyopened on 17 March 2010 by Y.A.B.Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Hj. AbdulRazak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.Also present at the event were hiswife, Y.A.Bhg. Datin Paduka SeriRosmah Mansor, Defence Minister,Y.B. Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad ZahidHamidi, Deputy Defence Minister,Y.B. Dato’ Dr. Hj. Abd. Latif Ahmad,and other dignitaries.The RM200 million five-star hotelis owned by Lembaga TabungAngkatan Tentera (LTAT) andmanaged by Boustead HoldingsBerhad (Boustead) via BousteadHotels & Resorts Sdn. Bhd.Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin WokKamaruddin, Boustead DeputyChairman/Group Managing Directorsaid, “The Royale Chulan is a jewelin the crown of the Royale Bintanggroup of hotels. Since its soft openingin April last year, the hotel is fastgaining an enviable reputation asthe venue of choice for prestigiousevents locally and internationally.”The hotel enjoys a prime locationin the centre of Kuala Lumpur’sdowntown business and touristbelt. It showcases 402 rooms, 14meeting rooms, a grand pillar-lessballroom and an exclusive privatefunction room with an uninterruptedpanoramic view of the KL skyline.Left to right: Boustead Divisional Director - Property,Dato’ Ghazali Mohd Ali, The Bank of Nova Scotia BerhadManaging Director, Mr. Rasool Khan, and Mutiara RiniSdn. Bhd. General Manager, En. Khushairi HashimDatin Seri Rosmah having a duet with Bob TutupoliFood presentation by the hotel’s Executive Chef

News from around Boustead GroupBHIC participatesin LIMA 2009Last December, Boustead HeavyIndustries Corporation Berhad(BHIC) participated in the LangkawiInternational Maritime & AerospaceExhibition (LIMA 2009) held in Langkawifrom 1 - 5 December.The Prime Minister, Y.A.B. Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Hj. Abdul Razak, is being briefed byBHIC Managing Director, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad Ramli Hj. Mohd Nor,during his visit to BHIC exhibition boothLIMA 2009 provided an excellent platformfor the Group to promote its wide range ofproducts and services to top Governmentofficials, senior military officers as wellas industry leaders from Malaysia andoverseas.Defence Minister, Y.B. Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, isbeing briefed by both Tan Sri Dato’ Lodin Wok Kamaruddin,Boustead Holdings Berhad Deputy Chairman/GroupManaging Director and Tan Sri Ahmad RamliThe Sudanese Defence Minister atBHIC exhibition boothDelegates from the United Kingdom’sDefence Ministry are being briefed byTan Sri Ahmad RamliMDCC New Year Party (31 December 2009 – 1 January 2010)As 2009 made way for an even better 2010, MutiaraDamansara Commercial Centre (MDCC) hosted arocking party to usher in the New Year. Hosted by theever-popular Joey G and international model Kylie Chapman,the MDCC New Year Party 2010 was featured in true MTV stylecomplete with a mosh pit reserved for the first 100 party-goerswho decided to usher in the New Year at Mutiara Damansara.To make the celebration even sweeter, each of these 100 partygoersreceived a special gift courtesy of MDCC (the Curve, IKEA,IKANO Power Centre and e@Curve).The party featured a string of exciting performances by popularartists including Faizal Tahir, Jaclyn Victor, Meet Uncle Hussain,Jym, Kay, Diplomats of Drums and KLDC. To add spice to theevent, there were also energetic dance routines as well as aunique aerialist performance.At the stroke of midnight, party-goers ushered in the New Year in a unique and memorable fashion. As the clock chimed 12,Mutiara Damansara played host to an impressive fireworks display which mesmerised everyone.

Lion Danceat Menara UACTwo lions decked in gold paid a visit to Menara UAC on 23February 2010 to usher in the Year of the Tiger. The two lionswere part of a 10-member lion dance troupe from TarianSinga Kok Ngai which enthralled the crowd with a half hourperformance at the main entrance of Menara UAC at exactly3.00 p.m. UAC staff and some tenants were among thepeople entertained by the lion dance.Also present at the event were UAC Berhad’s Chief OperatingOfficer, Mr. Tey Long Puang and Chief Financial Officer, Ms.Ooi Lee Choo.The lions then pranced their way to the maintenance office,basement car park and UAC corporate office at Level 10. Thelions also visited UAC staff’s workstation to usher in goodluck and prosperity for the company.The lions then proceeded to several tenant’s offices to blesstheir business for years to come. Avnet Technology Solutions(featured in Berita UAC August 2009) and CommvergeSolutions Sdn. Bhd. (featured in Berita UAC December 2009)were the participating tenants for the lion dance this year.The lion dance, accompanied by cymbals and drums isbelieved to ward off evil spirits and to bring good luck andfortune to the business. The lion dance performance is heldannually and this is the second year UAC Berhad has held thisperformance since its opening in March 2008.

Tenants mix at Menara UACHyundai Motor Co. Ltd.(Space occupied: 4,071 square feet)Commencement of business: April 2008Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd., located on Level 3A, is a liaison officebetween Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors and Hyundai Motor Companywhich has its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. A division ofHyundai Kia Automobile Group, Hyundai Motor is a global leadingautomaker in terms of profit, units produced and sold and is one ofthe fastest growing automaker in the world today.Kellogg Asia Marketing Inc.(Space occupied: 5,665 square feet)Commencement of business: January 2010Kellogg Asia Marketing Inc. is a branch office of Kellogg Companywhich is headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Their role isto oversee the Asian region markets specifically the range of nutritiousbreakfast foods and wholesome snacks. In Malaysia, productsmarketed by Kellogg include cereals, cereal bars and cookies which aresold under popular brands such as Cornflakes, Frosties, Coco, SpecialK and Famous Amos.De Olde Place (M) Sdn. Bhd.(Space occupied: 1,009 square feet)Commencement of business: January 2010Traditional delicacies, brought to the city, prepared and served asthey used to be in the old times, in a nice and clean environment at areasonable price is the mission of De Olde Place Café. De Olde PlaceCafé is now located at Level 1, Menara UAC and is open from 8.00a.m. to 6.30 p.m. every Monday to Friday.The food is prepared traditionally with good ingredients which arenutritious and tasty.The menu boasts a variety of Malaysian favourite comfort food suchas nasi lemak, curry laksa, assam laksa, fish ball soup noodle, porridge,quality coffee, tea and freshly prepared fruit juices, amongst manyothers.The clientele has grown since the opening in early 2010 and therestaurant is always bustling with a good crowd.See you at De Olde Place Café!

10Training & development activitiesThe objective of the training and development programmes is to provide employees with a platform to enhance their skillsto meet with the ever changing work environment. Among the major training programmes conducted in the first quarter of2010 are:STAYING AHEAD WITH ONE TEAM...ONE GOAL–GRAND FINALE19 - 21 March 2010The objective of this programme was to motivateand develop a positive attitude towards achievingpersonal, team and organisational growth. In fact,this programme helped to instill the importanceof realising the role and responsibility of eachindividual towards the success of the organisation.The 3 days and 2 nights programme was facilitatedby Global Training Network Service Sdn. Bhd.and headed by Dr. Rajasegaran. A total of 26participants from the KL office and Ipoh plantattended this programme. They were divided intothree groups and each group was led by a selectedgroup leader. Johan bin Jaafar Zabri (Assistant Safety& Health Officer) and Saravanan a/l Gunasegaran(Senior Engineer-Sheet Finishing) were elected asthe programme leader and deputy respectively.At the end of programme, the participants weregiven the opportunity to share what they learnedduring the course of the training. The feedbackreceived reaafirmed the significance of effectivecommunication, trust and teamwork, which couldlead to achieving the organisational goals.

11BUILDING EFFECTIVE COACHING AND COUNSELLING SKILLS17 - 18 February 2010, 24 - 25 March 2010, 28 - 29 April 2010All organisations share a common desire to possessemployees who are not only disciplined and self motivatedbut also committed and result-oriented. Their work andbehaviours are guided by positive and healthy work valuesthat results in an increase in productivity. This can beachieved through proper coaching and counselling at theworkplace.Building Effective Coaching and Counselling Skills trainingprogramme was designed to equip the supervisory levelwith the technique of conducting counselling and coachingsession. In fact, line managers and executives who havesurbodinates under their supervision were nominated toattend the programme too.Overall the training objectives were to:• develop effective coaching and counselling skills.• conduct effective training sessions.• use the appropriate counselling strategy and syle indifferent situations.• establish effective counselling relationship.At the end of the training, the participants were able tocapture and learn various tips and techniques of conductingcoaching and counselling session. The programme met withtheir expectation as they could then apply the knowledgegained from the training session.GRAMMAR MEANS BUSINESS5 - 6 April 2010, 12 - 13 April 2010, 3 - 4 May 2010This training programme was designed to provide participants with the right skills to prepare minutes of meetings, reports andletters which they can put into practice immediately. In this training session, the participants were taught systematically a setof grammatical features of English Language and how these features are related to their daily working life.Dr. Alistair King was the facilitator who was engaged to run this training. The training was divided into three sessions for ourMenara UAC employees and Ipoh employees. In total, 65 participants attended this training programme.At the end of the programme, the participants were able to enhance not only their writing skills but also their interpersonalcommunication skills.

12Staff Updates & Movements(1/12/2009 - 31/3/2010)PromotionsMohd Anuar bin Abdullah (1354) – Fac Leading Hand Gd 1Teravengadam a/l Gopal (1795) – Fac Leading Hand Gd 1Chandran a/l Supramany (2489) – Injection Mould Operator Gd 1Karim bin Mohamad Rothi (2499) – Moulding Cutter Gd 111Abdul Rahim bin Badarudin (2566) – Moulding Cutter Gd 111Mohd Nuramin bin Ramli (2760) – Moulder Gd 11Muhammad Azlan bin Azuddin (2784) – Moulder Gd 11Muhammad Syuhaimi bin Mat Shariff (2792) – Moulder Gd 11Abd Halim bin Zainal Abidin (2409) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Arham Zaimi bin Zainuddin (2610) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Pream Nathan a/l Arumugam (2631) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Muhamad Fauzi bin Abu Hasan (2701) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Noor Shazarin bin Daud (2708) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Mohd Razif Nazwan bin Redzuan (2733) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Helmizulhairi bin Hamdzah (2752) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Surentar a/l Kalimuthoo (2756) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Mohamad Syahir bin Ahmad Zaini (2761) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Shahry Shafuan bin Sharudin (2790) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Mohd Fazlan bin Abdul Talib (2796) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Ayob bin Zakaria (2591) – Special Grade – Sheet Mc DriverMuhammad Huzaime bin Yakup (2625) – Special Grade – Sheet Mc DriverMeor Affindi bin Mat Tazim (1971) – Forklift Driver Gd 1Kamal Hadi bin Khairul Anuar (2612) – Forklift Driver Gd 1Mohd Norizwan bin Abdul Aziz (2627) – Forklift Driver Gd 1Amizudin bin Abdul Rahman (2665) – Forklift Driver Gd 1Khairul Azhar bin Abdul Wahit (2671) – Forklift Driver Gd 1Mohd Azizi bin Wahab (2692) – Stacker/Exit Conveyor Hand Gd 1Janagan a.l Balakrishnan (2724) – Silica Plant Operator Gd 1AMohd Nazri bin Mohamad Puzi (2456) – Forklift Driver Gd 1Mohd Huzaini bin Mohd Aziz (2641) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Fairoz bin Muhamad Shahidi (2650) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Mohd Faizal bin Yusoff (2758) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Mohd Mahauddin bin Zainudin (2781) – Sheet Trimmer (Guillotine) Gd 11Muhamad Khalis bin Janahuddin (2786) – Moulder Gd 11Ahmad Fadzli bin Mat Yeop @ Mohamad Yusop (2772) – Mc Relief/Cleaner Gd 11Mohd Amiruddin bin Abd Halim (2834) – Mc Relief/Cleaner Gd 11Gunaseelan a/l Gopala Krishnan (7034)– Electrical SupervisorNg Kok Loong (7092) – Electrical ForemanMohd Hawaari bin Shaari (7309) – Senior Technical Assistant, R & DBalakrishnan a/l Velu (7316) – Senior Technical Assistant, QCJunainep bin Baniamin (7332) – R & D SupervisorAffirdaus bin Abd Aziz (7334 ) – Production ForemanChan Yin Mee (7363) – Assistant Production Control SupervisorIsmail Md Basir (7364) – Production ForemanNg Heng Kwong (7368 ) – Production ForemanArulchelvam a/l Panjaretnam (7369) – Technical Assistant, QCNew AppointmentsElangoven a/l Sangkaralingam (2841) – GFH Gd 1VGopi a/l Balakrishnan (2842) – GFH Gd 1VJaganathan a/l Mariappan (2843) – GFH Gd 1VLee Chee Keong (2845) – GFH Gd 1VMohd Irwan Shah bin Hassim (2846) – GFH Gd 1VMuhamaad Faridz bin Jamaludin (2847) – GFH Gd 1VMuhamad Akramin bin Jamaludin (2848) – GFH Gd 1VNew Appointments (cont’d)Muhammad Haniff bin Kamaruzaman (2849) – GFH Gd 1VMuhamad Rothuwan bin Mat Sarip (2850) – GFH Gd 1VNuzul Hakimi bin Zakaria (2851) – GFH Gd 1VRaam Kumar a/l Subramaniam (2852) – GFH Gd 1VThanenjeyan a/l Vijey Kumar (2854) – GFH Gd 1VAhmad Tarmizi bin Mohammed Shawari (2855) – GFH Gd 1VKanapathy a/l Letchumanan (2856) – GFH Gd 1VMohamad Fawwaz bin Sharan (2857) – GFH Gd 1VMohd Naim bin Yaacub @ Abdul Rahim (2860) – GFH Gd 1VMuhamad Aizat bin Ismail (2861) – GFH Gd 1VMuhammad Aliff Masri bin Shamsuri (2862) – GFH Gd 1VSyaiful Nizam bin Muhamad Shahidi (2864) – GFH Gd 1VParthiban a/l Manogaran (2865) – Mc Relief/Cleaner Gd 11Shahromi Amrell bin Bahardin (2866) – Mc Relief/Cleaner Gd 11Mohd Asrizal Aizat bin Amran (2867) – GFH Gd 1VSiao Yen Lin (9038) – Assistant AccountantSulaiman bin Salikan (8596) – Area ManagerMuhammad Danial bin Muhammad Masri (8597) – Site EngineerMeor Ahmad Firdaus bin Meor Abd Aziz (7184) – Process EngineerMohd Kashful Azmi bin Mat Saat (7185) – Engineer (Electrical)Ng Lai Yee (7365) – QA/QC ExecutiveKhoo Kay Soon, Alan (7366) – Human Resource ExecutiveTang Hui Yee (7568) – Computer OperatorRezuan bin Muhamad (7570) – Confidential Laboratory Technician – R & DHairul Nizam bin Harun (7571) – Security GuardRetirees/Year of ServiceLoh Chan Keong (1219), 32 years 6 monthsTalib bin Rambli (1312), 30 yearsMohd Shahrin bin Mohd Shah (8033), 27 years 10 monthsOoi Lee Choo (9502), 21 years 9 months(1/4/2010 - 30/4/2010)PromotionsMohammad Na’im bin Rosli (2794) – Asbestos Treatment Operator (GFH 111)Muhd Ee’sha bin Khairi (2797) – Asbestos Treatment Operator (GFH 111)Razali bin Ahmad Mahmud (2827) – Asbestos Treatment Operator (GFH 111)Navarathanam a/l Perumal (2557) – Factory Leading Hand Grade 1Mohd Amiruddin bin Abd Halim (2834) – Mc Relief/Cleaner (GFH 11)Ramli bin Mat Wazir (1723) – Tradesman Grade 11Pachayappan a/l S. Nadarajan (2516) – Tradesman Grade 1Mohamad bin Jaapar (2804) – Tradesman Grade 111New AppointmentsKeshminder Singh a/l Kalthib Singh (2870) – GFH Grade 1VKaliswari a/p Sandaramorgan (6211) – Clerk Grade 111Saripah Rodiah Ahmad (9040) – Human Resource ManagerChan Kok Yew, Rocky (8598) – HT ChargemanAhmad Zafry bin Zaini (8065) – Building TechnicianMohammad Harith bin Bahaud-din (7370) – Assistant Production ForemanRetirees/Year of ServiceRamasamy a/l Kolandappen (1265), 32 years 3 monthsKarunakaran a/l Ramanathan (2262), 28 years 4 monthsEditorial Board: Hj Zubair Abdullah • Chiu Sein Chiong • Rohani Yusof • Lee Pui Ying • Chew Heng Hoon • Loo Yat Min • Mona ZunibPublished by: UAC Berhad, 36 Jalan Portland, Tasek Industrial Estate, Ipoh, PerakPrinted by: Pencetak Weng Fatt Sdn Bhd (19847-W)