Haji Mohamad Bolhair, aged 53, a Malaysian, has been our Group Managing Director since October 1997. He is a member of our Board Executive Committee, our Risk Management Committee and our Special Tender and Land Acquisition Committee. His professional qualifications include being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, United Kingdom, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Management and he holds a Certificate in the KLCE Commodity Futures Trading since 1991. He started his career as an Accountant with Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd in 1982. In 1987, he joined ASEAN Bintulu Fertiliser Sdn Bhd as a Financial Accountant and in 1988, he was promoted to Management Accountant with the same organisation. He left ASEAN Bintulu Fertiliser Sdn Bhd in 1990 to become the Deputy General Manager of SLDB. He was the General Manager of SLDB from 1992 until his appointment as Managing Director of Sarawak Plantation Services Sdn Bhd (SPS) in October 1993. He was a Director of Suai Plantation Sdn Bhd from 1992 to 2004, Board Member of Bintulu Edible Oils Sdn Bhd from 1991 to 2004, Board Member of Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia from 1991 to 1992, Council Member of Malaysian Palm Oil Growers Council and Committee Member of United Planting Association of Malaysia. He is currently in the Board of Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Deputy Chairman of East Malaysia Planters Association (EMPA), Counselor of EMPA, Sarawak and Treasurer of Sarawak Oil Palm
Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA), Advisor for Universiti Teknologi MARA and also sits in the Board of Directors for Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak (PPKS). He has also recently been appointed a director of SPB Pelita Wak Pakan Sdn Bhd and SPB Pelita Mukah Sdn Bhd (formerly known as SPB Pelita Mukah 5 & 6 Sdn Bhd).
 

YB Datuk Haji Hamden, aged 62, a Malaysian, was appointed as our Director on 1 May 2007. Effective from 16 June 2010, he resigned as the Chairman of our Board Audit Committee. His designation was changed from Independent Non Executive Director to Executive Director effective from 16 June 2010. He is a member of our Special Tender and Land Acquisition Committee. He is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He began his career as a Chief Accountant with Sarawak Land Development Board from 1978 to 1982. He set up his own accounting firm in 1983. He is currently an elected member of Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak and a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Naim Holdings Berhad. He is also a Director of BLD Plantation Berhad. He also holds directorship in several private limited companies.
 

Haji Bolhan, aged 57, a Malaysian, was appointed as our Director on 1 May 2007. He is a member of our Risk Management Committee and is currently the Chief Financial Officer of the Group. He has been a Director of Sarawak Plantation Agriculture Development Sdn Bhd and Sarawak Plantation Property Holding Sdn Bhd since March 1999 and a Director of Sarawak Plantation Property Development Sdn Bhd, SPB Pelita Wak Pakan Sdn Bhd and SPB Pelita Mukah Sdn Bhd (formerly known as SPB Pelita Mukah 5 & 6 Sdn Bhd) since 2008. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia and a Bachelor of Arts (Accounting) from Newport University, California. His previous employment includes being the Accounts and Administration Manager for TAB Timbers (S) Sdn Bhd, Manager Financial Accounting for Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS), Manager Finance and Services for Malaysia LNG Dua Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS) and Financial Controller for SALCRA. He has considerable experience in areas of accounting and finance in timber logging operation, oil and gas industry and in plantation development and operation.
 

Liew Men Khian, aged 60, graduated with a Diploma in Rubber Technology and Processing from Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) in 1969. He passed the KLCE Commodity Futures Trading Examination in 1993 and is a Qualified Officer to trade on the KLCE Commodity Futures Trading. He was a Cadet Supervisor/Factory Supervisor (Rubber Operation) from 1969 till 1971 with Sarawak Development Finance Corporation before taking up a position with SLDB in 1972. He started his career with SLDB as Factory Manager (Rubber Operation) since 1972 and has been our Marketing Manager since 1993, whereby he manages the Marketing Department of our Group. Amongst his responsibilities are to assist the Group Managing Director in effective marketing of all SPAD’s palm oil products. He is a Director of SPS Trading.
 

• Joined SPB in 2008.
• Over 25 years experience in human resource and administration.

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