Board Of Directors

Ms. Loo Sok Ching

Chairman and Executive Director

Ms. Loo Sok Ching was appointed to the Board on 18 October 2021. She has been with the Group since 14 July 1997, and is responsible for the overall corporate strategy of the Group, spanning across all business segments such as marketing, R&D, logistics, finance and operations.

Ms. Loo has more than 24 years of experience in the scheduled waste management industry and began her career in TS Heuls as a general manager from July 1997 to April 2007. As general manager, she oversaw the finance and administrative functions and was responsible for effective planning, delegating, coordinating, staffing and organising pursuant to instructions from the board of directors. She has been an executive director of TS Heuls since April 2007. As executive director, she assumes overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost.

Furthermore, she has been a non-executive director of Wentel Corporation, Wentel Engineering and Grandhill Property since July 2002, March 2005 and April 2012 respectively. As non-executive director, she provides advice and her corporate management experience to the respective company’s board of directors.

Ms. Loo was also appointed the Executive Director of 5E Resources from November 2007 to May 2010, has been an advisor to 5E Resources since May 2010, and was re-appointed as a Director of 5E Resources from 17 December 2021.

Ms. Loo obtained a Malaysia Certificate of Education from Sekolah Menengah Inggeris Batu Pahat in 1976.

Mr. Lim Te Hua

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Lim Te Hua was appointed to the Board on 25 March 2022. He has been with the Group since 14 July 1997, and is currently responsible for executing the corporate strategy and overall daily operations of the Group, including business development and overall management.

Mr. Lim has more than 24 years of experience in the scheduled waste management industry and began his career in TS Heuls as a chemist from July 1997 to February 2001. As a chemist, he provided marketing and customer service, resolved customer scheduled waste treatment related matters, provided professional advice and guidance to customers relating to scheduled waste solutions, and promoted the sales of chemical products to customers. He has been an executive director of TS Heuls since February 2001. As executive director, he controls and executes the operations of TS Heuls and gives strategic guidance and direction to the board of directors to ensure that TS Heuls achieves its objectives.

He then joined 5E Resources as a chemist from July 2006 to November 2008, and has been an Executive Director and CEO of 5E Resources since November 2008.

Mr. Lim obtained a Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude) from Campbell University, Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration from Akamai University in 2007.

Mr. Shankar Narasingam

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Shankar Narasingam was appointed to the Board on 25 March 2022. He has been with the Group for over 15 years, and is currently responsible for overseeing the ongoing operations and procedures of the Group, as well as overseeing the various heads of departments relating to operations, safety, health and welfare.

Mr. Shankar began his career in Hitachi Electric Display Devices (M) Sdn. Bhd. As an engineer from November 1992 to December 1996. As an engineer, he was responsible for overseeing the engineering division of manufacturing electron colour picture tubes. He was later promoted to assistant manager, a post which he held from January 1997 to February 2001. As assistant manager, he was the overall-in-charge of electrical system, fire fighting system, building automation system, waste water treatment plant, de-ionized water (18MQ), gasses plant (NG, LPG, 02, N2 & H2), air-conditioning systems (ACMV), boiler plant, high pressure air (HPA), scheduled waste, ISO 14001 and ISO 9002, activities and documentation, total air pollution control, fixed assets and project implementation.

Mr. Shankar was then employed by TS Heuls as a technical director from February 2001 to December 2001. As a technical director, he was in charge of the technical aspects of engineering and the design for waste water plants, factory facilities, thermal heat recovery systems, energy saving programs and ISO 14001 consultation.

In August 2001, he set up CVision Trading Sdn Bhd, which was in the business of supplying waste water equipment and spare parts of air conditioning up until April 2006.

Subsequently, he joined 5E Resources as a technical director in July 2007, before being promoted to Executive Director in May 2011 and then to COO in November 2020.

Mr. Shankar obtained a Bachelor of Science (Environment) from University Pertanian Malaysia in 1992.

Mr. Wong Chee Meng Lawrence

Lead Independent and Non-Executive Director

Mr. Wong Chee Meng Lawrence was appointed to the Board on 25 March 2022 and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating Committee.

Mr. Wong began his career in the Registry of Companies & Businesses as a senior assistant registrar from June 1992 to June 1994. He was then employed in the Crime Division of the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers as a deputy public prosecutor from June 1994 to March 1996, as assistant director of legal aid at the Legal Aid Bureau under the Ministry of Law from March 1996 to September 1997, as legal assistant at the law firm M/S Kenneth Tan Kong & Tan from September 1997 to March 1999, as a sole proprietor at the law firm Lawrence Wong & Co from March 1999 to March 2006, as senior manager at Lim Associates (Pte) Ltd (n.k.a. Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Pte Ltd) from April 2006 to August 2007, as corporate partner at KhattarWong LLP from September 2007 to May 2011, as part of the management committee and the co-head of the corporate and securities practices at RHTLaw TaylorWessing LLP from May 2011 to December 2013, as head, registered professional and SGX-ST continuing sponsor at RHT Capital Pte Ltd from July 2011 to December 2013, and as managing director at Equity Law LLC from January 2014 to June 2020. He has been appointed as managing counsel at Bird & Bird ATMD LLP since July 2020. His areas of practice include corporate and securities laws, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, corporate and commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and corporate governance advisory and corporate secretarial work.

Mr. Wong obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1991 and is an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Mr. Kam Chai Hong

Independent and Non-Executive Director

Mr. Kam Chai Hong was appointed to the Board on 25 March 2022 and is the chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Kam has been the managing partner at the audit firm, Syarikat C.H. Kam, since June 1981, an executive director at the consultancy and property investment company, C.H. Kam Consultancy (2005) Sdn Bhd, since February 1991, and an executive director at the tax consultancy company, H. Kam Taxation Services Sdn Bhd, since January 1992. He was also an independent non-executive director of Yinson Holdings Berhad from January 1996 to August 2016.

Mr. Kam is currently a Chartered Accountant registered with both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Mr. Siow Chin How

Independent and Non-Executive Director

Mr. Siow Chin How was appointed to the Board on 18 October 2021 and is the chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating Committee.

Mr. Siow has been a finance director at Maya Asia Resources Sdn Bhd since August 2014, and has also been the chief financial officer of Maya Asia Resources Pte Ltd since June 2015.

Mr. Siow obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting & Finance from the University of Abertay Dundee in 2002, and a Master in Business Administration from Victoria University in 2006. He is currently a Chartered Accountant registered with both the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, as well as a Certified Public Accountant registered with CPA Australia.

Mr. Wang Han Lin

Independent and Non-Executive Director

Mr. Wang Han Lin was appointed to the Board on 25 March 2022 and is the chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Wang was a partner of the law firm, S.K. Song, from June 1995 to December 1999, a sole proprietor of the law firm, H.L. Wang & Co, from January 2000 to December 2001, and has been the managing partner of the law firm, Wang & S. B. Wong, since January 2002.

Mr. Wang obtained a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University in 1992 and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University in 1994.

Executive Officers

Ms. Sim Ting Ling

Group Financial Controller

Ms. Sim Ting Ling graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2016 with a Bachelor of Commerce and double major in Accounting and Finance. She commenced her career in PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia in 2017 where she was involved in assurance, audit and business advisory assignments until 2021. She subsequently joined KPMG Singapore in 2021 as an Assistant Manager where she continued to be involved in assurance assignments. She returned to Malaysia in 2022 and joined our Group as the Group Financial Controller on 1 September 2022 where she is responsible for the overall finance and reporting function of the Group.

Ms. Sim Ting Ling is a Certified Public Accountant of Australia and was awarded Certificate of Excellence by CPA Australia in 2021. She is also currently a Chartered Accountant registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Mr. Boo Chin Hwee

Head of Marketing

Mr. Boo Chin Hwee joined our Group in March 2014 as a sales and marketing manager and was promoted to the position of the Head of Marketing of the Group in November 2020. As the Head of Marketing of the Group, he is responsible for overseeing and managing all marketing campaigns for our Group. Prior to joining the Group, he was an acting assistant marketing manager at Universal Environmental Resources Sdn. Bhd. from June 2009 to March 2014.

Mr. Boo obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from University Utara Malaysia in 2009.

Mr. Ang Khoon Poh

Head of R&D

Mr. Ang Khoon Poh joined the Group in June 2012 as a R&D engineer while pursuing his studies and was promoted to the position of manager in April 2018 and subsequently to the Head of R&D of the Group in November 2020. He commenced his studies in Master of Science at the University of Malaya in January 2010 and completed the same in September 2014. As the Head of R&D of the Group, he is responsible for overseeing and managing all research and development activities for the Group.

Prior to joining the Group, he was a research assistant with the department of chemistry at the University of Malaya from January 2009 to January 2010.

Mr. Ang obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Major in Applied Chemistry) from the University of Malaya in 2009 and a Master of Science from the University of Malaya in 2014.