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Tan Soon HongTan Soon Hong, aged 79, a Malaysian, is the founder of the Company and was

appointed to the Board of Directors on 7 August 1979. He was appointed as the

Executive Chairman of TSH on 8 June 1995. He formed TSH in 1979 to assume the

business of marketing and distribution of cocoa of Tan Soon Hong Enterprise Sdn.

Bhd., which he founded thirty (30) years ago. He is one of the pioneers in the Malaysian

cocoa industry with considerable experience and expertise in the business of promoting

cocoa beans and its products, plantation management, manufacturing, warehousing

and marketing.

He is the father of Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan Aik Pen, Tan Aik Kiong, Tan Aik Sim and Tan

Aik Yong. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and has no convictions for

offences within the past ten (10) years.

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Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan Aik PenDatuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan Aik Pen, PGDK, aged 50, a Malaysian, is

the Group Managing Director of TSH Resources Berhad and the

Chairman of the Employees’ Share Option Scheme Committee. He

was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 17

January 1986. He is also the Group Managing Director of Ekowood

International Berhad effective 21 June 1994 and appointed

Managing Director of Sinora Industries Berhad effective 7 December

2006. He sits on the board of a list of private companies including

Penang Port Sdn Bhd, where he is appointed by the Minister of

Finance.

Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan has more than twenty five (25) years

experience in resource based industry, which includes extensive

working knowledge in international trade practices. He worked

with the Cocoa Association of London in 1983 and was the only

Malaysian selected by the United Nations Conference on Trade and

Development to represent Malaysia at the cocoa conference held in

Paris, New York and London in 1989. He was the Chairman of the

Malaysian Cocoa Board for 8 consecutive years from 1997 – 2004.

He serves as Honorary Director of Sabah Independent High School.

Recognizing the importance of R&D through his many agriculture

and forestry ventures, he is devoting his attention to institution of

higher learning by contributing towards the establishment of a

Professorial Chair named after him in Forestry (Natural Product) at

Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

As recognition for the many contributions to environmental

conservation and forestry, Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan was conferred

an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Agroforestry) by Universiti

Malaysia Sabah on 3 September 2006.

He is the brother of Tan Aik Kiong, Tan Aik Sim and Tan Aik Yong

and son of Tan Soon Hong. He has no conflict of interest with the

Company and has no convictions for offences within the past ten

(10) years.

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Tan Aik SimTan Aik Sim, aged 44, a Malaysian, was appointed as an Executive

Director of TSH on 27 February 1992 and promoted as the Chief

Executive Officer on 1 September 2006. He also serves as a member

of the Employees’ Share Option Scheme Committee. He is currently

the Chief Executive Officer of Ekowood International Berhad and

sits on the board of various subsidiary companies within the Group

and other private limited companies. He obtained Bachelor Degrees

in both Economics and Engineering from Monash University,

Australia in 1988.

As Assistant General Manager of CocoaHouse Industries Sdn

Bhd from 1989 to 1990, he has gained experience and expertise

in general management, manufacturing and marketing. He

was also heavily involved in setting up TSH Industries Sdn Bhd’s

manufacturing facilities in 1993 and its subsequent operation.

He played a leading role in the listing of TSH Resources Berhad in

1994.

He was appointed to Ekowood to spearhead the establishment

of the integrated timber complex from a green field site. As CEO

of Ekowood, he has played a pivotal role in the rapid growth of

Ekowood to a brand to be reckoned with in the engineered

hardwood flooring industry. He is also instrumental in developing

Ekowood international marketing network and developing it into

an award-winning internationally-recognised brand.

He is the brother of Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan Aik Pen, Tan Aik Kiong

and Tan Aik Yong and son of Tan Soon Hong. He has no conflict

of interest with the Company and has no convictions or offences

within the past ten (10) years.

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Dato’ Leong Sonny @ Leong Khee SeongDato’ Leong Sonny @ Leong Khee Seong, aged 69, a Malaysian,

was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the

Company on 1 December 2005. He was the Deputy Minister of

Primary Industries from 1974 to 1978 and subsequently promoted

as the Minister from 1978 to 1986. He was a member of Parliament

from 1986 to 1990. Prior to his political career, he was a substantial

shareholder of his family’s private limited companies involved in

general trading. Between 1986 and 1990, he was the Chairman

of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade’s Negotiating

Committee on Tropical Products (1986 to 1990) and Chairman of

the Group of 14 on Asean Economic Cooperation and Integration

(1986 to 1987). He was an independent non-executive director

of Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad when he resigned on 31

March 2007.

He is currently the Executive Chairman of Nanyang Press Holdings

Berhad and independent non-executive director of Airasia Berhad.

He does not have any family relationship with any other Director

and/or other major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict

of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for offences

within the past ten (10) years.

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YB. Datuk Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed

YB. Datuk Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed, aged 42, a Malaysian,

was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of TSH

on 9 October 2007. He also serves as a member of the Audit

Committee. He is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered

Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom. He is also a

Council Member and the Chairman of Public Relations Committee

of Malaysian Institute of Accountants as well as Council Member

of the Asean Federation of Accountants.

YB. Datuk Nur Jazlan has a broad range of work experience

mainly in property development, construction, hotel management,

furniture manufacturing and telecommunications.

In addition to his corporate experience in the financial arena, YB.

Datuk Nur Jazlan is also active in politics. He is the Head of UMNO

Pulai, Johor and also Chairman of Barisan Nasional for the division.

He was an EXCO Member of UMNO Youth from 1996 until 2004.

He was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Pulai parliamentary

constituency (Johor) in the general election held in March 2008.

YB. Datuk Nur Jazlan is also a Director of Ekowood International

Berhad, United Malayan Land Bhd, Telekom Malaysia Berhad,

Prinsiptek Corporation Berhad and Jaycorp Berhad, all of which are

listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He

also sits on the Board of several other private limited companies.

He has no conviction for any offence within the past 10 years and

has no family relationship with any Director or major shareholder of

the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company.

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Datuk Jaswant Singh KlerDatuk Jaswant Singh Kler, aged 67, a Malaysian, was appointed

as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 February 1999.

He also serves as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

and member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and

Employees’ Share Option Scheme Committee. He is an Associate

member of the Incorporated Society of Planters. He has been

playing an active role as a senior member of the planting fraternity

in Malaysia for the past twenty-three (23) years. He also sits on

the Board of Institute for Development Studies (Sabah) and Sinora

Industries Berhad. He holds directorship positions in various

subsidiary companies of TSH Group and also several other private

limited companies.

Notably, he was the Chairman of the East Malaysia Planters’

Association for sixteen (16) years from 1985-2000. He was an

independent non-executive director of Kwantas Corporation

Berhad and an executive director of Bena Plantation Sdn. Bhd.

(“BENA”) when he left in 2006 and 1984 respectively. During that

period, he was also appointed as a director of Saudi Sabah Palm

Oil Corporation Sdn. Bhd., which was the first palm oil refinery

in Sabah. He started his planting career with BAL Plantation Sdn.

Bhd., as a cadet in 1960 and left as a senior manager to join BENA

in 1977 as general manager for the plantation project. He now

manages his own plantation consultancy business under Agri Cek

Sdn. Bhd. and is a consultant to Smith Gore, a property valuation

firm. He is also as an advisor for Incorporated Society of Planters

Sabah-Tawau Branch.

He participates actively as a committee member of the Malaysian

International Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Sabah Branch

and as a committee member for Human Resources and also on

the Home Affairs of MICCI standing committee. He was on the

Sabah Business Council sub-committee on Human Resources and

Agricultural, Food & Poverty Eradication and Sabah BIMP-EAGA

Council previously. He was a member of Jawatankuasa Khas

Pengangguran Siswazah in Universiti Malaysia Sabah. He is also a

life member of Agricultural Institute of Malaysia.

He does not have any family relationship with any other director

and/or other major shareholders of the Company and has no

conflict of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for

offences within the past ten (10) years.

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William TullyWilliam Tully, OBE, ASDK, ADK, aged 76, a Briton with permanent

resident status in Malaysia, was appointed as an Independent Non-

Executive Director of TSH on 30 April 1992. He also serves as the

Chairman of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee

and member of the Remuneration Committee. He also sits on the

board of several other private limited companies. He is an Associate

member and Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Planters and

graduated with a Diploma in Particulture. He has resided in Malaysia

since 1954 and has extensive business knowledge accumulated over

forty (40) years of experience in the Malaysian plantation industry.

He was the managing director of BAL Plantation Sdn. Bhd. (“BAL”)

from June 1983 to June 1993 and prior to being appointed as the

managing director, he was the general manager since 1976. BAL

had approximately 16,200 hectares of cocoa, palm oil and rubber

plantations and was recognised as one of the leading plantation

companies in Sabah in the development of cocoa seeds and clonal

planting material to meet the demands of planting material in Sabah.

He was the Chairman of the East Malaysia Planters Association

for five (5) years from 1973 to 1977, the Chairman of the East

Malaysia Palm Oil Producers Association for eight (8) years from

1976 to 1983 and was also the Chairman of the Sabah Employers

Consultative Association and a member of the Malaysian Cocoa

Board. He also represented the plantation industry in several other

councils and committees relating to the plantation industry and

actively participated in the proceedings of these organisations.

He does not have any family relationship with any other Director

and/or other major shareholder of the Company and has no conflict

of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for offences

within the past ten (10) years.

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Tan Aik KiongTan Aik Kiong, aged 48, a Malaysian, was appointed as an Executive

Director of TSH on 25 November 1987. He is currently the Director of

Operations and sits on the board of various subsidiary companies of

TSH and also holds directorship in other private limited companies.

He joined the Company in 1987 as Shipping Manager and was

promoted to Director of Operations in 1989. He obtained a Master

degree in Civil Engineering, majoring in Construction Management,

from the University of Oklahoma, United States of America (“USA”)

in 1986. Prior to joining the Company in 1987, he worked with

Prudential Bache Ltd., an established brokerage and commission

house in 1986 and subsequently with Ameroid Services Pte. Ltd., an

independent warehousing company in Singapore.

He is the brother of Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan Aik Pen, Tan Aik Sim

and Tan Aik Yong and son of Tan Soon Hong. He has no conflict

of interest with the Company and has no convictions for offences

within the past ten (10) years.

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Lim Fook HinLim Fook Hin, aged 59, a Malaysian, was appointed as an

Executive Director of TSH on 9 May 1997. He also serves as a

member of the Remuneration Committee and Employees’ Share

Option Scheme Committee. He is currently the Executive Director

of Ekowood International Berhad and Sinora Industries Berhad.

He also sits on the board of some subsidiary companies within

the TSH Group and also holds directorship in other private limited

companies. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified

Public Accountants. After qualifying as a member of the ICAEW,

he joined Coopers & Lybrand as an audit senior in 1976 and was

transferred to Coopers’ management consultancy services in 1977.

He joined the Commonwealth Development Corporation in 1978

and was seconded to Sarawak Oil Palm Sdn. Bhd. as the company

secretary.

He joined BAL Plantation Sdn. Bhd. in 1981 as the financial

controller until 1993. His main responsibility included financial

management, merger and acquisition and commodity marketing.

He was the Chief Executive of United Palm Oil Industries PLC

(“UPOIC”), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand

before joining TSH in 1997.

He does not have any family relationship with any other Director

and/or other major shareholders of the Company and has no

conflict of interest with the Company. He has no convictions for

offences within the past ten (10) years.

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Tan Aik YongTan Aik Yong, aged 39, a Malaysian, was appointed as an Alternate

Director on 4 July 2003. He is a non-practising barrister with a degree

in bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Queen Mary College, University of

London. He qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 1998.

His career started with a law firm in Kuala Lumpur and he has since

spent about 10 years in investment banking activities in the region.

He was a senior manager in United Overseas Bank Group prior to

joining TSH Group to handle investment planning, corporate and

financing matters in 2002.

He also sits on the board of Ekowood International Berhad as an

Alternate Director and various subsidiary companies within the

Group and holds directorship in other private limited companies.

He is the brother of Datuk (Dr.) Kelvin Tan Aik Pen, Tan Aik Sim

and Tan Aik Kiong and son of Tan Soon Hong. He has no conflict

of interest with the Company and has no convictions for offences

within the past ten (10) years.

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