Au Yong Siew Fah, male, a Malaysian, aged 73, is the
chief executive of the plantation division of Hap Seng
Consolidated Berhad (HSCB), Hap Seng Plantations
Holdings Berhad (HSP), and was appointed to this
position on 12 February 2001. Thereafter he was
appointed an executive director of HSP on 31 July 2007.
Mr. Au Yong started his career as a cadet planter with
Yule Catto Plantations Sdn Bhd in Kluang, Johor in 1969
after attending the Royal Military College. He has more
than 52 years of extensive experience in all aspects of
management of large plantations for major crops.
Mr. Au Yong obtained the Diploma of the Associate
of Incorporated Society of Planters in 1974. He is one
of the founding members of the Malaysian Palm Oil
Association (MPOA) and is presently the vice-chairman.
He served as a member of the Malaysian Palm Oil
Board (MPOB) during the years from 2008 to 2016 and
was re-appointed in 2018.
Currently, Mr. Au Yong holds 291,600 HSCB shares and
180,000 HSP shares respectively.
Mr. Au Yong does not have any family relationship
with any director and/or major shareholder nor does
he have any conflict of interests with the Company.
He has not been convicted of any offence in the past
five years and there was no public sanction or penalty
imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the
financial year ended 31 December 2023.