Au Yong Siew Fah, male, a Malaysian, aged 74, 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 or potential
conflict of interests, including any interest in any
competing business with the Company and its
subsidiaries. He has not been convicted of any
offence, other than traffic offences, 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 2024.