Dato Sri Kho Kak Beng is the founder of KKB Engineering Berhad who started his own business in 1962 in welding works. On 1 March 2023, Dato Sri was re-designated as Executive Chairman. His vast experience in steel works and other related engineering and construction activities coupled with his technical and managerial skills have strongly positioned him as Executive Chairman. Dato Sri's entrepreneurship has steered the Group of Companies to greater heights over the last six decades and continuously facilitate the operations and deliberations of the Board's functions and responsibilities. He is responsible in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives and business development. Dato Sri reports to the Board and he also sits on the Board of various other private companies.
He was awarded Master Entrepreneur of the Year 2004 by the Ministry of Industrial Development Sarawak on 7 September 2004. On 29 July 2010, he received the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award from Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2010 Malaysia. Further, Dato Sri was adjudged one of the three (3) Top Nominees for the Master Entrepreneur Category of EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Malaysia Awards. He was also awarded Pingat Terpuji Jubli Emas (P.T.E) by The State Government of Sarawak in conjunction with Memorial Awards Ceremony of Sarawak Independence Golden Jubilee Celebration on 28 August 2014. On 5 November 2015, he was conferred The BrandLaureate Great Entrepreneur Brand ICON Leadership Awards by Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF). On 23 November 2018, Dato Sri was conferred the coveted Sarawak State Outstanding Entrepreneur Award 2018 by the Ministry of Industrial Development, in association with the Sarawak Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SCCI) and Ernst & Young in recognition of his contribution towards the State's economic development. On 9 October 2021, Dato Sri was awarded Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak (P.N.B.S.) which carries the title "Dato Sri" by the State of Sarawak.
Dato Sri is the Honorary Chairman cum Advisor of Sarawak Foundry & Engineering Industries Association. He is also the Honorary Chairman of Kuching Samarahan Division Building & Civil Engineering Contractors Association and the Honourable Advisor of The Federation of Kuching and Samarahan Division Chinese Association including various other local community associations. He is also the Vice President of Federation of Malaysian Foundry & Engineering Industries Associations.
Dato Sri Kho Kak Beng does not sit on any Board Committees of the Company. He does not hold any directorship in other public companies. He is the father to Directors, Kho Pok Tong and Kho Poh Lin and is a shareholder of Kho Kak Beng Holding Company Sdn. Bhd. He has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year. Except for certain recurrent related party transactions of a revenue nature for which he is deemed interested by virtue of his deemed indirect interests, he has no conflict of interest with the Company.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025, he attended 3 out of 4 Board meetings.
Kho Pok Tong joined the Company as Manager in 1992 and was responsible for the business and operations of various divisions within the Company. He was instrumental in the restructuring, pre-public listing and corporate exercise of the Company in 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from University of London.
He was appointed as Executive Director in 1994 and as Group Executive Director on 1 October 2006. He is the Chairman of Management Executive Committee (MANCO) and member of the Risk & Sustainability Committee. In 2012, he was a key member in the Group's strategic diversification into the Oil & Gas Sector and was appointed as Director of OceanMight Sdn. Bhd.
On 1 March 2023, having served the Group for over 31 years, Kho Pok Tong was promoted to and appointed as Group Managing Director.
As Group Managing Director, he is responsible for Planning and Implementing business strategies or transformation and to drive business and revenue growth. He oversees all Group operations, guide and strengthen Leadership Team and new talents, provide strategic guidance to the Board to ensure the Group achieves its Vision, Mission and long-term goals and overall management within the Group of Companies.
Over the years, he received the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award for Outstanding & Exemplary Achievements in Entrepreneurship from Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards Malaysia and won the Best CEO for Investor Relation (Small Cap) category from Malaysia Investor Relations Awards (MIRA).
Recently, he has been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Sarawak Foundry and Engineering Industries Association (2026 - 2028) SWKFEIA. He is a member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Working Committee (Sarawak) since 30 August 2001. He is also a member of the Establishment Committee, member of the Marketing and Employability Committee and Industries Relation & Membership Committee of i-CATS University College, Sarawak. As Committees' member, he sits in the Management Council of Sarawak Skills.
He also sits on the Board of subsidiary and associate companies of KKB Engineering Berhad as well as various other private companies.
Kho Pok Tong does not hold any directorship in other public listed companies. He is the son of Dato Sri Kho Kak Beng, brother of Kho Poh Lin and a shareholder of Kho Kak Beng Holding Company Sdn. Bhd. He has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year. Except for certain recurrent related party transactions of revenue nature for which he is deemed interested by virtue of his interests in certain companies in which he is a director, he has no conflict of interest with the Company.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025, he attended 4 out of 4 Board meetings and 4 out of 4 Audit Committee meetings.
Kho Poh Lin is a member of the Management Executive Committee (MANCO) and is the Chairman of Risk & Sustainability Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons.) degree from University of Buckingham and also a Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP). She is also a licensed Company Secretary.
She is responsible for the Corporate and Legal Affairs of the Company and its Group of Companies. In addition, she also takes responsibilities in the administration and management of the Company such as human resources, registration and licensing with statutory and regulatory authorities. She also takes charge of all compliance requirements of Bursa Securities and Securities Commission for the Company including all company secretarial practices for the Group. Before appointment as Executive Director, Kho Poh Lin served the Company as Corporate and Legal Affairs Manager and also held the position of Alternate Director. Prior to joining the Company, she was attached to a legal firm. She also sits on the Board of several subsidiaries of KKB Engineering Berhad as well as other private companies.
Kho Poh Lin does not hold any directorship in other public listed companies. She is the daughter of Dato Sri Kho Kak Beng, sister of Kho Pok Tong and a shareholder of Kho Kak Beng Holding Company Sdn. Bhd. She has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year. Except for certain recurrent related party transactions of a revenue nature for which she is deemed interested by virtue of her interests in certain companies in which she is a director, she has no conflict of interest with the Company.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025, she attended 4 out of 4 Board meetings and 4 out of 4 Audit Committee meetings.
Yong Voon Kar is the Chairman for both Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee of KKB Engineering Berhad.
He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and has been a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (since renamed as Chartered Accountants, Australia & New Zealand) since 1984 and is a Member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants. He graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Business Studies in Accountancy (Distinction) in 1981.
Yong Voon Kar was the Managing Partner of Ernst & Young East Malaysia offices from 2002 to 2018 when he retired from the partnership of Ernst & Young, Malaysia. He joined Ernst & Young Malaysia (formerly Ernst & Whinney) in 1984 and was admitted as a Partner in 1996. His professional career in Ernst & Young spanned over 34 years in the assurance, corporate recovery and corporate finance service lines. He had been the lead audit partner of major East and West Malaysia public and non-public listed companies covering a range of industries such as manufacturing, processing, trading, construction and engineering services, plantations, timber, property development, services, media publishing and utilities.
Yong Voon Kar had served in various governance and advisory roles in the Ernst & Young global and regional network from 2008 to 2015. During this period, he served as a member of the Asia Pacific Governance/Advisory Council and was its Finance Sub Committee Co-Chair from 2010 to 2015. He had also served at Ernst & Young's highest governance level - the Global Governance/ Advisory Council from 2013 to 2015.
Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad. Besides, Yong Voon Kar also sits on the Board of Global Shepherds Berhad and is also a Trustee of Yayasan Sin Chew, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1965 (predecessor to the Companies Act 2016) for the purpose of carrying out charitable activities.
He does not have any personal pecuniary interests or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business which are in conflict with the Company or its subsidiaries. He also has no relationship with other directors and substantial shareholders and has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025 he attended 4 out of 4 Board meetings and 4 out of 4 Audit Committee meetings.
He has no shareholdings in the Company.
Ir. Haji Othman was appointed as member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company on 1 September 2024.
He graduated from the University of Southampton with a Bachelor Science in Ship Science and is a Professional Engineer with a Practising Certificate (Naval Architecture) registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia. As a member of the Institute of Engineers Malaysia and Chartered Engineer UK, he is also an active fellow of Royal Institution of Naval Architects and fellow of Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology.
He has over 40 years of combined experience in the Marine, Oil & Gas and general industries in the field of Classification, Inspection, Quality control, Auditing and Consultancy Services. He has served in the Royal Malaysian Navy and left as a Lieutenant Commander, lecturer in UTM, Marine Executive in Petronas, Surveyor and Country Manager in Lloyd's Register and Regional Chief Executive for Bureau Veritas Malaysia and Brunei.
Ir. Haji Othman has also contributed in the marine and oil & gas industries via active involvement with MIGHT, AMIM, MOSVA and MOGSC. He is also actively supporting local universities in the development and monitoring of their courses/syllabus to be in line with the need of the profession and industries.
Ir. Haji Othman does not hold any directorship in other public listed companies. He does not have any personal pecuniary interests or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business which are in conflict with the Company or its subsidiaries. He also has no relationship with other directors and substantial shareholders and has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025 he attended 4 out of 4 Board meetings and 4 out of 4 Audit Committee meeting.
He has no shareholdings in the Company.
Norliza binti Mohamad Nawi holds a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University Fresno, USA and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with major in Finance and a second major in Economics from the California State University, Chico, USA. She has 30 years of professional experiences in PETRONAS and was a director for few of its operating companies.
Her wide experience in oil and gas industry includes policy development and stewardship in the field of Risk Management, Procurement, Governance & Supply Chain, Vendors Licensing, Education & Human Capital Investment Development. In addition, she was also involved in planning, marketing, contracting, distribution and logistics of petrochemicals and oil products during her early foundation years in PETRONAS.
She does not have any personal pecuniary interests or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business which are in conflict with the Company or its subsidiaries. She also has no relationship with other directors and has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025 she attended 4 out of 4 Board meeting.
She has no shareholdings in the Company.
Chai Woon Chew is a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) degree from the University of Buckingham, Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree from University of Surrey, UK and qualified as Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln's Inn, England.
Chai Woon Chew is a partner of Messrs Michael Chai & Co., Advocate & Solicitors.
He does not hold any directorship in other public listed companies. He does not have any personal pecuniary interests or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business which are in conflict with the Company or its subsidiaries. He is not related to any of the directors and substantial shareholders and has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025, he attended 4 out of 4 Board meetings.
Lau Nai Pek is a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
He has over 35 years of professional experience in finance in various locations in Australia, Brunei, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He retired from Shell Malaysia in August 2011 after serving Royal Dutch Shell Group for about 30 years. His major assignments include the Finance Director for Shell Malaysia, Finance Director for Shell China, Global Controller for the Exploration & Production Division of Royal Dutch Shell, and Vice-President Finance for Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., the Netherlands. He also served over 12 years as an Independent Board member of Axiata Group Berhad and over 11 years as a member of EPF Investment Panel.
Lau Nai Pek is currently an Independent Non- Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of Heineken Malaysia Berhad and the Chairman of Dialog Axiata PLC, a public listed company in the Colombo Stock Exchange (Sri Lanka). On 15 January 2024, he appointed as Independent Non- Executive Chairman of Boost Bank Berhad.
He does not have any personal pecuniary interests or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business which are in conflict with the Company or its subsidiaries. He also has no relationship with other directors and has no previous convictions for any offences within the past 5 years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
During the financial year ended 31 December 2025 he attended 4 out of 4 Board meetings and 4 out of 4 Audit Committee meetings.
He has no shareholdings in the Company.
