Datuk Phang Ah Tong

Datuk Phang is our Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed as a Chairman on 14 May 2025.  He was appointed to our Board on 1 October 2017.

Datuk Phang, who was formerly the Deputy Chief Executive of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), has played a key and strategic role in promoting Malaysia’s foreign and domestic investments during his 36 years in MIDA.

An economics graduate from the University of Malaya, Datuk Phang has attended senior management programmes at Harvard Business School and INSEAD, the top French management school. He has played an active role in shaping Malaysia’s economic landscape through his involvement in national scale master plans. He was also pivotal in developing the manufacturing, non-manufacturing and service sectors in Malaysia and promoting global Foreign Direct Investment into Malaysia.

Mr Phang is currently the Chairman of the Malaysian Automotive, Robotics and Internet of Things Institute, Chairman of JF Technology Berhad, Chairman of Jerasia Capital Berhad, Chairman of Novugen Pharma (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, and Chairman of Oncogen Pharma Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Phang is also a Director in Inari Amertron Berhad, United Overseas Bank Malaysia (UOBM), Apex Healthcare Berhad, and Kiswire Sdn Bhd.

Mr Phang has also capped his illustrious career with distinguished awards, including several service excellence awards at MIDA as well as the Pingat Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka (DPSM) and the Pingat Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP).

Luong Andy

Mr Luong Andy was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2005. Mr Luong previously served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since April 2004.

As President and Founder of the UMS Group, he has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing front-end semicon components. He acquired his machining skills through his experience in working in his family’s machining business in Vietnam. He emigrated to the USA from Vietnam in 1979 and shortly after college, started a precision machining business called Long’s Manufacturing, Inc.

Loh Meng Chong, Stanley

Mr Stanley Loh was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 30 June 2010.

Mr Loh joined the Company on 5 September 2008 as the Group’s Financial Controller. He brings with him over 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, treasury and auditing. Before joining the Company, he held several controllership positions in trading and manufacturing organisations.

Mr Loh holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons) from National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale). A member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), he is responsible for the overall financial, accounting, tax, treasury, corporate finance, compliance matters as well as the operations of the Group.

Chua Siong Kiat

Mr. Chua Siong Kiat was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in May 2024. He chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nominating Committee.

Mr. Chua is an experienced corporate financial executive and consultant with substantial international broad-based financial and management experience of close to 30 years; and having lived and worked in London, Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City, and now in Singapore. He is a director of Lighthouse Business Consulting Pte Ltd, a boutique business consulting firm he founded in 2017. He is currently chief financial officer of Memiontec Holdings Ltd and serves as independent non-executive director to four other publicly listed companies.

Mr. Chua is a Fellow member of Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant of Singapore (CA, Singapore), Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA) and Senior Accredited Director conferred by Singapore Institute of Directors (SID-SRAD). He holds a Master of Business Administration and Diploma of the Imperial College in Management (MBA, DIC) from Imperial College London Business School, University of London.

Datin Poon Lee Fah

Datin Poon Lee Fah is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 14 May 2025.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of London, United Kingdom in 2012. She obtained her Certificate in Legal Practice from the Malaysian Legal Profession Qualifying Board in 2015 and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2016. She is a mediator on Malaysian International Mediation Centre’s panel of accredited mediators. She has also completed the Executive Education Programme on Mergers and Acquisition by the Imperial College Business School in 2024.

She began her legal career in 2016 as a chambering student and subsequently as a legal associate at Y C Wong until 2017. She then founded her own law practice, Messrs. Poon, Asyraq & Lisa in 2017, where she is the Managing Partner.

She has been in legal practice for over 7 years and specialises in conveyancing, contentious proceedings, family law, estate planning and corporate matters.

She is also the Chairman of the Committee on Women’s and Family Development Tanjung Bungah, a community building initiative by the Penang State Government established to empower women and enhance family development, where her main role is to plan and implement programmes related to women and family development.

Xie Xingbei, Pearlyn

Xie Xingbei, Pearlyn is our Independent Director. She was appointed to our Board on 14 May 2025.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Second Upper) from the National University of Singapore in 2007 and was called to the Singapore Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2008.

She began her career in 2007 as a practice trainee at Shook Lin & Bok LLP (“SLB”). She was retained as a legal associate in 2008 and advanced through the firm’s ranks to become a Partner in 2014. She currently serves as a Partner at SLB, where she has over 16 years of experience in corporate legal practice. Her areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, corporate finance, regulatory compliance and general corporate advisory.

She currently also serves on the board of directors of New Wave Holdings Ltd., a public company listed on SGX.