Change in Boardroom - DATUK LEE HWA CHENG
BackSep 10, 2015
Date of change | 10 Sep 2015 |
Name | DATUK LEE HWA CHENG |
Age | 54 |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Designation | Executive Director |
Directorate | Executive |
Type of change | Appointment |
Qualifications |
Lower Secondary Education |
Working experience and occupation |
Datuk Lee is a successful entrepreneur and a renowned businessman with vast and extensive experience in the consumer retails, constructions and property development industries and sectors. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Sinma Jewellery Sdn Bhd ("Sinma") from 1986 to 2011 and he has since 2012 become the Executive Chairman of Zhonghe Huaxing Development (M) Sdn Bhd ("Zhonghe Huaxing"). On 15 December 2014, he was appointed as an Executive Director of Stone Master Corporation Berhad. He started his early years with Sinma and grew it to become the largest costume jewelries retail chain in Malaysia with outlets spanning across the Asian region before exiting the said business in 2011 to venture into construction and property development business. He advanced further and entered into a very challenging joint venture business with the China's State-owned Enterprise (China Nuclear Engineering Group) Corporation [a large diversified construction company in China with expertise in civil engineering projects and missions, such as power plant, military construction works, energy and resources] to set-up Zhonghe Huaxing and several other private companies in China. During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Sinma, Datuk Lee was also appointed as the President of Malaysia Retailers Chain Association ("MRCA"). Subsequent thereto, as a successful entrepreneur and as a very experienced businessman with long standing and active contributory involvements in various types of trade businesses as well as social services, he was then appointed as the Life Time Honorary President in recognition of all his inputs and contributions to the MRCA. Datuk Lee also sits on the Board of several Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). |
Directorship of public companies (if any) |
Stone Master Corporation Berhad |
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer |
NIL |
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer |
NIL |
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries |
BHS Industries Berhad - Direct Interest : 7,460,352 Ordinary Shares (2.51%) BHS Industries Berhad - Indirect Interest : 4,177,776 Ordinary Shares (1.40%) - Deemed interested by virtue of his interest in Hebat Koordinasi (Asia) Sdn. Bhd. pursuant to Section 6A of the Companies Act, 1965 |
Announcement Info
Company Name | BHS INDUSTRIES BERHAD |
Stock Name | BHS |
Date Announced | 10 Sep 2015 |
Category | Change in Boardroom |
Reference Number | C03-08092015-00005 |