Kerk Shiang Yih, Malaysian aged 51, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 March 2023.

 

She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and minoring in Management from Wichita State University, Kansas, United States in 1996.

 

She has more than 25 years of experience in business and strategy development, cross-country sales management, customer relationship management, product and packaging design, logistics management and operational execution. She began her career with HSPM as a Market Development Executive in 1996, and was subsequently promoted to Market Development Assistant Manager in 2004 and Market Development Manager in 2009. As well, she has served as a Director of HSPM and HSHY since 2 September 2013 and 10 March 1998 respectively.

 

Currently, she is responsible for leading the market development division of HSPM, with a primary focus on identifying and developing new business opportunities as well as managing customer relationships and sales growth.  

 

She is the niece of Kerk Chiew Siong and cousin of Kerk Chian Tung, Teo Lee Teck, Kerk Kar Han and Kuo Liong Yok. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Company except for certain recurrent related party transactions of revenue or trading nature that is necessary for day-to-day operations of the Group.  She has no convictions for any offences over the past 10 years.