Investor Relation

Dato’ Wan Hashim Bin Wan Jusoh, a Malaysian aged 68, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 7 November 2018.

He graduated from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (now known as Universiti Putra Malaysia) with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Resource Economics in 1981. He began his career with MIDA in 1981 as Assistant Director where he acted as the secretary to the National Committee on Investment of MIDA. Throughout his 36-year career with MIDA, he served in various divisions within MIDA where he was mainly responsible for the promotion and coordination of foreign and domestic investments. He was also assigned abroad to MIDA offices in Los Angeles, Boston and New York to promote Malaysia as an investment destination. In 2008, he returned to Malaysia and served as Director of Foreign Investment Promotion, America Zone.

In 2011, he was appointed as Senior Director for the Non-Resource Industry of MIDA to oversee the information and communications technology and electrical industries, electronic industry, transport industry, machinery and equipment supporting as well as textiles and non-metallic mineral industries. Subsequently, he was promoted to Executive Director for the Manufacturing Development (Non- Resource) of MIDA in 2012 and Senior Executive Director for the Strategic Planning and Investment Ecosystem of MIDA in 2014.

He retired from MIDA in 2017.

Currently, Dato’ Wan Hashim also sits on the boards of Nuenergy Holdings Berhad (formerly known as ILB Group Berhad) and AYS Ventures Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities, as an Independent Non-Executive Director, a position he has held since October 2017 and December 2017 respectively.

He has no family relationship with any director of the Company.

Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng, a Malaysian aged 62, is our Executive Director and Group CEO. He is our cofounder and was appointed to our Board on 29 March 2018. He is responsible for the overall management and business operations of our Group as well as the strategic planning, formulation and implementation of our Group’s strategies.

He completed his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Mark in Butterworth, Penang in 1981. He holds a Certificate in Administrative Management and a Certificate in Production and Quality Control Management from the Centre for Business Studies, London, where he completed his courses in 1990. He was appointed as a committee member of the management council of Penang Skills Development Centre in 2017 and a member of Machinery and Equipment Investment Advisory Panel of MIDA in 2018.

He began his career in 1982 with Mattel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of games and games sets, as an apprentice electrician in the company’s maintenance department. He left the company in 1983 to further his studies and subsequently obtained his certification as an electrician after completing the Malaysian Skills Certificate Level 1 (formerly known as Sijil Kecekapan Ketukangan Peringkat Asas) and Level 2 (formerly known as Sijil Kecekapan Ketukangan Peringkat Pertengahan) in 1983 and 1985 respectively. In 1985, he joined Leader Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (now known as GUH Electrical Appliances Sdn Bhd), a company involved in the manufacturing of lighting and fan products, as Senior Technician. He was subsequently promoted to Plant Manager in February 1990 before he left the company in September 1990 to start the business operations of UWC Holdings which he co-founded in August 1990.

He is the father of Dr. Ng Chin Liang, his Alternate Director. In October 2021, Dato’ Seri Ng was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of UMedic Group Berhad, a company listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.

Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong, a Malaysian aged 62, is our Executive Director and Group COO. He is our cofounder and was appointed to our Board on 29 March 2018. He is responsible for the entire manufacturing operations of our Group.

In 1979, Dato’ Lau completed his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Hua Lian in Taiping, Perak. He holds a professional diploma in Business Adminstration (Finance), Genovasi Centre for Higher Learning.

In 1980, he was hired by Tekskill Component Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, as Technical Supervisor in the manufacturing department, where he was involved in quality control activities and staff training. He subsequently left the company in 1984 and joined Toriki Metal Engineering Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of safety boxes and security products as Production Supervisor where he oversaw the company’s production activities.

He then left the company in 1986 and joined Leader Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (now known as GUH Electrical Appliances Sdn Bhd), a company involved in the manufacturing of lighting and fan products, in the same year as Assistant Factory Manager, where he was responsible for the planning, coordination and control of the manufacturing processes. He subsequently left the company in March 1991 to focus on UWC Holdings which he had co-founded with Dato’ Ng Chai Eng in August 1990.

He has no family relationship with any director of the Company. He does not hold any directorship in any other public listed companies.

Dato’ F’ng Meow Cheng, a Malaysian aged 59, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 7 November 2018. She is also the Chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Risk Management, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Dato’ F’ng graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, the USA with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1991 and Australian Institute of Business with a Master of Management in 2016. She has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1997 and 1998 respectively.

She began her career in 1991 with Sony Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd, a company involved in the manufacturing of consumer electronic products, as System Planner, where she was assisting in organisational corporate planning as well as drafting of standard operating procedures in compliance with International Standards of Quality. Subsequently, she left the company to join Russ Ooi & Associates (a member firm of RSM International then) in 1992 as Junior Auditor. She left the audit firm in 1996 as Assistant Manager and joined another audit firm, H. B. Ooi & Co as Manager in 1997, where she was mainly involved in audit, taxation and consultancy services. She left the audit firm in February 1998 and joined another audit firm, K. B. Tan & Co as Manager in March 1998, where she was also mainly involved in audit, taxation and consultancy services. She then left the main office in Klang, Selangor and took on the responsibility to set up and run a new branch office in Bukit Mertajam, Penang in 1998. In 2002, the name of K. B. Tan & Co was changed to MC F’ng & Associates and she became a sole practitioner at the accounting firm providing auditing, taxation and consulting services. Dato’ F’ng holds audit and tax licences.

She has no family relationship with any director of the Company. Currently, Dato’ F’ng also sits on the boards of Aurelius Technologies Berhad (listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities) and SNS Network Technology Berhad (listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities) as an Independent Non-Executive Director, both positions she presently holds in April 2021 and September 2021 respectively.

Dato’ Seri Lee Teong Li, a Malaysian aged 64, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 31 July 2025. He is also the Chairman of our Nomination and Remuneration Committees, and a member of our Audit Committee and Risk Management Committees.

He completed a Manufacturing Management course at The SANNO Institute of Management in Japan in 1992. He holds a Certificate in Computer Programming and Information Procession in the City and Guilds of London Institute where he completed his course in 1983.

Dato’ Seri Lee Teong Li has held several senior positions in the manufacturing sector throughout his career. From 1979 to 1992, he served as Senior Manager at Dynacraft Incorporated Sdn. Bhd., followed by his appointment as Operations Manager at Gotoh Manufacturing in Japan from 1993 to 1998. He then took on the role of Vice President at AKN Industries Sdn. Bhd. from 1999 to 2001 and subsequently served as Director of Am-Seiko Sdn. Bhd. from 2001 to 2007. Since 2008, he has been serving as the Regional General Manager of Amphenol TCS Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Dato’ Seri Lee is also presently the Chairman of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), Penang Branch. He has no family relationship with any director of the Company. He does not hold any directorship in any other public listed companies.

Puan Jariyah Binti Hashim, a Malaysian aged 63, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. She was appointed to our Board on 2 May 2024. She is also the Chairman of our Risk Management Committees and a member of our Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

She graduated in 1984 with a degree in Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from Western Illinois University, Macomb and subsequently completed Master of of Science (Chemistry) with the same university in 1986. She was conferred a Honorary Master of Economics from Universiti Malaysia Perlis in 2016. She also is a Train-The-Trainer (TTT) Certified Trainer.

Puan Jariyah joined the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority as Vice President of the Education and Human Capital Division in 2010 to engage with relevant stakeholders such as State Agencies, Federal Agencies/Ministries, Training Institutes, and Secondary Schools in various community development initiatives. In 2016, she was transferred to the Manufacturing Division as Vice President to be involved in business eco system development, including talent pipeline creation for manufacturing sectors. Subsequently, she was promoted as Regional Head, Perak and Penang engaged with relevant stakeholders, including State Agencies, Federal Agencies, and Training Institutes in Perak and Penang, to ensure the effective implementation of human capital programs, EmpowerNCER, JomNiaga, and EntrepreneurNCER in Perak and Pulau Pinang from 2019 until her retirement in 2022.

She was appointed as the member of Kelab Pembangunan TVET and Usahawan Pulau Pinang since November 2023.

She has no family relationship with any director of the Company. She does not hold any directorship in any other public listed companies.

Dr. Matin Ng Chin Liang, a Malaysian aged 32, is our Alternate Director to Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng/Deputy Group CEO. He is responsible for providing support to Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by working closely with CEO and Management Team in managing and directing the organisation towards strategic objectives. He needs to develop sustainable strategic for the company and maintain good relationship with internal and external stakeholders.

He graduated from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Accounting and Finance in 2014. In 2015, he obtained a Master of Science in Accounting and Finance under scholarship from the same university. He has been a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2017. He completed Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme with Wawasan Open University in December 2022.

He began his career with Deloitte PLT as Audit Associate in 2015. He left the accounting firm in 2016 and joined UWC Holdings as Assistant Finance Manager, assisting in cost controls and monitoring supplier payments, as well as liaising with government officials in respect of tax incentives and government grants. He was appointed as Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications, UWC Berhad in 2018. He is responsible for developing and maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders of our Group. He is also our main liaison with government agencies such as MIDA. He was promoted to his current position in 2019.

Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of Penang Skill and Development Center (PSDC) and member of Industry Advisory Committee of Politeknik Seberang Perai, Penang. He is also committee member of Institute-Industry Management Board of Institut Latihan Perindustrian Arumgam Pillai Nibong Tebal, Penang and Technical Advisory Committee of Institut Teknikal Jepun Malaysia (JMTI). He has also been appointed as a council member of Federation Malaysia Manufacturer, Penang Branch and the advisor of JCI Bayan. He was appointed as director of Penang Science Cluster in January 2024.

He is the son of Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng, the Executive Director/Group CEO and major shareholder of UWC. He does not hold any directorship in any other public listed companies.

Ms Ng Sze Yen, a Malaysian aged 42, is our Alternate Director to Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong/Deputy Group COO. Ms Ng is responsible to oversee the strategic and operational functions of the entire UWC group. Her role involves driving business growth, fostering cross-border collaborations, and ensuring operational excellence across all regions for the UWC Group. She also serves as key account manager for major customers while managing the company’s entire business ecosystem which includes supply chain, business operations, engineering and quality management.

Ms Ng graduated from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 2006. She completed the Certified Innovation Professional (CIP) and Certified Innovation Manager at Global Innovation Management Institute. Ms Ng completed Mini Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2024.

She began her career as a Project Engineer at UWC Holdings Sdn. Bhd., where she served from 2006 to 2009. She then advanced to the role of Senior Engineer from 2009 to 2010, followed by her appointment as Assistant Business Development Manager from 2010 to 2011. She was promoted to Business Development Manager, a position she held from 2011 to 2018. In 2018, she transitioned to UWC Berhad as the Head of Operations, serving until 2020, after which she was promoted to General Manager, a role she held until 2024. Ms Ng was promoted to Deputy Group Chief Operations Officer on 3 January 2025.

She is the niece of Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng, the Executive Director/Group CEO and major shareholder of UWC. She does not hold any directorship in any other public listed companies.