Tan Eng Piow
Executive Chairman / Group Managing Director
Tan Eng Piow, aged 71, was appointed as Group Managing Director
of MHB on 9 September 1994. He is one of the founding members
of Pembinaan Mitrajaya Sdn Bhd ("PMSB"). On 12 June 2024, he was
appointed as the Executive Chairman of MHB.
He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) degree from
University of Malaya, which was obtained in 1977. He is also a Member
of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia.
He began his career as a Works Engineer with Jabatan Kerja Raya – JKR
(Public Works Department) from 1977 to 1979. From 1980 till 1985, he
was a Project Manager with Perkuat Kuari Sdn Bhd (Quarry Operation).
He has over 45 years of extensive technical and management experience
in the construction industry and has been actively involved in the
management and operations of the MHB Group. He also oversees the
Group's development, growth and expansion.
Cho Wai Ling
Executive Director
Cho Wai Ling,aged 52, was appointed as an Executive Director of MHB on
1 September 2014. She graduated from University of Malaya in 1998 with
a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree and has been a member of
the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2001.
She started her career with MHB in 1999 as an Executive in the Finance &
Accounts Department and rose from rank and file to managerial position
and in 2005 was promoted to Group Finance Manager. She heads the
Finance & Accounts Department and handles all corporate matters of
the Group. In her position as Executive Director, her role was expanded
to cover investor relations function and to assist the Group Managing
Director on strategic management responsibilities.
Tan Mei Yin
Executive Director
Tan Mei Yin, aged 42, was appointed as an Executive Director of MHB
on 24 August 2020. She graduated from Imperial College London,
United Kingdom in 2005 with a Master of Chemical Engineering. She is
a member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers in United Kingdom and
also a member of Board of Engineers Malaysia.
She began her career with Aker Kvaerner Engineering S.E.A. Sdn Bhd
as a Graduate Process Engineer upon graduation in 2005. In 2006, she
joined Shell Global Solutions Sdn Bhd as a Flow Assurance Engineer. In
October 2011, she joined MHB Group as Personal Assistant to Group
Managing Director, holding responsibility as Head of Human Resources
& Administration Department and IT Department. On promotion to
the position of Executive Director, her role was expanded to cover
strategic management where she will serve as a committee member
for the Sustainability and Integrity Committee and be responsible for
the planning, organizing, and directing of the organisation's operations
and programs on sustainability and integrity. She is also responsible
for the overall top-level Management's responsibilities over the Group's
businesses including business and financial strategies.
Bibhuti Nath Jha
Executive Director
Bibhuti Nath Jha, aged 56, was appointed as an Executive Director of
MHB on 21 December 2022. He graduated with B.E. (Civil) Engineering
from Mangalore University, India in 1993 and later obtained a Master
of Executive Master Program in Business Administration from the IIBM
Institute of Business Management, India in 2012. He is a member of the
Project Management Institute, USA.
He has over 30 years of experience in managing Strategic Planning
and Project Management accountabilities across a range of sectors
in Malaysia, India and African Region. While holding key roles with
engineering, project management consulting as well as construction
industry firm, he has led teams to deliver time and resource critical
building and infrastructure projects. He is currently the Managing
Director of two subsidiaries of the Mitrajaya Group.
He was appointed as Project Manager of Mitrajaya Group in 1997 and was
promoted to Project Director in 2002. He was made Executive Director
of the subsidiary, PMSB in 2010 with responsibilities to oversee and
manage all pre and post contract process and heading the engineering,
tender and contract.
In 2013, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Managing Director
and took over the position of Managing Director at PMSB in 2020 and
Mitrajaya Construction Sdn Bhd in 2022.
Roland Kenneth Selvanayagam
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Roland Kenneth Selvanayagam, aged 68, was appointed as an Executive
Director on 23 April 1998. From 1 July 2008, he was redesignated as
Non-Executive Director as he left full time employment to start his own
business. On 28 March 2011 where having met the Listing Requirements
criteria for Independent Director, the Board re-designated him to be an
Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Consequent to the
amendment to the Listing Requirement on limit of tenure of Independent
Director, he was re-designated to the position of Non-Independent Non-
Executive Director on 1 May 2023. He is also a member of the Audit
Committee.
He is a professionally qualified accountant with over 40 years post
qualifying commercial experience. Prior to his involvement with the MHB
Group, he was employed variously within the British American Tobacco
Group, Sears Roebuck Group and the PT Mayora Indah Group – where he
was the pioneer General Manager for their Malaysian operations.
He was President of the Malaysian Division of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants from June 1996 - May 1998. He is a recipient
of the Institute's Bronze medal – awarded in recognition of services
rendered to the Institute and the profession at large.
At various times, he has held directorships (listed & unlisted companies)
in various countries including South Africa, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand
and Australia.
Datuk Mahdi Bin Morad
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Mahdi Bin Morad, aged 69, was appointed as Independent Non-
Executive Director of MHB on 17 April 2023. He is the Chairman of the
Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business
from Iowa State University, United States in 1984 and later obtained a
Master of Finance & Operations Management in Business Administration
from the University of Missouri in 1985. He is a Chartered Professional
in Islamic Finance with the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance
Professionals.
He has more than 30 years of working experience in various aspects
of business management and is equipped with more than 28 years
of experience in the financial industry, from branch to corporate
management, financial management and spearheading business
acquisitions and mergers.
He began his career at Sime Darby Plantations Berhad in a non-financial
sector and later found his niche in the financial industry when he
assumed the position of Assistant Manager in Asia Commercial Finance
Berhad. He then joined First Malaysia Finance Berhad before moving to
Arab-Malaysian Finance Berhad, now known as AmBank (M) Berhad. He
continued to move up the corporate ranks and was promoted to Senior
General Manager in July 1997 before being appointed the Executive
Director of AmFinance Berhad in 2002 and later the Executive Director of
AmBank (M) Berhad in 2005. In August 2009, he was entrusted a bigger
role and was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
of Ambank Islamic Berhad, a position held until his retirement in 2014.
Currently, he sits as a Committee member of Pelaburan Negeri Perak
Darul Ridzuan.
Dato' Sivaloganathan A/L Yoganathan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato' Sivaloganathan A/L Yoganathan, aged 78, was appointed as an
Independent Non-Executive Director of MHB on 17 April 2023. He is a
member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He graduated from the University of Singapore in 1971 with a Bachelor of
Laws (Honours) Degree and was called to the Malaysian Bar in the same
year. He started practice in 1971 with the firm of Messrs. S. M Ratnam &
Co. and thereafter set up his own law practice under Messrs. Siva Thurai
Mariany & Co., specializing in banking work and commercial litigation.
He is involved in numerous social and non-governmental organisations
matters and was also amongst others the President of the Royal Lake
Club for the years 1986 - 1990 and the Royal Selangor Flying Club.
Ir Aik Siaw Kong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ir Aik Siaw Kong, aged 74, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive
Director of MHB on 17 April 2023. He is a member of the Audit Committee
and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Civil
Engineering (Hons) degree in 1975. In 2001, he obtained his Master of
Science in Highway & Transportation from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
He began his career with Jabatan Kerja Raya – JKR (Public Works
Department) and had served as a Project Engineer on the construction
of the Kuantan-Segamat Highway (2 years), Highway Planning Engineer
with the Ministry of Works (3 years) and Highway Design Engineer with
the Road Design Section JKR HQ (6 years). He has also served as an
Assistant Director of Operations with the Malaysian Highway Authority
for coordinating the planning, design and construction of the North-South
Toll Expressway section in Kedah, Penang and Perak (5 years). From 1990
to 1994, he was the Senior Assistant Director of Roads Maintenance
Section, overseeing the planning, budgeting and implementation of all
maintenance programme of Federal Roads in Malaysia. In 1994, he
joined the private sector and was involved in engineering consultancy
services, specialising in road design and road safety auditing. He is an
accredited Road Safety Auditor with JKR since 2005.
He is currently serving as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of
Lysaght Galvanized Steel Berhad.
Notes:
- All Directors of MHB are Malaysian save for Mr Bibhuti Nath Jha who is an Indian national and do not have any conflict of
interest with MHB.
- They have not been convicted for offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any.
- There is no family relationship amongst the Directors and major shareholders of MHB save that Ms Tan Mei Yin is the daughter
of Mr Tan Eng Piow, who is the Executive Chairman of the Company.
- The Executive Directors form the Senior Management and their profiles are not presented separately.
- Other than related party transactions involving the interest of Mr Tan Eng Piow and Ms Tan Mei Yin which have been reviewed
by the Audit Committee and uninterested members of the Board, none of the other Directors of MHB has any conflict of interest
with MHB.