Managing Director
Malaysian, aged 63, Male
Mr. Chin Yau Meng was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad (UCHITEC) on March 1, 2018 as Executive Director and became the Managing Director of UCHITEC on June 1, 2018. He is also a member of the Employee Share Option Scheme Committee of UCHITEC.
He holds a Master Degree in Electronic from Queen University of Belfast(UK).
He has vast working experience in manufacturing and supply chain management. He is one of the pioneer staff members, joining Uchi Electronic (M) Sdn. Bhd. (UEM) as a Production Officer in 1990. He later resigned to join Precima Sdn. Bhd. as Production Manager in 1993 and came back to re-join Uchi Optoelectronic (M) Sdn. Bhd. (UOM) in 1994 as M.I.S. Manager. He was further advanced to Deputy Operation Manager in the same year. With his proven ability and reliability, he was then assigned to head the entire Uchi Technologies (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. (Uchi Dongguan) plant in 2007. Mr. Chin was appointed as an Executive Director of UOM and UEM on January 1, 2007, and Uchi Dongguan on April 8, 2007 respectively.
He is responsible for the development of business strategies and overall performance of the Group to achieve its strategic goals and objectives.
He sits on the Board of Uchi Optoelectronic (M) Sdn. Bhd., Uchi Electronic (M) Sdn. Bhd., Uchi Technologies (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. and does not hold directorship in any other company.
Executive Director
Taiwanese, Aged 66, Male
Mr. Ted Kao was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad (UCHITEC) on March 10, 2000 as Managing Director. He became the Chairman of the Company on November 26, 2001 before reassuming the position of Managing Director on September 1, 2012. He is also a member of the Employee Share Option Scheme Committee of UCHITEC. Mr. Ted Kao was re-designated as Executive Director on June 1, 2018 when Mr. Chin Yau Meng assumed the role of Managing Director.
Mr. Ted Kao graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Ming Chi Institute of Technology, Taiwan, which was sponsored by the well known Formosa Plastic Co. Ltd. He started his career with Chain Let Co. Ltd., Taiwan, a bathroom scale manufacturer as a project engineer in 1979. Mr. Ted Kao later resigned and began intensive research on global electronic market. He was engaged by Krups Stiftung Co. (currently known as Robert Krups GmbH & Co. KG), Germany, to design electronic bathroom scales in 1980.
Mr. Ted Kao founded Uchi Electronic Co. Ltd. in Taiwan in 1981.
In 1989, Mr. Ted Kao selected Penang, Malaysia as the manufacturing base and founded Uchi Electronic (M) Sdn. Bhd., Uchi Optoelectronic (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Uchi Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. With his many years of experience in technology development, Mr. Ted Kao has been the mainstay of Uchi Group’s technical and marketing strength.
He sits on the Board of Uchi Optoelectronic (M) Sdn. Bhd., Uchi Electronic (M) Sdn. Bhd. and also holds directorships in certain private limited companies.
Executive Director
Taiwanese, Aged 53, Male
Mr. Stanley Huang was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad (UCHITEC), as an alternate director to Mr. Kao, De-Tsan also known as Ted Kao on February 1, 2011 and became as Executive Director of UCHITEC on June 1, 2019. He is also a member of the Employee Share Option Scheme Committee of UCHITEC.
He graduated in 1994 from Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan with a B.S Degree in Physics. Upon graduation, he served two years in the army. Later, he joined Uchi Optoelectronic (M) Sdn. Bhd. as a Network and System Administrator before he pursued his Master Degree in Computer Science at St Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA. After graduation, he returned to Taiwan and joined Taishin International Bank, Taipei, Taiwan as IT Department Section Head in 2002 and was promoted as Assistant Manager in 2005. In 2007, he joined UCHITEC as a Task Force Manager. In 2014, he has successfully completed the Outstanding Professional Executive Network (OPEN) Leader course organized by Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.
Mr. Stanley Huang is responsible to administer the operations of the Group’s pursuant to corporate policies, goals and objectives.
He sits on the Board of all companies under the Group and does not hold directorship in any other company.
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Aged 80, Male
Mr. Charlie Ong Chye Lee was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad on July 1, 2008 as Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. On September 1, 2012, he was appointed as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He was redesignated as a member of the Audit Committee on August 23, 2013. He resigned as Chairman of Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee on December 1, 2021. He was re-designated from Senior Independent Non-Executive Director to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on March 1, 2023.
He practised law in Penang after being called to the Bar in 1970 in Messrs. Mustapha bin Hussain, later Messrs. Mustapha, Jayaraman & Co., then Messrs. Mustapha, Jayaraman, Ong & Co. and Messrs. Jayaraman, Ong & Co. in which he became a partner in 1971 and retired in June 1988 when he set up his own legal practice in partnership with R J Manecksha under the name and style of Messrs. Ong & Manecksha. He was mainly involved in banking and corporate work and occasionally involved in litigation on maritime and other miscellaneous matters. In May 2004, he retired as a partner and was appointed as consultant in Messrs. Ong & Manecksha.
He holds no directorship in other public listed companies.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Aged 68, Male
Mr. Tan Boon Hoe was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad on August 1, 2016 as Independent Non-Executive Director. He was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee on August 1, 2016. On September 1, 2016, he was elected Chairman of the Audit Committee and appointed as a member of Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
He holds a professional degree from the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He was a former partner of Deloitte Malaysia (formerly known as Deloitte KassimChan) and has more than 40 years of experience in assurance and advisory engagements.
He also holds directorships in two public listed companies and in a private limited company.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Aged 62, Male
Mr. Lim Tian How was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad (UCHITEC) on April 2, 2018 as Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee. He was redesignated as Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee on December 1, 2021.
He holds a First Class Honors Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Mr. Lim has vast working experience in the field of research & development (R&D) and manufacturing operation with more than 30 years attached in both consumer and automotive industries. From 1991 to 2003, he worked as a R&D Senior Manager in one of the multinational German companies in Penang i.e. Bosch that has a leading presence in European automotive makers. He then moved to a manufacturing company (an ex-Philips company) in 2004 as General Manager managing both factories in China and Malaysia with a total workforce of approximately 900 employees. In 2010, he joined Bosch Car Multimedia and took up the position of Operations Director of its value stream organization in Penang. In 2016, besides his role as Operations Director, he took up an additional role as Product Engineering Director, of which he assumed the position till December 2019 when he retired. He was then responsible for the entire automotive industry work-cell operations and leading a team of product engineers and specialist in product line development.
He holds no directorship in other public listed companies.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Aged 41, Female
Ms. Han Chin Ling was appointed to the Board of Directors of Uchi Technologies Berhad on November 6, 2020 as an alternate director to Mr. Charlie Ong Chye Lee and appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director on December 1, 2021. She was appointed a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
She practised law in Penang after being called to the Bar in 2007. She did her attachment with Messrs. Ong and Manecksha in September 2006 and continued as Chambering Pupil until August 2007 when she became a legal associate. From 2008 to 2014, Ms. Han was a volunteer lawyer at the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre, Penang. In 2013, she was promoted to partner in Messrs. Ong and Manecksha, a position she holds until presently.
She holds no directorship in other public listed companies.
Mr. Stanley Huang is the nephew of Mr. Ted Kao.
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