Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed Bin Sepawi
Non Independent Executive Chairman
Board Sustainability Committee, Chairman
Risk Management Committee, Member
Datuk Amar Abdul Hamed (male), was appointed as our Director on 30 August 2005 and redesignated as Non Executive Chairman on 11 March 2011. On 1 November 2017, he was redesignated to the position of Executive Chairman.
Educated at Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, he holds a BSc from the University of Malaya, a BSc (Forestry) from the Australian National University, Canberra, and a Master’s degree in Forest Products Utilisation from Oregon State University, United States.
He has more than 35 years of experience in forestry and plantation management and the manufacturing of forest products. For the last 28 years, he has been actively involved in various industries such as construction, property development, oil and gas, oil palm plantations and information and communication technology. In particular, in the area of planting of oil palm in Sarawak, he has more than 26 years of experience.
He was the recipient of the Sarawak State Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2004 and 2005 and was nominated for the Malaysia Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2005.
He was awarded the Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang in September 1999 and the Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang in September 2012. In 2014, he was the winner of the Inaugural 2014 Sarawak State Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award and in 2015, he was adjudged The BrandLaureate “Man of the Year” Brand ICON Leadership Award. In 2022, he was awarded the “Outstanding Global Muslim Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award” and in 2023 the “Malaysia Global Business Icon Leadership Award’ and the “Global Muslim Leader of the Year Award 2023”. He also received from the State of Sarawak the “Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Independence Medal (Silver)” in 2023.
He is the Executive Chairman of Ta Ann Holdings Berhad, a forestry and plantation company based in Sarawak, Chairman of Naim Holdings Berhad, a property and construction company, both of which are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. He is also the Chairman of Sarawak Energy Berhad, a power utility company wholly owned by the Sarawak State Government.
Dato Wong Kuo Hea
Executive Director
Remuneration Committee, Member
Board Sustainability Committee, Member
Dato Wong Kuo Hea (male), was appointed as our Executive Director on 28 March 2018.
Dato Wong has immense experience and exposure in both the timber and oil palm industries.
His persistence and drive for excellence has continuously steered the Company to better performance. At the forefront of management, Dato Wong communicates well and has the learning agility to quickly adapt to the everchanging landscape of the oil palm industry. His leadership skills have also put the Group in good standing in the marketplace.
Dato Wong was conferred the 2021 Sarawak State Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2022.
Since 1999, he has held the position of Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer in Ta Ann Holdings Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
Datu Hasmawati Binti Sapawi
Non Independent Non-Executive Director
Nomination Committee, Member
Datu Hasmawati Sapawi (female), was appointed as our Director on 25 November 2011.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons, Economics) Canada, a Master of Business Administration Australia and a Master of Environment Management (Development Planning), Malaysia.
Datu Hasmawati Sapawi was conferred the Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (Emas) in 2021 and the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak in 2023.
She is currently the Deputy State Financial Secretary of Sarawak.
She joined the State Financial Secretary’s Office in 2006, prior to which she had worked in a state agency and a government-linked company. She also sits on the Board of several state government-linked companies.
Brigadier General Dato’ Muhammad Daniel Bin Abdullah (Retired)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nomination Committee, Chairman
Board Audit Committee, Member
Remuneration Committee, Member
Risk Management Committee, Member
Brigadier General Dato’ Muhammad Daniel (male), was appointed as our Director on 1 March 2019.
Brigadier General Dato’ Muhammad Daniel graduated from The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (“RMAS”), Camberley, United Kingdom and is also a graduate in Defence and Strategic Studies from University of Malaya.
Brigadier General Dato’ Muhammad Daniel had a distinguished career in the Malaysian Armed Forces for 39 years, before retiring from active military service on 15 June 2015. He served and held numerous Commands, Staff and Training appointments in the Malaysian Special Service Group, Malaysian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence. He was also actively involved in a number of Civil Affairs activities, natural disaster relief activities, heart-and-mind and sociocommunal activities notably amongst the indigenous tribes nationwide.
Internationally, Brigadier General Dato’ Muhammad Daniel was appointed the Liaison Officer of Kuwait while serving as a Military Observer under the United Nations International Monitoring Group in Kuwait and Iraq (UNIKOM 1993-1994).
Dato Chia Chu Fatt
Independent Non-Executive Director
Risk Management Committee, Chairman
Board Audit Committee, Chairman
Nomination Committee, Member
Remuneration Committee, Member
Dato Chia Chu Fatt (male), was appointed as our Director on 5 April 2021.
An accountant by profession, Dato Chia Chu Fatt is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK), a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a member of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia. He is also the proprietor of Andy Chia & Co., a chartered accountants firm which he established in 1987. He has 44 years of working experience in chartered accountants’ firms, 4 of which were with a medium-sized firm in London, UK.
He was conferred the honorary Johan Bintang Sarawak (“JBS”) and Ahli Bintang Sarawak (“ABS”) by T.Y.T Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak in 2010 and 1994 respectively. In 2022, he was awarded the “Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak”.
He was formerly a councillor of the Miri Municipal Council for 11 years. He served in various capacities as a Board Member of the Sarawak Land Development Board from 2008 to 2017 and was the former Chairman of the Miri Basketball Association. Currently, he serves as Secretary of the Piasau Camp Miri Nature Park Society.
Datu Haji Abdul Razak bin Mohd. Tready
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board Audit Commitee, Member
Datu Razak (male) was appointed our Director on 15 January 2025.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya. He has also attended the Legislative Drafting Course at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London and the Executive Programme at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
He was conferred the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak (D.J.B.S) in 2008.
Datu Razak started his career in 1978 as the Registrar of Titles of the Land and Survey Department (HQ) Sarawak. In 1982, he became the Legal Officer of the Land and Survey Department (HQ) Sarawak. He took up the position of the Senior Legal Officer of the State Legal Department Sarawak in 1984. In 1987 and 1989, Datu Razak was the Acting Deputy State Attorney General, State Legal Department Sarawak. In 1990, he practiced as an Advocate in the firm Messrs. Abdul Rahim, Sarkawi, Razak Tready, Fadillah & Company, Advocates at Kuching Sarawak. He then returned to the State Legal Department Sarawak as the Deputy State Attorney General and was the State Attorney General of Sarawak from 2008 to 2016.
Datu Razak has been a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Lembaga Amanah Kebajikan Darul Falah and the Sarawak State Pardons Board since 2017. He was a Member of the Judicial Appointments Commission Malaysia from 4 September 2022 till 3 September 2024.