Kee Wui Hong resigned as independent and non-executive director of APB Resources Bhd six months after joining the board, effective today (Dec 14).
In today’s Bursa filings, the group said the 45-year-old cited personal and other commitments as the reason for his departure.
Following his resignation, Kee also ceased to be a member of Remuneration Committee and a chairman of Risk Management Committee.
Kee reportedly joined the APB Resources’ board on June 15 together with two other directors in a boardroom shake-up not long after Press Metal Berhad founder Datuk Koon Poh Tat emerged as a substantial shareholder, with a 5.72 percent interest.
The two other independent directors that had been appointed were Tan Teik Hsiung, and Dr Dang Nguk Ling. Both Kee and Tan are the independent and non-executive directors of Artroniq Bhd.
Other Artroniq key leaders had also been reportedly appointed to join APB Resources’ top leadership after Koon became substantial shareholder; CEO Liaw Way Gian as executive director, Artroniq chairman Datuk Sri Abd Rahim Jaafar as chairman and Artroniq chief financial officer Chin Choon Wei as another executive director of APB Resources on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, with Kee’s departure, APB Resources said that Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad’s group managing director and chief executive officer Ku Chong Hong was appointed as the new independent and non-executive director effective today.
With the appointment, it said that Ku Chong Hong, 35, is also appointed as chairman of both Risk Management Committee and Audit Committee, as well as a member of Remuneration Committee.
“Ku began his career in auditing with several audit firms before joining Grant Thornton Malaysia as an Audit Senior Manager in 2017.
“Throughout his career as an auditor for more than nine years, he gained vast exposure in audit and assurance and business advisory-related fields through his portfolios of various local and international companies involved in a broad spectrum of industries,” it said.
The industry include property development, construction, manufacturing, trading, poultry, agriculture, aquaculture, service provider, trading of software and real estate.
“He previously held the position of chief financial officer and independent non-executive Director in several public listed companies,” it added.
