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Change In Audit Committee

Back23 Jan 2009
Date Announced
:
23/01/2009  
     
Date of change
:
23/01/2009
Type of change
:
Resignation
Designation
:
Member of Audit Committee
Directorate
:
Executive
Name
:
Mr Chia Song Kun
Age
:
59
Nationality
:
Malaysian
Qualifications
:
Master Degree in Business Administration from University of Malaya
Working experience and occupation
:
He is the founder member of QL Group, a diversified agricultural based group, was appointed as the managing director of QL Feedingstuffs Sdn. Bhd. on 22 June 1987. He is overall in charge of the Group's operations. Mr Chia incorporated CBG Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (currently, one of QL Resources Berhad's substantial shareholder)in 1984 to commence the business of distributing fishmeal and other feed-raw materials.

He was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the Honorary Awards Board of the University of Hertfordshire in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of business and education in Malaysia.
Directorship of public companies (if any)
:
Nil
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer
:
Mr Chia Song Kun is the brother to Mr Chia Song Swa and Mr Chia Song Kooi. He is also the brother-in-law to Mr Chia Seong Pow and Mr Chia Seong Fatt. He is the director and substantial shareholder of CBG Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries
:
He holds 187,500 (directly) and 157,203,458 (indirectly) QL Resources Berhad shares.
Composition of Audit Committee (Name and Directorate of members after change)
:
Tengku Dato' Zainal Rashid Bin Tengku Mahmood (Chairman, Independent and Non-Executive)
Mr Chieng Ing Huong, Eddy (Member, Indpendent and Non-Executive)
Mr Teh Kim Teh (Member, Independent and Non-Executive)
Remarks
With the resignation of Mr Chia Song Kun as an Audit Committee member, the Audit Committee of the Company complies with Paragraph 15.10 of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in respect of the composition of the Audit Committee.