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Dato's Dr Lim, Wee-Chai, aged 47, a Malaysian citizen, is the Executive Chairman and founder of Top Glove Group of Companies. The Group was established in 1991 and was listed in Bursa Malaysia (KLSE) on 27 March 2001.

He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Physics in 1982 from University Malaya and a Master of Business Administration in 1985 from Sul Ross State University in Texas, USA. He also earned his Doctorate in Business Administration from the Irish International University, London in 2001 and later was awarded with the Fellow Membership of the Business Management Association, UK in September 2001.

Dato' Dr Lim brings a wealth of experience in the marketing of consumers products whilst he was the Sales Manager of a subsidiary company of OYL Industries Bhd., a company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. In 1991, he set up Top Glove Sdn Bhd, his own glove manufacturing and trading business with only one factory and has expanded this business to eleven (11) glove factories as at August 2005. He has more than 20 years of experience in the rubber and latex manufacturing business.

He served as the President (1997 to 1999) of the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers' Association (MARGMA), prior to this; he was also the Vice-President, Treasurer, Honorary Secretary for the past seven (7) years in this association. In 1998 and 1999, he was the Director of the Association of Malaysia Medical Industries (AMMI). In 1998 and 1999 he was the Board member of the Malaysia Rubber Board.

In December 4th, 2004, Dato's Dr Lim, Wee-Chai was named and awarded the highly prestigious accolade, Master Entrepreneur of The Year 2004, by Ernst and Young. This award was presented by Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Hj. Ahmad Badawi. With this award, Dato' Dr Lim represented Malaysia in Monte Carlo, Monaco for the World Entrepreneur of The Year on 28th May 2005.

At the Corporate level, under the leadership and guidance of Dato's Dr Lim, on 26th February 2004, Bursa Malaysia awarded Top Glove the KLSE Main Board Corporate Merit Award 2003 in the Industrial Product sector.

In month of May 2005, Top Glove was awarded Finance Asia’s Annual Regional Best Managed Companies 2005 (in the Small Cap Company category with market capitalization of up to USD 1 billion which is applicable to about 960 listed companies out of the approximately 1000 companies that are listed on Bursa Malaysia). The results were based on the regional investor poll, which consists of large regional institutional investors and boutique fund managers.

Recently, in August 2005, Top Glove was awarded the 2004 KPMG Shareholder Value Awards under the Industrial Markets category, this award was given to companies listed in Bursa Malaysia according to the value they created for their shareholders for the financial year ending 2004.

Dato's Dr Lim, Wee-Chai is married to Datin Tong Siew Bee, a co-founder of the Top Glove and they have two children.

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Mr Kua Hong Pak was appointed Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited in 2003. He is a member of the Investment Committee. Mr Kua joined the DelGro Group in 2002 as the Executive Director of SBS Transit Ltd and then went on to assume the position of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of DelGro Corporation Limited in 2003. Prior to this, he was the President/Chief Executive Officer of Times Publishing Ltd. As President/Chief Executive Officer of Times Publishing, Mr Kua spent over a period of 15 years managing its overseas operations in the United States, United Kingdom, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Australia.

Mr Kua also serves on the boards of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, Overseas Union Enterprise Limited, PSA International Pte Ltd, PSA Corporation Limited, StarHub Ltd and Ringier Print (HK) Limited. He is also an Honorary Citizen of Shenyang City, People’s Republic of China. In recognition of his contributions to community service, he was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1991 and Public Service Star in 1996 by the President of the Republic of Singapore and appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2000.

Mr Kua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore and is a Fellow of the United Nations Asian Institute. He also attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.

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Mr C K Chow is the Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation.

Before he joined the Company, Mr Chow was Chief Executive Officer of Brambles Industries PLC, a global support services company with dual listings in the United Kingdom and Australia. From 1997 to 2001, he was Chief Executive of GKN PLC, a leading global manufacturing company based in the UK. Before that, Mr Chow spent 20 years with the BOC Group (formerly known as British Oxygen) where he held various positions in Hong Kong, Japan, U.S.A. and the United Kingdom. He was Chief Executive of BOC’s Gases Division and Managing Director of the BOC Group PLC from 1993 to 1996.

Mr Chow was born in Hong Kong and completed his secondary school education in the territory. He is a Chartered Engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Science degree in the same field from the University of California. He holds an MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by the University of Bath. Mr Chow is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in Hong Kong.
Mr Chow was knighted in the United Kingdom in 2000 for contribution to industry. He was elected "International Executive of the Year" by the Academy of International Management in 2001.
In July 2004, Mr Chow was appointed as Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. He has been a non-executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC since 1997.

Mr Chow is Member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the General Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

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Born on August 4, 1944. DR. ANDREW I. LIUSON studied at Grace Christian High School and completed Bachelor of Science major in Mechanical Engineering at the Esslingen School of Engineering in West Germany in 1967; earned a degree of Master in Business Administration in 1971 at the University of the Philippines and Ph.D.Degree at the University of Sto. Tomas in 1974.

He was a member of the Rotary Club of Manila for 21 years from 1981 to 2002 and a Paul Harris Fellow in 1987. He is also a life member of Management Association of the Philippines since 1976.

He is currently the president of Cityland Development Corporation, a real estate company that builds condominiums with the 'In God We Trust' sign.

In 1979 he co-founded Cityland, which was awarded the Leading Condominium Developer by her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2003. To God be the Glory.

Apart from being a successful businessman, he is actively involved in many religious and educational organizations.

Dr. Liuson is a member of the Board of Directors of Campus Crusade for Christ, International based in Orlando, Florida, USA. a $420 Million, non profit company.

He is the Chairman of three educational institutions: Grace Christian High School, Febias College of Bible and International School of Theology-Asia.

He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC), Evangelism Explosion (Phils.), Makati Gospel Church and member of a micro-finance non-government organization-the Center for Community Transformation (CCT).

He was awarded: Outstanding Alumni of UST Graduate School in 1975; Outstanding Alumni of Grace Christian High School in 1995; Distinguished Evangelical Leadership Award by Philippine Christian of Evangelical Churches during its 35th Anniversary on December 8, 2000. He was the 4th recipient of such award in PCEC’s 35 year history.

Over the years, Dr. Liuson has been invited as speaker in various international and national conventions and conferences and on special occasions and gatherings of businesses, churches, fellowships, seminaries, schools and Rotary clubs.

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