Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Samaiden provides strategic direction, oversight, and governance, leveraging expertise in renewable energy and business management to drive sustainable growth.
Dato’ Dr. Nadzri Bin Yahaya
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Malaysian, Male, Age 67
Dato’ Dr Nadzri Bin Yahaya was appointed to our Board on 16 December 2019.
...He had resigned as Chairman of our Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee) and Nominating Committee on 30 August 2023, to comply with Practice 1.4 of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance whereby the Chairman of the Board should not be a member of the Board Committees.
He graduated in 1982 from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biology. In 1984, he completed his Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (“INTAN”). In 1990, he completed a Certificate of Professional Development for Personnel Management from the University of Connecticut, United States of America. In 1993, he obtained his Master of Arts in Environmental Planning for Developing Countries from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. In 2000, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (“PhD”) from the University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
His career started in 1982 as an Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, where he was involved in the establishment of posts in the medical sector before he was posted to the Ministry of Finance as an Assistant Secretary, Administration Division in 1986, where he was responsible for the terms and services of the security forces such as the military, police and Royal Customs. Subsequently, between 1993 and 2004, he held various positions in the Conservation and Environmental Management Division of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment including Assistant Director between 1993 and 2000, Principal Assistant Director between 2000 and 2002 and Deputy Director between 2002 and 2004, all of which involved him being responsible for formulating and implementing policies on environmental matters such as pollution control, conservation of biological resources and climate change.
Between 2004 and 2007, he held the position of Deputy Undersecretary in the Conservation and Environmental Management Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment where he continued his role on the formulation and implementation of policies on environmental matters.
In 2007, he was then posted to the Department of National Solid Waste Management under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and took up the position as the Director General, where he has in charge of formulating and implementing policies on solid waste and public cleansing management. In 2014, he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General (Energy) with the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, where he was responsible for formulating policies regarding energy especially on the utilisation and consumption of electricity. Subsequently in 2016, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary General (Natural Resources Management) in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment until he retired in May 2017 where his main role was working on the policies regarding the management of land resources, geospatial, surveying and mapping in the country. He was previously a non-executive director of Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Ministry of Primary Industries, where he was responsible for giving advice on the development of timber industry in Malaysia.
He was the Chairman of the Environmental Quality Council, Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment from 2019-2022, where his main role was to advise the Minister on the implementation of the Environmental Quality Act, 1974. He also has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor for Institute of Science, Diplomacy and Sustainability of UCSI Education Sdn Bhd for 2023 until 2025.
DATUK IR. CHOW PUI HEE
Group Managing Director
Age 46, Female, Malaysian
Datuk Ir. Chow Pui Hee was appointed to our Board on 18 October 2019.
...She graduated in 2001 from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) (Honours).She was elected as a member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia in 2014. She is a registered Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate in Chemical Engineering with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 2016, an Environmental Impact Assessment (Wastewater) Subject Consultant with the Department of Environment Malaysia since 2010, and a Registered Electricity Energy Manager (“REEM”) with Energy Commission Malaysia since 2016. She also holds a Certificate of Competency for Grid-Connected Photovoltaics (“PV”) Systems Design by Sustainable Energy Development Authority (“SEDA”) issued in 2014. She brings with her approximately 22 years of experience in the engineering field, renewable energy and the environmental sectors.
She started her career in 2001 with Waterfield Sdn Bhd as an Application Engineer where she was mainly involved in specifying pumping system for water and wastewater treatment plant. She left in 2002 and joined Aquakimia Sdn Bhd as an Environmental Sales Engineer, where she was mainly responsible for engineering design and project management, and subsequently promoted to Manager, Environmental Division in 2007 where she was involved in the design and build of wastewater treatment plants.
Subsequently in 2009, she left Aquakimia Sdn Bhd and joined Climate Change Group Sdn Bhd, as a Technical Manager where she was responsible for the management of landfill closure and provision of technical advisory services of contaminated land management, solid waste and wastewater management. In 2010, she left Climate Change Group Sdn Bhd and became Senior Technical Manager at Strec Sdn Bhd where she was responsible for providing environmental consulting services. Subsequently, between 2011 and 2014, she joined Teknik Edisi Sdn Bhd as an Assistant General Manager where she was responsible in the implementation of several solar PV system projects.
In July 2014, she joined Samaiden Sdn Bhd as General Manager before assuming the role as the Managing Director in April 2018. Since July 2014, she has been spearheading the growth and expansion of the company from a contractor of solar PV system to providing end-to-end services for solar PV power plant projects covering front-end consultancy, EPCC and Operation & Maintenance (“O&M”) services. She assumed the role as our Group Managing Director in December 2019.
FONG YENG FOON
Executive Director
Age 54, Male, Malaysian
Fong Yeng Foon was appointed to our Board on 16 December 2019.
...He graduated in 1997 from University of Northumbria, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering. He brings with him approximately 24 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment industries.
He started his career in 1999 when he joined Waterfield Sdn Bhd. During his tenure with Waterfield Sdn Bhd, he was mainly involved in the sales and services for water and wastewater related pumping equipment as a Sales Engineer. In 2004, he left the company and joined Mectron Engineering Equipment Sdn Bhd as an Executive Director. During his tenure in Mectron Engineering Equipment Sdn Bhd, he was responsible for the planning, coordination and management of the company’s business operations, and led in the provision of water pumping solutions from design to project management, delivery and commissioning of these water pumps.
In May 2013, he co-founded Samaiden Sdn Bhd with Chow Ah On, the father of our Group Managing Director, Datuk Ir. Chow Pui Hee. In July 2019, he left Mectron Engineering Equipment Sdn Bhd to focus on the day-today operations of our Group. He is responsible for the implementation of our business strategies, foreign expansion and business development of our Group while overseeing our sales and marketing, O&M as well as procurement and contract functions.
LIM POH SEONG
Independent Non-Executive Director
Age 58, Male, Malaysian
Lim Poh Seong was appointed to our Board on 16 December 2019.
...He is also the Chairman of our Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee), and a member of the Remuneration Committee, Nominating Committee and Risk Management Committee.since 29 August 2024.
He obtained his Diploma in Commerce for Finance and Accounting from Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 1989. He became an associate and fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) since 1995 and 2000 respectively.
He joined Insas Berhad in 1993 as an Assistant Accountant and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Senior Corporate Finance Manager. During his tenure in Insas Berhad, he was responsible for the preparation of group accounts and corporate financial reporting. Subsequently in 1996, he joined Datuk Keramat Holdings Bhd as the Group Financial Controller where his main job scope involved corporate reporting and working on corporate finance exercises.
Subsequently in 1998, he joined Pantai Holdings Berhad, a healthcare provider, as the Financial Controller until 2001 where he was appointed as an Executive Director of Pantai Holdings Berhad in 2001. During his tenure, he was responsible for financial and operations of the group, corporate financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions and administration of the hospital division. In 2005, he stepped down from the board of directors of Pantai Holdings Berhad and assumed the role of Group Chief Operating Officer, a position he held until he left the group in 2007.
Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hup Seng Industries Berhad and Farm Price Holdings Berhad, a company listed in the Main Market and ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, respectively.
PUAN SRI DATUK SERI ROHANI PARKASH BINTI ABDULLAH
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Female, Age 69
Puan Sri Datuk Seri Rohani Parkash Binti Abdullah was appointed to our Board on 1 March 2024.
...She is also the Chairperson of our Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee.
She holds an Honours degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University, United States of America. She also holds a Degree in Education and a Diploma in Public Administration from National Institute of Public Administration, Malaysia.She holds a Teaching Diploma as well as a Degree major in Psychology Minor in Economics from University Kebangsaan Malaysia. She has a Diploma in Public Administration from National Institute of Public Administration, Malaysia. Additionally, she obtained her Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University, United States of America.
She is a retired Administrative and Diplomatic officer and has completed 35 years of excellent public service in various sectors of government.
Her early career was in research and in land and regional development. This was followed by long stints in the communications and multimedia, human resources and higher education sectors.
In 2004, she was a key member of the pioneer team to set up the newly minted Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). At MOHE, she served in various capacities for the policy, development and international requirements of the higher education sector until her appointment to Deputy Secretary General for Development in 2010. In 2012 she left her active role as the Deputy Secretary General of Development in MOHE and moved to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Since mid-2015, she has involved herself solely with the corporate sector, being highly motivated to utilise her accumulated experience in government to contribute to the corporate growth of Malaysia.
Currently, she is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad, a company listed in the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
Ir. Dr. NG KOK CHIANG
Independent Non-Executive Director
Age 43, Male, Malaysian
Ir. Dr Ng Kok Chiang was appointed to our Board on 30 August 2023. He is
...the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Risk Management and a member of the Audit Committee (formerly known as Audit and Risk Management Committee)and, Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee.
He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) with first class honours and Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Finance (Investment) from The University of Western Australia, Australia. He also holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Engineering (Research) from The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
He is a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (Electrical) registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since 2011, a Corporate Member (Electrical) of The Institution of Engineers Malaysia since 2011. He is also a Chartered Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of United Kingdom since 2014, and a Chartered Engineer with The Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom since 2014. Since 2012, he has been a Professional Member of the Malaysia Green Building Confederation (now known as the Malaysia Green Building Council) and registered as a Green Building Index Facilitator with the Green Building Index Accreditation Panel of Malaysia.
He holds the esteemed title of ASEAN Engineer, duly registered with the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisation Board (AFEO). Additionally, he has been an active member of the Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD) since 2021 and the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) since 2023. In 2024,, he was honored by being accepted as a fellow of the institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), a prestigious recognition of his contributions and expertise in the field.
He is also an Industrial Advisory Board Member of the Heriot Watt University, Malaysia Campus, Sunway University, and the University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus as well as was the Assistant Honorary Secretary of The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia (TEEAM) for the term 2019 to 2021. He was the Honorary Secretary of TEEAM for the term 2021 to 2023 before being elected as the Vice President for the term 2023 to 2025.
He has extensive experience in research and project management of properties and projects in a wide range of areas which include electrical engineering and implementation of new innovations. He took up the role of Consulting Engineer in ZED-G&P Sdn Bhd, an engineering consultancy company involved in green technology and building consultancy from 2010 to 2011. Thereafter, he joined MyBig Sdn Bhd, an engineering research company. As Chief Technology Officer of MyBig Sdn Bhd, a position he still holds to-date, he is responsible for the management of research projects, creation and protection of the company’s intellectual properties, implementation of new innovations in the development of prototypes, and supervision of engineers and researchers under his care.
He is a director of two engineering consultancy companies, Wee Engineers (registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia) and Wee Consulting Engineers Sdn Bhd, where he oversees the consultancy for engineering projects. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of ACO Group Berhad and HE Group Berhad, both listed in the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
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