Board of Directors   Goh Eng Chew Executive Chairman   77-year-old Mr Goh, a Singaporean, has more than thirty years of plantation and financial experience. Appointed to the Board on 17 July 1968. He later served as Chairman from 17 December 1994. He was appointed as the Executive Chairman on 20 December 2000. He had been Chairman of a licensed commercial bank, a licensed finance company and a real estate company, all of which were formerly listed in Singapore. He is also the Executive Chairman of Chin Teck Plantations Berhad. Other public companies in which he heads the Board are Eng Thye Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. He is the brother of Goh Pock Ai and Goh Tju Kiang @ Gho Tju Kiang @ Gho Tju Kiong and the father of Goh Wei Lei. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Goh Pock Ai Senior Executive Director   68 years of age, Singaporean. Appointed to the Board on 15 May 1971. He later served as Senior Executive Director from 1 June 2008. He has vast experience and extensive knowledge in oil palm plantation and property development. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Eng Thye Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. He is the brother of Goh Eng Chew and Goh Tju Kiang @ Gho Tju Kiang @ Gho Tju Kiong. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Wong Aun Phui Executive Director   87 years of age, Malaysian. Has more than forty years of plantation and banking experience. Appointed to the Board on 15 July 1968. He was conferred Senior Cambridge Certificate by Cambridge University. He had served as Assistant Managing Director of Malayan Banking Berhad, Managing Director of Pan Malayan Finance Limited and Adviser of Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad (now known as CIMB Bank Berhad). Formerly, Chairman of Bandar Raya Development Berhad. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Eng Thye Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad and Pan Malaysia Corporation Berhad. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Goh Wei Lei Executive Director   40 years of age, Singaporean. He was first appointed as an alternate director on 29 March 1994. He ceased as alternate director on 12 March 1996 and was appointed as a director on that date. He was later appointed as Executive Director on 1 June 2008. Holds a Bachelor of Science from the Oregon State University, USA. He has vast experience and extensive knowledge in oil palm plantation and property development. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Eng Thye Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. He is the son of Goh Eng Chew. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Goh Beng Hwa @ Gho Bin Hoa Independent Non-Executive Director   77 years of age, Singaporean. Appointed to the Board on 1 November 1969. He is a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He had worked for several years in a listed licensed commercial bank in Singapore and was formerly the Managing Director of a licensed finance company listed in Singapore. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad and Eng Thye Plantations Berhad. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Sio Sit Po Independent Non-Executive Director   60 years of age, Singaporean. He was first appointed as an alternate director on 16 June 1995 and ceased as alternate director on 10 January 1997. Subsequently, he was appointed as a director on 3 February 1997. He is a member of the Audit Committee. Holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the Nanyang University, Singapore. Worked in a licensed commercial bank listed in Singapore since graduation till 1999. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad and Eng Thye Plantations Berhad. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Dato’ Ong Bok Lim Independent Non-Executive Director   71 years of age, Malaysian. Appointed to the Board on 31 May 1997. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He has vast experience and knowledge in the oil palm plantation industry. He is also a director of Eng Thye Plantations Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Keong Choon Keat Independent Non-Executive Director   64 years of age, Malaysian. Appointed to the Board on 21 May 2001. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Attached to Bristol Myers & Company Ltd, England as an Accountant in 1968 and left to join Malaysian Tobacco Company Bhd as an Accountant in 1969. From 1974 to 1999, he was attached to UMW Holdings Bhd where he held various management positions from General Manager to Director, Group Accounts before being promoted to the position of an Executive Director in 1988. Upon retirement in 1999, he joined a consultancy firm providing outplacement and career management consultancy services in Malaysia. Other public companies in which he is a director are JT International Berhad, Malaysian Airline System Berhad, Chin Teck Plantations Berhad and Crest Builder Holdings Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company nor any conflict of interest with the Company. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Goh Yeok Beng Non-Independent Non-Executive Director   60 years of age, Singaporean. Appointed to the Board on 4 August 1982. He has vast experience and extensive knowledge in the oil palm plantation industry and rubber industry. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad (Executive Director) and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Gho Lian Chin Non-Independent Non-Executive Director   61 years of age, Singaporean. Appointed to the Board on 13 July 1995. Holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He worked in a licensed commercial bank listed in Singapore as its representative in a foreign country. Subsequently, he was engaged to manage the property division of the bank. He was also formerly a director of a licensed finance company and a real estate company both of which were listed in Singapore. He has extensive experience and knowledge in the rubber industry. Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Eng Thye Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. He is the brother of Gho Bun Tjin. Number of Board meetings attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Goh Tju Kiang @ Gho Tju Kiang @ Gho Tju Kiong Non-Independent Non-Executive Director   62 years of age, Singaporean. He was first appointed as an alternate director on 22 April 1978. He ceased as alternate director on 29 December 1994 and was appointed as a director on that date. He later resigned as director on 29 February 1996. Subsequently, he was appointed as a director on 28 February 2006. Holds a Bachelor of Business from South Australian Institute of Technology. He has vast experience and extensive knowledge in banking and finance. Attached to DBS Bank Ltd as Senior Officer from 1973 to 1974 and left to join Tat Lee Bank Ltd from 1974 to 1998, during which time he held various positions; credit officer, sub-manager, manager, senior manager, executive director, deputy president and president (from 1995 to 1998). Other public companies in which he is a director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad (alternate director) and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. He is the brother of Goh Eng Chew and Goh Pock Ai. Number of Board meeting attended during the financial year ended 31 December 2008: 4 out of 4   Gho Bun Tjin alternate to Gho Lian Chin   59 years of age, Singaporean. He was first appointed as an alternate director on 29 June 1979 and ceased as alternate director on 21 June 1995. Subsequently, he was appointed as alternate director of Gho Lian Chin on 8 September 1995. Holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He worked for a short period in a licensed commercial bank listed in Singapore. He is now working in a commercial company overseeing the general management. Other public companies in which he is an alternate director are Chin Teck Plantations Berhad, Eng Thye Plantations Berhad, Timor Oil Palm Plantation Berhad and Tiong Thye Company Berhad, the major shareholder of the Company. He is deemed interested in certain related party transactions as disclosed on page 74 of the Annual Report. He has had no convictions for any offences within the past ten years. He is the brother of Gho Lian Chin.