Chao Kar Po

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Age: 56
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Malaysian
• Date of Appointment: 27 August 2024
• Board Meetings Attended: 6/6

Chao Kar Po is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. She serves as the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and is a member of both the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.

She holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) from the University of Malaya in 1995 and has been a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA") since 1999.

She brings over 25 years of extensive experience in finance, accounting, and corporate governance across various listed and multinational companies.

She began her career in 1995 with Pos Malaysia (now known as Pos Malaysia Berhad) as an Accountant before joining Lysaght Galvanized Steel Berhad later the same year, and was subsequently promoted to Group Accountant in 1999. In 2002, she joined Chongai Knitting Company Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Eksons Corporation Berhad as a Group Accountant, and subsequently moved to Eksons Corporation Berhad, where she was promoted to Group Financial Controller in 2004. During her tenure, she was actively involved in financial management, corporate governance, risk assessments, and oversight of internal audit functions.

In 2005, she joined B.P. Clinical Lab Sdn Bhd as Accountant in March 2005 and was promoted to Financial Controller in June 2005, where she oversaw financial operations including management reporting, procurement financing, and HR-related financial matters. She later joined Hovid Berhad in 2009 as an Accountant.

In 2010, she joined Old Town International Sdn Bhd as Financial Controller and subsequently held various senior leadership roles within the group, including Financial Controller of Oldtown Berhad and General Manager, Finance and Accounts at Kopitiam Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd. She was later promoted to Senior General Manager, overseeing finance, corporate secretarial, HR, IT, procurement, and internal audit functions. In 2020, she was involved in business integration and transition initiatives within the group. She continued her role as Finance Advisor with Super FI (M) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Jacobs Douwe Egberts Holdings Asia NL. B.V., from January 2022 until her early retirement in April 2022.

Chao Kar Po does not hold any directorships in other public companies or listed issuers. She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Group. She has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years other than traffic offences, if any, and has not been subject to any public sanctions or penalties imposed by any regulatory authorities.