Dato’ Ghazali Bin Mat Ariff, a Malaysian aged 64, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad. He is the Chairman and was appointed to the Board on 9 December 2003. He also serves as a Chairman to the Remuneration Committee and Employees’ Share Option Scheme Committee.

Dato’ Ghazali is an Advocate & Solicitor. He qualified as a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn, London and was called to the English Bar on 21 November 1978. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court, Malaya on 27 September 1979. He set up a legal firm under the name of Messrs. Ghazali Ariff & Partners in March 1980 and is currently the Senior Partner of the firm.

From 1979 to 1980 he worked as a legal assistant at Messrs. Nik Hussain, Ibrahim & Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur. Prior to that he was a college trained teacher at Chung Hwa Confucian High School Penang from 1962 to 1968 and a lecturer at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Teachers’ Training College Brunei Darussalam from 1968 to 1974.

Apart from Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad, Dato’ Ghazali sits on the Board of two public listed companies, namely, Advanced Packaging Technology (M) Berhad and Eden Enterprises (M) Berhad. He also sits on the Board of several private limited companies, namely Teknologi Tenaga Perlis Consortium Sdn Bhd, Emrail Sdn Bhd, Liberty Travel & Tours (M) Sdn Bhd, Telaxis Sdn Bhd and a few others. In Advanced Packaging Technology (M) Bhd, he is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. In Eden Enterprises (M) Bhd, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Dato’ Ghazali is the Vice President of Jemaah Dato’-Dato’ Perlis and a member of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Pahlawan Perlis. He had been appointed as a Commissioner of Oaths since 1995. From September 1995 to December 1999, he was the Honorary Vice Consul of the Republic of Finland in Kuala Lumpur. Dato’ Ghazali was also the Honorary Legal Adviser of Malaysia Thai Association from 1999 to 2002.

Encik Sulaiman Bin Salleh, a Malaysian aged 60, is an Independent Non- Executive Director of the Company. He was appointed to the Board in November 1993 and has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee since March 1996. He is, also, a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Being qualified with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Encik Sulaiman has had over 30 years of working experience in the financial services sector which include insurance and asset management. He is, currently, a Director of Mayban Discount Berhad, Mayban General Assurance Berhad, Mayban Life Assurance Berhad, Mayban Takaful Berhad, PTB Unit Trust Berhad, Mayban Investment Management Sdn Bhd, Mayban Life International (Labuan) Ltd and Taliworks Corporation Berhad.

Tuan Haji Fauzi Bin Mustapha, a Malaysian aged 60, joined the Board of Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad in November 1993 as an Independent Non-Executive Director representing Permodalan Nasional Berhad (“PNB”). Following his retirement from the PNB Group and upon his declaration as such, his position on the Board has been reclassified as Independent Non-Executive Director. He has been a member of the Audit Committee since January 2000 and also serves as a member in the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and Employees’ Share Option Scheme Committee.

In the PNB Group, Tuan Haji Fauzi, who holds a Diploma in Marketing, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree from University Malaya, served for almost 19 years with Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (“ASNB”), retiring as Head of the Services and Quality Assurance Management Department. From January 2000 until March 2002, he held the position of Director of Human Resources in HeiTech Padu Berhad (“HPB”). He was, thereafter, designated as Consultant to initiate HPB’s Quality movements until December 2002.

Mr Lim Yew Boon, a Malaysian aged 47, is a Non-Independent Executive Director of Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 9 December 2003 and serves as a member in the Audit Committee since 16 December 2003. He is also the Acting Chief Executive Officer.

Apart from Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad, Mr Lim also sits on the Board of several private limited companies, namely Grand Saga Sdn Bhd, Southern Waste Management Sdn Bhd, Teknologi Tenaga Perlis Consortium Sdn Bhd and a few others.

Prior to his appointment to the Board of Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad, Mr Lim served as a Group Chief Operating Officer in LGB Group of Companies. He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering and started his career in the field of construction with consultant engineers. With over twenty years of varied corporate and management experience, he has wide indepth exposure in various key industries covering construction, manufacturing, property development and public utilities.

Mr. Lim Chin Sean, a Malaysian aged 26, is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad. He was appointed to the Board on 23 November 2005.

Mr. Lim graduated from the University of Kent, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Computer System Engineering Honours Degree.

He joined the LGB Group of Companies since September 2003 and is currently involved in property development, construction projects, manufacturing and IT advisory services. He also sits on the board of several private limited companies.