Executives

Datuk Idris Abdullah joined the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director in May 2008 and was appointed Non-Executive Chairman on 21 August 2008. He was also appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee on 4 July 2008.

Datuk Idris Abdullah is the Senior Partner of Idris and Company (Advocates and Solicitors) handling general legal practice comprising Banking practice (both drafting and litigation), land matters, general corporate work including due diligence, corporate restructuring and corporate insolvency litigation, Construction and Building work, Exchange Control work, Criminal litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation and general Civil litigation since 1989. He is also the Chairman and shareholder of Industrial Power Technology Pte Ltd, and Advisor to a number of Sarawak companies.

Datuk Idris Abdullah is an appointed member of the Companies Commission of Malaysia (“SSM”) as well as member of an Audit Committee SSM and member of the Advisory Panel for the SSM training Academy (Comtrac). He is also a member of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

Datuk Idris Abdullah graduated with First Class Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Faculty of Law University Malaya in 1981. He was admitted to the Roll of Advocates of the High Court of Malaysia in Sabah and Sarawak in year 1982. He was also admitted to the Roll of Advocates of Malaysia in Malaya in year 2007.

Mr Lim joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in March 2008 and was appointed as Managing Director of Magnus on 15 May 2008. He oversees the Group's overall management and operations and is responsible for strategic planning, future direction and business development.

Mr Lim has extensive experience in areas of auditing, marketing of financial services and stockbroking and has previously held senior positions in general management and strategic planning in both private and public listed companies in Malaysia. He was also the founding member of a Company which provides management and corporate services to clients in the fields of corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, operations review and strategic planning. He currently sits on the Board of several companies in Malaysia. He is also a director of Mid-Continent Equipment Group Pte Ltd., Antig Investments Pte. Ltd., MEG Management Sdn. Bhd. and Apac Coal Limited, all subsidiaries of Magnus.

Mr Koh is an Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Magnus. He currently oversees the Group's operational aspects of coal mining activities in Kalimantan listed under APAC Coal Limited in Australia, gas exploration venture in Australia and crude oil production in China.

Mr Koh is a skilled corporate financial expert with more than 25 years of business exposure in the Asia Pacific region. He has extensive experience in company operational and financial system restructuring having worked in various types of organisations ranging from manufacturing, construction industry to petroleum sector. He has also worked in public companies and in multi-national businesses. Presently, he sits on the board of all subsidiaries of Magnus in Singapore and Overseas.

Mr Koh holds a degree from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow member of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom and Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.

Mr Goh is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Magnus since June 2004. He has been a member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee since his appointment as a Director and was elected Chairman of the Audit Committee on 4 July 2008.

He has over 12 years of working experience with both the public and private sectors. Mr Goh is a Certified Public Accountant and currently runs his own practice, Messrs Goh Boon Kok & Co. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of another three public listed companies in Singapore.

Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Singapore and is a member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and Chartered Institute of Secretaries & Administrators

Mr Chin joined the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director in July 2008. He was appointed Chairman of the Nominating Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee on 4 July 2008.

He is the founding Director of TKC & Associates Sdn Bhd, a consulting firm in Malaysia which provides corporate advisory services with particular focus in the areas of Corporate & Debt Restructuring. He has undertaken consulting assignments in various sectors and industries ranging from banking, toll concession, mobile telecommunication services, property development and construction and fast moving consumer goods. Prior to that he was a Corporate Banker with a major European based international bank at their offices in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr Chin graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne. He is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Mr Hisham joined the Board as an Independent Non-Executive director in July 2008.

Mr Hisham started his career as planning engineer and geotechnical engineer in the Public Works Department of Malaysia from 1985 to 1990. He left the government to join PLUS Bhd to plan, manage, complete and operate the North-South Expressway, the single biggest privatized project then and has held various positions from 1990 to 1996, leaving as the Region Manager to join Renong group management office and was made the COO of Renong Overseas Corporation where he spearheaded the Group's ventures overseas. Subsequently, his varied career saw him working as the COO in several companies overseeing various sectors like construction, concessions and development in Malaysia, Middle-East and Africa. His experience in management ranges from strategy and finance, to operations and marketing.

Mr Hisham graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 1994, and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering in 1985.

Mr Ho joined Magnus in September 2006 as a Regional Finance Manager and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in September 2009.

He has more than 11 years of experience in finance and management in the Asia Pacific Region. He is also the Deputy General Manager of Magnus’ crude oil production subsidiary in China, Songyuan Yongda Oilfields Exploration and Technology Co., Ltd overseeing its finance and administration matters.

Mr Ho obtained his Diploma in Accountancy from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in August 1996 and holds a Degree from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom.