Varia Berhad
(Formerly known as Stella Holdings Berhad)
Datuk Lau Beng Wei started his career with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), where he has held various positions within TNB from 1990 to 2003.
He was appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Director of TNB with effect from 1 December 2021.
Datuk Lau Beng Wei was formerly a director and shareholder of Synergy Goldtree Sdn Bhd, which is a construction company which had successfully completed over RM1 billion worth of commercial buildings, schools, road construction and government building projects within Malaysia. He ceased to be a shareholder and director of Synergy Goldtree Sdn Bhd on 21 July 2022 and 23 May 2022, respectively.
He is currently a director and shareholder of Varia Engineering & Services Sdn Bhd where he is responsible for the overall strategic business direction and performance of the company.
Datuk Lau Beng Wei is also currently the Chairman of Lembaga Pelesenan Eksais Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) and City Advisory Board Member of DBKL.
Datuk Lau Beng Sin is a civil engineer with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry.
He is a Director of Pembinaan Teguh Maju Sdn Bhd where he is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of project processes ranging from construction, design, purchasing and staff maintenance. He was also formerly a shareholder and director of Synergy Goldtree Sdn Bhd, which is a construction company which had successfully completed over RM1 billion worth of commercial buildings, schools, road construction and government building projects within Malaysia.
Manivannan A/L Ganapathy started his career in the stockbroking industry at TA Securities Sdn Bhd as a Management Trainee from 1989 to 1990.
He then became a remisier in 1990 and continued for a period of 32 years up until October 2022.
He has experiences in maintaining and serving the institutional client base as well as a group of high net worth individuals. His experiences also include underwriting for initial public offering, arranging financing for public listed companies and handling private placements for substantial blocks of shares.
Dato’ Kamarulzaman has extensive experience and knowledge in areas related to public services, human resource management and land administration as he had held various prominent position in his 35 years of services in various government departments/offices, among others in the Ministry of Transport, District and Land Offices, Public Services Department and Selangor Land and Mines Office. Dato’ Kamarulzaman last held position was as the Director of Land and Mines with the Selangor Land and Mines Office where he served until he retired in January 2015.
Presently, he is a board member of Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor and its subsidiaries, namely, WSE 1 Sdn Bhd and WSE 2 Sdn Bhd and IIUM Properties (M) Sdn Bhd, the property arm of Universiti Islam Antarabangsa.
He is also one of the appeal board member (Lembaga Rayuan Negeri Selangor) of Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Negeri Selangor, an agency under the Selangor State Government for 3 years’ term effective from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2020 and thereafter has been extended for another term from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2023.
Dato’ Jamaluddin began his
civil service career as an Assistant Director, Registry of Companies in the
Ministry of Trade and Industry in 1980.
He then joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in 1983 and subsequently served in various capacities in the Malaysian
Administrative and Diplomatic Service namely as the Assistant Secretary
(Protocol Division); Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the
United Nations, New York; Assistant Director (ASEAN Department), Ministry of
Foreign Affairs; Consul, Malaysian Consulate, Pekan Baru, Riau, Indonesia;
Assistant Secretary (South-East Asia Division), Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Counsellor, Embassy of Malaysia, Hanoi, Vietnam; Consul General, Consulate
General of Malaysia, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Chargé d Affaires/Counsellor,
Embassy of Malaysia, Romania; Deputy Director-General (Socio-Cultural
Community), ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
High Commissioner of Malaysia to Bangladesh. His last posting was the
Ambassador of Malaysia to Poland concurrently accredited to Lithuania from 2012
to 2015.
Encik Shahrizam is a Chartered Accountant and has more than 26 years of auditing, accounting and corporate finance experiences across various industries. He started his career at Coopers & Lybrand in 1996 and then joined Azman, Wong Salleh & Co. in the audit and advisory services and covered industries such as construction, agriculture, manufacturing, trading, banking and finance. He then set up his own financial advisory firm, known as Westland Consulting Sdn Bhd.
Currently, he is the founder and consultant at Shahrizam Shukor & Co. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Seri Pacific Hotel Corporation Sdn Bhd and was previously the Chief Financial Officer of TH Travel & Services Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lembaga Tabung Haji. With his vast experience in corporate finance and accounting ares, he was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Damansara Holdings Berhad, a strategic investment holding company since 19 Decmber 2015 and KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell Bhd in 2022. En Shahrizam is also a Director of PDT Technique Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Permodalan Darul Ta’zim since 19 December 2019.
He also sits on the Board of Damansara Holdings Berhad.
Puan Sharifah has more than 20 years of vast experiences in legal and company secretarial works including litigation, regulatory, compliance and corporate advisory.
She is currently the Managing Director of RS Centre Cube Sdn Bhd, which provides services such as company secretarial, business registration and management, accounting, rental of office space and virtual office and other business-related facilities.
Puan Sharifah has also ventured into other services including setting up a business incubator for business start-up and providing support services for business development and growth which led to collaborations with the Sarawak State Government for various entrepreneur development programmes.
She was the Associate Director, Legal & Secretarial of TERAJU Bumiputera Corporation from 2012 to 2015.
She sits on the Board of Orangebeam Berhad and currently is the Company Secretary of Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, Razak School of Government, Putrajaya Perdana Berhad and TFM Foundation.
Datuk Wira Roslan is an engineer with extensive experience in the electricity supply industry. He started his career with Lembaga Lektrik Negara (“LLN”), now known as Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”), in 1980 and retired in December 2022. He has served in the several districts throughout Malaysia. He was responsible for the planning, construction, operations and maintenance of the distribution network for east of Pahang, which include Temerloh, Maran and Jerantut, which he led the conversion of more than 50 villages from 12 hours diesel supply to 24 hours grid connected supply under the Rural Electrification Program (Bekalan Elektrik Luar Bandar).
Having served more than 42 years in various management capacities in TNB, he has gained extensive knowledge of the industry, being involved in the transformation and modernisation of TNB. His strength in industrial relations was an asset to the organisation in enhancing work culture and improving harmony with the unions and employees.
His exposure in customer services and commercial aspect of TNB has enabled him to successfully coordinate efforts with Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) in facilitating the supply of electricity for big investments and Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs), and other important stakeholders such as Federation of Malaysian Manufactures (FMM) and Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA). Datuk Wira Roslan was the spokesperson for TNB while serving as the Chief Corporate Office. His major role was to monitor and advise the CEO and Board of Directors on corporate communication related matters. In the international front, Datuk Wira Roslan represented TNB in various capacities, namely as Country Coordinator in Head of ASEAN Power Utility (HAPUA) and Association of Energy Supply Industry of East Asia and Asia Pacific (AESIEAP).
His last position as the Chief Regulatory and Stakeholder Management officer saw him working closely with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KETSA) and Energy Commission (EC) on issues pertaining to energy for the benefit of the country. His service with TNB was extended beyond his retirement age for 6 years, as his services were invaluable to TNB. He brings with him vast knowledge, experience and networking within the industry, which enables him to look after the interest of the various stakeholders.
Datuk Wira Roslan also sits on the Board of Malakoff Corporation Berhad.
Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM)
Datuk Kok has over 25 years of experience in the property development industry as well as property construction, consultancy and general management.
He is involved in property development and property investment projects ranging from masterplan townships and integrated developments with residential, retail, commercial and leisure components including sales-planning and strategy-planning as well as overseeing sales activities to drive business performance and achievements further.
Throughout the years, Datuk Kok has managed and completed housing development projects to cater for the affordable housing scheme for lower income group such as Taman Pertama, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur as well as the development of a 2-acre piece of residential land in Sg Besi, Kuala Lumpur to develop 700 units of condominium with a gross development value of RM215 million.
Datuk Kok is currently involved in the design and build development at Pasar Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, which consists of a temporary market (159 units of wet and dry stalls) and 702 units of council homes and markets (224 units of wet and dry stalls).
He is currently the Executive Chairman of GoodGloves Industries Sdn Bhd.
Mr Koay is the co-founder and owner of THB Power Sdn
Bhd, which is part of the THB Group of Companies involving in construction,
infrastructure, roadwork maintenance and energy sector. THB Power Sdn Bhd is an
Independent Power Producer which obtains the concession license from the Government of Malaysia to build and operate a 1200 MW
Combined Cycle Power Plant in Gurun, Kedah with a total project cost annual
turnover of RM2 billion.
Mr Koay is also one of the major shareholders in Technodex
Berhad, an ICT company listed on Bursa Malaysia ACE Market with an estimated
market capital of RM100 million. Technodex Berhad
is principally involved in government IT infrastructure projects
and communication technologies.
He also sits on the Board
of Technodex Berhad.