Leadership

Empowering Governance & Leadership

Our Board of Directors provides strategic guidance and strong governance to drive
sustainable growth and ensure lasting value creation for all stakeholders.

Leadership

Stewarding Sustainable Growth in Agriculture

Our Board of Directors play a crucial role in providing strategic leadership and governance and long-term value creation for all stakeholders.

Non Executive Chairman
Mr Jonathan Law Ngee Song

Mr Jonathan Law graduated from the Australian National University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1991. He is currently in legal practice as a Partner of in Messrs Seow & Megat, where he specialises in mergers and acquisitions and corporate practice. He was previously a partner at Messrs Azmi & Associates, Nik Saghir & Ismail and Allen & Gledhill.

He is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Evergreen Fibreboard Berhad and also serves on the boards of Pimpinan Ehsan Berhad as Interim Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman, and ETA Group Berhad (formerly known as Rex Industry Berhad) as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, all of which are listed on Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia.

AEP Jonathan Law Ngee Song
Executive Director of Corporate Affairs
Mr Marcus Chan Jau Chwen

Mr Chan oversees the Group’s business transformation and leads its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. He is also responsible for corporate governance and stakeholder engagement, playing a key role in influencing the Group’s strategic direction.

Mr Chan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Business Administration from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). He held various roles in audit, corporate advisory, business development and marketing in addition to to his involvement in family and associated businesses.

AEP Marcus Chan Jau Chwen
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Farah Suhanah Tun Ahmad Sarji

Ms Farah Suhanah was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1996. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Law from the University of Kent in 1988 and was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple, London in 1989. She also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University Tun Abdul Razak, awarded in October 2025.

She brings over 26 years of legal and commercial expertise across a broad range of industries, including oil and gas, telecommunications, satellite services and palm oil plantations. She retired as Group Legal Counsel of IOI Corporation Berhad, having previously served as General Counsel of MEASAT Global for 10 years while also managing her private legal firm. Earlier in her career, she held roles as a Magistrate, Deputy Public Prosecutor, and Federal Counsel in the Malaysian Attorney-General’s Chambers.

She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kluang Rubber Company (Malaya) Berhad, AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad, and Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd (the Manager for Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust), and also serves on the Board of Trustees of Yayasan DayaDiri.

AEP Farah Suhanah Tun Ahmad Sarji
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Michael Henry Stainer

Mr Stainer is a British citizen and a qualified accountant and a qualified corporate treasurer. He has some 30 years of experience working in private and listed companies holding a range of finance positions across companies in the property, mining, technology, food and public utilities industries. From 1992 to 2002, he was the Group Treasurer and a director of the non-regulated subsidiaries of Bristol Water Holdings Plc.

AEP Michael Henry Stainer
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Onn Kien Hoe

Mr Onn is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors, the ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants Coordinating Committee, and is a registered partner with the Audit Oversight Board of Malaysia.

He is the Head of Corporate Advisory Division of Crowe Malaysia PLT, where he is responsible for corporate advisory and insolvency services. He is also a Director in Crowe (KH) Co. Ltd, overseeing the operations of Crowe in Cambodia.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Sern Kou Resources Berhad.

AEP Onn Kien Hoe