Au Yong Siew Fah

Au Yong Siew Fah, male, a Malaysian, aged 70, is the chief executive of the plantations division of Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad (HSCB), Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad (HSP), and was appointed to this position on 12 February 2001. Thereafter he was appointed an executive director of HSP on 31 July 2007.

Mr. Au Yong started his career as a cadet planter with Yule Catto Plantations Sdn Bhd in Kluang, Johor in 1969 after attending the Royal Military College. He has more than 51 years of extensive experience in all aspects of management of large plantations for major crops such as oil palm, rubber, cocoa, and coconuts, development of plantation land from initial acquisition of jungle land, the establishment of palm oil mills, and marketing of produce. Prior to him joining HSCB Group, he was the General Manager of United Malacca Berhad from 1997 to 2001.

Mr. Au Yong obtained the Diploma of the Associate of Incorporated Society of Planters in 1974. He is one of the founding members of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and is presently the vice-chairman. He served as a member of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) during the years from 2008 to 2014 and was re-appointed in 2016.

Currently, Mr. Au Yong holds 291,600 HSCB shares and 180,000 HSP shares respectively.