Dato’ Simon Foong Choong Heng
Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Qualification:
Dato’ Simon Foong Choong Heng (“Dato’ Simon”), a 70-year-old Malaysian male, was appointed to the Board on 21 October 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Business Studies, from Ulster Polytechnic, now part of Ulster University, United Kingdom, which he obtained in 1981. He also completed the Senior Management Development Program at the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia in 1994.
Dato’ Simon is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (“ARMC”) and the Nominating and Remuneration Committee (“NRC”). He attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
Experience:
Dato’ Simon began his career with PMI Compex EDP (M) Sdn. Bhd., a company involved in the distribution of Apple computers, where he served as Marketing Manager from 1982 to 1983. In 1984, he joined Jurudata Sdn. Bhd. as their Sales and Marketing Manager before leaving in 1991 to join Komtel Sdn. Bhd. (“Komtel”) as its General Manager.
Dato’ Simon left Komtel in 1994 and took on the role of Director at Rampai-Niaga Sdn. Bhd. (“Rampai-Niaga”) in 1995, where he was responsible for the overall direction of the franchise business, a position he held until 2003. After Rampai-Niaga was disposed of to Kejora Harta Berhad (“Kejora Harta”), a company then involved in investment holding and property development, Dato’ Simon served as an Executive Director of Kejora Harta, where he provided the overall direction for the development and expansion of Rampai-Niaga’s franchise business from 2004 until 2006. Dato’ Simon was also re-appointed as a director of Rampai-Niaga in November 2004. In November 2006, when Kejora Harta disposed of its shares in Rampai-Niaga to our Company, Dato’ Simon left his position at Kejora Harta and resumed his role as a Director of Rampai-Niaga.
Dato’ Simon is currently the Executive Chairman of Aquawalk Group Berhad, a company that owns and operates Aquaria Kuala Lumpur City Centre in Malaysia and Aquaria Phuket in Thailand and co-owns Jakarta Aquarium and Safari in Jakarta through its subsidiary, Aquawalk Singapore. He is also the co-founder and Director of Senja Aman Holdings Sdn. Bhd. group of companies (“Senja Aman Group”). The Senja Aman Group is principally involved in property development, and has developed a luxury hotel and wellness resort in Penang, Malaysia.
Dato’ Simon was previously a committee member of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association of Malaysia; the executive committee member of Kuala Lumpur Tourism Association; the Vice Chairman and Trustee of the PT Foundation (previously known as Pink Triangle Sdn. Bhd.); the Past President Council of the Malaysian Association of Theme Park and Family Attractions (“MATFA”); and a member of the Advisory Board of Kuala Lumpur Tourism Bureau.
In December 2018, Dato’ Simon was awarded Tatler’s Diamond of Excellence Award by Malaysia Tatler, to recognise the positive impact he made in the country’s retail and tourism industry and his efforts in helping to elevate industry standards over the years. In 2023 and 2024 Dato’ Simon was featured on the 2023 and 2024, Asia’s Most Influential List by Tatler Malaysia as a prominent figure who has created meaningful positive impact in the retail and e-commerce industry for the region.
Datin Mina Cheah Kim Choo
Executive Director / Managing Director
Qualification:
Datin Mina Cheah Kim Choo (“Datin Mina”), a 65-year-old Malaysian female, was appointed to the Board on 21 October 1994. She obtained her Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Computational Science and Management Studies from University of Leeds, UK in 1982. She attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
Experience:
Datin Mina has more than 40 years of experience, both in retail as well as the cosmetics and toiletries industry. Upon her return to Malaysia in 1982, she worked at Hewlett Packard from 1983 to 1984 as a Systems Engineer before starting The Body Shop franchise business in West Malaysia when she opened the first The Body Shop point-of-sale in December 1984. Since then, she has grown our Group from a single store to a multi-million ringgit business. She continues to actively shape the strategic direction and development of our Group’s business, and promote the Group’s values on sustainable development, gender equality and social justice.
Datin Mina was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation from 2000 to 2012 and held the position of Honorary Secretary from 2006 until 2012. She was invited to participate in the Malaysian Government Transformation Programme in 2012 and became the Laboratory Leader who was instrumental in developing the National Key Economic Areas for Wholesale and Retail. She is currently the Honorary Auditor for the Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur City Centre Tourism Association, a position she held since 2017.
In 2007, Datin Mina accepted the Prime Minister’s Corporate Social Responsibility Award on behalf of Rampai-Niaga for its outstanding work in the small company category and again in 2009 for the contributions made towards the empowerment of women. In 2014, Forbes named Datin Mina as one of its ‘Heroes of Philanthropy’. Her contributions were again recognised when she was honoured with the Patron’s award at the Malaysian AIDS Foundation Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Award 2018 for her dedicated long service with the Malaysian AIDS Foundation.
Over the years, Datin Mina has been part of many sustainability panels and is known to be a pioneer in paving the way for sustainability and social activism within a business. From free plant giveaways, beach clean-ups, petitioning to save Malayan Tigers, speaking up against domestic violence, to advocating for youths to lead. Datin Mina continues to be a motivating leader for InNature Berhad.
Dato’ Maznah Binti Abdul Jalil
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Qualification:
Dato’ Maznah Binti Abdul Jalil (“Dato’ Maznah”), a 71-year-old Malaysian Female, was appointed to the Board on 27 February 2019. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance) from the Northern Illinois University, United States of America (USA) in 1977, and Master of Science in Business Administration (Finance) from the Central Michigan University, USA in 1979.
Dato’ Maznah is the Chairperson for both the ARMC and NRC.
She attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
Experience:
Dato’ Maznah began her career with Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad in 1979, where she spent 13 years as an officer in corporate banking and project financing and later a manager in the corporate finance department. In 1992, she joined Master Carriage (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. as the Director of Corporate Affairs. She was also appointed as a Senior Group Director of Diversified Resources Berhad (“DRB”) (now known as DRB-HICOM Berhad (“DRB-HICOM”)) in 1992 of which she held the directorship until 2006.
She served on the board of UOB Bank (Malaysia) Berhad from 2006 to 2007. Thereafter she joined Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad as the Head, Corporate Finance and Principal Investment from 2007 to 2008. She then moved to Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad in 2009 as the Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance Advisory.
In 2011, she left Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad to join SCS Global Advisory (M) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Moore Stephens AC Advisory Sdn Bhd) as the Chairman of which she retired in December 2023. In addition, she was formerly the Chairman of Uni. Asia General Insurance Berhad (now known as Liberty Insurance Berhad) group of companies and Uni. Asia Life Assurance Berhad (now known as Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad).
Dato’ Maznah had served on the boards of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (“LTAT”), Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Berhad, Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust, Felcra Berhad, Proton Berhad, Edaran Otomobil Nasional Berhad, EON Bank Berhad (now known as Promino Sdn Bhd), Gadek (Malaysia) Berhad, HICOM Holdings Berhad, Horsedale Development Berhad, Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd and Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad). She was also a former Director of Universiti Teknologi Mara.
Dato' Maznah had served as the Chairman of the LTAT Investment Panel until 2024. She is currently a member of the Investment Panel of the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA). In addition, she serves on the board of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) ("KWAP") and is the Chairman of Kwest Sdn. Bhd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of KWAP). She also sits on the boards of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and Opus Asset Management Sdn. Bhd.
Tengku Datin Paduka Setia Zatashah Binti Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Independent Non-Executive Director
Qualification:
Tengku Datin Paduka Setia Zatashah Binti Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (“Tengku Zatashah”), a 51-year-old Malaysian Female, was appointed to the Board on 27 February 2019. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Spanish with French Studies from Middlesex University, UK in 1997, and subsequently she obtained the Certificate of Language and French Civilisation from Sorbonne University, Paris, France in 2001. Tengku Zatashah then obtained a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the American Graduate School in Paris, France in 2007. She completed the Women Directorship Programme organised by the NAM institute for the Empowerment of Women Malaysia in 2013. In 2014, she completed the Finance for Executives Programme from INSEAD Business School in Singapore.
Tengku Zatashah is a member of the ARMC and NRC.
She attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
Experience:
Tengku Zatashah started her career as an Accounts Executive Trainee at BDDP Barcelona, an advertising agency in Barcelona, Spain in 1995. In 2001, she returned to Malaysia and joined the New Straits Times, Malaysia, as a feature journalist from 2001 to 2003. Tengku Zatashah subsequently moved to Paris, France in 2004 and served until 2009 as the International Corporate Communications Manager of L’Oréal SA at its headquarters in Paris, France.
In 2009, she left L’Oreal SA and co-founded Originalo Sdn. Bhd., a leisure travel gift box company, serving as the Managing Director until 2014. From 2009 to 2014, she was also a contributing columnist for The Edge, Malaysia, in its “Princess@Work” column, as well as The Peak Malaysia in its “Jetsetter” and “Design Diary” columns. She was the Chairperson of Light Cibles Sdn. Bhd., an international lighting design consultancy firm, from 2012 to 2019.
She is presently the President of Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur, the Royal Patron to Make-A-Wish Malaysia; a member of Board of Trustee for the Selangor Youth Community; a member of Board of Trustee for Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor; as well as the Chairperson and a member of Board of Trustee for Yayasan Food Bank Malaysia. In 2023, she was also appointed as the Chairperson of The Alice Smith School Foundation.
In 2017, Tengku Zatashah was awarded France’s highest honor, the Legion d’Honneur, as Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) and in 2024, she was awarded France’s prestigious and oldest award Officier des Palmes academiques (Officer of the Order of Academic Palms) in recognition of her work in Education as President of Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur. In 2009 Tengku Zatashah was awarded Datuk Set Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (SSIS) First Class honours from Selangor, in recognition of her contribution in charities in Malaysia.
Molly Fong Hui Sain
Non-Independent Executive Director
Qualification:
Molly Fong Hui Sain (“Molly”), a 53-year-old Malaysian Female, was appointed to the Board on 27 February 2019. She obtained her General Certificate of Education Advanced Level in 1990 and subsequently she pursued the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”) programme and was admitted to the ICSA in 1999.
She also obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Nottingham, UK, in 2013. She was named the University of Nottingham - Malaysia Campus 2013 “Alumnus of the Year” at the Alumni Laureate Award ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur in 2013. Molly has served on the MBA Advisory Board of Nottingham University Business School since September 2019 and was appointed in July 2024 as Chair of the External Advisory Board of the Nottingham University Business School in Malaysia. She is also currently a member of LeadWomen Malaysia and the Women’s Committee of Malaysia Retailers’ Association.
She attended all five (5) Board Meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2024.
Experience:
Molly joined Rampai-Niaga as a Communications Executive in 1995, and thereafter was promoted multiple times as she expanded her role to other areas of the business, until she was appointed General Manager in 2003. As Molly continued to lead our talented and committed team in growing the business in Malaysia, Molly also spearheaded our Group’s expansion to Vietnam in 2009 and Cambodia in 2019. She also oversaw the acquisition of the Sabah market in 2015.
She was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Rampai- Niaga in 2011, and subsequently in January 2019, she assumed the role as the Chief Executive Officer of our Group, where she was responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the Group’s business operations. A notable contribution in her tenure as CEO was the listing of InNature on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in 2020, and subsequently as a constituent of both the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia and FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah indexes.
As part of the Group’s succession plans, Molly relinquished her role as CEO in July 2023, and remains as Executive Director to focus on the group’s expansion plans, as well as sustainability and corporate governance.
Daryl Foong Chuen Hoe
Alternate Director to Dato’ Simon
Qualification:
Daryl Foong Chuen Hoe (“Daryl”), a 38-year-old Malaysian Male, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from RMIT University, Australia, awarded in 2009. He was appointed as the alternate director to Dato’ Simon on 27 February 2019.
Experience:
Daryl has 10 years of experience working in the fastmoving consumer goods, retail and entertainment industries. He began his career as a Public Relations Executive in RAPR Mileage Communications Sdn. Bhd. in 2009 where he was responsible for public and media relations client servicing. Subsequently, he left to join L’Oréal Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“L’Oréal Malaysia”) as Product Executive in 2010.
In 2012, he left L’Oréal Malaysia to join Rampai-Niaga Sdn. Bhd. as Marketing Manager. In 2015, he was promoted as the Digital and Loyalty Manager. In this role, he was involved in implementing and managing our Customer Relationship Management loyalty programme, online store, our brand social media activities, public relations, and advertising campaigns across all platforms. He was subsequently re-designated to be Rampai-Niaga’s Business Development Manager in 2015 and his portfolio expanded to include identifying and establishing new profitable business locations, managing the company’s exit from unprofitable locations, managing rental renewals, maintaining a working relationship with the landlords and mall management, maintaining and managing the leasing process, and overseeing leasing budget and store profitability.
In 2016, Daryl left Rampai-Niaga to join Aquawalk Sdn. Bhd. as the Head of Sales and Marketing Department overseeing the company’s Education, Visual, and Creative departments. He was promoted as the General Manager in 2018 and appointed to his current position in April 2019 as an Executive Director of Aquawalk. He is responsible for overseeing Aquawalk’s overall business activities and financial performances.