DAISY, OOI LAY SEE
Managing Director

DAISY, OOI LAY SEE, age 51, a Malaysian, has been in property development business for more than 26 years. She was appointed to the Board of Directors as the Managing Director of HPB on 27 January 2000.

After completing her Higher School Certificate (“HSC”) in 1980, she joined her family’s sawmill business. Her initial involvement in the housing industry was in 1984 when she joined Mandin Garden Sendirian Berhad, an investment holding company which is a corporate shareholder of HPB Group, as a Personal Assistant to the Managing Director. In 1985, she was promoted to be the Property Manager and in that position, was instrumental in helping the company to overcome difficulties during the economic recession in the mid 1980s. In 1988, Ms Ooi was promoted to be an Executive Director of Hunza Holdings Sdn. Bhd., an investment holding company, in charge of planning and management. In 1993, she headed the Group’s property development division and in recognition of her proven ability in the property development business, Ms Ooi was appointed Managing Director of the HPB Group in 1998 to lead the Group into the new millennium.

Through the years, she has gained wide experience in dealing with government officers, consultants, contractors, bankers and property buyers, including purchasers from overseas. To complement her practical knowledge, she takes part in short-courses in management, seminars, conventions and exhibitions including those held overseas. In 2001, she completed an Executive Programme known as the General Management Programme organised by Wharton (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania)-Singapore Management University. She was appointed as the President of FIABCI Malaysia - Penang Branch for year 2010/2012.

Ms Ooi does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and is not related to any director or major shareholder of the Company. She attended five out of six Board Meetings held in the financial year.