Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Marketing Manager
Procurement Manager
Lim Swee Chuan, a Malaysian, aged 58, is our Chief Financial Officer, responsible for our Group’s accounting and finance functions and internal control systems as well as implementation of our Group’s strategic planning activities.
In 1991, he graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) Degree from Universiti Utara Malaysia. In 1995, he was certified as a Public Accountant and subsequently in 2001, as a Chartered Accountant by MIA. He is a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Taxation (presently known as the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia) since 2006.
In 1991, he began his career in Cycle & Carriage (M) Sdn Bhd as an Audit Assistant where he assisted in the review process of the group’s internal systems and control procedures of Cold Storage (M) Bhd, an associate company of Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad to ensure compliance with their business objectives, policies and standards.
In 1992, he left Cycle & Carriage (M) Sdn Bhd to join PriceWaterhouse (now known as PwC Malaysia) as an Audit Assistant where was involved in the conduct of statutory audits for the firm’s clients. In 1994, he was promoted to Audit Senior where he led the audit process and was responsible for audit fieldwork, system review and providing guidance to audit assistants.
In 1995, he left Pricewaterhouse and joined Mecorprise Sdn Bhd (now known as Kobay Technology Berhad) as an Accountant where his scope of responsibilities involved reviewing daily finance and accounting functions of the company including preparing and maintaining financial and management reports. Subsequently in the same year, he was promoted to Finance Manager where he was responsible for overseeing the company’s accounting and financing functions.
In 1997, he was further promoted to Group Finance Manager where he was responsible for overseeing Kobay Technology Berhad and its subsidiaries’ financial operations and reporting, tax compliance and treasury matters. He also took part in the listing exercise of Kobay Technology Berhad on the Main Board of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Main Market of Bursa Securities) in 1997. In 2000, he was promoted to Group General Manager (Finance) and in 2001, appointed as Executive Director cum Chief Financial Officer to oversee and manage the corporate finance, tax and accounting matters of Kobay Technology Berhad and its subsidiaries.
Separately, in March 2000, he was also appointed as the Executive Director cum Chief Financial Officer of Lipo Corporation Berhad (now known as Kobay Industries Sdn Bhd) which was a subsidiary of Kobay Technology Berhad. He held the position of Executive Director cum Chief Financial Officer of Kobay Technology Berhad and Kobay Industries Sdn Bhd (which was privatised in 2012) until his resignation in June 2020.
In December 2020, he joined ACS as the Finance Director and he was subsequently promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2023, a position he presently assumes.
Wong Kam Tong, a Malaysian, aged 49, is our Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing our Group’s production, logistics, warehousing and administration operations.
In 2001, he graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) (Economics) from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Prior to his graduation, in 2001, he started his career in Thye Huat Chan Sdn Bhd as a Marketing Executive where he was responsible for the sales of starches and beans to factories and wholesalers, as well as the collection process. He left Thye Huat Chan Sdn Bhd in 2004 and founded Redsun Worldwide Trading, a sole proprietor involved in the trading of groceries and tobacco products, which became dormant since 2015.
After he left his trading business, he co-founded Bapas in 2014 and was eventually appointed as the Factory Manager of Bapas in 2015, where he was in charge of its production operations and played an instrumental role in setting up our Group’s fried shallot manufacturing business.
In 2020, he was transferred to ACS as Senior Operation Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of both ACS and Bapas. He was subsequently promoted to Chief Operating Officer of ACS in 2023, a position he presently assumes.
Tan Hong Sheng, a Malaysian, aged 30, is our Marketing Manager, responsible for overseeing our Group’s overall sales and marketing operations as well as our Group’s business development and customers’ affairs.
In 2017, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Food Technology and Nutrition) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Upon graduation, he joined Markaids (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in 2017 as a Management Graduate Trainee where he gained exposure and technical knowledge in various functional food ingredients properties and applications. In 2018, he was promoted to Business Development Executive where he was responsible for servicing and developing new business for the company in the processed meat, processed seafood and vegetarian business segments. In 2019, he was promoted to Senior Business Development Executive where he led the sales team in the business divisions of processed meat and seafood, and managed suppliers as well as sales forecasts for key accounts in the said business divisions.
In June 2020, he left Markaids (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and joined ITS Nutriscience Sdn Bhd in July 2020 as Product Manager to spearhead the company’s new business division in relation to functional food ingredients.
In August 2020, he left ITS Nutriscience Sdn Bhd to join ACS as our Product Manager. Since joining our Group, he played an instrumental role in setting up our Group’s food additive and export division. In January 2024, he was promoted as our Marketing Manager where his scope of responsibilities expanded to include evaluating and identifying new business opportunities, as well as the supervision of our Group’s Sales and Marketing Team. He presently assumes the said position.
Cheng Boon Kai, a Malaysian, aged 34, is our Procurement Manager, responsible for overseeing our Group’s overall procurement and QC activities which include amongst others, developing procurement strategies, identifying and evaluating new suppliers, managing supplier relationships, pricing and contract negotiations as well as the supervision of the procurement team.
In 2011, he graduated with a Diploma in Business Studies (International Business) from Tunku Abdul Rahman College (now known as Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology). Whilst pending the completion of the aforementioned diploma with Tunku Abdul Rahman College, he took on the role of Sales Executive at JM Motor Venture Sdn Bhd between March 2011 to August 2011 where he was responsible for identifying potential clients for sales of motor cars.
Upon his graduation, he joined ACS as a Sales Executive in September 2011 where he was responsible for promoting sales and collections and taking care of customers’ needs in relation to the company’s products. In 2012, he was transferred to the role of Purchasing Executive where he was responsible for sourcing, planning and purchasing raw materials, controlling and monitoring inventories and logistic arrangements for the raw materials received. In 2019, he was subsequently promoted to Procurement Manager, a position he presently assumes.