Company Background

The Company was incorporated in Malaysia under the Act on 28 February 1978 as a private limited company under the name of C.I. Holdings Sdn Bhd. It was subsequently converted to a public company on 10 December 1982 and assumed its present name. The Company was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 18 February 1983.

For Corporate Announcements, please log in to
www.bursamalaysia.com

List of Directors

The profiles of the Directors of C.I. Holdings Berhad (“CIH”) are as follows:

YBhg Dato’ Seri Abdul Ghani Bin Abdul Aziz (Chairman)

YBhg Dato’ Seri Abdul Ghani Bin Abdul Aziz, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director on 25 November 1999. On 12 July 2001, he was re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. On 1 November 2003, he qualified as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He is a member of the Nomination Committee.

He holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the University of Lancaster, England, and a Master of Human Sciences (History and Civilization) from the International Islamic University, Malaysia. He had served in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) for 32 years and attained the position of the Chief of the Air Force in 1993 before retiring in November of 1996. Presently he is the Chief Executive of a Joint-Venture private limited company.

He has no directorships in other public companies. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

YBhg Datuk Johari Bin Abdul Ghani (Managing Director)

YBhg Datuk Johari Bin Abdul Ghani, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 29 November 2002 as Managing Director.  His initial entry into the Company was mainly to undertake and oversee a massive internal corporate restructuring of the Company which was successfully completed in 2004. He went on to become a substantial shareholder of the Company in 2005 and continues to be today. 

He is a Fellow member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in England. He started his career as an Auditor with Peat Marwick & Co, an international accounting firm and has held senior positions in various listed and unlisted companies; notably, one of the biggest fast food conglomerates in Malaysia where he was the Group Managing Director from 2002 until 2005.

As the Managing Director of the Company, Datuk Johari formulates, implements and monitors the Company’s overall corporate strategy. Apart from discharging his duties as the Managing Director, he is also a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

YBhg Maj Gen (R) Dato’ Mohamed Isa Bin Che Kak

YBhg Maj Gen (R) Dato’ Mohamed Isa Bin Che Kak, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 28 April 2003 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

 

He graduated from the Malaysian Royal Military College and was commissioned into the Royal Malay Regiment in 1958. During his military career, he attended various military training courses such as The Joint Services Command, the Staff College in Willington, India where he qualified with Pass Staff College (psc) and The Senior Officers Management Course in Naval Staff College in Monteray, California, United States of America.

 

In his more than 32 years of service in the Malaysian Army, he had served in various capacities both Regimental and Staff. Among his early appointments was the Regimental Intelligence Officer serving with the United Nation forces in the Congo. He was also appointed as the Aide De Camp (ADC) to his Majesty Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1971-1975. In recognition of his services, he was awarded with the military honour of Pahlawan Angkatan Tentera. 

He is currently a Board member of Affin Holdings Berhad and LBS Bina Group Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Wira Syed Ali Bin Tan Sri Syed Abbas Alhabshee

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Wira Syed Ali Bin Tan Sri Syed Abbas Alhabshee, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2003 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He obtained his Professional Diploma in Leadership and Management, New Zealand Institute of Management Inc and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Society of Business Practitioners, Cheshire-England. He started his business career since 1980 and has vast experience in the oil and gas industry. He is a member of the Instrument Society of America. He also sits on the Board of several private limited companies. He is also Ahli Dewan Negara (Senator), AJK Badan Perhubungan UMNO Wilayah Persekutuan and Ketua Bahagian UMNO Cheras.

He is currently a Board member of Tanjung Offshore Berhad. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

He is currently a Board member of Tanjung Offshore Berhad.

YBhg Dato’ Azmeer Bin Rashid

YBhg Dato’ Azmeer Bin Rashid, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2003 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from University Malaya and Master of Business Administration from University of Santa Clara, California, United States of America. He was the Deputy Chairman of Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd. (CIMA) and a member of Muda Agricultural Development Authority. Since 1964, he had held various positions in government departments including the Secretary General of the Ministry of Lands and Cooperative Development, the State Secretary of Perlis and the President of the Municipal Council of Seberang Perai, Penang. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Education Service Commission from 1997 to 2000.

He has no directorships in other public companies. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Chan Peng Chiw

Chan Peng Chiw, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board on 18 May 2001 as an Independent Non-Executive Director and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee on 24 May 2001. Subsequently, he was appointed as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 7 November 2002. Currently, he is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee.

He has been practising as a Chartered Accountant since 1969 and is a Board member of several private limited companies.

He has no directorships in other public companies. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Nor Hishammuddin Bin Dato’ Mohd Nordin

Nor Hishammuddin Bin Dato’ Mohd Nordin, a Malaysian, was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee on 30 May 2001. Currently, he is also a member of the Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee.

He holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree with honours and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994. He is presently the Managing Partner of the law firm of Messrs Hisham Yoong – K.C. Lim.

He has no directorships in other public companies. He does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which he has personal interest. He does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

YBhg Datin Mariam Prudence Binti Yusof

YBhg Datin Mariam Prudence Binti Yusof, a Malaysian was appointed to the Board on 27 July 2005 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.

She graduated with BA (Honours), University of Malaya in 1974. She started her career in the field of human resource and organizational development with multinational companies, namely Motorola (M) Sdn. Bhd., Intel (M) Sdn. Bhd., Shell Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and Nestle (M) Sdn. Bhd. In 1984, she entered the field of stockbroking and is currently the Executive Director of Equity Market of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

Her other previous appointments include being a Member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Committee (KLSE), a Director of Labuan International Financial Exchange Inc. (LFX), a Director of Securities Clearing Automated Network Services Sdn. Bhd. (SCANS) and a Director of Research Institute & Investment Analyst Malaysia (RIIAM) and Trustee of the Bumiputera Training Fund of the Securities Commission (SC). She was also the Chairman of the Membership Committee of the KLSE. She has retired from the Board of KLSE and its subsidiaries on 10 April 2004.

In year 2002, she was elected as Chairman of the Association of Stockbroking Companies of Malaysia (ASCM) with the primary role of spearheading the demutualization of KLSE to its new entity, Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

On 26 August 2002, she was appointed as a member of the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and is presently active in its working group.

She has no directorships in other public companies. She does not have any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company and there is no business arrangement with the Company in which she has personal interest. She does not have any convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any.

Corporate Office address

C.I. HOLDINGS BERHAD (37918-A)
Level 10, Menara Yayasan Tun Razak
No. 200, Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2168 7333 Fax: 603-2168 7208
Email:info@cih.com.my

Business Activities 

The CIH Group’s principal activities are selling, bottling and distribution of beverages. The Company also has subsidiaries which are involved in investment holding, manufacturing and trading of water taps and other plumbing accessories, provision of management services, quarry proprietors and operators, marketing and distribution of beverages and water products.

The principal products of the CIH Group are as follows:

1) Beverages Division
      - Permanis Sdn Bhd (“Permanis”)

Permanis was incorporated in Malaysia under the Act on 3 October 1973 as a private limited company under the name of Investico Construction Sdn Bhd. It changed its name to Permanis on 7 February 1975

The principal activity of Permanis is selling, bottling and distribution of beverages. Permanis has three (3) Exclusive Bottling Agreements with PepsiCo, Inc. and Seven-Up International and Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. and Pepsi Lipton International Limited which grants it the exclusive rights to bottle, distribute and sell the Pepsi brand and other peripheral brands of soft drinks within Malaysia such brands are “Pepsi”, “Mirinda”, “7-Up”,“Gatorade”, “Mountain Dew” and “Evervess” and Lipton “ready to drink” in Ice Lemon Tea, Red Tea, Green Tea and Mango Flavour. (Web site: http://www.pepsimalaysia.com)

Permanis also manufactures its own brand of drinks which includes beverages under the trademarks of “Chill”, “Excel”, “Frost”, “Bleu” and “Shot”.

Permanis currently operates from two (2) manufacturing plants in Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan and Meru, Port Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

In the year 2000 and 2001, the plant in Bangi, Selangor was voted by PepsiCo. Inc. as the most efficiently operated Pepsi-affiliated plant in the world. Permanis is ISO certified.

Sales Office address:

Level 10, Menara Yayasan Tun Razak
No. 200, Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2168 7333 Fax: 603-2168 7222

Factory address:

Lot 5 & 7, Jalan P/5 & P/6
Seksyen 13, Kawasan Perusahaan,
43650 Bandar Baru Bangi
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 603-8725 3333 Fax: 603-8725 3204

2) Tapware Division
    - Doe Industries Sdn Bhd (“Doe”)

Doe wasformerly known as Dorf Malaysia Sdn Bhd was incorporated in 1977 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dorf Industries Pte Ltd, Australia. In 1983, Doe was acquired by C.I. Holdings Berhad.

Doe has been in the tapware industry for more than 25 years and is currently the leading manufacturer of chrome-plated brass tapwares and sanitary fitting in Malaysia. Doe also operates a gravity die-casting foundery producing brass die-castings which are then surfaced-finished in chrome by its automatic electroplating line.

Doe tapwares are manufactured under the BS 5412 standard and its products are accredited with SIRIM ISO 9001:2000, IKRAM, as well as approved by JKR and the State Waterworks Departments.

Being an innovative market leader, Doe is constantly striving to improve and upgrade its product through collaboration with world renowned component manufacturers as a source of technology transfer and design. This distinct advantage plus its modern manufacturing facilities, enable Doe to guarantee its customers a superior range of products. (web site: http://www.doe.com.my)

Office address:

No. 8 Jalan SS21/39, Damansara Utama
47400 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 603-7727 8868 Fax: 603-7727 7868
Email: sales@doe.com.my

Factory address:

Lot 42, Senawang Industrial Estate
70450 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus
Tel: 606-677 6936/63 Fax: 606-677 6954