Board of Directors


Dato’ Gainneos Jacob Goldie (“Dato’ Jacob”)

Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Dato' Gainneos Jacob Goldie was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 29 November 2024. Since 2000, Dato Jacob has been the Managing Partner of Messrs Jacob Goldie S.S. Chew (JGSSC), where he also heads the litigation team, specialising in civil and commercial litigation involving debt recovery, construction disputes, arbitration and matters pertaining to mining laws. He was also previously a member of the Pahang State Representative in the Malaysian Bar Council from February 2019 to February 2020.

Dato' Jacob graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of London in 1991. He is a Barrister at Law and a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, England since 1992.Dato Jacob is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Malaysian Bar since 1994 and is also a member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines since November 2021. Dato Jacob was conferred the title "Dato’" by Sultan of Pahang in 2010.


Dato’ Sri Pek Kok Sam (“Dato’ Sri Pek”)

Managing Director

Dato’ Sri Pek Kok Sam has over 21 years of experience in the mining and exploration of iron ore, tin and limestone industry, with early roots in conducting limestone quarrying activities in Malaysia from 1993 to 2005. Dato’ Sri Pek is responsible for the Group’s business operations, including quality analysis and control, safety and environment, as well as site management aspects.

Dato’ Sri Pek is also a council member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines.

Dato’ Sri Pek graduated from Sultan Abu Bakar School Kuantan, Malaysia, and obtained a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (the Malaysian Certificate of Education) in 1985. Dato’ Sri Pek was conferred the title of “Dato” in 2011 and “Dato’ Sri” in 2016 by the Sultan of Pahang in recognition of his active support and contributions to the development of football as a sport in Pahang.


Mr Lim Wei Hung (“Mr Lim”)

Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Lim Wei Hung was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer on 1 November 2022. He oversees exploration (including minerals resources and ore reserves reporting) and mining activities, legal and contractual, as well as sustainability reporting-related matters, while actively focusing on diversification opportunities.

Mr Lim is an alternate council member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines to Dato’ Sri Pek and is also the chairperson of the Tax Incentive Committee and Environment Impact Assessment Committee.

Mr Lim has more than 27 years of experience in auditing, accounting, taxation and financial management. Prior to joining our Group in 2013, he was the head of finance for Franky Construction Sdn. Bhd. (“Franky Construction”), a civil construction, property development and mining contract group from 2005-2013, as well as executive director for Franky Construction’s granite quarrying arm. He had been a group accountant from 2000 to 2003 and the acting manager of the quarry division from 2003 to 2005 at Franky Construction. Mr Lim started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) in 1997 as an audit assistant, and subsequently an audit senior before leaving in 2000.

Mr Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Malaya in 1997. In 2000, Mr Lim was admitted to the Malaysian Institute of Accountants as a Public Accountant. He is a certified member of the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants. Mr Lim is also registered as a Certified Financial Planner with Financial Planning Association of Malaysia.


Dato’ Teh Teck Tee (“Dato’ Teh”)

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Dato’ Teh Teck Tee is a co-founder of the Group. With more than 16 years of experience in the iron ore exploration and mining industry, Dato’ Teh is responsible for managing all customer relationships.

Prior to founding the Group, Dato’ Teh worked in the logistics industry as Managing Director of TTS Transport from 1977 to 2011 and in the engineering and fabrication industry as Managing Director of TTS Engineering Sdn. Bhd. from 1985 to 2011. Capitalising on the resources and networks that Dato’ Teh built up during his tenure at TTS Transport and TTS Engineering Sdn. Bhd., SAM expanded its business to selling crushed iron ore to pipe coating customers.

A native of Malaysia, Dato’ Teh was conferred the title of “Dato” in 2017 by the Sultan of Pahang for his contribution to society.


Chin Chee Choon (“Mr Chin”)

Independent Director

Mr Chin Chee Choon was appointed to the Board as an independent director on 27 April 2020. Mr Chin is currently an Assurance and Audit Partner with Forvis Mazars LLP Singapore. He was previously an Audit Partner and Head of Advisory in CLA Global TS Holdings Pte. Ltd and served in various position with PwC Singapore and Deloitte Singapore. He has more than 25 years of experience in the area of auditing, reporting accountant for IPOs, risk advisory and sustainable reporting.

Mr Chin graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of South Australia in 1997, and subsequently obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership from the University of Oxford in 2015. Mr Chin is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Certified Internal Auditor of the Institute of Internal Auditors. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.


Sim Chin Hoe (“Mr Sim”)

Independent Director

Mr Sim Chin Hoe was appointed to the Board as an independent director on 27 April 2020. Mr. Sim worked for Shawcor Singapore Pte Ltd (“Shawcor”) and its related companies for more than 30 years, taking on various roles such as General Manager, both in Operations and Commercial, before his retirement in September 2016.

He was also seconded to the Malaysian subsidiary of Shawcor, where he was in charge of the operations of Shawcor’s pipe coating facility in Kuantan, Malaysia. Mr. Sim graduated with a Diploma in Marine Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic in 1979.

  • Dato Sri’ Pek Kok Sam is one of the founders of our group and is currently our group’s Chief Executive Officer.

    Dato Sri’ Pek Kok Sam has over 25 years of experience in the iron ore,bauxite and base metal activities. Prior to establishing our group, Dato’ Sri Pek conducted limestone quarrying activities in Malaysia from 1993 to 2005.

    Dato Sri’ Pek Kok Sam was conferred the title of “Dato’ in 2011 by the Sultan of Pahang and conferred the title of “Dato Sri” in year 2016 by the Sultan of Pahang.

  • Dato’ Teh Teck Tee is our Non-Executive Chairman and one of the founders of our group. He was appointed as a director of our company on 27 April 2020. His responsibilities include maintaining relationships with our customers and suppliers.

    Dato’ Teh has more than 13 years of experience in the mining and exploration of iron ore,bauxite and base metal activities. Prior to establishing our group, he was the managing director of TTS Transport, a company in the logistics industry from 1977 to 2011 and the managing director of TTS Engineering Sdn. Bhd., a company in the engineering and fabrication industry from 1985 to 2011. Dato’ Teh Teck Tee was conferred the title of Dato’ in 2017 by Sultan of Pahang for his contribution to the society.

  • Professional Experience
    Mr. Chin Chee Choon is our Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. He has more than 20 years of collective experience in assurance and auditing, corporate governance, internal audit, risk management and advisory and IPOs. Mr Chin has been with Nexia TS Public Accounting Corporation since September 2007 where he currently heads the firm’s Advisory Services Division and is also an Assurance Director.

    Mr. Chin is a Public Accountant and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, a Certified Internal Auditor of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2008 and a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants since 2018. He has also been a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors since 2010, a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants since 2007 and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2003

  • Dato’ Sri Mohd Jamidan Abdullah is our Lead Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. Dato’ Sri Mohd Jamidan has worked for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency from 1983 up until his retirement in January 2018, rising from an Officer to the Deputy Commissioner (Management and Professionalism), a post he held from 2015 to 2018.

    Dato’ Sri Mohd Jamidan graduated with a Bachelor of Economic Development from the University of Science, Malaysia in 1983.

  • Dato’ Gainneos Jacob Goldie is our Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. Dato’ Jacob has been the managing partner of JGSSC since 2000 and is the head of litigation, specialising in civil and commercial litigation involving debt recovery, construction disputes, arbitration and matters pertaining to mining laws.

    Dato’ Jacob graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of London in 1991. He is a Barrister at Law of Middle Temple, England since 1992 and an Advocate and Solicitor of the Malaysia Bar since 1994. Dato’ Jacob is currently a member of the Pahang State Bar Committee and was the Pahang State Representative in the Malaysian Bar Council from February 2019 to February 2020. Dato’ Jacob was conferred the title of “Dato” by the Sultan of Pahang in 2010.

  • Mr. Sim Chin Hoe is our Independent Director and was appointed on 27 April 2020. Before retiring in September 2016, Mr. Sim worked for Shawcor Singapore Pte Ltd (“Shawcor”) and its related companies for more than 30 years, taking on various roles such as General Manager, Operations and General Manager, Commercial.

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