Mr. Chuah Choon Bin
Executive Chairman Pentamaster Corporation Bhd
Chuah Choon Bin was appointed to the Board of Pentamaster Corporation Bhd on 30 November 2002 and was re-designated as the Executive Chairman on 1 March 2022. He currently sits on the Board of Pentamaster International as the Executive Director and Chairman. Pentamaster International is a subsidiary of the Company and was listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 19 January 2018.
Mr. Chuah also holds directorship in subsidiary companies of Pentamaster International. He is a professional engineer and co-founder of Pentamaster Group. Prior to setting up the Group, he served as an automation engineer for National Semiconductor and Intel Technology Malaysia. With his vast experience in the design and manufacturing of automation equipment and vision inspection system, he has developed the Group to its present level of success, from a simple automation house to a high technology group specialising in providing factory automation equipment and systems and information communication technology solutions to industrial and commercial customers.
Under his leadership, the Company achieved the following recognitions; (1) inclusion into the constituents of the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (“F4GBM”) Index in 2021 where such F4GBM Index measures the performance of public listed companies demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance practices; (2) ranked in the top 200 in the Forbes 2020, 2019, 2018 & 2017 Best Under a Billion list of companies that are publicly listed in the Asia Pacific region; (3) awarded The Edge Billion Ringgit Club, under the category of the Highest Returns to Shareholders Over Three Years for technology sector in 2020 and 2019 and the Highest Growth in Profit After Tax Over Three Years for technology sector in 2019; (4) awarded the Focus Malaysia Best Under Billion Awards 2018 for the Best Revenue Growth, Best Enterprise Value Growth and Overall Winner category, and Focus Malaysia Best Under Billion Awards 2017 for the Best Return on Assets category; and (5) recipient of the Enterprise 50 Award 2002 organised by Accenture and SMIDEC and Quality Management Excellence Award 2003 for the category of local company with annual sales turnover exceeding RM25 million to RM200 million at the Industry Excellence Award 2003 organised by Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
For his personal recognition, he won the First Malaysian Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award Malaysia 2002. Currently, he is the board member of Penang Charis Hospice Home and Penang Automation Cluster Sdn. Bhd.. Mr. Chuah sits as the chairman of SJK Kwang Hwa school and he is also appointed to the school board as director for Chung Ling High School, Heng Ee High School and Phor Tay High School. In 2021, he is appointed as the Penang Wawasan Open University Education Foundation Member and Penang i4.0 Seed Fund Evaluation Committee Member. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering with honours in May 1985 and a master’s degree in engineering majoring in electrical and electronics in May 1989, both from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.