The Board currently has six members, comprising three Executive Directors (including the Chairman) and three Independent Non-Executive Directors. A brief description of the background of each Director is presented below:
MALAYSIAN, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Mr Ng Chin Heng was appointed as Executive Chairman to the Board on 8 August 2000.
He is the principal founder of Coastal Group. Soon after completing the Lower Certificate of Education and gaining work experience in various capacities, Mr Ng Chin Heng started his business endeavour in 1977 trading in animal feed, fertilisers and raw rubber. Subsequently, he ventured into vessel chartering business in 1982 when he acquired Coastal Transport (Sandakan) Sdn Bhd, a tug and barge hire company, which then owned and operated 4 small old tankers. He then acquired the technical and management skills in tugboat and barge repairs and fabrications. He further learned and improved the technical and management aspects of shipyard operations by visiting some of the shipyards in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and China.
Mr Ng Chin Heng is responsible for leadership of the Board of the Company, ensuring its effectiveness and setting its agenda. He meets with shareholders to ensure that there is sufficient and effective communication to understand shareholders’ issues and concerns. He is responsible for executing the strategy agreed by the Board and developing objectives through leadership of the senior executive team. He also ensures that the Group’s risks are adequately addressed and appropriate internal controls are in place.
He is the brother of Mr Ng Chin Shin and Mr Ng Chin Keuan, both the Directors of the Company, and the husband of Madam Pang Fong Thau, a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr Ng Chin Heng was appointed as Executive Chairman to the Board on 8 August 2000.
He is the principal founder of Coastal Group. Soon after completing the Lower Certificate of Education and gaining work experience in various capacities, Mr Ng Chin Heng started his business endeavour in 1977 trading in animal feed, fertilisers and raw rubber. Subsequently, he ventured into vessel chartering business in 1982 when he acquired Coastal Transport (Sandakan) Sdn Bhd, a tug and barge hire company, which then owned and operated 4 small old tankers. He then acquired the technical and management skills in tugboat and barge repairs and fabrications. He further learned and improved the technical and management aspects of shipyard operations by visiting some of the shipyards in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and China.
Mr Ng Chin Heng is responsible for leadership of the Board of the Company, ensuring its effectiveness and setting its agenda. He meets with shareholders to ensure that there is sufficient and effective communication to understand shareholders’ issues and concerns. He is responsible for executing the strategy agreed by the Board and developing objectives through leadership of the senior executive team. He also ensures that the Group’s risks are adequately addressed and appropriate internal controls are in place.
He is the brother of Mr Ng Chin Shin and Mr Ng Chin Keuan, both the Directors of the Company, and the husband of Madam Pang Fong Thau, a substantial shareholder of the Company.
MALAYSIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Ng Chin Shin was appointed as Executive Director to the Board on 8 August 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Coastal Group. Shortly after completing the Lower Certificate of Education, he went on to become a mechanic and welder in 1975 and subsequently a mechanic and construction supervisor. He gained his experience in the shipbuilding industry when he worked for a shipbuilding contractor between 1980 and 1985. With his valuable knowledge, he was invited to join the Group in 1986 and has been involved in the Group for close to 30 years. He has been instrumental in shaping and laying the foundations for the Group’s products and workmanship quality in vessel manufacturing and repair works. His vast experience and in-depth knowledge in the vessel manufacturing and repair activities will continue to benefit the Group.
He is the brother-in-law of Madam Pang Fong Thau, a substantial shareholder of the Company. He is the brother of Mr Ng Chin Heng and Mr Ng Chin Keuan, Directors of the Company. Mr Ng Chin Heng is also a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr Ng Chin Shin was appointed as Executive Director to the Board on 8 August 2000.
He is one of the co-founders of Coastal Group. Shortly after completing the Lower Certificate of Education, he went on to become a mechanic and welder in 1975 and subsequently a mechanic and construction supervisor. He gained his experience in the shipbuilding industry when he worked for a shipbuilding contractor between 1980 and 1985. With his valuable knowledge, he was invited to join the Group in 1986 and has been involved in the Group for close to 30 years. He has been instrumental in shaping and laying the foundations for the Group’s products and workmanship quality in vessel manufacturing and repair works. His vast experience and in-depth knowledge in the vessel manufacturing and repair activities will continue to benefit the Group.
He is the brother-in-law of Madam Pang Fong Thau, a substantial shareholder of the Company. He is the brother of Mr Ng Chin Heng and Mr Ng Chin Keuan, Directors of the Company. Mr Ng Chin Heng is also a substantial shareholder of the Company.
MALAYSIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Madam Alice Ng was appointed as Executive Director to the Board on 23 May 2023.
Madam Alice holds degree in Bachelor of Commerce with double major in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. She is a member of CPA Australia and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Upon graduation, she was attached with Ernst & Young Sandakan as an Audit Assistant. Madam Alice’s journey with COASTAL started in April 2006 when she held the position of Accounts & Finance Executive with COASTAL’s subsidiary companies. In the year 2008, she held the position as Marketing cum Finance Officer and was later promoted to Marketing Manager in 2010. Madam Alice was first promoted as the Director of COASTAL’s subsidiary companies in 2012. She also sits on the board of several subsidiary companies of COASTAL.
She is the daughter of Mr. Ng Chin Heng and the niece of Mr. Ng Chin Shin who is member of the Board of COASTAL. Mr. Ng Chin Heng is a substantial shareholder of COASTAL. She is also the daughter of Madam Pang Fong Thau, a substantial shareholder of COASTAL.
Madam Alice Ng was appointed as Executive Director to the Board on 23 May 2023.
Madam Alice holds degree in Bachelor of Commerce with double major in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. She is a member of CPA Australia and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Upon graduation, she was attached with Ernst & Young Sandakan as an Audit Assistant. Madam Alice’s journey with COASTAL started in April 2006 when she held the position of Accounts & Finance Executive with COASTAL’s subsidiary companies. In the year 2008, she held the position as Marketing cum Finance Officer and was later promoted to Marketing Manager in 2010. Madam Alice was first promoted as the Director of COASTAL’s subsidiary companies in 2012. She also sits on the board of several subsidiary companies of COASTAL.
She is the daughter of Mr. Ng Chin Heng and the niece of Mr. Ng Chin Shin who is member of the Board of COASTAL. Mr. Ng Chin Heng is a substantial shareholder of COASTAL. She is also the daughter of Madam Pang Fong Thau, a substantial shareholder of COASTAL.
MALAYSIAN, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Madam Teo Gim Suan was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board on 1 September, 2025. She serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of both the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Madam Teo Gim Suan has a wealth of experience in accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate secretarial services.
Since 2005, she has been the Director and Company Secretary of Moving Swift Corporate Services Sdn Bhd. From 2003 to 2005, she was the Manager of M & C Services Sdn Bhd, Sandakan Branch. Madam Teo Gim Suan’s career at KPMG spanned from 1990 to 2003, where she served as an Audit Assistant at KPMG Sandakan and subsequently as a Tax Assistant and Tax Senior at KPMG Tax Services Sdn Bhd. Prior to 1990, she gained experience as an auditor, accounts clerk, and credit clerk in various organizations in Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan. She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Maxland Berhad, having previously served in the same capacity for Kretam Holdings Berhad and WMG Holdings Bhd.
Madam Teo Gim Suan was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board on 1 September, 2025. She serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of both the Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Madam Teo Gim Suan has a wealth of experience in accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate secretarial services.
Since 2005, she has been the Director and Company Secretary of Moving Swift Corporate Services Sdn Bhd. From 2003 to 2005, she was the Manager of M & C Services Sdn Bhd, Sandakan Branch. Madam Teo Gim Suan’s career at KPMG spanned from 1990 to 2003, where she served as an Audit Assistant at KPMG Sandakan and subsequently as a Tax Assistant and Tax Senior at KPMG Tax Services Sdn Bhd. Prior to 1990, she gained experience as an auditor, accounts clerk, and credit clerk in various organizations in Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan. She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Maxland Berhad, having previously served in the same capacity for Kretam Holdings Berhad and WMG Holdings Bhd.
MALAYSIAN, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr Seeto Yee @ Seeto Tin Yee was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board on 23 May 2023. He is a member of the Audit Committee. On 1 September 2025, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Seeto holds a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and a master degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Minnesota, USA.
Mr. Seeto has more than 45 years of experience in key positions of general management, project management and project / technical consultancy in plant engineering, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance, offshore FPSO floating productions, upstream E & P, cryogenic facilities (LNG and ASU), petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, biodiesel, iron and steel, downstream natural gas distribution and bulking tankage installation / facilities.
Prior to joining COASTAL, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Sabah International Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. from January 2019 to March 2022. Currently, he is involved in project / technical management consultancy work.
Mr Seeto Yee @ Seeto Tin Yee was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board on 23 May 2023. He is a member of the Audit Committee. On 1 September 2025, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Seeto holds a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and a master degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Minnesota, USA.
Mr. Seeto has more than 45 years of experience in key positions of general management, project management and project / technical consultancy in plant engineering, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance, offshore FPSO floating productions, upstream E & P, cryogenic facilities (LNG and ASU), petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, biodiesel, iron and steel, downstream natural gas distribution and bulking tankage installation / facilities.
Prior to joining COASTAL, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Sabah International Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. from January 2019 to March 2022. Currently, he is involved in project / technical management consultancy work.
MALAYSIAN, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KDR. (K) Datuk Charles O Pang Su Pin was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board on 1 October 2026 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from City University of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., in 1986, and subsequently earned an M.B.A. from the same university in 1987. He began his career in 1988 as a Cadet Apprentice at Sabah Softwoods Sdn Bhd in Tawau, Sabah. He then joined Syarikat Trushidup Sdn Bhd in Sandakan, Sabah, serving as a Director from 1989 to 2004.
Previously, he was the Sabah State Assemblymen for N. 44 Karamunting, Sandakan and a Committee Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Sabah, from 2013 to 2018. In the corporate sector, he was the Chairman of Norsechem (Sabah) Sdn Bhd from 2013 to 2020 and later served as its Executive Chairman from 2020 to 2023.
Currently, he serves as a Director of SEQU-TAS Offshore Safety Sdn Bhd, a premier Sabah-based offshore safety training provider, which delivers a wide range of courses in compliance with Petronas and Shell PMU, and international industry standards.
KDR. (K) Datuk Charles O Pang Su Pin was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board on 1 October 2026 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from City University of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., in 1986, and subsequently earned an M.B.A. from the same university in 1987. He began his career in 1988 as a Cadet Apprentice at Sabah Softwoods Sdn Bhd in Tawau, Sabah. He then joined Syarikat Trushidup Sdn Bhd in Sandakan, Sabah, serving as a Director from 1989 to 2004.
Previously, he was the Sabah State Assemblymen for N. 44 Karamunting, Sandakan and a Committee Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Sabah, from 2013 to 2018. In the corporate sector, he was the Chairman of Norsechem (Sabah) Sdn Bhd from 2013 to 2020 and later served as its Executive Chairman from 2020 to 2023.
Currently, he serves as a Director of SEQU-TAS Offshore Safety Sdn Bhd, a premier Sabah-based offshore safety training provider, which delivers a wide range of courses in compliance with Petronas and Shell PMU, and international industry standards.
Save as disclosed, none of the Directors have:
- any directorship in public companies and listed issuers;
- any family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company, unless disclosed;
- any conflict of interest with the Company;
- any conviction for offences within the past 5 years other than traffic offences (if any); and
- any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period.