Ms. Khaw Mui Suan (Katherine) was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Dufu on 17 February 2025. She currently serves as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management and Sustainability Committee, and Investment Committee.

Katherine graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Honours) degree from the University of London in 1993. She subsequently obtained her Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) in 1995 and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor on 26 October 1996.

Katherine began her career as a chambering student at Chew, Tan & Lim, a legal firm in Penang, in January 1996 and was retained by the same firm as a Legal Assistant in October 1996 after being called to the Malaysian Bar. In April 1997, she relocated to Kuala Lumpur, where she practised at Cheong Kee Fong & Co before joining Khaw & Partners in April 2000. In August 2000, she returned to Penang and rejoined Chew, Tan & Lim as a Senior Legal Assistant. In January 2002, she became a Partner in the Corporate Division of Salina, Lim Kim Chuan & Co. in Penang. In September 2015, Katherine established her own legal practice, Katherine Khaw & Associates, in Penang, where she remains the owner and continues to serve clients.

With 29 years of experience as a lawyer, Katherine has extensive expertise in corporate law, equity corporate finance and commercial law. She renders legal advisory services on a broad spectrum of matters, including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, initial public offerings (IPOs), corporate exercises and restructuring, corporate governance and compliances, banking and finance, land/property acquisitions and development projects.

None of the Directors has:
(i) any family relationship with other Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company, nor any conflict of interest with the Group except for Mr. Lee, Hui-Ta also known as Li Hui Ta is the spouse of Mdm Wang, Kuei-Hua, a major shareholder of the Company;
(ii) been convicted of any offence, other than traffic offences (if applicable) within the past five (5) years; and
(iii) been imposed with any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.