Key Management

Mr. Low Chen Kong is responsible for overseeing the business operations of Production, R&D and Agriculture Division in Bioalpha Holdings Berhad. He is graduated with a Master of Science in Engineering Business Management from University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

He began his career with Siemens Telecommunication System Ltd, in Taipei, Taiwan as a Technical Project Consultant (Pre-Sales) from April 2000 to January 2003. He joined Comverse Network System Asia Pacific, Taipei, Taiwan as an Account Manager in January 2003 and subsequently left to join Motorola Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan as a Product Marketing Manager in 2004. He was promoted to be the Regional Product Management Manager in year 2008. In 1 November 2016, he joined Bioalpha Holdings Berhad as a Group General Manager.

Mr. Low has strong technical background in embedded and telecommunications with proven track record of consistently exceeding company goals through strategic planning, business development, and project execution. He is also a business-savvy leader accomplished at reconciling tactical considerations with strategic goals.

Ms Maple How Wai Cheng is our Group’s Human Resources & Administrative Manager and is responsible for all aspects of human resource related functions which includes manpower planning and recruitment, establishment and uphold of human resource policies, compliance with employee labour laws, staff discipline, staff welfare, staff development and training, employee relations and industry relations. She graduated with a Bachelor in Business Administration (Hons) from University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom in 1997. Maple How Wai Cheng began her career with S & P Food Industries (M) Bhd as an Administrative & Account Assistant from July 1997. In March 2006, she started working in Healthcare company DBC Spine & Rehabilitation Centre for a period of 2 years.

Her first managerial role was with Suez Top Ventures Sdn Bhd which is the owners of Food & Beverage franchise Madam Kwan’s Restaurants where she was Human Resource Manager for 8 years between March 2006 to March 2014. She held the position of Group Human Resource & Admin Manager in construction company Dindings Consolidated Group of Companies between March 2014 to May 2017. On 1st June 2017, she joined the Company as Group Human Resources & Admin. Manager. Overall, she has more than 20 years of experience specializing in Human Resources & Administration, ranging across different fields from construction, food & beverage, healthcare, electronics and manufacturing.

Encik Shahrizal Bin Sharuddin is our Quality Assurance Manager and is responsible for overseeing all Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Control (QC) activities to ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from UPM in 2001 and became a Registered Chemist with Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM) since 2010.

Encik Shahrizal Sharuddin began his career in Pharmaniaga Berhad as a Junior Chemist in 2002. He later left to join Innovax Sdn Bhd as a Senior Chemist in 2006. He joined our Company in 2012 as a Senior Chemist, and was promoted to QA Manager in 1 January 2017. Over the years, he has garnered more than fifteen (15) years of experience in Research & Development and Quality Management.

Ms. Ho Soo Ling oversees the operations of all our pharmacies with added focus on the marketing and branding functions. She plays a key role in our team to develop and implement innovative strategies and processes to grow our business of pharmacies and people. Soo Ling believes that a strong operations team who is empowered in planning, problem-solving and decision-making will better serve customers.

Graduated from University Putra Malaysia with the Bachelor of Economics, majoring in Industrial Economics, Soo Ling has more than 20 years of experience in the retail sector of the healthcare/health products industry, Soo Ling is recognised for her ability to ensure strategic goals are met by setting operational policies, creating and maintaining budgets, managing employees, and ensuring individual departments and stores are effective in achieving their goals. She is also a leader who is passionate about her team and how they play an important role in building a business that achieves its objectives to bring value to its stakeholders.

Soo Ling started her career in Guardian Pharmacy (M) Sdn. Bhd., rising to the managerial level of a store manager. After almost 7 years there, she then joined the pioneer team at Embun Elit Sdn. Bhd., the distributor of Himalaya Herbal Healthcare, where she spearheaded the growth of the boutique sector of the business from 6 outlets to 45 outlets, and finally overseeing more than 120 staff in this division of the business in November 2020.