The board of M.P. Evans Group PLC announced the appointment of Lee Yuan Zhang as a non-executive director with effect from 1 February 2023. Yuan Zhang is the Regional Director (Plantations) of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad ("KLK"), Malaysia. He was also the President Director of PT KLK Agriservindo, Indonesia.

In this latter capacity, he was responsible for the management of 140,000 hectares of oil-palm plantations across five Indonesian provinces. Yuan Zhang has also held senior marketing and sales roles within the KLK Group, as well as a number of other senior head office roles at KLK. In addition, he is a non-executive director of Batu Kawan Berhad ("BKB"), Malaysia.

BKB. In the previous five years, Lee Yuan Zhang, age 36, who does not have a shareholding in M.P. Evans, has been a director, commissioner or partner of the following companies or partnerships (indicates still a director, commissioner or partner): Batu Kawan Berhad, KL-Kepong Plantation Holdings Sdn Bhd, See Sen Chemical Berhad, Malay-Sino Chemical Industries Sdn Bhd, CCM Polymers Sdn Bhd, Orica-CCM Energy Sdn Bhd, PT KLK Agriservindo, PT Safari Riau, Ladang Perbadanan Fima Berhad, KLK Premier Oils Sdn Bhd, Astra-KLK Pte Ltd. and PT Agro Makmur Abadi.