BATU KAWAN'S  REVENUE FOR FY 2025 WAS RM25.72 BILLION AND PBT RM 1.61 BILLION

Another rising 3rd Gen star in the Lee family of Batu Kawan (BKB) and Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) is Lee Yuan Zhang (39), Chief Operating Officer of BKB. He is the son of Dato' Lee Hau Hian, MD of BKB and nephew of Tan Sri Dato' Seri Lee Oi Hian, CM of BKB/ Executive CM of KLK. Yuan Zhang's cousin, Lee Jia Zhang(42), son of Tan Sri Lee, is Chief Operating Officer of KLK. Both cousins are successors in line to the future top leadership of the biggest family controlled plantation group in the country. BKB's revenue for FY2025 is RM25.72 billion and PBT is RM1.61 billion driven by increased sales in the oleochemicals and mid-stream refinery sub-segments within Manufacturing.

BKB owns Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad (CCM) which is involved in a wide range of specialty industrial chemical products (Chlor-Alkali and Polymers & Chemicals). Permodalan Nasional Berhad and ASN sold their majority stake (53.62%) in CCM to BKB in Nov 2020 for about RM290 million. After a successful MGO in Feb 2021, CCM is now a wholly owned subsidiary of BKB. BKB is also the holding company for KLK. The two Lee brothers, Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian and Dato' Lee Hau Hian control BKB and KLK.

Yuan Zhang joined the Board of BKB in March 2021 and was promoted to COO in March 2025. He holds a Bachelor of Government and Economics degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. Prior to his current role, he was a senior executive in the KLK plantation division since 2009 n held several senior positions within the KLK group in Indonesia and Singapore. Currently Yuan Zhang is also the Chairman of See Sen Chemical Berhad, a director of CCM and London listed M.P. Evans Group plc.

Sources

1. Batu Kawan Berhad. 2025 Annual Report. https://bkawan.com.my/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BKB-Annual-Report-2025-WEB.pdf