Our Board of Directors
Tan Sri Ahmad Bin Mohd Don
Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Ahmad started his career with the Corp of Accountants, Government of Malaysia from 1972 to 1974 before joining the private sector. He served as Financial Controller from 1974 to 1980 in companies such as Syarikat Jengka Sdn Bhd, Mansfield Berhad and Pernas Securities Sdn Bhd where he was also the Company Secretary.
Board of Directors
Tan Sri Ahmad Bin Mohd Don
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Ahmad Bin Mohd Don was appointed to the Board on 25 August 2010. He also serves as a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as well as the Risk Management Committee.
Tan Sri Ahmad graduated with Summa cum Laude in Economics and Business from Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom in 1969. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Tan Sri Ahmad started his career with the Corp of Accountants, Government of Malaysia from 1972 to 1974 before joining the private sector. He served as the Financial Controller from 1974 to 1980 in companies such as Syarikat Jengka Sdn Bhd, Mansfield Berhad and Pernas Securities Sdn Bhd where he was also the Company Secretary. In November 1980, he joined Permodalan Nasional Berhad as the Deputy General Manager and was involved in the planning and launching of the National Unit Trust Scheme in 1981. Subsequently, in April 1982 he joined Malayan Banking Berhad as the General Manager of Treasury. During his service with Malayan Banking Berhad, he rose through the ranks of Senior General Manager and Board Member, then as Executive Director and in January 1991, he was appointed the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, a position which he held until 1994. In May 1994, Tan Sri Ahmad was appointed the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, a position which he held until August 1998.
His current directorships in other listed issuers are Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad, United Malacca Berhad and Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
| Name of Director | Date | Name of Education Programme Attended | Name of Organiser |
| Tan Sri Ahmad Bin Mohd Don | 10 & 11 July 2019 | ISRA: Islamic Finance for Board of Directors Programme | ISRA Consultancy |
| 21 to 24 October 2019 | Iclif: FIDE Core Programme (Module B) | The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre |
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip
Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng has more than 35 years of extensive experience in finance, corporate planning and executive management in property and hotel industry in both Malaysia and Australia.
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Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip
Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip was appointed to the Board on 24 March 2010.
He is a graduate of Monash University, Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics and completed his professional articleship in an international accounting firm in Australia before returning to Malaysia. He has more than 36 years of extensive experience in finance, corporate planning and executive management in property and hotel industry in both Malaysia and Australia.
Prior to joining Sunway Group, Dato’ Jeffrey Ng was the former Managing Director of AP Land Berhad. He was also the former Executive Director of Sunway City Berhad, a company formerly listed on Bursa Malaysia. He has held various positions in the past, such as the President of Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (REHDA), Past Chairman of REHDA Wilayah Persekutuan (KL) Branch, Director of Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Vice President and Secretary-General of FIABCI Malaysian Chapter (International Real Estate Federation), Vice President of Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO), Chapter Chairman of Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) Malaysian Chapter and Vice Chairman of Malaysian Australia Business Council (MABC).
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng is currently the Chairman of both the Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) and REHDA Institute as well as Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad. He is also a Member of the Board of Studies – Master of Real Estate Development, University Tunku Abdul Rahman. Professionally, he is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand. Dato’ Jeffrey Ng is also a member of the Appeal Board under the Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982.
He was accorded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by MABC in 2003 and in 2008, was advanced to fellowship member of Chartered Accountants, Australia & New Zealand. In 2009, he was conferred patron of REHDA. Dato’ Jeffrey Ng was awarded “REHDA Personality of the Year 2015” for his contribution to the real estate industry. In 2018, he was awarded The Asset BEST CEO-Property.
His directorships in other public companies are United Overseas Bank (Malaysia Berhad), SUNREIT Capital Berhad, SUNREIT Unrated Bond Berhad, SUNREIT Perpetual Bond Berhad and Sunway Lagoon Club Berhad.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
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Name of Director |
Date | Name of Education Programme Attended | Name of Organiser |
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Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip |
10 & 11 July 2019 |
ISRA: Islamic Finance for Board of Directors Programme
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ISRA Consultancy |
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23 July 2019 |
Shariah Dialogue: Installing Strategic Shariah Objectives and Universal Values into UOBM’s Banking Business
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UOBM
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24 July 2019 |
Cyber Security Briefing: The Challenge of Building Cyber Resilience
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UOBM
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24 July 2019 |
AMLA Refresher
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UOBM
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24 July 2019 |
Update on UOBM Digitalisation & Technology
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UOBM
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12 September 2019
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Strata Planning & Management Conference |
REHDA Institute |
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20 September 2019
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Sunway Leaders Conference 2019 |
Sunway Group
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| 31 October 2019 |
Malaysia REIT Forum 2019 – Opportunities in the New Malaysia |
Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA)
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19 November 2019
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Annual Developers’ Conference – CEO Series |
REHDA Institute | |
| 20 November 2019
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Housing Conference |
REHDA Institute |
Elvin A/L Berty Luke Fernandez
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Elvin Fernandez graduated from the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM), now known as The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM). He is also a former Director of Malaysia Property Incorporated.
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Elvin A/L Berty Luke Fernandez
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Elvin a/l Berty Luke Fernandez was appointed to the Board on 24 March 2010. He also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Risk Management Committee.
He graduated from the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM), now known as the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM). He is presently:
- Managing Director, Khong & Jaafar Sdn Bhd & Khong & Jaafar (Real Estate) Sdn Bhd;
- CEO of Khong & Jaafar (Corporate Services) Sdn Bhd, a CMSL Company;
- President of the Business Valuers Association Malaysia (BVAM);
- Member of the International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS);
- Qualified Business Valuation Instructor, IACVS;
- Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom (RICS);
- Member of the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) representing the RISM;
- Exco Member of the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS);
- Chairman of the Valuation & Property Consultancy Committee of PEPS;
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Property & Facility Managers (MIPFM);
- Member of the Malaysian Association of Professional Property Managers (MAPPM);
- Member of Association of Corporate Finance Advisers (ACFA);
- Member of Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents & Consultants (MIPEAC);
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA);
- Member of Malaysia Business Angel Network (MBAN);
- Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM);
- Honorary Member, China Appraisal Society (CAS);
- Honorary Member, Indian Institution of Valuers;
- Honorary Member, Indonesian Society of Appraisers (MAPPI);
- Honorary Member, Institute of Philippine Real Estate Appraisers (IPREA);
- Honorary Member, National Association of Romanian Valuers (ANEVAR); and
- Honorary Member, Practising Valuers Association, India (PVAI).
He has held various positions in the past, such as:
- President of the RISM (Session 2010/2011);
- Member/Exco-Member of the Board of Valuers, Appraisers & Estate Agents Malaysia [BOVEA] (1993-2007);
- President of PEPS (2000/2002);
- Chairman of IVSC (2007/2008);
- Secretary-General of the ASEAN Valuers Association [AVA] (2010/2018);
- Council Member of the Governing Council of AVA;
- Member of AVA Malaysia;
- Appointed Consultant for the establishment of a Real Estate Investment Trust Framework (Valuation Aspects) by the Securities Commission of Pakistan in May 2008;
- Member of the Advisory Committee to advise the China Appraisal Society and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China on their proposed valuation law in 2013 (only four international experts from around the world were invited to be in this Committee in 2013); and
- Member of the BAR Council Disciplinary Board.
He has been awarded:
- “Property Consultant of the Year 2005” by BOVEA on 12 January 2006;
- “Professional Excellence” Award in the “Engineering, Construction & Property” category by the Malaysian Professional Centre or Balai Ikhtisas Malaysia on 21 May 2011;
- “Valuer of the Year 2013” Award by the Valuation Division of the RISM on 10 January 2014;
- Honorary Membership by IACVS in recognition of his contributions to the global valuation profession on 12 December 2015;
- “Million Dollar Roof Top” Award by the MIEA on 1 October 2016;
- RISM Excellence Award 2017 “Malaysian Surveyor of the Year” on 20 May 2017; and
- CIDB Fellowship Award in recognition of his contribution to the development and advancement of the construction industry in Malaysia on 2 November 2018.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
| Name of Director | Date | Name of Education Programme Attended |
Name of Organiser |
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Elvin A/L Berty Luke Fernandez |
5 July 2019 | SISV Valuation Conference 2019 |
Valuation and General Practice, Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers
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23 July 2019 |
The Business Valuation Process with a Case Study and Report Writing |
Business Valuers Association Malaysia
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25 July 2019 |
An Insight into Business Valuation
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The International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS)
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21 August 2019 |
Presentation on the Updated Mandatory Malaysian Valuation Standards – 6th Edition
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National Institute of Valuation (INSPEN) | |
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17 September 2019 |
Housing and Valuation Conference 2019 |
National Institute of Valuation (INSPEN)
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11 to 14 October 2019 |
IVAS-IVSC Business Valuation Conference 2019 |
Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC)
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15 October 2019
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Conference on Valuation of Intangible Assets
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Business Valuers Association Malaysia | |
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20 to 22 October 2019 |
22nd AVA Congress |
ASEAN Valuers Association
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31 October 2019 |
CPD Talk in Real Estate MVS 2019 New Amendments & Business Valuation
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Faculty of Built Environment University of Malaya
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8 November 2019 |
Audit Oversight Board Conversation with Audit Committees |
Securities Commission Malaysia
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19 June 2020 |
Business Disruptions – Priorities for Boards |
Securities Industry Development Corporation
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| 19 June 2020 |
Capital Market Director Programme (Module 3) |
Securities Industry Development Corporation
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Ng Sing Hwa
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Ng was formerly the Executive Chairman of Bertam Alliance Berhad, a company listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange, whose principal activities are property development, construction and plantation. He resigned from Bertam Alliance Berhad as Director and Executive Chairman on 1 March 2012 following the disposal of his substantial shareholding in the company.
Board of Directors
Ng Sing Hwa
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Ng Sing Hwa was appointed to the Board on 18 November 2013. He also serves as the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee.
He completed the Program for Management Development, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Boston. He was the President of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia 1980/81. He is a qualified chartered accountant, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants as well as the Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He was formerly the Executive Chairman of Bertam Alliance Berhad, a company listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange, whose principal activities are property development, construction and plantation. He resigned from Bertam Alliance Berhad as Director and Executive Chairman on 1 March 2012 following the disposal of his substantial shareholding in the company.
He has vast experience in the areas of corporate finance, hospitality industry, property & construction industry and manufacturing of building materials. He had held the positions of Group Chief Executive of Faber Merlin Malaysia Berhad from 1977 to 1985 and Managing Director of CI Holdings Berhad from 1985 to 1988 prior to venturing into management consultancy services and own property development in 1989.
He is currently the Executive Chairman of Miramas Development Sdn Bhd. He is also a Director of Millennium Pavilion Sdn Bhd, a major shareholder of the Manager of Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
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Name of Director |
Date | Name of Education Programme Attended | Name of Organiser |
| Ng Sing Hwa | 31 October 2019 | Malaysia REIT Forum 2019 – Opportunities in the New Malaysia |
Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA)
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Sarena Cheah Yean Tih
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Sarena Cheah started her career with Sunway Group since 1995 and served under various roles in Corporate Finance, Internal Audit and Business Development departments.
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Sarena Cheah Yean Tih, S.M.S.
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Sarena Cheah Yean Tih was appointed to the Board on 25 August 2010. She also serves as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
She graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) in 1994. She also obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Melbourne Business School in 2001. She is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (CMSRL) holder.
She started her career with the Sunway Group since 1995 and served under various roles in the Corporate Finance, Internal Audit and Business Development departments. In 2006, she was made General Manager for Sales and Marketing of the Group’s Property Development division before assuming the position of Director of Strategy and Corporate Development in 2009, during which she oversaw the successful merger and integration of Sunway Holdings Berhad and Sunway City Berhad. In May 2013, she was appointed as Joint Managing Director of Property Development Division, Malaysia/Singapore and subsequently took on her current position as Managing Director of Property Development Division of Sunway Berhad in May 2015.
Her current directorships in other listed issuer and public companies are Sunway Berhad, SUNREIT Capital Berhad, SUNREIT Unrated Bond Berhad, Institute of Corporate Directors’ Malaysia, Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor and SUNREIT Perpetual Bond Berhad.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
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Name of Director |
Date | Name of Education Programme Attended | Name of Organiser |
| Sarena Cheah Yean Tih |
24 July 2019 |
Investment Analysis on Plantation Industry
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Malaysian Institute of Accountants
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20 September 2019
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Sunway Leaders Conference 2019 |
Sunway Group
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| 14 & 15 October 2019
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ICDM International Directors Summit 2019 |
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia |
Tengku Nurul Azian Binti Tengku Shahriman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tengku Azian is currently the Executive Vice President and Partner of PEMANDU Associates Sdn Bhd, a management consulting firm, focused on public sector transformation and business turnaround with global experience.
Board of Directors
Tengku Nurul Azian Binti Tengku Shahriman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tengku Nurul Azian Binti Tengku Shahriman was appointed to the Board on 11 March 2016. She also serves as the Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Management Committee.
She is a graduate of School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London with a Law Degree. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and a former Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya.
Tengku Azian was the Executive Vice President and Partner of PEMANDU Associates Sdn Bhd, a management consulting firm, focused on public sector transformation and business turnaround with global experience. She was the Director of Education & Human Capital Development, National Transformation Programme of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit, Prime Minister’s Department (PEMANDU) from 2010 to February 2017. Currently, she sits on the Board of PEMIMPIN GSL Malaysia, a member of Global School Leaders network, which provides professional development support to school leaders in 88 schools in Malaysia.
Before joining PEMANDU, she was in investment banking for 18 years, her last position was Head of Corporate Finance in RHB Investment Bank Berhad, a member of the RHB Banking Group.
Her current directorships in other listed issuers are Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad and Freight Management Holdings Berhad.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
| Name of Director | Date | Name of Education Programme Attended |
Name of Organiser |
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Tengku Nurul Azian Binti Tengku Shahriman |
23 July 2019 | The Role of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee in Human Capital Management |
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia |
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30 & 31 July 2019 |
Outcomes Based Approaches in Government |
Criterion Conferences |
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| 3 & 4 September 2019 | Project Cycle Management – A Cornerstone of Implementation and Delivery |
Caribbean Development Bank |
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20 September 2019 |
Sunway Leaders Conference 2019 |
Sunway Group |
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23 September 2019 |
Bursa Thought Leadership: Sustainability-Inspired Innovations: Enablers of the 21st Century |
Bursa Malaysia |
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14 October 2019 |
It’s Not OK?! Creating Harassment Free Workspaces |
Lead Women |
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31 October 2019 |
Malaysia REIT Forum 2019 – Opportunities in the New Malaysia |
Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) |
Yeo Kar Peng
Independent Non-Executive Director
Madam Yeo is Chairman and Managing Partner of Kendall Court Capital Partner, a mezzanine fund providing growth and expansionary capital focused in South East Asia.
Board of Directors
Yeo Kar Peng
Independent Non-Executive Director
Yeo Kar Peng was appointed to the Board on 2 January 2019. She also serves as a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Risk Management Committee.
She graduated from Monash University, Clayton Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics majoring in accounting and finance. She is also a Member of CPA Australia.
Ms Yeo is Chairman and Managing Partner of Kendall Court Capital Partner Ltd, a mezzanine fund providing growth and expansionary capital focused in South East Asia. Prior to establishing Kendall Court in 2004, Ms Yeo was a Managing Director at Citigroup Global Markets. She was responsible in the setting up and building of Citigroup’s investment banking franchise in Malaysia. She was the key coverage banker in charge of Citigroup’s deal origination and execution with special focus in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity capital market transactions. Prior to Citi Group, Ms Yeo was Head of Research with UBS and led a team of 8 analysts in charge of the Malaysian equity research. She was the number 1 ranked analyst in 1997 by Asia Money Poll with the UBS Malaysian team ranking third. Prior to UBS, Ms Yeo was Head of Research at WI Carr and was ranked as one of the top three analysts in Malaysia for several years by Asia Money and Euro Money polls. Early in her career, Ms Yeo also spent time as an auditor at the precursor of Ernst & Young in Malaysia.
Her directorship in other public company is Top Glove Foundation.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020
| Name of Director | Date | Name of Education Programme Attended |
Name of Organiser |
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Yeo Kar Peng
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5 July 2019 |
Demystifying The Diversity Conundrum: The Road to Business Excellence | Bursa Malaysia |
| 5 & 6 October 2019 | Seeking Fulfilment in Serving Society: Corporate Malaysia and Indonesia Entrepreneurial Camp |
Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation Malaysia |
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| 7 & 8 October 2019
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Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2019
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Khazanah Nasional Berhad |
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| 17 October 2019 | Raising Defences: Section 17A, MACC Act |
The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre |
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31 October 2019 |
Malaysia REIT Forum 2019 – Opportunities in the New Malaysia |
Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA) |
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| 11 June 2020 | ESG Trends & Regulatory Developments |
Asia School of Business |
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18 June 2020 |
Board & Executive Pay During and Post Covid-19 |
Asia School of Business |