Our Board of Directors
Tan Sri Amirsham Bin A Aziz
Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Amirsham Bin A Aziz was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Malayan Banking Berhad from 1994 to 2008 before assuming the position as a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit and Department of Statistics from March 2008 to April 2009. Tan Sri Amirsham is currently an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the Audit Committee of Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad. In addition, he is an independent non-executive chairman of RAM Holdings Berhad and RAM Rating Services Berhad.
Board of Directors
Tan Sri Amirsham Bin A Aziz
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Amirsham Bin A Aziz was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2022. He holds degree in Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from University of Malaya and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Tan Sri Amirsham Bin A Aziz (“Tan Sri Amirsham”) was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Malayan Banking Berhad from 1994 to 2008 before assuming the position as a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the Economic Planning Unit and Department of Statistics from March 2008 to April 2009.
On 1 June 2009, Tan Sri Amirsham was appointed as the Chairman of the National Economic Advisory Council, which he served until 31 May 2011. He also served as the independent non-executive chairman of Bursa Malaysia Berhad from March 2015 to March 2019.
Tan Sri Amirsham is currently an independent non-executive director and the chairman of the Audit Committee of Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad. In addition, he is an independent non-executive chairman of RAM Holdings Berhad and RAM Rating Services Berhad.
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip
Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director
He has more than 37 years of extensive experience in finance, corporate planning and executive management in property and hotel industry in both Malaysia and Australia.
Board of Directors
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 also serves as a member of the Board Sustainability Committee which was established on 11 May 2021.
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng 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 37 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 (now known as Sunway City Sdn Bhd), 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) Malaysia, 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, Vice Chairman of Malaysian Australia Business Council (MABC) and Chairman of Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA).
Dato’ Jeffrey Ng is currently the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad as well as the Chairman of REHDA Institute. He is also the Immediate Past Chairman of MRMA and a Member of the Board of Studies – Master of Real Estate Development, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Professionally, he is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and fellow member of Chartered Accountants, Australia and New Zealand. Dato’ Jeffrey Ng is also a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (CMSRL) holder and a panel member of the Appeal Board under the Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982.
In 2003, he was accorded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by MABC. In 2008, he was advanced to fellowship member of Chartered Accountants, Australia & New Zealand. In 2009, he was conferred the 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 PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
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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 |
30 July 2020 |
Build SG Regional Webinar: Design for |
Building and |
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25 September 2020 |
Sunway Group Strategic Workshop |
Sunway Group |
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28 September 2020 |
Maybank REIT Virtual Forum: Malaysian REITs the past, the present and the future |
Malayan Banking |
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29 September 2020 |
Exclusive Live Webinar on Self-Disruptive
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Korn Ferry
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13 October 2020 |
13th Malaysian Property Summit 2020 |
Persatuan Penilai,
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13 November 2020 |
Raising Defences: Section 17A of the |
Sunway REIT |
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19 November 2020 |
MREITs – Navigating the New Normal |
Malaysian REIT |
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1 December 2020 |
MRMA REIT Investor Day Webinar |
Malaysian REIT |
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26 January 2021 |
Business Segment Presentation – Global |
United Overseas |
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3 March 2021 |
Business Segment Presentation – |
United Overseas |
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31 March 2021 |
MIA Webinar Series: Valuation in Practice for Transactions and Reporting: Part 2 – Valuation for Business Combination |
Malaysian Institute |
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27 May 2021 |
Reimagining your business with AI |
Federation of Public |
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1 June 2021 |
MCO 3.0 and it’s effects on REITs’ |
The Asset |
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22 June 2021 |
Webinar Series: What ESG means for |
The Asset |
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24 June 2021 |
JC3 Flagship Conference 2021: JC3 |
Joint Committee on |
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24 June 2021 |
Analysis of Real Estate Investment Trusts and Private Real Estate (Online) |
FMTCS Sdn Bhd |
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22 July 2021 |
Cyber Security Awareness to Board and |
United Overseas |
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22 July 2021 |
AMLA – Post Covid-19: Heightened |
United Overseas |
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18 August 2021 |
Engagement Session on Board Leadership Framework (Session A) |
FIDE Forum |
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20 October 2021 |
Business Segment Presentation – |
United Overseas |
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18 November 2021 |
CA ANZ Asia Webinar – How to Drive |
The Asset |
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18 November 2021 |
16th Asia Bond Markets Summit – |
The Asset |
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| 19 November 2021 |
2022 Budget Talk |
BDO
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Datuk Christopher Martin Boyd
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Christopher Martin Boyd started his professional career in Malaysia as a partner of Jones Lang Wootton Malaysia from 1974 to 1981; a Director of Jones Lang Wootton Singapore from 1981 to 1985 and a partner of Knight Frank Baillieu Malaysia from 1985 to 1995.
Board of Directors
Datuk Christopher Martin Boyd
Independent Non-Executive Director
Datuk Christopher Martin Boyd was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2022. He also serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia as well as the Association of Valuers, Property Manager, Estate Agents & Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers and an Associate of the Australian Property Institute.
Datuk Christopher Martin Boyd started his professional career in Malaysia as a partner of Jones Lang Wootton Malaysia from 1974 to 1981; a Director of Jones Lang Wootton Singapore from 1981 to 1985 and a partner of Knight Frank Baillieu Malaysia from 1985 to 1995; all of which are firms principally engaged in property valuation, agency, management and consultancy.
He was the Executive Chairman of Savills (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd prior to his retirement in 2020. He was previously a Director of Eastern & Oriental Berhad and is now proprietor of Chris Boyd Property Consultants.
Datuk Chris Boyd is currently an independent non-executive Director of MUI Properties Berhad. He is also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee and a member of Remuneration Committee of MUI Properties Berhad.
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 PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
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Name of Director |
Date | Name of Education Programme Attended | Name of Organiser |
| Ng Sing Hwa |
13 November 2020 |
Raising Defences: Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act 2009 |
Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd |
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15 to 16 March 2021 |
Audit Committee Conference 2021 |
Malaysian Institute of Accountants |
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22 to 23 September 2021 |
Business Foresight Forum (BFF) 2021 Virtual Conference |
Securities Industry |
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| 6 October 2021 | Case Discussion: Post Section 17A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Implementation |
Securities Industry |
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| 13 December 2021 | 2022 ASEAN Board Trends: What Keeps You Awake at Night? |
Securities Industry |
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.
Board of Directors
Sarena Cheah Yean Tih, S.M.S.
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Madam Sarena Cheah Yean Tih was appointed to the Board on 25 August 2010. She also serves as a member of the Board Sustainability Committee which was established on 11 May 2021.
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 Executive 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, SUNREIT Perpetual Bond Berhad and Bank of America Malaysia Berhad. She is also a Trustee on Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor.
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
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Name of Director |
Date | Name of Education Programme Attended | Name of Organiser |
| Sarena Cheah Yean Tih |
10 July 2020 |
Islamic Finance and the New Normal |
Securities Industry |
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16 July 2020 |
Market Contingency Planning and What it Means to the Financial Services Provider |
Securities Industry |
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13 November 2020 |
Raising Defences: Section 17A of the |
Sunway REIT |
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18 to 19 November 2020 |
Business Foresight Forum 2020 Virtual |
Securities Industry |
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22 January 2021 |
Topic of Conglomerates |
Bain & Co |
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26 February 2021 |
Asia CXO Forum on Organisation for the |
Mc Kinsey |
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29 March 2021 |
Situational Leadership II |
Sunway Property HR |
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27 May 2021 |
Reimagining your business with AI |
Federation of Public |
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2 June 2021 |
Global China Summit |
JP Morgan |
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8 July 2021 |
Global China Summit |
JP Morgan |
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8 July 2021 |
Commonwealth Financial Training |
Asia School of |
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12 July 2021 |
Governance Frameworks |
Asia School of |
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22 July 2021 |
Directors Duties and Climate Change |
Bar Council |
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8 September 2021 |
Business Challenges and Regulatory |
Securities Industry |
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14 October 2021 |
“Invest Malaysia 2021 Series 1 – Economic Reform” |
Bursa Malaysia and |
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| 5 November 2021 | How 5G Going to Change the World |
CHK Consultancy Sdn Bhd |
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 and 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 and 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. She also sits on the Board of Governors of Convent Bukit Nanas.
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 FM Global Logistics Holdings Berhad (formerly known as Freight Management Holdings Berhad).
DIRECTOR’S TRAINING / EDUCATION PROGRAMME ATTENDED FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
| Name of Director | Date | Name of Education Programme Attended |
Name of Organiser |
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Tengku Nurul Azian Binti Tengku Shahriman |
21 September 2020 | How to be an Effective NED in a Disruptive World |
Institute of Corporate |
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13 November 2020 |
Raising Defences: Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act 2009 |
Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd |
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18 to 19 November 2020 |
BFF 2020 Virtual Conference – Evolutionary Change to Revolutionary Impact |
Securities Industry |
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1 December 2020 |
The Second Annual Malaysian REIT Forum 2020 – MREITS: Navigating the New Normal |
Malaysian REIT Managers Association |
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15 to 16 March 2021 |
Nominating and Remuneration Committees: Beyond Box-Ticking and Enhancing Effectiveness |
Asia School of Business |
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27 May 2021 |
Reimagining your business with AI |
Federation of Public Listed Companies Bhd |
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22 to 23 September 2021 |
Business Foresight Forum (BFF) 2021 Virtual Conference |
Securities Industry |
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| 19 November 2021 | Driving Sustainability through Digital Governance |
Tricor |
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23 November 2021 |
Building an Inclusive Digital Economy – Empowering People and Enabling Business for a Digital Malaysia |
Malaysian Institute of Management |
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29 November 2021 |
SC’s Audit Oversight Board Conversation with Audit Committees |
Securities Commission |
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2 December 2021 |
Fraud Risk Management Workshop |
Bursa Malaysia and PwC |
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13 December 2021 |
Powertalk Global Series, ASEAN Board Trends Survey 2022: What Keeps You Awake at Night? |
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia |
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 the Chairperson of the Board Sustainability Committee which was established on 11 May 2021. 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.
Madam Yeo is the Chairman and Managing Partner of Kendall Court Capital Partners Ltd, a mezzanine fund providing growth and expansionary capital focused in South East Asia. Prior to establishing Kendall Court in 2004, Madam Yeo was a Managing Director at Citigroup Global Markets Malaysia Sdn Bhd. 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, Madam Yeo was Head of Research with UBS Equity Research (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and led a team of 8 analysts in charge of the Malaysian equity research. She was the number one ranked analyst in 1997 by Asia Money Poll with the UBS Malaysian team ranking third. Prior to UBS, Madam Yeo was Head of Research at WI Carr (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 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, Madam 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 PERIOD ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
| Name of Director | Date | Name of Education Programme Attended |
Name of Organiser |
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Yeo Kar Peng
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18 August 2020 |
Staying Ahead with Data Analytics | Asia School of Business |
| 25 August 2020 | Managing Political Risks |
Asia School of Business |
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| 13 November 2020 |
Raising Defences: Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Act 2009 |
Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd |
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| 2 March 2021 | CMDP : Module 3 Risk Oversight and Compliance – Action Plan for Board of Directors |
Securities Industry |
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| 15 to 16 March 2021 |
Audit Committee Conference 2021 |
Malaysian Institute of Accountants |
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| 27 May 2021 | Reimagining your business with AI |
Federation of Public Listed Companies Bhd |
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| 16 to 17 June 2021 |
Paving the Way for Profitability through Sustainability |
Securities Industry |
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| 13 September 2021 |
Beyond COVID-19: Fighting Infectious Diseases |
Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia |
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23 September |
Sunway x Berkeley Innovation Index: Why Innovation Starts From Within |
Sunway Group |
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| 4 to 6 October 2021 |
Khazanah Megatrends Forum (KMF) 2021 |
Khazanah Nasional |
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7 October 2021 |
Reimagine Leadership and Governance, Not Capitalism |
Asia School of Business |