GHL System Berhad Annual Report 2017

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 27 MR LEONG KAH CHERN Group Chief Executive Officer Malaysian, Age 46, Male MR YAP CHIH MING Group Chief Operating Officer Malaysian, Age 46, Male KEY SENIOR MANAGEMENT Leong Kah Chern, Danny, joined e-pay (M) Sdn Bhd (e-pay), a wholly owned subsidiary of EPY Capital Holdings Limited in 2010 as the Chief Operating Officer, bringing in new talent and ideas to position e-pay as the largest mobile prepaid reload network provider in Malaysia. He was subsequently promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) for the Malaysia business in January 2012 to spearhead the aggressive and regional growth of the Company. With GHL Systems Bhd acquisition of e-pay in 2014, Danny assumed the role of CEO for GHL Malaysia, leading both the GHL Malaysia as well as the e-pay businesses. He was tasked to merge the operations of both the entities while developing and executing strategies to increase GHL presence in Malaysia through payment services provided by both the businesses. In June 2015, he assumed the leadership role of GHL Groups Strategic Planning unit to focus on defining the groups strategy as well as implementing them. He was also tasked to oversee the GHL Thailand business as well as start up the GHL Indonesia business in March 2016. Danny was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 December 2016. Prior to joining e-pay, Danny started his career at Accenture Malaysia (formerly known as Andersen Consulting) focusing on telecommunications consulting in 1994. He left Accenture in 2003 to co-found Adeptis Solutions Sdn Bhd (Adeptis) which provides automotive solutions and business consulting services to their clients. In 2006, Adeptis was acquired by Cuscapi Berhad (formerly known as Datascan Berhad) and Danny became the CEO of Cuscapi until 2010. Danny holds a degree in Accounting and Financial Management from University of Essex of the UK and he was awarded the Emerging Entrepreneurs Award for Outstanding & Exemplary Achievements in Entrepreneurship in 2007. Danny holds 2,085,000 ordinary shares in GHL. Yap Chih Ming joined GHL Systems Berhad (GHL) on 2 July 2012 as Group Chief Financial Officer. In 2016, Chih Ming moved onto the COO role and played a critical role in the terminal deployment for the Pin & Pay project. In January 2017, Chih Ming expanded his scope to Group Level as Group COO. Chih Ming is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom. He has considerable experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, and Joint Venture transactions both in Malaysia and offshore as well as in-depth knowledge of South-East Asian accounting practices. Prior to joining GHL, he has already garnered over ten years of experience in the e-payment business. In 1999, he joined e-pay (M) Sdn Bhd – the owner of one of the most comprehensive electronic payment service networks across Malaysia – as Head of the Finance Department. Later in 2006, Chih Ming was promoted to Director of Finance. In July 2007, he took on an expanded regional role with his appointment to the Board of e-pay Asia Limited as Chief Financial Officer. Chih Ming holds 3,570,049 shares in GHL Systems Berhad.