Tan Ting Fong, a Malaysian aged 72, is our Promoter, substantial shareholder and Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 23 April 2025. He is an industry veteran with over 40 years of experience in the IT industry, particularly in the provision of IT infrastructure solutions for network solutions, cybersecurity solutions and enterprise data centre solutions.
He obtained the New Zealand Certificate in Engineering awarded by the Technician Certification Authority of New Zealand in December 1979 and he holds a Diploma in Management Programme from the Malaysian Institute of Management in January 1995.
He began his career through industrial training undertaken in New Zealand as part of the requirements for obtaining the New Zealand Certificate in Engineering. Between January 1975 and October 1979, he held various technical roles in New Zealand, including serving as an assembler at Tyree Power Construction Limited and PYE Limited Industrial Electronics, a wireman at Turnbull & Jones Limited and an Electronic Technician at H.I. Dimock Limited. Through these roles, he gained practical experience in the assembly, wiring, testing and maintenance of electrical and electronic equipment.
He returned to Malaysia in February 1980 and joined Siemens Components Sdn Bhd as a Quality Control Engineer, where he was responsible for overseeing the quality standards of semiconductors. He left Siemens Components Sdn Bhd in April 1980 and joined Oriental Data Systems Sdn Bhd in May 1980 as a Customer Engineer, where he was mainly responsible for the repair and maintenance of mini computers. In May 1982, he left Oriental Data Systems Sdn Bhd and joined Business Computer Sdn Bhd as a Customer Engineer, where he was mainly responsible for the repair and maintenance of both mini and mainframe computers.
In September 1985, he resigned from Business Computer Sdn Bhd and joined Fujitsu Systems Business (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Talasco Computers Sdn Bhd) as a Customer Engineer. He was later promoted to the position of Supervisory Customer Engineer in January 1987 and Manager of the Customer Engineering Department in July 1989. In this role, he was responsible for managing a team of engineers for the maintenance and service of computers. He resigned from Fujitsu Systems Business (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in June 1993 and joined Circle Computers Sdn Bhd as a Customer Service Manager, where he was mainly responsible for the installation and maintenance of used IBM mainframe computers. In March 1994, he left Circle Computers Sdn Bhd.
In April 1994, he was appointed as a Managing Director of CSPM Systems Sdn Bhd (“CSPM”), where he was mainly responsible for overseeing CSPM’s management functions as well as providing strategic advice and guidance on CSPM’s business directions.
In June 1996, he was appointed as a Managing Director of Originex Controls Sdn Bhd, a company principally involved in the business of distribution and trading of electrical and computer related products. He subsequently resigned from CSPM in April 1997 to focus on his role at Originex Controls Sdn Bhd.
During his tenure at Originex Controls Sdn Bhd, he was mainly responsible to provide strategic leadership, making high-level decisions on business initiatives and ensuring the company’s objectives are achieved. Between June 1996 and January 2017, he also held various leadership roles across several companies related to Originex Controls Sdn Bhd (including Originex Networks Sdn Bhd (now known as OGX Networks), Originex Lumens Sdn Bhd, Originex Distribution Sdn Bhd and Interstate Solutions (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Originex Controls (PG) Sdn Bhd)) (“Originex Group of Companies”) as well as the Convergence Networks entities (including Convergence Networks Sdn Bhd and Convergence Networks Distribution Sdn Bhd). In these capacities, he was responsible for overseeing business operations, driving market expansion initiatives and supporting the development of IT infrastructure solution offerings. He relinquished all his directorships in the Convergence Networks entities in October 2009 and in the Originex Group of Companies (save for his directorship in OGX Networks) in January 2017.
He has been appointed as a Director of OGX Networks since December 2007. Throughout his tenure, he provided business and management expertise and strategic advice to the company which have been instrumental in driving the growth and development of our Group over the years. He was subsequently appointed as a Director of OSB in December 2008, where he was mainly responsible for overseeing the development of the company’s IT infrastructure solutions.
In May 2012, he was appointed as a Director and became a substantial shareholder in OIS (formerly known as OGX Industrial Supplies Sdn Bhd), a company principally involved in the trading of fasteners, bolts and nuts and investment holding, where he was mainly responsible for providing input and advice on the business operations of OIS. In June 2014, he was redesignated to a non-executive role in OIS and had ceased to actively engage in the day-to-day operations of OIS.
In July 2015, he was re-designated as an Executive Director of OGX Networks and in December 2016, he became a controlling shareholder of OGX Networks holding 51.00% equity interest, following the acquisition of 2.00% equity interest in OGX Networks from Originex Controls Sdn Bhd (the holding company of OGX Networks).
He subsequently stepped down from his executive role in 2020 prior to the COVID-19 and was redesignated as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of OGX Networks in March 2025, where he continues to play an important role in advising on the broader business direction and strategic visions of our Group.
There is no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interests between his directorship in our Company and the other directorships that he currently holds.