51 Years Old
Male
Malaysian
Mr Wang Chia Boon is the Group General Manager, working alongside the CEO and CTO to steer the Group’s organisational strategy, uphold long-term business sustainability, and ensure robust group governance and business continuity. In this capacity, he oversees group-wide operations to drive sustainable growth, providing high-level management oversight to ensure that internal policies, risk management protocols, and core functions remain seamlessly aligned with the group’s strategic objectives. Furthermore, he spearheads the Group’s Human Capital and administrative functions, championing talent development and performance excellence to ensure the Group’s operational foundation remains both resilient and future-ready.
Graduating from the University of Portsmouth, UK, in 1998, he earned a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing. His professional career commenced in September 1998 as a lecturer at Sunway College, where he conducted computer science degree courses and supervised student final-year projects. In December 1999, he transitioned into the corporate sector, joining Star Cruises as an IT Officer (Acting IT Manager). Within this capacity, he assumed full ownership of the company’s Ship IT ecosystem, overseeing infrastructure, network architecture, hospitality and membership solutions, and the fleet-wide management information system. Following the completion of his contract in December 2000, he concluded his tenure with the organisation to pursue further opportunities.
In January 2001, he joined Shell Services International (a subsidiary of the Shell Group) as the Integrated Management Group Technical Lead for Remote Access Services (RAS). In this role, he managed technical support services for telecommunications, remote access, and Microsoft client-server architectures, overseeing a complex environment that encompassed over 110,000 users across the international Shell network.
In January 2004, he transferred to Shell Information Technology International (a subsidiary of the Shell Group) following a promotion to Group Infrastructure Development Engineer for Remote Access Services. In this elevated capacity, he led the end-to-end delivery of remote access solutions, which included defining business requirements, architecting technical specifications, and overseeing the implementation of system frameworks to support the Group’s evolving needs.
In February 2007, he was promoted to Business Application Management Specialist at Shell Malaysia Trading (a subsidiary of the Shell Group). In this capacity, he managed the functional support, application management, and service delivery of the Shell Downstream Terminal Automation System. He coordinated operations across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, ensuring seamless deployment and optimisation of terminal automation frameworks across diverse international depots.
In March 2012, he was promoted to the position of Global IT Service Manager at Shell Business Centre (a subsidiary of the Shell Group). During his tenure, he oversaw the end-to-end service delivery of critical cloud-based platforms, including Shell SharePoint and ‘Most Confidential’ SharePoint services, ensuring robust accessibility and performance for both internal and external stakeholders across the global Shell network.
In May 2020, he resumed his career when he joined Panda Software House and assumed his present role as the Group General Manager.