Ooi Giap Hwa, a Malaysian aged 53, is our Group Head of Finance.
He commenced his career as an Audit Senior with BDO Malaysia in July 1997 until May
2001, during which he attained his professional qualification from the Malaysian Institute
of Certified Public Accountants in February 2000. He left BDO Malaysia to join Taliworks
Corporation Berhad as a Financial Accountant in May 2001, a position he held until April
2003. In May 2003, he joined Wasco Berhad as a Finance and Admin Manager.
He has held various positions within the Wasco Berhad Group from May 2003 until
presently. Some of the notable positions held by him within the Wasco Berhad Group
include being appointed as the Head of Finance (Industrial Services Division) of Wasco
Berhad from August 2019 to August 2023, and the Senior Vice President of Operation
Finance of Wasco Management Services Sdn Bhd from August 2023 to August 2024,
where he was responsible for financial reporting, corporate finance, tax planning,
compliance and treasury management.
He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2001 and
a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2002. He was appointed as the
Head of Finance of our Group in September 2024.