Key Senior Management

Dang Tai Luk

Executive Chairman
Gender : Male
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 63 Years
Date appointed to the Board: 5 February 2015

Mr Dang Tai Luk (“Luk”) was appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad on 5 February 2015 and re-designated as Chief Executive Officer from Managing Director on 3 January 2017. He was again re-designated as the Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2019 and, subsequently, as the Executive Chairman on 30 September 2023.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He was engaged in information technology industry from 1985 to 1996, mostly in banking applications, mainframe systems and computer network support. During those years, he was attached to the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Malaysia, the Development Bank of Singapore and Gendis Inc Canada.

Luk left employment to be an entrepreneur and together with his family opened their first newsstand under the name of “MAGBIT” on 25 December 1996. This 200 sq. ft. run-of-the-mill newsstand evolved to become the largest homegrown convenience chain store in the country today, known as myNEWS. Under his leadership the Group operates several popular retail brands and diversified into bakery and fresh food production.

Luk was awarded the title of EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2019 Malaysia.

Dang Tai Wen

Group Chief Executive Officer
Gender : Male
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 49 Years
Date appointed to the Board: 30 September 2023

Mr Dang Tai Wen (“Wen”) was first appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad ("Mynews") on 25 April 2013. He was Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Mynews and, subsequently, re-designated as Chief Executive Officer – Retail on 1 August 2019 and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 November 2020.

Wen resigned as Mynews Director on 1 June 2022 to adhere to a recommended best practice of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance as to at least half of the Board comprises Independent Directors. Wen remained as a senior management holding the position of Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer until he was re-appointed as Executive Director / Group Chief Executive Officer of Mynews on 30 September 2023.

Wen holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He began his retail career with Mynews after working from ground up with many retailers such as Mac’s CVS and McDonald’s in Canada. He has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the retail and convenience sector. Apart from overseeing the entire outlets operations, he is instrumental for Mynews’ branding, store concept and business development.

Dang Tai Hock

Chief Executive Officer-Food
Gender : Male
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 65 Years
Date appointed to the Board: 25 April 2013

Mr Dang Tai Hock (“Hock”) was appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad on 25 April 2013. He was an Executive Director from January 2014 to 31 October 2016. Hock was re-appointed Executive Director on 1 August 2019 and is the Chief Executive Officer of Mynews Kineya Sdn Bhd and Mynews Ryoyupan Sdn Bhd. He is also the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee.

Hock graduated with a Bachelor of Science from University of Manitoba, Canada. He started his career with Rank Xerox Malaysia Sdn Bhd and subsequently joined Nationwide Express Sdn Bhd (now known as Nationwide Bhd) followed with Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd (“FedEx”) in 1988. Hock left FedEx in 1990 to set up his own business venture.

Currently, Hock sits on the Board of Upayapadu Plantation Berhad which is involved in the cultivation of rubber and oil palm.

Lim Gim Choo

Chief Financial Officer
Gender : Female
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 52 Years

Ms Lim, a qualified Chartered Accountant is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA") and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA"). She has more than 27 years of experience in accounting, internal audit and finance.

She started her career with Tasek Corporation Berhad as an Internal Audit Officer from 1996 to 2001. She then moved on to Johan Holdings Berhad as Internal Audit Assistant Manager and joined Adlen Resources Sdn Bhd in 2002 as Internal Audit Assistant Manager before joining GBH Bathroom Sdn Bhd as Assistant Accountant in 2005.

Ms Lim joined Mynews Holdings Berhad (Mynews) in 2007 and was one of the key team members instrumental in the listing of Mynews on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in March 2016. She left Mynews in November 2016 to join Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn Bhd as Senior Finance Manager. Ms Lim rejoined Mynews in 2019 and left in 2020 to handle the financial aspects of Ipoh Parade.

In May 2022, Ms Lim rejoined Mynews again as Senior Finance Manager and, subsequently, was re-designated to General Manager-Finance in February 2023 prior to her promotion as Chief Financial Officer of Mynews Group effective on 1 August 2023.