Key Senior Management

Dang Tai Luk (“Luk”)

Executive Chairman

Male / Malaysian / 65 / Date appointed to the Board: 5 February 2015

Luk is the founder of Mynews. He has been actively managing the company since its inception. Lastly, on 30 September 2023, he was appointed to the position of Executive Chairman.

He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Computer Science in Canada. He began his career as an information technology professional that spanned across Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. Afterwards, in 1996, he took the entrepreneurial plunge, working with his family to open a small newsstand by the car park in a shopping mall. That small newsstand has now grown into Mynews group that owns and operates over 600 retail outlets domestically, including myNEWS convenience, Korea’s CU convenience, the UK’s WH Smith travel convenience, SUPERVALUE minimart and MARU COFFEE cafe. Under his leadership, Mynews group has also diversified into large-scale fresh food production to serve its outlets by partnering with renowned Japanese businesses to establish the Japanese Food Hub consisting of Kineya Kitchen and Ryoyu Bakery.

Luk, the 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, grew up in a family of rubber tappers in a small village in Perak and attributes his success to his parents' tenacity and their insistence on education. Like his parents, he is passionate about changing lives through education. The CSR program he founded, "Allowances That Allow (ATA)," supports underprivileged students with a monthly allowance in the years leading up to major examinations.

Dang Tai Wen (“Wen”)

Group Chief Executive Officer

Male / Malaysian / 51 / Date appointed to the Board: 30 September 2023

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

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. However, Wen remains as a senior management holding the position of Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer until 30 September 2023, he rejoined the Board as an Executive Director and assumed the position of Group Chief Executive Officer.

He has a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Wen began his retail career with Mynews after working from ground up with many retailers such as Macs CVS and McDonalds 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 (“Hock”)

Chief Executive Officer-Food

Male / Malaysian / 67 / Date appointed to the Board: 25 April 2013

Hock was appointed to the Board 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.

Blake Dang Kuok Siang (“Blake”)

Alternate Director

Male / Malaysian / 39 / Date appointed to the Board: 1 July 2024

Blake was appointed to the Board as an alternate director to Hock on 1 July 2024.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Melaka Manipal Medical College.

Blake Dang first joined Mynews Retail Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, in January 2019 as an Executive Assistant to Wen (currently the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company) assisting him in Special Projects and Business Development. He was re-designated as General Manager (Food) in January 2023 and has been a Director of Mycu Retail Sdn Bhd, another wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, since its inception.

Blake started his career as a Medical Doctor in Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia in 2010. He was a House Officer in Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru and subsequently a Medical Officer in Hospital Banting prior to joining Mynews.

Dang Kuok Keith ("Keith")

Alternate Director

Male / Malaysian / 28 / Date appointed to the Board: 1 January 2025

Keith was appointed to the Board as an alternate director to Luk on 1 January 2025.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, Canada.

Growing up in the founder’s family, Keith has been helping in the business since his young age. While undergoing his Commerce program, he formally enrolled in Mynews group as a Management Intern and trained in various departments, namely, the Japanese Food Hub, Store Design & Construction, Real Estate, Merchandising and Marketing.

After graduating, he joined the group as a Management Trainee and was attached to the Outlet Operations department where he worked closely with the Operation Managers in the field. He was then re-designated as the Assistant to the Executive Chairman, Mr. Ding Lien Bing. Later, Keith left Mynews to join an investment bank to broaden his experience beyond the retail environment.

Lastly, capitalising on his coffeehouse operations and barista experience during his stay in Canada, he rejoined Mynews group in 2024 as a Business Development Manager in charge of the day-to-day operations, development and expansion of the group’s new Maru Coffee caf business. He is also one of the team members that handles the Investor Relations for the group.

Lim Gim Choo (“Lim”)

Chief Financial Officer

Female / Malaysian / Age: 54 / Date appointed to the Position : 1 August 2023

Lim, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, 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.

In 2007, she joined Mynews Holdings Berhad (Mynews), then known as Bison Stores Sdn Bhd 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. She rejoined Mynews in 2019 and left in 2020 to handle the financial aspects of Ipoh Parade.

In May 2022, she rejoined Mynews 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. She also sits on the Board of Mynews Kineya Sdn Bhd and Mynews Ryoyupan Sdn Bhd, the two (2) Joint Venture Companies with Japanese partners.