Malaysian, Male, Aged 63
Date of Appointment: 9 January 2024
Number of Board Meetings Attended: 6/6
Ang Seng Wong, a Malaysian, male, aged 63, is our Independent Non- Executive Chairman. He was appointed to the Board of Directors (“Board”) on 9 January 2024. In his education, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance from Chisholm Institute of Technology (now known as Monash University) in Melbourne, Australia. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Cardiff Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. Professionally, he is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.
Mr. Ang began his career as an accountant in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. Upon returning to Malaysia in 1989, he held several key leadership roles, including Finance Director for a Taiwanese electronics firm, Executive Representative for China Investment & Development Co. Ltd., and Corporate Affairs Manager at NCK Corporation Bhd. He was later appointed General Manager and Executive Director of Astral Supreme Bhd. Over the course of his career, Mr. Ang has accumulated extensive senior management experience both in Malaysia and internationally.
In addition, he has delivered both public and in-house training programs for prominent organisation such as Petronas, Telekom, NEC Corporation of Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Maxis, DRB-Hicom, Pantai Group, Columbia Hospital, MISC Berhad, Sabic Innovative Plastics (M) Sdn. Bhd. etc. across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines. He is an accredited trainer with the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) and has lectured in postgraduate programs for institutions including the University of Gloucestershire, London Examination Board, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Asia e University (AEU), Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Genovasi University College.
He is currently the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of CPE Technology Berhad and Independent Non-Executive Director of Life Water Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”).
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He has no conviction of any offences (other than traffic offences, if any) within the past 5 years and has no public sanctions and/ or penalties imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period. He has no conflict of interest with the Company or its subsidiaries.