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.

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.

Gender : Female
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 62 Years
Date appointed to the Board: 10 July 2015

Ms Soon Dee Hwee (“Dee Hwee”), a member of MIA was appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad on 10 July 2015. She is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee and a member of Remuneration Committee and Risk Committee.

Dee Hwee has more than 20 years of extensive experience in corporate finance where she had been attached to Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad, Alliance Investment Bank Berhad and Hwang DBS Investment Bank Berhad. Prior to that she was in the auditing field attached to Messrs. Hanafiah Raslan & Mohd and subsequently Messrs. KPMG. She is currently the Senior Vice President of HDM Capital Sendirian Berhad.

Gender : Female
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 62 Years
Date appointed to the Board: 1 June 2022

Puan Latifah Binti Abdul Latiff (“Latifah”) was appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad on 1 June 2022. She is also a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee.

Latifah has over 30 years of experience in the areas of commercial & investment banking, development finance and insurance. Throughout much of her banking career, she was involved in lending activities with key focus on corporate loans, serviced many Malaysian corporations both large and medium sized as well as dealt with their CEOs and C-suite executives.

In 2009, Latifah was hired to be part of the pioneer team to set up Danajamin Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s first financial guarantee insurer, where she spearheaded the only business division of the company. As a member of the senior management team, she served on various management committees responsible for reviewing and deliberating business proposals, risk management initiatives and processes, audit and compliance as well as overall management of the organisation. She was attached with Danajamin Nasional Berhad for 5 years.

Her last employment was Senior Vice President 1 / Head, Business Banking II of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad, a key government-owned development financial institution, where she served a period of two years from 2 February 2016 until 1 February 2018.

Currently, Latifah also sits on the Boards of South Malaysia Industries Berhad (since June 2018) and MK Land Holdings Berhad (appointed on 15 December 2022).

Gender : Male
Nationality : Malaysian
Age : 55 Years
Date appointed to the Board: 1 June 2022

Mr Christopher Koh Swee Kiat (“Chris”) was appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad on 1 June 2022. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee respectively.

Chris was with established law firms as well as attached with an inhouse counsel of TA Enterprise Berhad. He co-founded Messrs. Chris Koh & Chew in 2004. He specialises in corporate, commercial and finance matters including merger and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, corporate finance, listing of companies in Malaysia and overseas stock exchange(s), private equity acquisition and acquisition of overseas and local hotels / resorts and as well as negotiations of management agreements with international hospitality brands.

He was the Independent Non-Executive Director in the Boards of TA Enterprise Berhad and TA Global Berhad up to their eventual delisting. He served as a member of both entities Audit & Risk Committee, Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee.

He was also appointed by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya upon consultation with the Bar Council as member of the Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board for 2 full terms up to August 2021. He currently sits on the investment committee of Mizuho ASEAN Investment Fund LLP.

Chris also sits on the Boards of Glostrext Berhad and MBf Corporation Berhad.