Harry Chong

Harry Chong graduated from one of UK’s most renowned higher institutions, majoring in Management Accountancy in UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountancy (CIMA). A specialist with diverse industry exposure spanning from manufacturing services, hotel development & management, advertising, software houses to value-added distribution, Harry has over 20 years of working experience that covers financial management, accounting, tax planning & compliance, corporate management and ERP System implementation.

He started his career in an American owned electronic manufacturing services company based in Singapore and subsequently moved back to Malaysia to pursue a career in auditing to obtain a bird eye’s view of various business processes and to gain a vast exposure in accounting. His aim; to venture into Management Accountancy within an international group of companies. Right before joining DPO, Harry was with a Dutch multi-national ERP company for seven years as a Regional Financial Controller which required intensive travelling across Asia and Europe. On top of all the usual challenges and responsibilities required of a Controller, incorporating new legal entities, implementing an ERP system within the region and problem-solving in his area of professionalism are his forte.

He joined DPO in 2005 as the General Manager for Finance and Legal Division. He then successfully implemented a single ERP platform for DPO’s Group of Companies, restructured, reinvented and introduced a wide span of best practices in relation to Finance, Accounting, Taxation, Corporate Management and ERP implementation. Over the years, he has built, trained and grown a team of finance and accounting specialists to handle and support the core operations within the Group. In 2008 and 2010, the Legal and Credit Control units were set up under the wing of the Finance & Legal division respectively.

In 2012, he was promoted to Group Finance Director and in 2016, Harry was promoted to Group Chief Financial Officer for DPO’s Group of Companies. Currently he leads a team of accountancy and legal professionals in all the countries where DPO operates and is also taking charge of DPO’s Human Resource Division.

Harry’s present and continuous goal is to pursue towards bringing DPO’s structure, platform and resources to a higher level which will allow and sustain the company forward for continuous growth within an ever-challenging and volatile environment.