Wong Kok Seong

Mr. Wong Kok Seong (“Mr. Wong”) was appointed to the Board of the Company on 29 November 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company.

Mr. Wong is a Chartered Account and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Open University, United Kingdom. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and also a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).

Having spent fifteen (15) years in the United Kingdom(“UK”), Mr. Wong has gained extensive exposure from a United Kingdom accounting firm, Appleby & Wood, where he was an audit partner from 1999 to 2005. His experience extended to multi-national companies where he was appointed as Finance Director for several UK-based companies. During his tenure there and also currently, he is responsible for the preparation of business plans, budgets and organisational financial statements, due diligence, accounting and taxation, management, project financing and implementation.

Over the last few years, he has extensively been involved in a wide range of businesses, such as cross border trading, manufacturing and property development.

On his return to Malaysia in 2006 and upon obtaining his audit license, he joined an audit firm, Messrs. Hasnan THL Wong & Partners, and is currently its Managing Partner. He is also made a partner in another audit firm, McMillan Woods GKJ. Due to his business acumen, he currently sits on the Board of several public listed companies in Malaysia and Singapore.

Mr. Wong presently sit on the Board of M N C Wireless Berhad, PNE PCB Berhad, PDZ Holdings Bhd. and Computer Forms (Malaysia) Berhad.

On 4 December 2017, Mr. Wong Kok Seong was publicly reprimanded by the Securities Commission Malaysia with a fine of RM539,000 for breaching of the Securities Industry (Compliance with Approved Accounting Standards) Regulations and Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 in relation to his former directorship in Trive Property Group Berhad.

He attended one (1) out of six (6) Board Meetings held during the financial period ended 31 March 2022 since his appointment to the Board on 29 November 2021.