Tan Kim Leong

Datuk Tan Kim Leong was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2013 as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. Datuk Tan was subsequently designated to Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 1 July 2019. Following his re-designation, Datuk Tan concurrently relinquished his position as the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and he remains as the Audit Committee member. Datuk Tan is also a member of the Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee.

Datuk Tan is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia and the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“MAICSA”). He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”).

He has more than 50 years of experience in auditing, accounting and consulting. He was the Executive Chairman of BDO Binder, Malaysia from 1987 to 2009. He was the Chairman of the Board of Gul Technologies Singapore Limited and MCIS Insurance Berhad. He was also a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of IGB Berhad, a Director of RHB Capital Berhad, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysia-China Business Council (“MCBC”) and Trustee of Ng Teck Fong Foundation.

He is the Chairman of the Board of Amoy Canning Corporation (Malaya) Berhad. He is also Trustee of Yayasan Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng.