Mr Wong King Kheng was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 23 August 1999. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees. In accordance with the Company’s Code of Corporate Governance 2012, Mr Wong has been appointed as the Lead Independent Director on 27 August 2013. He is presently the Managing Director of K K Wong and Associates, a public accounting firm in Singapore which he founded in 2000. He is also the Managing Director and a substantial shareholder of Soh & Wong Management Consultants Pte Ltd, which he founded in 1988.
From 1989 to 2000, Mr Wong was the Founder and Managing Partner of Soh, Wong & Partners, a public accounting firm. Prior to that, he was an Audit Manager in Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Singapore, an international accounting firm. Mr Wong is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Australia and a Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He also sits on the boards of a number of other listed companies as an Independent Director.