Board of Directors
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Lee Yew Weng
Age 47 / Malaysian / Male
Mr. Lee Yew Weng was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2020. He is the member of Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Lee obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1998 from the University of Adelaide, in Australia. He is a Chartered Accountant and has been a member of CPA Australia since 2003 and also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2014.
Mr. Lee began his career with KK Chow & Partners in March 1999 and then joined Crowe Horwath Malaysia (now known as Crowe Malaysia PLT) in January 2000 as an Audit Assistant where he was involved in performing statutory audits. Subsequently, he joined KPMG Malaysia as an Audit Assistant in January 2001.
Mr. Lee ventured into the corporate sector when he joined Jotech Holdings Berhad as their Group Accountant in 2002 where he was responsible for the group’s accounting and financial matters. From May 2003 to June 2010, he worked with AmInvestment Bank Berhad, firstly in the Corporate Finance and Advisory Department and was promoted to Associate Director where he was involved in various corporate exercises, including corporate restructuring, reverse take-overs, mergers and acquisitions, fund raising and initial public offering. Subsequently in July 2008, he was relocated to their Corporate & Institutional Banking Department of AmInvestment Bank Berhad as an Associate Director.
After he left AmInvestment Bank Berhad in 2010, he setup his own firms that are principally engaged in the provision of financial consultancy and management consultancy services.
From June 2019 to February 2020, he joined Canfield Corporate Finance Company Limited (“Canfield”), an approved Corporate Finance Adviser in Hong Kong, licenced by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, as a Responsible Officer where he was involved in marketing and structuring transactions for clients undertaking cross-border corporate exercises. Subsequently, in September 2020, he joined Sorrento Capital Limited, an approved Sponsor and Corporate Finance Adviser in Hong Kong, licenced by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, as a Licenced Representative where he has similar responsibilities as his role in Canfield.
Note:
1. Family
Relationship with Directors and/or Major Shareholder
He does not have any
family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the company.
2. Conflict of
Interest or Potential Conflict of Interest
He does not have any
conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including any interest
in any competing business with the Company and its subsidiaries.
3. Conviction of
Offences
He has not been
convicted of any offences (other than traffic offence) within the past five (5)
years and there were no public sanction or penalty imposed on him by the
relevant regulatory bodies during the financial period ended 30 June 2024.
4. Directorship in
Public Companies and Listed Corporation
He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hiap Huat Holdings Berhad, DS Sigma Holdings Berhad and Go Hub Capital Berhad.
5. Attendance of
Board Meeting
He has attended all
ten (10) Board of Directors’ Meetings of the Company held during the financial
period ended 30 June 2024.