Wie Hock Kiong was appointed to the Board as a Director of the Company on 8 August 2012. He is currently the Chairman of the company. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.
He is an engineer by profession with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. He has more than 30 years of working and management experience in the fields of civil and structural works locally and abroad. After five years as Project Engineer, he founded Kamunting Construction Sdn Bhd in 1989 on behalf of Kamunting Corporation Berhad. Subsequently, he transformed Kamunting Construction Sdn Bhd into a giant construction and property development conglomerate, Putrajaya Perdana Berhad (“PBB”) where he held the position as PPB’s CEO from 1998 till 2011.
With his wealth of experience in construction and a keen interest in property development, Wie Hock Kiong subsequently ventured into property development and has to-date, successfully delivered a number of developments comprising of both commercial building and luxury residences.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers other than the Company. He is a major shareholder of the Company and brother to Wie Hock Beng, the Managing Director of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and its subsidiaries. He has no conviction of any offences within the past 5 years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.
He attended all the five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.
Wie Hock Beng was appointed to the Board as the Managing Director of the Company on 8 August 2012. Wie Hock Beng, also the founder of Pesona Metro Sdn Bhd, has engineered the growth of the same until the commendable size as of today.
He obtained his Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology Malaysia in 1995. He began his career with Invescor Venture Sdn Bhd and was involved in the construction of Starhill Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur. To date, he has 30 years of working experience in the rehabilitation and beautification of river and dam, constructions of bridge and flyover, roadwork, drainage, industrial, and high-rise luxury residential building projects.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers other than the Company. He is a major shareholder of the Company and brother to Wie Hock Kiong, the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He has no conflict of interest with the Company and its subsidiaries. He has no conviction of any offences within the past 5 years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.
He attended all the five (5) Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.
Salwa binti Shamshuddin was appointed to the Board as a Director of the Company on 1 October 2018. She is also the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company.
She holds a Master of Industrial Psychology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and a Bachelor of Human Resources Management Degree from Universiti Utara Malaysia.
She began her career with Rasah Kemayan Golf Club & Country Club as its Sports & Recreational Officer in 1998 and subsequently joined Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1999 as a Tutor and Research Assistant. In 2000, she was recruited as a Management Trainee for SKF Bearing Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for a year. In 2002, she joined Kurnia Insurans Sdn Bhd primarily responsible for the corporate business development of the insurance company.
She is currently the Director of Mam Minerals Sdn Bhd, Nebu Sdn Bhd and Kinetic Green Technology Asia Sdn Bhd. She is also the Chairman of Epad Kinetic Asia Sdn Bhd, Juta Hajat Sdn Bhd and Poteck Enterprise Sdn Bhd.
She does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers other than the Company. She does not have any family relationship with other directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. She has no conflict of interest and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries. She has no conviction of any offences within the past 5 years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.
She attended all the five (5) Board meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.
Dr. Yong Mun Ching was appointed to the Board as a Director of the Company on 1 July 2024. She is also the Chairperson of the Remuneration Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.
She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She also holds a Doctorate Degree of Philosophy in Taxation and Law from Monash University.
She has more than 15 years of corporate, consulting, and auditing experience, including 10 years in PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia and New York prior to her management position in the content creation and entertainment industry, including the Chief Financial Officer role for a group of companies principally involved in film production and distribution.
She is currently a Specialist lecturing undergraduate and master degree students in the Department of Accountancy (the Faculty of Accountancy and Management) in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Sg Long campus).
She does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers other than the Company. She does not have any family relationship with other directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. She has no conflict of interest and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries. She has no conviction of any offences within the past five years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.
Yeong Yok Hoong was appointed to the Board as a Director of the Company on 1 July 2024. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.
He holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, Majoring in Finance (Honors) from University of Hawaii, Manoa.
He is a financial professional and has more than 30 years of experience in the banking sector.
Prior to joining United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd ("UOB"), he was attached with Kuala Lumpur Mutual Fund Board as Investment Officer and Southern Bank Berhad as Trainee Officer. His last position held in UOB was Executive Director, Head of Oil and Gas segment (Commercial Banking Division I). Prior to that, he was Executive Director, Head Commercial Banking 1 covering the Construction and Real Estate segments.
He does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers other than the Company. He does not have any family relationship with other directors and/or major shareholders of the Company. He has no conflict of interest and does not hold any shares in the Company and its subsidiaries. He has no conviction of any offences within the past 5 years (other than traffic offences, if any), nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by regulatory bodies during the financial year.