MR CHEAM TOW YONG

Malaysia

Male

61

Member of Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

Mr Cheam is a chartered accountant with New Zealand Society of Accountants and is a Registered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Otago, New Zealand in 1978 and Diploma of International Management Study from Sweden Institute of Management in 1995.

Mr Cheam served as an accountant, accounting manager and financial controller to a number of local and multinational companies from 1979 to 1993. He subsequently served as Managing Director of Thomson Electronic Parts Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Thomson CSF of France from 1993 to 1999. He later joined Tomisho Berhad (now known as SYF Resources Bhd) first as Chief Operating Officer, then as Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2003. From 2004 to 2007, he served as Corporate Director of PJI Holdings Berhad (now known as YFG Berhad). From 2007 to 2011, he served as Finance Director of a local company which involved in oil and gas and engineering/construction business.
Mr Cheam had also previously served as an independent director of Oil Corp Berhad and Kinsteel Berhad. Mr Cheam is now a director of a local private company.

Mr Cheam has direct interest in 80,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each in MIECO.