04-Oct-2011

APPOINTMENT

Member of Audit Committee

Independent & Non Executive

64

Malaysian

Dr Wong Hong Meng was in the pioneer batch of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the University of Malaya graduating in 1969 with an honours degree in economics. He was also the first Malaysian to graduate with an MBA from Cranfield University in 1973. Professionally he qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a Chartered Accountant member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. In 2007 he earned the degree of Doctor of Business Administration from the University of South Australia for his research into Christian religiousness and business ethics.

Dr Wong Hong Meng was involved in management consultancy, merchant banking, commercial banking and stock broking for more than thirty years. His earlier professional experience included a period as advisor to an Indonesian group of companies involved in timber, steel manufacturing, trading and banking. In 1980 he was appointed by the late Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono lX, then Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia, as advisor to a special task force to restructure a number of companies in which Sri Sultan had interests in. Later he was the head of Corporate Finance at D & C Sakura Merchant Bankers (now known as RHB Investment Bank) followed by almost ten years in top management at The Pacific Bank Berhad. In January 1999 he took early retirement from his employment career as Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad, one of the largest financial services groups in the country. After retirement, he remained active in the business world and had served as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of two companies listed on Bursa Securities Malaysia Berhad, namely Silver Bird Group Berhad and TA Enterpirse Berhad. Currently he is an independent non-executive director and member of the investment committee of TA Investment Management Berhad and a director of Malayan United Industries Berhad and Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship Berhad.

Malayan United Industries Berhad
TA Investment Management Berhad
Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship Berhad

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1. Ooi Boon Leong - Chairman of the Audit Committee
[Independent & Non-Executive Director]
2. Dato’ Rastam bin Abdul Hadi - Member of the Audit Committee
[Non-Independent & Non-Executive Director]
3. Wong Nyen Faat - Member of the Audit Committee
[Non-Independent & Non-Executive Director]
4. Dr Wong Hong Meng - Member of the Audit Committee
[Independent & Non-Executive Director]