DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI

Malaysia

Male

60

Member of Remuneration Committee

Independent and Non Executive

Bachelor of Arts degree from University Kebangsaan Malaysia, majoring in political science and history.

Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai was appointed as Advisor of Star Media Group Berhad on editorial and corporate relation matters since 1 January 2019. He was the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD & CEO) of Star Media Group Berhad since November 2013.
Prior to his appointment as GMD & CEO, he was an Executive Director of Star Media Group Berhad since 2010. He has 35 years of experience in the media industry. He served in various capacities including the Group Chief Editor of The Star.
Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai was appointed as Industry Leader/Fellow at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2015 and also appointed as an adjunct professor at the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty of UKM in April 2021. He was also an adjunct professor at Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) in 2015.
He was also a member of supervisory council of the national news agency (BERNAMA) and had served as member of the Governance Council of the National Innovation Agency in the Prime Ministers Department.
He served as an advisor to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in its Consultation and Prevention of Corruption Panel in 2009. He was Chairman of the Bangkok-based Asia News Network, an alliance of twenty-one (21) media groups in Asian cities.
Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Media Industry by the World Chinese Economic Forum in Chongqing, China in 2014. He is an Honorary Advisor (2016-2019) of the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC). He is the first Malaysian to be elected into the board of the Paris-based World Editors Forum. He is also an honorary vice-president of Lim Kok Wing University.

Public Companies:
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1) Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI)
2) Better Malaysia Foundation