First Class Honours in Economics from University of Adelaide, Australia Fellow of Australian Institute of Certified Public Accounts
Working Experience
Mr Cheok holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree 1st Class Honours from the University of Adelaide. He completed a Masters in Public Administration Program from the Australian Government School of Management (Mount Eliza). He is also an Associate of the Australian Society of Accountants and a Fellow at CPA Australia. Between May 1979 and February 1982, Mr Cheok was an advisor to the Australian Government inquiry into the Australian Financial System (Campbell inquiry) which included comprehensive reforms of the Australian banking system. He was the Chief Manager at the Reserve Bank of Australia from October 1988 to September 1989 before becoming the Deputy Commissioner of Banking of Hong Kong for 3Ã'½ years. He was subsequently appointed as the Executive Director in charge of Banking Supervision at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from April 1993 to May 1995. Mr Cheok was the Chairman of Bangkok Bank Bhd in Malaysia from September 1995 to November 2005. Mr Cheok was Chairman of Auric Pacific Group of Singapore, a food group listed in Singapore; and was Chairman of Bowsprit Capital Corporation Ltd, the Manager of First REIT, a listed healthcare REIT in Singapore. He was also Chairman of LMIR Management, the Manager of Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust, a listed shopping mall REIT in Singapore. Mr Cheok was awarded by Future Times the prestigious award of the Best Performing REIT Fund Manager in Asia for 2016. Mr Cheok also sat on the Board of Governors of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance. Mr Cheok is presently Chairman of Amplefield Ltd, listed in Singapore. He is also a Director of and Chairman of the Nomination Committee at China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings, which was awarded the top aircraft leasing company in the world for 2016/2017/2018. Mr Cheok is also the inaugural Chairman of the 5G Networks Group listed in Australia.
Directorship of Public Companies
Mr Cheok is a member of the Board of Governors of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....