Tan Sri Datuk Seri Thong holds Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics from University of Malaya, Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and has attended the Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School. He was conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Economics by Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Working Experience
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Thong is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia. He had served in the Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department since 1957 and became its Director-General from 1971 to 1978 and served as Secretary-General, Ministry of Finance from 1979 until his retirement in 1986. He was formerly the Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund Board. He currently serves as a member on the Boards of Trustees of Program Pertukaran Fellowship Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tun Razak Foundation, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research and Yayasan Wah Seong. He is also a member of the Working Group of the Executive Committee for the National Implementation Task Force, and a member of the Investment Committee for the Unit Trust Funds managed by Public Mutual Berhad. He was the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia till June 2006.
Directorship of Public Companies
1. Public Bank Berhad 2. Public Mutual Berhad 3. Malaysia Property Incorporated 4. Malaysian South-South Corporation Bhd 5. Public Islamic Bank Berhad 6. Public Investment Bank Bhd 7. LPI Capital Berhad 8. Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Berhad 9. Lonpac Insurance Bhd 10. Yayasan Wah Seong
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