TAN SRI DATO' (DR) FRANCIS YEOH SOCK PING

Malaysia

Male

64

Director

A degree of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, United Kingdom in 1978. He currently serves as a member of the Malaysian Business Council, Malaysian Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM), The Capital Markets Advisory Council, The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific Council and the Asia Business Council and also the Trustee of the Asia Society.

Tan Sri Dato (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping was appointed to the Board of Directors of YTL Cement Berhad on 19 March 1992 and served as the Managing Director until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman. He became the Managing Director of the YTL Corporation Berhad Group in 1988 which, under his stewardship, has grown from a single listed company into a global integrated infrastructure developer, encompassing multiple listed entities ie. YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Land & Development Berhad, YTL Hospitality REIT and Starhill Global REIT.
He was the Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad and YTL Land & Development Berhad, all of which are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman of these companies. He is the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of YTL e-Solutions Berhad. He is also the Executive Chairman of YTL Starhill Global REIT Management Limited, the manager of Starhill Global REIT, a vehicle listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). Tan Sri Francis is the Executive Chairman of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT. He is the Chairman of private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Services Limited in England and Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore. Tan Sri Francis is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and is a director of YTL Industries Berhad. He also sits on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation. He also serves on the board of directors of Suu Foundation, a humanitarian organisation committed to improving healthcare and education in Myanmar.
He is a Founder Member of the Malaysian Business Council and The Capital Markets Advisory Council, member of The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific Council, and the Asia Business Council, Tru

YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Land & Development Berhad, YTL e-Solutions Berhad, YTL Cement Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad, YTL Foundation and Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd (manager of YTL Hospitality REIT)