MR ERIC OOI LIP AUN

Malaysia

Male

61

Member of Remuneration Committee

Independent and Non Executive

1. Professional Qualification - Accounting [Malaysian Institute of Accountants]
Chartered Accountant

2. Professional Qualification - Accounting [Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants]
Certified Public Accountant

Mr Eric Ooi was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Malaysia until his retirement in June 2015 after 38 years of service. He joined the firm of Price Waterhouse (PW) in 1977, qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1981 and was seconded to the Houston office of PW, United States of America from 1984 through 1986.
He was admitted to the partnership of PW in Malaysia on 1 January 1991 and worked on audit engagements, public listings, valuation engagements and was seconded to manage as Chief Executive Officer of a significant timber plantation and pulp and paper manufacturing company for a 2 year period during its privatisation from a State Government in East Malaysia. With effect from 1996, he was appointed as PW Malaysia's leader for Audit and Business Advisory Services and continued in that role until 2008, and assumed leadership positions for different parts of PW/PwC within Malaysia, across Asia and globally.
With effect from 2002, Mr Eric Ooi assumed the role of Assurance leader for PwC's regional grouping in Asia, and was a member of PwC's Global Assurance leadership team until 2008. In 2012, he assumed the responsibility to lead the middle market practices of the Asia Pacific cluster of PwC firms, focusing on entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals and family businesses and was a member of PwC's Global Middle Market leadership team until his retirement from the firm.

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