Chartered Accountant, England and Wales - Admitted as an Associate member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants, England and Wales in April 1969 - Granted Fellowship of the Institute in 1974 Certified Public Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)(1973) Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (1975)
Working Experience
August 1964 - early 1969 Bowker Orford & Co, Chartered Accountants (London) - Trainee Accountant May 1969 - October 1971 Coopers Brothers & Co, Chartered Accountants (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers)(London) - Specialised in the audit of computerised accounting systems December 1971 - November 1997 Coopers & Lybrand (formerly known as Cooper Brothers & Co, now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) (Kuala Lumpur) - Manager from 1972 -1976 - A Partner in 1974 - Headed the audit assurance practice in 1976 - Retired as a Senior Partner in November 1997 1981 - 2003 - A Trustee of the Huaren Education Foundation (1993) - A Council member (1981-2001) and a past President of the MICPA (1994 to 1996) - A Government appointed Member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (1990-1996) - Listing Committee of Bursa Malaysia (2002) - A member of the Malaysian Accounting Standard Board (MASB) (2003) 1987 - September 2017 - Powertek Berhad (1997-2003) - Rashid Hussain Berhad group of companies (1998-2003) - Renong Berhad (2001-2003) - Land & General Berhad (1999-2007) - Rohas-Euco Industries Berhad (2007-2008) - Held non-executive directorships in Star Publications (M) Bhd (1987-2009) - Non-Executive Chairman of RHB Management Company Sdn Bhd, RHB Capital Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, RHB Insurance Berhad and RHB Securities Sdn Bhd - Alliance Financial Group Berhad (2006-2017) He currently sits on the boards of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad, WCE Holdings Berhad, Dialog Group Berhad and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad. He is a Government appointed member of the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LFSA) since 1996 and a Trustee of the UTAR Education Foundation since 2002.
Directorship of Public Companies
1) British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad 2) Malayan Flour Mills Berhad 3) Dialog Group Berhad 4) WCE Holdings Berhad 5) Saujana Resort (M) Berhad
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....