MR CHRISTOPHER CHAN HOOI GUAN

Malaysia

Male

57

Non Active

He graduated from the University of Arkansas, USA, with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1993.

Christopher Chan Hooi Guan ("Chris") graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, USA, with a Bachelor of Music (Piano) degree in 1993. Then, he served Axiom Corporation in the US as a business consultant before subsequently coming back to Malaysia in 1996.
Next, Chris started his own company, eventually expanding the business into a public-listed company known as The Media Shoppe Berhad. With more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Chris was involved in the overall management of the listed company and helped to develop the strategic direction of the Group. His responsibilities included fund raising exercises, managing the IPO process, acquiring new companies, making strategic investments as well as developing new local and global business partnerships. Eventually, Chris retired as the Group CEO in 2015.
Chris currently serves on the board and is a substantial shareholder of TMS Software Sdn Bhd (TMS) and Open Dynamics Sdn Bhd (ODSB).
He also is a co-founder and shareholder of Joget Inc., another software company based in the US where he served as a substantial shareholder until 2020.
In addition, he also serves as the Director of eMedAsia Sdn Bhd, a digital private healthcare platform, and as the Director of NeoGenix Laboratoire Sdn Bhd, a medical diagnostic and research lab.
In 2001, Chris won the PIKOM-Computimes ICT Award for ICT Entrepreneur of the Year. He was also the finalist at the 2004 Ernst and Young ICT Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
He also served as President of the Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia (TeAM) between 2003 and 2005. Chris had served as the industry representative on Cradle (a venture capital agency under the ministry of science and technology) between 2017 and 2020. He currently serves as a member of Industry Advisory Board of Help University College.

Hong Seng Consolidated Berhad - Indirect Interest : 103,000,000 Ordinary Shares - Deemed interested by virtue of his interest in Open Dynamics Sdn. Bhd. pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016 and Deemed interested by virtue of his interest in Aurora Crest Sdn. Bhd. pursuant to Section 8 of the Companies Act 2016.