DATO' DIONG TAK CHONG @ TIONG TAK CHONG

Malaysia

Male

60

Executive Director

Executive

1. Degree - Bachelor of Science [University of Monash, Australia]

2. Diploma - Computing [Swinburne University of Technology, Australia]

Dato' John Tiong started his professional career with information technology companies under Syslink Group. In 2005, he acquired several private higher education institutions and vocational colleges throughout Malaysia and has been the group CEO until now. He has more than 20 years of experience in the education industry. During this period, he transformed some of the vocational training centres into colleges.
Dato' John Tiong was the Ahli Lembaga of Perbadanan Tabung Pembangunan Kemahiran (PTPK) under the Ministry of Human Resources (2006-2012). During the course of his career, he was involved in various industries, namely healthcare services, property and construction, and education. Dato' John Tiong has established several companies, and in some organisations, he held key management positions, such as the group CEO until now. He began the construction of 13-storey (240 units) serviced apartment in Kuching in 2019 under i-Properties Group and i-Constructions Realty.
His commitment to education manifested itself during the earliest days when he participated in several government programmes, such as supporting and training Penan and the minority ethnic groups of Sarawak. These students were provided with education opportunities i.e., to be trained in vocational courses, thus contributing to the goal of creating a knowledge-orientated society. Dato' John Tiong was appointed as Pemanca for Kuching City Chinese Community Leader, by the Sarawak Government in 2020.
Dato' John Tiong is the Group CEO of iColleges Sdn Bhd and Independent Non-Executive director of HCK Capital Group Berhad.

HCK Capital Group Berhad

Direct interest - 140,467,102 Ordinary Shares
Indirect interest - 22,840,000 Ordinary Shares