Biography

Mr Chong Kah Nam currently sits on the board of our Group as an Independent Non-Executive Director and was appointed to our company on 18 February 2022. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and also a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee.

Mr Chong was formerly an Executive Director and Senior Executive Officer of First Eastern Capital Limited, a regulated entity registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, U.A.E. He has also served as a Non-Executive Director of Siam Select Fund Ltd, a fund which was listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.

Mr Chong has over 30 years of work experience with more than 24 years of overseas work exposure. He was previously a portfolio manager of a private family office based in Dubai, U.A.E. Prior to that, he was the investment manager of MCIS Zurich Insurance, Malaysia. Mr Chong was also the treasury accountant in Genting Berhad, Malaysia. He has also served in the corporate division with Bank of America, Malaysia.

Mr Chong graduated from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA with a Master of Business Administration and obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies (Honours) from University of East London, UK.