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Dato’ Sri Thong graduated from the London School of Economics, UK and began his career in the financial services industry in 1979. From 1982 to 1988, he worked for Standard Chartered Merchant Bank Asia Limited in Singapore where he became Director of the Corporate Finance Division.

Dato’ Sri Thong is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Inari Amertron Berhad and of Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad.

Educated at the Kuala Lumpur Alice Smith School, and then Marlborough College, Tunku Zain went on to obtain his MSc in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics & Political Science. He then worked in the UK Houses of Parliament before moving to Washington DC to join the World Bank as a Public Sector Consultant. Upon returning to Malaysia, Tunku Zain worked at the United Nations Development Programme and the KRA Group before becoming a Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

In 2006, he co-founded the Malaysia Think Tank which evolved into Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in 2010. He currently serves as Independent Non-Executive Director of Allianz Malaysia Berhad and Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad, as well as advisor / patron to numerous educational and cultural organisations.

Since 2008 he has maintained a newspaper column: initially ‘Abiding Times’ in The Sun, then ‘Roaming Beyond the Fence’ in the Star and Sin Chew, and now ‘Conservatively Speaking Freely’ in the Malay Mail, Borneo Post and Oriental Daily.

An Eisenhower Fellow, he has been selected for various leadership programmes by the governments of Australia, France and the European Union.He is a Trustee of Yayasan Chow Kit, Yayasan Munarah, Jeffrey Cheah Foundation and Genovasi Foundation and committee member of several societies and associations, including the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia; and a Royal Fellow of the National University of Malaysia.

Xian-Zhen is an independent and broad-minded thinker with a strong commitment to problem-solving. One of her guiding principles in business is to invest in the right people for the job and give them the opportunity to excel. With an incisive intellect and decisive, no-nonsense approach, her ability to inspire others around her is a key asset. She is passionate about a range of issues, including the future direction of the country and the right to education and well-being for all.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College, MA, USA, an experience that was to form much of her current thinking and outlook. She then obtained a Graduate Diploma in Law, and went on to attend the Bar Vocational Course in London. She returned to Malaysia and in September 2006, joined Shook Lin & Bok. The following year, she was called to the Bar and remained with the firm until June 2009.

In October that same year, she left the legal profession to join the OMESTI Group as Executive Assistant to the CEO. Less than two years later, in 2011, she was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director. She is closely involved in mapping the new strategic direction of the organisation.

Yong Wei joined the OMESTI Group in January 2014 as Chief Operating Officer of OMESTI Innovation Lab, the technology and applications development arm of Microlink, an OMESTI subsidiary. Two years later, in April 2016, he was appointed as Group CEO of Microlink Solutions Berhad, a position he still holds. Since joining OMESTI, he has been responsible for the overall technology development of the organisation, bringing together innovative technologies that enable clients and enterprise-wide users to deploy effective solutions to grow and drive their business.

Prior to joining OMESTI, Yong Wei was Head of Innovation, Commercial & Technology and Regional Head of Customer Relationship Management at AirAsia. Prior to that, he held several leadership roles at Accenture, specialising in the telecommunications sector over a 12-year period.

Away from work, Yong Wei is a keen sportsman and is always getting ready for the next triathlon and other sporting adventures.

Dato' Jagan's career began with leading London firm of chartered accountants, Price Waterhouse. Returning to Malaysia in 1984, he joined KPMG Peat Marwick as a Manager and was subsequently admitted as Partner in 1990. He was involved in a wide range of assignments covering audit, investigations, management consultancy/ IT consultancy and corporate finance in Malaysia, the ASEAN countries, North America and Europe.

In late 1994, he left KPMG Malaysia to join Benta Plantation Berhad as Executive Director. A year later, he was appointed as a Director of Austral Lao Power Co Ltd, a position he held until 1997. He then joined Prime Utilities Berhad and Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s privatised national wastewater utility, as Managing Director of both companies, positions he held up to 1999. From 1999 until his retirement in 2013, Dato' Jagan served as Chief Executive Officer / Director of Bandar Raya Developments Berhad Group.

Dato' Jagan also sits on the Boards of Sime Darby Property Berhad and OMESTI subsidiary Microlink Solutions Berhad.

Mr Tan has more than 25 years’ experience in capital markets, corporate advisory and finance, particularly in Malaysia and Singapore. He has worked for renowned Malaysian as well as regional securities houses including RHB Bank Berhad and Kay Hian HSBC (now known as UOB Kay Hian). During his stint as Director of Research at these and other organisations, Mr Tan was consistently recognised as among the top equity analysts in Malaysia by respected financial journals such as Asiamoney.

He has also been active via his private consultancy practice in corporate advisory for public-listed companies, including a number of reverse take-over transactions and general corporate strategies.

He is currently an Executive Director of Landmarks Berhad, the Malaysian public-listed hospitality and resort developer.

He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Deakin University, Australia.

Danny Hoe Kam Thong began his career with Ernst & Young, where he worked for a period of 14 years in a number of positions, including a secondment to the firm’s New York office, as well as rising to Principal for Audit & Advisory Services.

In 2001, he joined Kellogg Asia Sdn Bhd as Financial & Reporting Manager, and was closely involved in the merger of Kellogg South East Asia and its Greater China business. A year later, he began a long association with the Interflour Group, one of the largest flour milling conglomerates in the Asia Pacific region. As Group Chief Financial Officer, he contributed to the turnaround of the business which saw substantial growth in volume and market share.

In August 2011, he relocated to Vietnam as Chief Executive Officer & Country Head of Interflour Vietnam Ltd, taking the flour business to record performance in 2013 and 2014. From 2015 to 2018, still based in Vietnam, he was appointed as Executive Director - Asean at Pilmico Foods Corporation, Philippines, with the remit to transform the traditional family business into a regional organisation.

After a short stint back in Malaysia with Tradewinds Plantations Berhad as senior consultant on a national grain purchasing, storage and management project for the Government of Malaysia, he rejoined the Interflour Group, this time as Chief Executive Officer & Country Head of its Turkey operations.

Returning to Malaysia in September 2020, he has served as Independent Non-Executive Director of Kumpulan Fima Berhad since December 2021. He is a Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Member of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). He also completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD, France.

A serial entrepreneur with a passion for all things automotive, Gerard began his career in 1992 as a sales agent for Riken Auto Sdn Bhd, quickly rising to the position of Director. In 1998, he left Riken Auto and set up Optima Auto which he ran until 2005.

Since then, Gerard has ventured into the property industry and various other investments including Red Zone Development Sdn Bhd, an investment holding company. He is a Director at Red Zone and of various other private companies, including property development firm Montprimo Sdn Bhd where he is Executive Vice Chairman. He also currently serves as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of Microlink Solutions Berhad.

In his younger years, Gerard was an accomplished sportsman, representing Malaysia in squash at both junior and senior levels. Crowned National Junior Champion in 1988, he also captained the victorious National Junior Team in the East Asian Junior Squash Championships in 1999.

Agnes is a highly experienced Chartered Secretary and an Associate of the Malaysian Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (MAISCA) since 1995. She first joined the OMESTI Group in December 2006 and helped build the team that provides Company Secretarial Services and statutory advice to all OMESTI Group companies, as well as to external clients. In March 2017, she left the Group to join Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad Group as General Manager, Secretarial Department, Corporate Services Division/Joint Company Secretary. After nearly three years there, Agnes rejoined OMESTI Group on 6 January 2020 as Head, Group Company Secretary.

Agnes has more than 27 years of experience in corporate secretarial practice, having worked in management consulting firms and public listed companies. Over the years, her responsibilities have included attending to all the corporate secretarial matters as well as supporting the Board of Directors and Management of various organisations in a wide range of corporate secretarial and statutory matters. She has been involved in advising on compliance with the various regulatory and statutory requirements.

Maaruf holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA and has over 25 years' experience spanning multiple disciplines within the ICT industry. His career began in Web & Apps Development and DB in the United States. He then set up the first Search Engine in Asia, a mirror site for AltaVista under Skali. This was followed by a move into project management as a Project Director. In 2001, he joined Formis Network Services as a business unit head and was subsequently appointed as its General Manager in 2012.

Navrita joined OMESTI as Group General Counsel in April 2011 and is responsible for setting up the Legal Department. She obtained her LLB in 2005 from University of London and went on to achieve her Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) from the Malaysian Legal Qualifying Board in 2006. She was awarded the Legal Professional Qualifying Board Award for “Civil Procedure” for the highest score in the CLP examination for Civil Procedure.

After completing her CLP, Navrita began her pupillage at Messrs Shook Lin & Bok and was subsequently admitted to the Malaysian Bar in August 2007. She worked as an Advocate & Solicitor in the general Litigation Department at Messrs Shook Lin & Bok alongside some prominent lawyers, gaining valuable experience in handling contractual, civil, construction, land and company disputes.

As Group Chief Legal Officer at OMESTI, Navrita provides expert and strategic legal advice to the executives and management, dealing with matters that cut across legal and related areas. She is also heavily involved in negotiation of contracts for the Group, while ensuring that such contracts follow policies and legal guidelines. Where necessary, Navrita performs pre-litigation work to minimise risks and maximise legal rights and obtains and oversees dealings with outside counsel.

Danny Hoe Kam Thong began his career with Ernst & Young, where he worked for a period of 14 years in a number of positions, including a secondment to the firm’s New York office, as well as rising to Principal for Audit & Advisory Services.

In 2001, he joined Kellogg Asia Sdn Bhd as Financial & Reporting Manager, and was closely involved in the merger of Kellogg South East Asia and its Greater China business. A year later, he began a long association with the Interflour Group, one of the largest flour milling conglomerates in the Asia Pacific region. As Group Chief Financial Officer, he contributed to the turnaround of the business which saw substantial growth in volume and market share.

In August 2011, he relocated to Vietnam as Chief Executive Officer & Country Head of Interflour Vietnam Ltd, taking the flour business to record performance in 2013 and 2014. From 2015 to 2018, still based in Vietnam, he was appointed as Executive Director - Asean at Pilmico Foods Corporation, Philippines, with the remit to transform the traditional family business into a regional organisation.

After a short stint back in Malaysia with Tradewinds Plantations Berhad as senior consultant on a national grain purchasing, storage and management project for the Government of Malaysia, he rejoined the Interflour Group, this time as Chief Executive Officer & Country Head of its Turkey operations.

Returning to Malaysia in September 2020, he has served as Independent Non-Executive Director of Kumpulan Fima Berhad since December 2021. He is a Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Member of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). He also completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD, France.