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    .:: JAYA TIASA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ::.

From Left to Right : Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Hamid, Mr John Leong Chung Loong, Dato’ Sri Dr Tiong Ik King, Datuk Talib Bin Haji Jamal, Ms Wong Lee Yun, Dato' Sri Tiong Chiong Hoo, Mdm Tiong Choon and Mr Tiong Chiong Hee.

 

GEN (RTD) TAN SRI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN ABDUL HAMID 
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Gen (Rtd) Tan Sri Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Hamid, aged 72, was appointed to the Board on 27 March 1995. He serves as chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee.

Tan Sri was the Chief of the Malaysian Army and Defence Force between 1992 and 1994 and was the Acting Governor of Penang in 1994. From 1958 to 1994, he served in various capacities and appointments in the Malaysian Armed Forces. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Malaysia and Army Staff College, Camberlay, United Kingdom.

Presently, he is the Chairman of DVM Technology Bhd, an ICT company listed on the ACE Market and AXA Affin Life InsuranceBerhad, a joint-venture company of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera. He is also the Chairman and Director of a few other multinational and private companies incorporated in Malaysia.

Tan Sri has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.

 

DATO' SRI TIONG CHIONG HOO 
Group Managing Director

Dato' Sri Tiong Chiong Hoo, aged 50, was appointed Executive Director on 27 March 1995 and subsequently redesignated as Managing Director on 26 April 1995. He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee.

Dato' Sri is a businessman with extensive experience in timber and plantation industries. As Group Managing Director, he actively overseas the operations of the Group. He holds a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Economics degrees from Monash University, Australia and is a registered barrister.

Dato' Sri is the son of Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King, a major shareholder of the Company. His uncle Dato' Sri Dr Tiong Ik King, sister Mdm Tiong Choon and cousin brother Mr Tiong Chiong Hee are also members of the Board.

 

DATO' SRI DR TIONG IK KING 
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato' Sri Dr Tiong Ik King, aged 61, joined the Board on 27 March 1995. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Dato' Sri Dr Tiong has extensive experience in many industries including media and publishing, information technology, timber, plantation and manufacturing industries. He graduated with a degree in M.B.B.S from the National University of Singapore in 1975 and subsequently obtained his M.R.C.P. from the Royal College of Physicians, UK in 1977.

Currently, he also serves on the Board of EON Capital Berhad and Media Chinese International Limited.

Dato' Sri Dr Tiong is the brother of Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King, a major shareholder of the Company. His nephews, Dato' Sri Tiong Chiong Hoo and Mr Tiong Chiong Hee and his niece Mdm Tiong Choon are also members of the Board.

 

MDM TIONG CHOON 
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mdm Tiong Choon, aged 42, was appointed to the Board on 3 May 1999.

She has been with Rimbunan Hijau Group since 1991 and served in various managerial and senior positions. She graduated with a Bachelor of Economics Degree from Monash University, Australia.

She is the daughter of Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King, a major shareholder of the Company. Her uncle Dato' Sri Dr Tiong Ik King, brother Dato' Sri Tiong Chiong Hoo and cousin brother Mr Tiong Chiong Hee are also members of the Board.

 

MR TIONG CHIONG HEE 
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Tiong Chiong Hee, aged 37, was appointed to the Board on 14 May 1999. He is the Managing Director of Mafrica Corporation Sdn Bhd, a company with operations in logging (both in Malaysia and Overseas), oil palm plantations and aquaculture prawn farming since 1997.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University of Melbourne, Australia.

He is the nephew of Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King, a major shareholder of the Company. His uncle Dato' Sri Dr Tiong Ik King, cousin brother Dato' Sri Tiong Chiong Hoo and cousin sister Mdm Tiong Choon are also members of the Board.

 

MR JOHN LEONG CHUNG LOONG
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr John Leong Chung Loong, aged 64, was appointed to the Board on 28 March 2002. He serves as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee.

He is an Approved Company Auditor and a member of several professional bodies, including the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Taxation (Associate). He started his career as an Accountant in Tractors Malaysia Berhad, Sandakan Branch in 1972 and left in 1973 to join John Liaw & Co as an audit manager. He was a Partner of Liaw, Leong, Wong & Co from 1986 to 1997 and a Partner of Ernst & Young from 1997 to 2001.

He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree majoring in Accounting from Sydney University, NSW, Australia.

He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.

 

MS WONG LEE YUN 
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Wong Lee Yun, aged 58, was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2007. She is a member of the Audit Committee.

She is a Certified Public Accountant by profession.

She has extensive experience in investment banking, Finance and Strategic Planning for large investment projects, as well as acquisition of strategic businesses. She was a Corporate Finance Manager at Permata Chartered Merchant Bank and Vice President at Chase Manhattan Bank. From 1991 to 1996, she was the Director of Finance and Strategy for the Renong Group of Companies. She became the Chief Executive of Jaya Tiasa Holdings Berhad from 1997 to 2000. She was also a Director of Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd from 2004 to early 2008 and remains as an Adviser to Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd. In addition, she holds directorship in several private limited companies.

She has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.

 

DATUK TALIB BIN HAJI JAMAL 
Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Talib Bin Haji Jamal, aged 59, was appointed to the Board on 12 November 2007. He is the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Datuk Talib has served in various senior capacities and positions in the Police Diraja Malaysia for more than 30 years. He was the Commissioner of Police, Sarawak from 2004 until his retirement in November 2007. He was the Director of Police Cooperatives for 10 years and the Director of Bank Kerjasama Rakyat for 2 years. Presently, he is the Director of a private limited company.

Datuk Talib holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cranfield Institute of Technology, England, United Kingdom.

Datuk Talib has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company.

None of the Directors has:

• Any conviction for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences.
• Entered into any transaction whether directly or indirectly which has a conflict of interest with the Company.

All the Directors of the Company are Malaysians.