Board of Directors

Datuk Tan Kim Leong

Datuk Tan Kim Leong

Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Datuk Tan Kim Leong was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2013 as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. Datuk Tan was subsequently designated to Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 1 July 2019.

Datuk Tan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia and the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“MAICSA”). He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”).

He has more than 50 years of experience in auditing, accounting and consulting. He was the Executive Chairman of BDO Binder, Malaysia from 1987 to 2009. He was the Chairman of the Board of Gul Technologies Singapore Limited and MCIS Insurance Berhad. He was also a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of IGB Berhad, a Director of RHB Capital Berhad, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysia-China Business Council (“MCBC”) and Trustee of Ng Teck Fong Foundation.

He is the Chairman of the Board of Amoy Canning Corporation (Malaya) Berhad. He is also Trustee of Yayasan Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng.
Lee Yeow Seng

Lee Yeow Seng

Executive Vice Chairman

Lee Yeow Seng is the Executive Vice Chairman of IOI Properties Group Berhad (“IOIPG”).

He was appointed to the Board of IOIPG on 25 February 2013 as Executive Director. He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of IOIPG from 8 January 2014 until 14 April 2020.

Lee Yeow Seng is a barrister-at-law from the Bar of England & Wales by Inner Temple and holds a LLB (Honours) from King’s College London. He has served at the London and Singapore offices of a leading international financial services group for approximately two (2) years.

Since joining IOI Group, he had been actively involved in corporate affairs and general management within IOI Group prior to the demerger and listing of IOIPG. As the Executive Vice Chairman of the Group, he is responsible for the formulation of high-level strategies of the Group and together with the Chief Executive Officer, in sustaining the overall growth of the Group.

Lee Yeow Seng is a Chairman of IOIPG’s Employees’ Share Option Scheme. He is also presently a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of IOI Corporation Berhad.
Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor

Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor was appointed to the Board as Executive Director on 25 February 2013 and was subsequently re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 18 December 2013. He is also a Chairman of Whistleblowing Committee of the Company.

Dato’ Lee is a barrister from Gray’s Inn, London and holds a LLB (Honours) from King’s College London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance and Accounting from London School of Economics. Prior to joining IOI Group as a General Manager in 1994, he served in the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Malaysian Judiciary Service for four (4) years from 1990 to 1994. His last posting was as a Magistrate.

Dato’ Lee is presently on the Board of IOI Corporation Berhad as its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive and also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Bumitama Agri Limited. He is also a Trustee of Yayasan Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng, the charitable arm of IOI Group.

Dato’ Lee has been the Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association since 2020. He served as the Chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council from 2009 to 2020.

Dato’ Lee was appointed as a Board member of Bank Negara, the Central Bank of Malaysia from 2015 to 2018. He was also a Board member of the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation from 2011 to 2013 and served on the National Council of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (“REHDA”) Malaysia as its Secretary General from 2002 to 2006.
Datuk Dr Tan Kim Heung

Datuk Dr Tan Kim Heung

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Dr Tan Kim Heung was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2013. He is the Chairman of Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Whistleblowing Committee of the Company

Datuk Dr Tan graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (“MBBS”) (London) (Honours) from The Middlesex and University College Hospital Medical School, London in 1986 and received his Member of the Royal College of Physicians (“MRCP”) (United Kingdom) in 1989. In 1995, he was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine/Cardiology (“MD”) from the University of London. He became a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (“FACC”) in 1997, Member of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia (“AM”) in 1999, and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (“FRCP”) (London) in 2001.

Datuk Dr Tan is a Consultant Cardiologist at Cardiac Vascular Sentral (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia. He was previously a Consultant Cardiologist at Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya and a Professor of Medicine and Head of Cardiology at the University Malaya Medical Centre (“UMMC”) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He held this position for seven (7) years since 1997, having previously served as a Cardiologist at Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Datuk Dr Tan is a recipient of numerous outstanding academic awards and prizes with vast experience in various interventional cardiac procedures. He is author or co-author of more than 100 published papers/articles/abstracts in peer reviewed journals and has contributed chapters to several books. He is frequently invited to lecture and to participate as an expert faculty in international and national conferences/seminars/courses. He is also a fellow or member of numerous professional organisations and advisory boards.
Chan Cha Lin

Chan Cha Lin

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Chan Cha Lin ("Mr Chan") was appointed to the Board of IOIPG on 1 June 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Mr Chan is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee, Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee and Whistleblowing Committee of the Company.

He is an Executive Director of Annhow Holdings Sdn Bhd, overseeing its financial assets portfolios and businesses. His key functions are fund investments, financial reporting and controlling the private companies managed by him. He has an in-depth knowledge of managing a latex medical products manufacturing business. He also has extensive experience in corporate finance, investment, accounting and property development.

Mr Chan started his career as a research analyst in the research department of a property valuation firm in 1985. Mr Chan held various managerial positions in local established project management companies and a family-owned investment holding company during the period of 1991 to 2011. He subsequently started his own property development project in 2015.

Mr Chan is also the director of Yayasan Chan Fong Ann, a philanthropic fund named after his father, which aims to provide aid to less fortunate communities in Johor. Thus far, the fund has provided much needed food and supplies to communities during the COVID19 pandemic.
Lee Yoke Har

Lee Yoke Har

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Lee graduated with a LLB (Honours) from King’s College, London and is a Barrister-at-law (Middle Temple) and also holds a Diploma in Finance and Accounting.

She joined IOI Group as a Legal Executive in 1996 and was subsequently transferred to the property division to take charge of implementing the International Organisation for Standardisation (IOS) quality management systems. She has since held various positions in IOI Properties Group and was promoted to Senior General Manager, Marketing and Business Development in 2010. On 1 July 2017, she was appointed as an Executive Director and was primarily responsible for supporting, managing and implementing the Group’s sales and marketing strategies, and overseeing the product design development, sustainability, corporate communication, information technology digitalisation transformation and risk management functions.

Following her retirement from Executive Management, she has been re-designated from Executive Director to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2022.
Lee Ai Leng

Lee Ai Leng

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Lee Ai Leng was appointed to the Board on 2 January 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is the Chairman of the Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee, and a member of Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee.

She holds a LLB (Honours) in Law from the University of Malaya, she also holds a Diploma in Accounting and Finance (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

She started her career in private practice in 1991 after being called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. She subsequently joined IOI Corporation Berhad in 1994 as the Group Legal Advisor and later served as joint Company Secretary as well. During her tenure with IOI Group until 2013, she was involved in both the plantation and property development businesses.

She was appointed as Head of Legal of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad ("SDP") in 2014 and was redesignated as Group General Counsel in 2018. In this role, she leads the legal functions of the SDP Group, providing legal advice and support to SDP and its local and overseas subsidiary companies. Being part of the senior management team of SDP, she also serves as a member of various management committees which include Group Investment Committee, Credit Committee, Whistleblowing Committee and Group Tender Committee.

Ms Lee’s legal career spans over 30 years and she has extensive experience in plantation and property industries. Her areas of expertise include corporate and commercial law focusing on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, private debt securities, banking and finance matters as well as property development, real and personal property transactions.
Dato’ David Tan Thean Thye

Dato’ David Tan Thean Thye

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ David Tan was appointed to the Board on 2 January 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee and Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Housing, Building & Planning and Master of Science in Planning from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He is a Corporate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Planners ("MIP") and a Registered Planner with the Board of Town Planners, Malaysia.

In the past, he had served in Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia, Selangor Branch committee, as well as, in the councils of MIP and International Real Estate Federation Malaysia (FIABCI) Malaysian Chapter.

From 2013 to 2022, he was the Managing Director of KLK Land Sdn Bhd and responsible for overseeing the business development, planning and implementation of KLK Group property projects.

He has 42 years of experience in the property industry with 22 years (from 1990 to 2012) as Head of Property division in IOI Group where he was also an Executive Director of IOI Properties Berhad.

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