Strength in Structural Stability
In our constant pursuit of success, we are supported by pillars of strength that form
the structure of the organisation, while also leading our journey to the top.
Dato’ Ir Goh Chye Koon
Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Ir Goh Chye Koon
Malaysian, Aged 70, Male
Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director
Date Appointed to the Board: 17 October 2014
Years of Directorship: 5.5 years
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Malaya
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) and a Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM)
- Advisory Peer Group Member of the School of Science and Technology at Wawasan Open University
Membership of Board Committees:
- Audit Committee
- Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Risk Management Committee
Directorships of Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: Nil
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Dato’ Ir Goh began his career as an engineer in the Ministry of Works, where he served for 11 years rising to
the position of Superintending Engineer prior to joining IJM Corporation Berhad as a Senior Engineer in 1984. He was
promoted as General Manager (Central Region) in 1986 and subsequently appointed as Alternate Director in 1995
before assuming the position of Deputy Group Managing Director in 1997. He was redesignated Deputy Chief
Executive Officer and Deputy Managing Director in 2004 and upon his retirement in 2008, Dato’ Ir Goh continued
to serve as Executive Director of IJM Corporation Berhad until June 2009 and thereafter Non-Executive Director from
July 2009 until June 2013.
He was a member of the Presidential Consultative Council of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (2002 – 2004) and
also a member of the Construction Consultative Panel of Malaysia Productivity Corporation (2003 – 2009). He was
the Chairman of the Building Industry Presidents’ Council and President of the Master Builders Association Malaysia
for the session 2004/2006 and has served as its Deputy President, Vice President and Deputy Secretary General.
Dato’ Ir Goh was a board member of the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB) from
2004 to 2006 and served as a Main Committee Member (2001 – 2009) and Chairman of the Working Group for
construction projects (Local and Foreign) (2003 – 2009) in the Construction Industry Master Plan of CIDB.
Dato’ Dr Ir Johari Bin Basri
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato Dr. Ir Johari Bin Basri
Malaysian, Aged 65, Male
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Date Appointed to the Board: 17 October 2014
Years of Directorship: 5.5 years
Qualifications:
- PhD. in Process Safety from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- MSc. in Terotechnology from Manchester University, United Kingdom
- Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from University Technology Malaysia
- Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)
- Associate Fellow of The Institution of Chemical Engineers (U.K.)
- Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia
- Life member of The Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH)
Membership of Board Committees:
- Nomination and Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
- Audit Committee
- Risk Management Committee
Directorships of Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: Nil
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Dato’ Dr Ir Johari joined the Factories and Machinery Department of Malaysia, which is now known as Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), as a Factories and Machinery Inspector (Engineer) in 1977. He was then promoted as Director of Industrial Safety Division
of DOSH in 1997.
In 2000 and 2004, Dato’ Dr Ir Johari was seconded from DOSH to be the Executive Director of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Malaysia. He was the Executive Director of NIOSH Malaysia for years 2000 – 2002 and 2004 – 2007. In between that period, he returned to DOSH and assumed the role of Director General where he was responsible for the overall planning and implementation of the core activities of DOSH.
Concurrently during his tenure in NIOSH Malaysia from 2004 to 2007, he was the Executive Director of ASEANOSHNET, the regional grouping of 10 ASEAN member countries working together towards improving the safety
and health of the workers. In 2007, he returned to DOSH to resume the role of Director General until his retirement in June 2014.
Dato’ Dr Ir Johari was also a member of the board of directors of NIOSH (2007 – 2014), board of member of CIDB (2007 – 2014), Chairman for the Industrial Standard Committee of Occupational Safety and Health (ISCW)
SIRIM Berhad (2007 – 2014) and Member for Malaysian National Standards Committees (MyNSC) Standards Malaysia (2007 – 2014).
Dato’ Siow Kim Lun
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Siow Kim Lun
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Siow has over 30 years of working experience in investment banking, corporate finance and regulatory oversight of the Malaysian Capital Markets.
He began his career in investment banking with Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1981. From 1985 to 1993, he was with Permata Chartered Merchant Bank Berhad (now known as Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad) first as a manager and later as the Divisional Head of its Corporate Finance Division. Between 1993 and 2006, he was with the Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) and has served in several positions at the SC including that of the Director of its Issues and Investment Division and the Director of its Market Supervision Division.
He has also served as a director of MainStreet Advisers Sdn Bhd, a licensed corporate finance advisory firm, from 2008 to 2019.
Dr Sarinder Kumari
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr Sarinder Kumari A/P OAM Parkash
Malaysian, Aged 63, Female
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date Appointed to the Board: 1 March 2018
Years of Directorship: 2.1 years
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Financial Economics from University Putra Malaysia
- Masters in Economics from George Washington University, USA
Membership of Board Committees:
- Risk Management Committee (Chairperson)
- Audit Committee
- Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Directorships of Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: Nil
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Dr Sarinder has over 30 years of experience in policy and strategic planning, trade negotiations, regulatory and Government affairs. She has previously served in various portfolios with the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of
International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Performance Management and Delivery Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department in Malaysia.
In MOF, she was involved in the raising of Federal Government loans from the international capital and bond markets, debt management and privatisation projects. Her portfolio in MITI included the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Strategic Planning and Free Trade Agreements
(FTAs) Policy and Negotiations. She was also the lead negotiator for Services for Malaysia’s first Bilateral FTA.
In PEMANDU she provided strategic direction on the planning and implementation of the Tourism-related initiatives under Malaysia’s National Transformation Programme. She was also responsible for the Strategic
Reform Initiative encompassing the Competition Act, Adoption and Development of International Standards and the Liberalisation of Services. She developed the performance assessment and management system for
the performance assessment of all Ministers by the Prime Minister.
Dr Sarinder joined PEMANDU Associates in March 2017 and she is currently responsible for business development activities with a focus on public sector transformation and business turnaround.
Dato’ Chew Chee Kin
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Chew Chee Kin
Malaysian, Aged 74, Male
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Date Appointed to the Board: 17 October 2014
Years of Directorship: 5.5 years
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Economics (Hons) Degree from the University of Malaya
- Program in Management Development at Harvard Business School, USA
Membership of Board Committees:
- Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Directorships of Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers:
- Sunway Berhad
- Gopeng Berhad
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Dato’ Chew started his career as a Trainee Executive in UMW (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd. in 1974. Prior to joining Sunway Group, he was the General Manager of UMW (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd.
He joined the Sunway Group in 1981 as the Group General Manager (Operations) and was subsequently promoted to Deputy Group Managing Director (Operations) of the Sunway Holdings Berhad Group in 1989. In 1995, he was promoted to Group Managing Director of the Sunway
Holdings Berhad Group and to President of the Sunway Holdings Berhad Group in 1999.
Upon the completion of the merger of Sunway City Berhad and Sunway Holdings Berhad in 2011, Dato’ Chew was designated as the President of Sunway Berhad. He has more than 30 years’ experience in general management, quarrying, construction, building materials, trading and
manufacturing businesses.
Evan Cheah Yean Shin
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Evan Cheah Yean Shin
Malaysian, Aged 40, Male
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Date Appointed to the Board: 18 September 2014
Years of Directorship: 5.6 years
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Commerce Degree and Bachelor of Business System Degree from Monash University
- Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder
- Certified Practising Accountant
- Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Membership of Board Committees:
Risk Management Committee
Directorships of Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: Nil
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Evan Cheah joined the Sunway Group following his graduation as an Executive Assistant and was attached to the Sunway Group Finance division from 2001 to 2002, with key roles in investment analysis, due diligence, corporate finance, management accounting and group procurement.
In 2003, he was promoted and rotated to Sunway Construction where he was the Finance Manager. In 2006, he became the General Manager, Business Development of Sunway Group’s Trading & Manufacturing division. In
2010, he was promoted to be the Executive Director of Sunway Mas Sdn. Bhd., a property development company within Sunway Group, in charge of operation matters.
In 2011, Mr Evan was designated Chief Executive Officer of Sunway Group’s China operations, responsible for the China Corporate Office and the development of new business opportunities for the Sunway Group in China. In 2013, he assumed the additional role of Executive Director in the President’s Office of Sunway, assisting the Group President in overseeing the Trading & Manufacturing, Building Materials, Quarry & Information Technology businesses.
Effective 1 March 2015, Mr Evan was redesignated as Executive Vice President – President Office with additional role of assisting the President’s Office to identify potential business growth opportunities for Sunway Group and driving the group’s synergy.
Chung Soo Kiong
Group Managing Director & Non-Independent Executive Director
Chung Soo Kiong
Malaysian, Aged 53, Male
Group Managing Director & Non-Independent Executive Director
Date Appointed to the Board: 1 November 2015
Years of Directorship: 4.5 years
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of Abertay Dundee
- Diploma in Building (Technology) from Tunku Abdul Rahman College
Directorships of Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: Nil
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Mr Chung Soo Kiong graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying from the University of Abertay Dundee in 1995 and also holds a Diploma in Building (Technology) from Tunku Abdul Rahman College, which he obtained in 1990.
He began his career with Taisei Corporation in 1990 where over a period of seven years he rose to the position of Section Manager – Quantity Surveying. In 1997, he joined Sunway Construction Sdn. Bhd. and served as the Contract Manager of Business Development & Marketing Department. Thereafter, Mr Chung acted as the Country Manager/Project Director of Sunway Innopave Sdn. Bhd. (Abu Dhabi Branch) for the period from 2007 to 2013.
After his stint in Abu Dhabi, Mr Chung took up the role of Deputy Managing Director of Sunway Construction Sdn. Bhd. since 2013 before he was promoted to the position as Managing Director of the Company in November 2015.
He was appointed as Group Managing Director on 7 January 2020. Mr Chung has over 20 years of experience in the construction sector.
Liew Kok Wing
Alternate Director to Chung Soo Kiong &
Managing Director of Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd
Liew Kok Wing
Malaysian, Aged 51, Male
Alternate Director to Chung Soo Kiong &
Managing Director of Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd
Date Appointed to the Board: 7 January 2020
Years of Directorship: Less than a year
Qualifications:
- Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore
Skills, Working Experience and Expertise:
Mr Liew began his career with L&M Geotechnic in Singapore in 1993, where he acted as a Project Engineer at various construction projects in Singapore. In 1996, he was transferred to L&M Systems, Thailand as a Project
Manager. In the same year, he left to join Taylor Woodrow Projects (M) Bhd. before joining SunCon. He was a Senior Geotechnical Engineer in SunCon from year 1996 to 1998. Then after, he joined Nishimatsu Construction Company in Singapore. He rejoined SunCon in 2000 and oversee various projects in Malaysia as well as India.
Mr Liew was appointed as Alternate Director to Mr Chung Soo Kiong and Managing Director of Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd on 7 January 2020. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Managing Director since 1 January 2016.