Mr. Simon Kua Choo Kai was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company on 14 February 2022. He graduated from Monash University, Australia with a Bachelor of Economics in 1983. He later obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Bath (in association with The Malaysian Institute of Management) in 1995. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Fellow of the Chartered Practising Accountants, Australia. He was also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) of the Information System Audit and Control Association from 2001 to 2020.

Mr. Simon began his career with Ernst & Young PLT’s (“EY”) predecessor firm, Ernst & Whinney (EW) after his graduation and was with the firm for 38 years.

Prior to his retirement in June 2020, he was a Partner within the Kuala Lumpur Assurance Practice and was the Professional Practice Director for East Malaysia. He was also the Administration Leader of the Malaysian Firm responsible for facilities management and support services.

Mr. Simon’s professional service experiences were in internal and external audits, information systems assurance, enterprise risk management framework, corporate governance framework, financial and management advisory. His industry experience included the automation, technology, telecommunications, property development and construction, gaming, consumer products and healthcare industries. He was also involved in international expatriate assignments in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

He was previously head of EY Advisory Services from 1997 until 2005 where he was instrumental in the start-up of EY Risk & Assurance Business Services. He was the partner in charge of numerous Corporate Governance and Risk Management framework implementation assignments. He returned to mainstream Assurance in 2005 and was the engagement partner in charge of several large conglomerates in Malaysia and multinational corporations.

He also sits on the Board of Berjaya Land Berhad, UEM Edgenta Berhad and Paradigm REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. as an independent director.

Mr. Simon is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.