TAN SRI (SIR) FRANCIS YEOH SOCK PING
Malaysian, male, aged 70, was appointed to the Board on 6 April 1984 as an Executive Director and was the Managing Director of the Company from April 1988 till 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman. Tan Sri Francis studied at Kingston University in the United Kingdom, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering in 2004. In July 2014, Tan Sri Francis was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by University of Nottingham. He was appointed the Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad Group in 1988 which, under his stewardship, has grown from a single listed company into a global integrated infrastructure developer, encompassing multiple listed entities ie. YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Hospitality REIT, Malayan Cement Berhad, Ranhill Utilities Berhad and Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust.
He was the Managing Director of YTL Power International Berhad, and YTL Land & Development Berhad until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman of these companies. He is also the Executive Chairman of Malayan Cement Berhad, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of YTL e-Solutions Berhad and also a director of YTL Industries Berhad. He is also the Chairman of YTL Starhill Global REIT Management Limited, the manager of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust, a vehicle listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). Tan Sri Francis is the Executive Chairman of YTL Cement Berhad and Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT. He is the Chairman of private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Services Limited in England and Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore. He sits on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation.
He is a Founding Member of the Malaysian Business Council and The Capital Markets Advisory Council, member of The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific Council and Global Council member of the Asia Society. He is the first non-Italian board member of the historic Rome Opera House and helped fund its restoration to keep it from closing. He served as a member of the Barclays Asia-Pacific Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2012. Tan Sri Francis served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited for a period of 10 years from July 2012 to June 2022. Tan Sri Francis was made a board member of Global Child Forum by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf in May 2016.
He was ranked by both Fortune and Businessweek magazines as Asia’s 25 Most Powerful and Influential Business Personalities and one of Asia’s Top Executives by Asiamoney. He won the inaugural Ernst & Young’s Master Entrepreneur in Malaysia in 2002 and was named as Malaysia’s CEO of the Year by CNBC Asia Pacific in 2005.
In 2006, he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2019, received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Tan Sri Francis received a prestigious professional accolade when made a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers in London in 2008. He was the Primus Inter Pares Honouree of the 2010 Oslo Business for Peace Award, for his advocacy of socially responsible business ethics and practices. The Award was conferred by a panel of Nobel Laureates in Oslo, home of the Nobel Peace Prize. He also received the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at CNBC’s 9th Asia Business Leaders Awards 2010. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Regulated Industries at the 7th World Chinese Economic Summit held in London in 2015. He was also awarded the prestigious Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night Award at the 2016 Celebrity Fight Night in Arizona. In 2017, he was honoured with the Kuala Lumpur Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution at the Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tourism Awards. This was in recognition of his efforts in the transformation of Kuala Lumpur into one of the top shopping and tourist destinations in the world. He was named CEO of the Year at the Asian Power Awards in 2017. The Japanese Government bestowed upon him the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in 2018 and in the same year the Italian government conferred upon him the honour of Grande Officiale of the Order of the Star of Italy. In 2022, he was awarded the PropertyGuru Real Estate Personality of the Year for Malaysia. The award is given to individuals who have made a significant impact in the Asian real estate sector.
DATO’ YEOH SEOK KIAN
Malaysian, male, aged 67, was appointed to the Board on 24 June 1984 as an Executive Director. He was the Deputy Managing Director of the Company till 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Managing Director of the Company. He graduated from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Building and was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University in 2017. He attended the Advance Management Programme conducted by Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in 1984. Dato’ Yeoh is a Fellow of the Faculty of Building, United Kingdom as well as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (UK). He served as Deputy Managing Director of YTL Power International Berhad, which is listed on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, and Executive Director of YTL Land & Development Berhad until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Managing Director of YTL Land & Development Berhad, and Executive Director of YTL Power International Berhad. He is also an Executive Director of Malayan Cement Berhad, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT. Dato’ Yeoh Seok Kian also serves on the boards of other public companies such as YTL Cement Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad, Sentul Raya Golf Club Berhad and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, and private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Limited in England and Wales, YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore, as well as YTL Starhill Global REIT Management Limited, the manager of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust, a vehicle listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST).
DATO’ YEOH SOO MIN
Malaysian, female, aged 68, has been appointed to the Board on 24 June 1984 as an Executive Director. She graduated with a Bachelor of Art (Hons) Degree in Accounting. She did her Articleship at Leigh Carr and Partners, London and gained vast experience in accounting and management. She was responsible for the setting up of the Travel and Accounting Division of the YTL Group in December 1990. Dato’ Yeoh Soo Min is currently responsible for the accounting and finance systems for the YTL Group. She is an Executive Director of YTL Power International Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and YTL Industries Berhad. She was appointed to the Board of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT on 13 December 2022. She also sits on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation.
She is a member of The Court Of Emeritus Fellows of the Malaysian Institute of Management and Life Member of the Women’s Institute of Management, Malaysia. Dato’ Yeoh Soo Min sits on the board of trustees of Asia School of Business Trust Fund. She is currently an Honorary Fellow of the Governors of International Students House, London, and Sir Thomas Pope, Trinity College, University of Oxford, UK, and member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Circle of University of Oxford, UK. She is also a Trustee of Yayasan Tuanku Fauziah and IJN Foundation.
DATO’ SERI YEOH SEOK HONG
Malaysian, male, aged 65, was appointed to the Board on 19 June 1985 as an Executive Director. He serves as Managing Director of YTL Power International Berhad and Executive Director of Malayan Cement Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil & Structural Engineering Degree from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom in 1982. He is a member of the Faculty of Building, United Kingdom and a Fellow of the Chartered of Institute of Building (CIOB), United Kingdom. In 2010, he was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by Aston University in the United Kingdom. Dato’ Seri Yeoh Seok Hong has vast experience in the construction industry and serves as the Managing Director of Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd, the YTL Group’s flagship construction arm.
Dato’ Seri Yeoh Seok Hong is responsible for developing the power and utility businesses of the YTL Power International Berhad Group which include the development of a new data centre campus powered by a solar power generation facility. He also serves as the Managing Director of YTL Communications Sdn Bhd where he was responsible for the building of the fourth generation (4G) network and which, in 2021, became the first telco in Malaysia to offer 5G services. Dato’ Seri Yeoh Seok Hong sits on the boards of other public companies such as YTL Cement Berhad, YTL Land & Development Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad, Digital Nasional Berhad and YTL Digital Bank Berhad (formerly known as Sea Capital Services Berhad), and private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Limited and Wessex Water Services Limited in England and Wales and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore. He also sits on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the YTL Group.
DATO’ SRI MICHAEL YEOH SOCK SIONG
Malaysian, male, aged 64, was appointed to the Board on 19 June 1985 as an Executive Director. He graduated from University of Bradford, United Kingdom in 1983 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil & Structural Engineering Degree. Dato’ Sri Michael Yeoh is primarily responsible for the YTL Group Manufacturing Division which activities involve cement manufacturing and other building material industries. He serves as Managing Director of Malayan Cement Berhad and Executive Director of YTL Power International Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and Managing Director of YTL Cement Berhad. He also serves on the boards of public companies such as YTL Land & Development Berhad, YTL e-Solutions Berhad, YTL Industries Berhad and a private utilities corporation, YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore.
He sits on the board of Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) since 14 October 2021 till July 2023. He was a director of The World Cement Association from 22 January 2020 to 22 October 2021.
DATO’ YEOH SOO KENG
Malaysian, female, aged 61, was appointed to the Board on 16 May 1996 as an Executive Director. She started her career with the group in 1986 as an engineer upon her graduation from Leeds University, United Kingdom with Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering. She has held key executive positions in numerous industries and sectors in which the group has presence. She led numerous construction and infrastructure projects of strategic and national significance. She headed the group’s procurement division and later headed the sales and marketing division of YTL Cement Berhad when the group entered the industry in 1992. She was subsequently appointed the director of sales and marketing for the group’s mobile communications division in 2012.
She serves on the boards of YTL Power International Berhad and Malayan Cement Berhad, both listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, YTL e-Solutions Berhad and YTL Cement Berhad. She is the President of the ASEAN Federation of Cement Manufacturers (AFCM).
She is actively involved in various community work at national and international levels. She serves on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation, and is the President of the Girl Guides Association Malaysia, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Branch. She was elected as Chief Commissioner of the Girl Guides Association Malaysia in June 2023. She sits on the EXCO of the Girl Guides Association Malaysia. She sits on the boards of the World Scout Foundation (WSF) where she chairs the Global Network Committee. She also represents the WSF on the Finance Committee of the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
DATO’ MARK YEOH SEOK KAH
Malaysian, male, aged 59, was appointed to the Board on 22 June 1995 as an Executive Director. He graduated from King’s College, University of London, with an LLB (Hons) and was subsequently called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1988. He was awarded Fellowship of King’s College London in July 2014.
Dato’ Mark Yeoh joined YTL Group in 1989 and is presently the Executive Director responsible for the YTL Hotels and Resorts Division. He is also an Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT.
He serves as an Executive Director of YTL Power International Berhad, which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. In addition, he is also part of YTL Power’s Mergers & Acquisitions Team and was involved in the acquisition of ElectraNet SA (Australia), Wessex Water Limited (UK), P.T. Jawa Power (Indonesia) and PowerSeraya Limited (Singapore). He is also a board member of YTL Land & Development Berhad, YTL Cement Berhad and private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Limited and Wessex Water Services Limited in England and Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore.
SYED ABDULLAH BIN SYED ABD. KADIR
Malaysian, male, aged 70, was appointed to the Board on 20 October 1999 as an Executive Director. He graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science (Engineering Production) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) Double Degree. He has extensive experience in banking and financial services, having been with Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad from 1984 to 1994, holding the position of general manager immediately prior to his departure from the bank. Prior to joining YTL Corporation Berhad Group, he was, from November 1994 to February 1996, the general manager of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad (now known as MIDF Amanah Capital Berhad), a company which has interests in, inter alia, discount, money broking, unit trusts, finance and fund management operations. He currently also serves on the boards of YTL Power International Berhad which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and YTL e-Solutions Berhad.
RAJA NOORMA BINTI RAJA OTHMAN
Malaysian, female, aged 65, was appointed to the Board on 5 September 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. She was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee on 30 November 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Ohio University, United States of America under a twinning programme with MARA Institute of Technology and was the best student in her cohort. She attended the Global Leadership Development Programme at Harvard Business School in 2008 organised by International Centre for Leadership in Finance (ICLIF) Malaysia. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Puan Raja Noorma Othman has more than 30 years of experience in banking, asset management and the corporate sector. Prior to her retirement in December 2018, she was the Head of London Branch of CIMB Bank Berhad from years 2015 to 2018. She was a Director of Group Asset Management (“GAM”) in CIMB Investment Bank Berhad (“CIMB IB”) from years 2007 to 2015 overseeing the entire Asset Management businesses of CIMB Group. During her term as Director of GAM in CIMB IB, she was also the Chief Executive Officer of CIMB-Mapletree Management Sdn Bhd, an adviser to a privately held real estate fund.
Prior to joining CIMB Group, she was the Vice-President of Investment Banking at JP Morgan, a position she held for over 5 years. She was attached to JP Morgan’s offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia as industry and client coverage banker.
She served Telekom Malaysia Berhad, a public listed corporation for about 10 years where the last position held was Head of Corporate Finance. While in Telekom Malaysia, she was a board member of several of their overseas ventures.
Puan Raja Noorma Othman currently holds directorships in Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. She also sits on the board of other public corporations namely Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad, As-Salihin Trustee Berhad and Ncell Axiata Limited. She is an Independent Investment Committee Member of Mapletree Australia Commercial Private Trust (MASCOT), a private equity real estate fund which holds a portfolio of commercial office properties in Australia and is a member of the Investment Panel of the Employees Provident Fund Malaysia.
CHOO YOO KWAN @ CHOO YEE KWAN
Malaysian, male, aged 71, was appointed to the Board on 18 May 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a member of the Audit Committee and was a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee from 18 May 2023 till 30 November 2023 when he was redesignated as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. Mr Choo holds an honours degrees in Economics and Law from the University of Malaya and University of London respectively, and is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn following his call to the Bar of England and Wales in 1984. He was a member of the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) Ethics Committee and currently serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of University Malaya Faculty of Business and Economics. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.
Mr Choo retired in July 2014 after having served the banking and risk management industry for 38 years. His last position was as Country Chief Risk Officer for OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (“OCBC”), having first joined the OCBC Group in December 2007. He also served as the Alternate to the Chief Executive Officer of OCBC before his retirement.
Prior to joining OCBC, he was the Chief Risk Officer for Maybank Group and Group Chief Risk Officer for Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad.
During his 14 years career at Maybank Group, he served as Division Head of Credit Control, International Banking, Corporate Remedial Management and Group Risk Management. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Maybank International (L) Limited and Maybank International Trust (Labuan) Berhad. He also served on the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee set up by Bank Negara Malaysia.
Before joining Maybank, he worked for the National Westminster Bank Plc in the areas of Global Specialised Industries and Group Credit Control.
He was conferred with the “Associate Fellowship” by Institut Bank- Bank Malaysia, now known as Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (“AICB”) in 1999 and was elected as a Fellow Chartered Banker by AICB in March 2023.
Mr Choo is currently serving as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, having first been appointed to the Board in February 2016. He is the Chairman of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Nominations and Remuneration Committee. He also served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Danajamin Nasional Berhad (the country’s first financial guarantee insurer) from May 2018 till June 2023.
TANG KIN KHEONG
Malaysian, male, aged 68, was appointed to the Board on 11 October 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was a member of the Audit Committee till 30 November 2023 when he was redesignated as Chairman. He is also a member of the Nominating Committee and Remuneration Committee. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Mr Tang qualified as a Certified Public Accountant, Malaysia with Turquand Youngs & Co, an antecedent firm of Ernst & Young. From 1983 to 1984, he was seconded to work in the firm’s office in New Haven, Connecticut, USA where he gained exposure to the US public accounting and business environment. Mr Tang left the firm in 1986 to join Cold Storage (Malaysia) Berhad as Head of Internal Audit reporting directly to the Audit Committee of the Board. He returned to the accounting profession in 1989 when he joined Moores Rowland.
In 2008, Mr Tang led the Kuala Lumpur office of Moores Rowland into a merger with the international accounting firm of Mazars, where he served as its Malaysian Managing Partner until August 2013. He left Mazars in August 2014 to practice as a sole practitioner. In 2019, Mr Tang ceased practicing as a public accountant to concentrate on litigation support and business advisory services.
Mr Tang had been a practicing accountant for 28 years. He was a licensed auditor approved by the Audit Oversight Board to audit public interest enterprises, as well as a licensed liquidator. He worked with public listed companies and owner managed businesses, in the areas of auditing, accounting, litigation support and business advisory services.
He served as an independent director of ECO World Group Development Berhad from November 2013 to March 2023.
SHARIFATU LAILA BINTI SYED ALI
Malaysian, female, aged 61, was appointed to the Board on 22 February 2024 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She graduated from the University Malaya with a Master of Business Administration degree and University Kebangsaan Malaysia with a Bachelor of Science (Hons). She has also attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.
Puan Sharifa began her career at Permodalan Nasional Berhad in 1985 and moved on to hold senior level positions managing investment portfolios across the public & private markets at various Government Linked Investment Corporations. She was Head of Equity Markets & Head of Treasury during her tenure at the Employees Provident Fund & Chief Investment Officer at Lembaga Tabung Haji.
In 2002, she was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Valuecap Sdn Bhd (“Valuecap”) and became the Group CEO later. During her tenure at Valuecap, the Group launched Asia’s first & largest Islamic Exchange Traded Fund (“ETF”), listed Malaysia’s first USD ETF and rolled out Malaysia’s first Environmental, Social and Governance fund.
Pursuant to her departure from Valuecap in 2018, she joined the RHB Banking Group. At RHB, Puan Sharifa served as an Independent Non-Executive Director (“INED”) of RHB Bank Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”), RHB Investment Bank, RHB Insurance Berhad, RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd and RHB Islamic International Berhad.
Puan Sharifa also served as a Public Interest Director on the board of Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“BMB”), a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities from October 2020 until August 2023. During her tenure at BMB as a Public Interest Director, she served as a member of the Listing Committee & Chairman of the Risk Management Committee. Puan Sharifa was also an INED on the Board of ‘Minority Shareholders Watchgroup’.
Puan Sharifa was appointed as an INED of BMB on 27 March 2024. She is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the University of Malaya and an INED of Lembaga Pembiayaan Perumahan Sektor Awam (LPPSA).