Dato’ Teow Leong Seng

President & chief executive officer / executive director

Dato’ Teow was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 12 September 2014 as Executive Director. He was then appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer on 13 October 2014. He serves as a member of Risk Management Committee.

Dato’ Teow has more than 30 years of experience in real-estate development and finance related industries. He began his career in 1981 with the Hong Leong Group and has since then held various senior finance and accounting positions in several publicly-listed companies, including heading the Real Estate Finance business at Citibank Malaysia.

Prior to joining Eco World International Berhad, Dato’ Teow was the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of S P Setia Berhad, where he was in charge of the group’s Corporate and Finance Division while overseeing the Business Development Division and overseas expansion plans. Dato’ Teow led S P Setia Berhad’s foray overseas to Vietnam, Australia and United Kingdom and played a key role in further expansion to China.

A notable achievement for Dato’ Teow would be his role in securing the iconic Battersea Power Station redevelopment project in United Kingdom. He led the team that gave the Malaysian consortium, comprising S P Setia Berhad, Sime Darby Berhad and Employees Provident Fund the confidence to submit an unconditional bid for the site. He was appointed as the Chairman of the United Kingdom-based Battersea Power Station Development Company Limited to oversee the development management of the project.

Other than Eco World International Berhad, he does not hold any other directorships in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.

Andy Leong Chain Hong

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Andy Leong Chain Hong was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Eco World International Berhad on 1 July 2022.

Andy has more than 25 years of working experience in both private and public listed companies of various industries such as property, construction, manufacturing, hospitality and plantation industry. He has extensive management experience in financial reporting, profit and loss management, tax planning, debt and equity financing, corporate restructuring etc.

Prior to joining Eco World International Berhad, Andy was the Chief Financial Officer of the other companies, amongst others GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad, SkyWorld Development Group, TAHPS Group Berhad (now known as Ayer Holdings Berhad) and Mahajaya Berhad. He had also served as the Director, Property Division of KSK Group Berhad.

Yap Foo Leong

Chief Executive Officer, International Business (Australia)

Mr Yap was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, International Business (Australia) of Eco World International Berhad on 1 July 2014.

He first started work in 1981 with the Hong Leong group of companies in Malaysia and held various positions within the group until 1987. His last posting was in Hume Fibreboard Sdn Bhd as the Finance Manager until he left to join Gamuda Berhad in 1993. In year 2000, he was transferred to Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor as the Senior Manager, in charge of finance.

In early 2001, he migrated to Australia where he joined Dealruby Pty Ltd which is part of the Richbout Group as a Director overseeing the entire spectrum of the group’s business, mainly in property development and management. Besides property management, he also implemented projects and was involved in various activities from site identification to successful marketing of properties and controlling of overall cost and quality.

He left Dealruby Pty Ltd in July 2014 and joined Eco World Sydney Development Pty Ltd as the Chief Executive Officer, International Business (Australia). He was instrumental in identifying the West Village, Parramatta project and conducted due diligence on the site. His main responsibility is to identify new projects and expand the EcoWorld International brand as well as to build the EcoWorld team in Australia. He also oversees the overall operations of the West Village, Parramatta project.

Cheong Heng Leong

Chief Executive Officer, International Business (United Kingdom)

Mr Cheong was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, International Business (UK) of Eco World International Berhad on 1 October 2015.

In 2006, he joined the Investor Relations department of S P Setia Berhad (“S P Setia”), responsible for liaising with local and foreign analysts and fund managers through one-on-one meetings, conferences and roadshows in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, United States and United Kingdom. He was ranked third and second in the Malaysian Investor Relations Association Awards for the Best Investor Relations Professional – Mid Cap in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

He was tasked with additional responsibilities in 2011 where he was responsible for helping the Malaysian consortium of S P Setia, Sime Darby Berhad (“Sime Darby”) and Employee Provident Fund (“EPF”) in identifying and subsequently acquiring the development site for the Battersea Power Station project in Central London. He was the ‘pointman’ responsible for the day-to-day management of the extensive due diligence team of bankers, lawyers, accountants, property and technical consultants.

In 2012, following the successful acquisition of Battersea Power Station, he was promoted to General Manager, Property UK. In recognition of the project knowledge that he had amassed, he was subsequently nominated by S P Setia, Sime Darby and EPF in 2012 to serve as the Chief Strategic Relations Officer of the UK-based Battersea Power Station Development Company Limited, reporting directly to the Chairman.

In September 2015, he left S P Setia to join Eco World Management & Advisory Services (UK) Limited as Chief Executive Officer based in London. In this role, his main responsibilities included identifying new real estate opportunities for the Company and helping to oversee the implementation of the joint-venture (“JV”) developments with Ballymore on behalf of the JV’s majority shareholders. He was instrumental in securing the Company’s majority acquisition of the Willmott Dixon residential development business, which has increased the Company’s business in the United Kingdom by fourfold and created the new company – EcoWorld London.

In January 2019, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of EcoWorld London. In the role, he remains as a Board Director of the Company’s JV with Ballymore and be responsible for growing the rapidly expanding EcoWorld London by identifying new real estate opportunities for both private residential and Built-to-Rent whilst also overseeing the existing sites.