Cheah Tek Kuang

Acting Chairman/Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Cheah was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 12 September 2014 as Independent Non-Executive Director. He was re-designated as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director on 27 April 2017 and Acting Chairman on 20 January 2023. He serves as the Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee. He is also a member of Whistleblowing Committee.

Mr Cheah started his career in Federal Industrial Development Authority (now known as Malaysian Industrial Development Authority) in 1970 as an Economist responsible for research and planning in regional industrial cooperation. In 1978, he joined the Arab Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad (now known as AmInvestment Bank Berhad) in its Corporate Finance Department. He was later promoted as Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director of AmInvestment Bank Berhad in 2002.

Following the restructuring of AmBank Group, he was appointed as Group Managing Director of AMMB Holdings Berhad, the financial holding company of AmBank Group in 2005. He retired in March 2012 after serving AmBank Group for more than 33 years.

He was previously on the Board of Employees Provident Fund and served in its Investment Panel. He was also a member of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan)’s Investment Panel.

Mr Cheah was also a Director of Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad, Cagamas Holdings Berhad, Danajamin Nasional Berhad, Velesto Energy Berhad and Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the holding company of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Currently, he sits on the Appeals Committee of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, which looks into appeals by listed companies and market participants on violations of the Listing Requirements. Mr Cheah’s other directorships in public companies include IOI Corporation Berhad, UPA Corporation Berhad, Berjaya Hartanah Berhad and A-Rank Berhad. He is also a board member of non-profit organisations, Yayasan Bursa Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Art.

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Liew Kee Sin

Executive Vice Chairman/Executive Director

Tan Sri Liew was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 12 September 2014 as Executive Vice Chairman.

Tan Sri Liew started his career as a banker in a local merchant bank in 1981. After gaining five years of experience in the banking industry, he ventured into property development. Following a reverse takeover of S P Setia Berhad, he was appointed as its Group Managing Director in May 1996 and continued to helm S P Setia Berhad as its President & Chief Executive Officer for the next 18 years until 30 April 2014.

In mid-2012, Tan Sri Liew led the Malaysian consortium of S P Setia Berhad, Sime Darby Berhad and Employees Provident Fund in successfully bidding for the Battersea Power Station site in London, United Kingdom and was appointed as the first Chairman of the Battersea Project Holding Company in 2012, a position he held until September 2015.

Tan Sri Liew has won numerous corporate and industry awards for entrepreneurship, philanthropy and for showing exemplary leadership in building businesses and creating value. He was recognised as the UK-Malaysia Business Personality of the Year by the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce at its inaugural Business Excellence Awards 2018.

He is also the Executive Chairman of Eco World Development Group Berhad.

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.

Dato’ Chang Khim Wah

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Chang was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 25 June 2020 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.

Dato’ Chang has 30 years of experience in the property development industry, starting as a consultant engineer in Australia in 1989. In 1991, he returned to Malaysia and joined one of the biggest consultancy firms in Malaysia, KTA-Tenaga Sdn Bhd, specialising in dam designs and water supply systems.

He was previously a Director of S P Setia Berhad and the Executive Vice President in charge of the southern and northern property divisions of S P Setia group of companies, including its offices in Singapore and Indonesia. He left S P Setia Berhad to join Eco World Development Sdn Bhd on 1 May 2013.

Dato’ Chang holds the honour of being the recipient of The Edge Malaysia’s inaugural Outstanding Property CEO Award 2015. This award was conceptualised for The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards and was first awarded in 2015 in recognition of CEOs or professionals who have successfully taken their company to an exceptional level under his/her leadership.

Currently, Dato’ Chang is an Executive Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of Eco World Development Group Berhad.

Mr Tang Hong Cheong

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Tang was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 20 May 2022 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.

Mr Tang has over 40 years of broad-based expertise in finance, treasury, risk management, operations and strategic planning. He possesses in-depth knowledge in investment, manufacturing, financial services, property development, gaming and hospitality industry. He has held various senior management positions in different companies within the Hong Leong Group, prior to his retirement as President & Chief Executive Officer of Guoco Group Limited in December 2020.

Mr Tang’s other directorships in public companies and listed issuers include Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad, GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad and GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd, the Manager of Tower Real Estate Investment Trust.

Cheng Hsing Yao

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Cheng was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 27 April 2017 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.

He is concurrently a Non-Independent Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of GuocoLand Limited, which is listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange.

He joined GuocoLand Singapore in 2012 and has assumed various positions, the last being as the Group Managing Director of GuocoLand Singapore since 2014. Prior to joining GuocoLand, he was with the Singapore public service, where he held leadership positions at the Centre for Liveable Cities (Ministry of National Development) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (“URA”).

In January 2021, Mr Cheng was appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore as a Nominated Member of Parliament.

Besides serving as an Executive Committee member of the Urban Land Institute Singapore, Mr Cheng is also a member of the Management Board of the Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies at the National University of Singapore. In addition, he is also a Director of the Business Improvement Association for Tanjong Pagar.

He is a member of the National Parks Board, Singapore and also Co-Chairman of the Integrated Digital Delivery Steering Committee and Central Procurers Panel for Building Construction Authority, Singapore. He is also a member of the URA’s Design Advisory Committee as well as Heritage and Identity Partnership.

Mr Cheng is currently a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad as well as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd, the Manager of Tower Real Estate Investment Trust which is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria

Independent Non-Executive Director

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 27 April 2017 as Independent Non-Executive Director. She serves as a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca began her career in the Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Service and retired as the Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in July 2016.

Currently, she is the Executive Director of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat and sits on the Board of RHB Bank Berhad, Sunway Berhad, Hartalega Holdings Berhad and Institute for Democracy & Economic Affairs. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of MyKasih Foundation.

Dato’ Siow Kim Lun

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Siow was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 12 September 2014 as Independent Non-Executive Director. He serves as the Chairman of Audit Committee and also a member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Whistleblowing Committee.

Dato’ Siow started his career in investment banking with Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1981. He later joined Permata Chartered Merchant Bank Berhad (now known as Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad) where he served as a Manager and the Head of its Corporate Finance Division from 1985 to 1993.

Between 1993 to 2006, he was with the Securities Commission Malaysia and has served as the Director of its Issues & Investment Division and Market Supervision Division.

Dato’ Siow’s other directorships in public companies include Eita Resources Berhad, Sunway Construction Group Berhad, Radiant Globaltech Berhad, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, RHB Trustees Berhad and Malaysian Trustees Bhd.

Dato’ Kong Sooi Lin

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Kong was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 1 April 2019 as Independent Non-Executive Director. She serves as the Chairperson of Whistleblowing Committee and member of Audit Committee.

She has over 30 years of investment banking experience and has extensive equity and debt transaction expertise, having advised on numerous highly profiled and industry-shaping corporate exercises in Malaysia and Asia Pacific.

Dato’ Kong began her career with Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young) and Arthur Andersen & Co. and then joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad under Corporate Banking in 1989.

In 1994, she joined CIMB Investment Bank Berhad and has been with CIMB Group Holdings Berhad for 25 years until her retirement from CIMB Investment Bank Berhad as its Chief Executive Officer in March 2019. Throughout her tenure with CIMB Group, Dato’ Kong has contributed significantly to entrenching CIMB as one of the top investment banking houses domestically and across ASEAN.

Dato’ Kong has held various capacities within CIMB Group. Her roles include Group Head of Investment Banking Division for the Asia Pacific region, Group Head of Private Banking, Head of Senior Bankers Group, Chairperson of CIMB Private Limited Sri Lanka and Commissioner on the Board of Commissioners of CIMB Securities Indonesia.

Dato’ Kong’s other directorships in public companies include AMMB Holdings Berhad, AmInvestment Bank Berhad, IOI Corporation Berhad and Top Glove Corporation Berhad.

Pauline Wong Wan Voon

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Pauline was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 2 April 2018 as Independent Non-Executive Director. She serves as a member of Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee.

Ms Pauline is currently the Executive Director of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association (“MIBA”), where for the past 20 years, she has been instrumental in driving organisational change as well as the development and implementation of key sustainable initiatives and strategies that ensured the steady growth of MIBA in its role of promoting the development and growth of the Malaysian capital market. She has also purposefully promoted the development of intellectual capital that definitively enhanced organisational corporate value and competitive advantage within the investment banking fraternity.

She has been representing MIBA on the Financial Industry Collective Outreach (FINCO) Steering Committee since 2016 and between 2003 and 2007, she represented MIBA on the Bursa Malaysia Continuing Education Programme Accreditation Committee.

Ms Pauline began her career with Messrs Suhaimi Khor Zulkifli & Chang, Advocates & Solicitors in September 1992 as a Legal Counsel. In June 1993, she joined TA Securities Berhad as an Assistant Manager, where she was tasked with setting up a new business unit, before being transferred to the Legal Affairs Department in April 1994 to undertake in-house legal work.

Apart from Eco World International Berhad, she does not hold any other directorships in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.

Andrew Chew Kwang Ming

Alternate Director

Mr Andrew Chew Kwang Ming was appointed to the Board of Eco World International Berhad on 3 March 2023 as an Alternate Director to Mr Cheng Hsing Yao.

Andrew is the Group Chief Financial Officer (“CFO“) of GuocoLand Limited which is listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange. He joined the GuocoLand Group in 2011 and held several positions, the latest being CFO of the GuocoLand Group’s Singapore operations. As the Group CFO of GuocoLand Limited, Andrew is responsible for all financial matters, including financial reporting and operations, corporate finance, taxation, risk management and treasury functions. He is also involved in driving GuocoLand’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and digitalisation efforts. Prior to joining GuocoLand Group, Andrew worked with GL Limited (now known as GuocoLeisure Limited), which is owned by Hong Kong-listed Guoco Group Limited.

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