Cheah Tek Kuang
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. 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.
Mr Cheah was also a Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the holding company of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad for 9 years. 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.
He was previously on the Board of Employees Provident Fund from June 1996 to May 2007 and served in its Investment Panel from June 2007 to May 2009. He was also a member of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan)’s Investment Panel from 2007 to February 2016. He was a past director of Cagamas Berhad, Cagamas Holdings Berhad and Danajamin Nasional Berhad.
Mr Cheah’s other directorships in public companies include IOI Corporation Berhad, UPA Corporation Berhad and Berjaya Hartanah Berhad (Formerly known as Berjaya Golf Resort Berhad). He is also a board member of non-profit organisations – Yayasan Bursa Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Art.
Cheah Tek Kuang
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. 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.
Mr Cheah was also a Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, the holding company of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad for 9 years. 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.
He was previously on the Board of Employees Provident Fund from June 1996 to May 2007 and served in its Investment Panel from June 2007 to May 2009. He was also a member of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan)’s Investment Panel from 2007 to February 2016. He was a past director of Cagamas Berhad, Cagamas Holdings Berhad and Danajamin Nasional Berhad.
Mr Cheah’s other directorships in public companies include IOI Corporation Berhad, UPA Corporation Berhad and Berjaya Hartanah Berhad (Formerly known as Berjaya Golf Resort Berhad). He is also a board member of non-profit organisations – Yayasan Bursa Malaysia and Malaysian Institute of Art.