TUN MD RAUS BIN SHARIF
(Independent Non-Executive Chairman)
Malaysian
Tun Raus began his legal career in 1976 as an officer in the Judicial and Legal Service where he held various posts, including Magistrate President of the Sessions Court, Deputy Public Prosecutor, Legal Advisor to the Ministry of International Trade, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs. He had also served as the State Legal Advisor for Malacca and Kelantan. His last posting with the Judicial and Legal Service was as the Treasury Solicitor with the Ministry of Finance.
On 1 November 1994, Tun Raus was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner and elevated as a High Court Judge on 12 January 1996. During his tenure as a High Court Judge, he had served in Shah Alam, Muar and Penang as well as in Kuala Lumpur Criminal Division, Civil Division (Family Court), Commercial Division and the Appellate and Special Powers Division.
Tun Raus was elevated to the Court of Appeal on 28 July 2006. Thereafter on 14 October 2009, to the Federal Court. On 12 September 2011, he was appointed as the President of the Court of Appeal. Tun Raus reached the pinnacle of his judicial career when he assumed the office as the 14th Chief Justice on 1 April 2017.
On the international front, Tun Raus was given the honour to serve as the President of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent. Then, Tun Raus was also an active participating member of the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ).
TAN SRI CLEMENT HII CHII KOK
(Group Managing Director)
Malaysian
Tan Sri Clement Hii Chii Kok was appointed to the Board on 3 September 2001 as an Executive Director of the Company and subsequently assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer on 10 October 2001. In January 2009, Tan Sri Clement Hii was redesignated as the Group Managing Director. Tan Sri Clement Hii is also the major shareholder of the Company.
Tan Sri Clement Hii, 67, is the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Company. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the United Kingdom. He was
conferred honorary doctorate degrees by the University of Sunderland, University of Southern Queensland and his alma mater, the University of Wolverhampton.
He was the Executive Deputy Chairman of Star Publications (M) Bhd for two years, until the end of December 2010. He was also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of SYF Resources Berhad from June 2012 to April 2014. Currently, Tan Sri Clement Hii is the Executive Chairman of HCK Capital Group Bhd. He also holds positions in numerous private limited companies and charitable foundations, including Yayasan Hiichiikok.
Tan Sri Clement Hii attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review. He is the father of Datin Adeline Hii Siew Ching, the Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
DATO’ DIONG TAK CHONG @ TIONG TAK CHONG
(Executive Director)
Malaysian
Dato’ Diong Tak Chong @ Tiong Tak Chong was appointed to the Board on 15 January 2025.
Dato’ John Tiong, 60, obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Monash, Australia. He also holds a Diploma in Computing from the Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
Dato’ John Tiong started his professional career with information technology companies under Syslink Group. In 2005, he acquired a number of private higher education institutions and vocational colleges throughout Malaysia and has been the group CEO until now. He has more than 20 years of experience in education industry. During the period, he transformed some of the vocational training centres into colleges.
Dato’ John Tiong was the Ahli Lembaga of Perbadanan Tabung Pembangunan Kemahiran (PTPK) under the Ministry of Human Resources (2006-2012). During the course of his career, he was involved in various industries, namely healthcare services, property and construction, and education. Dato’ John Tiong has established several companies, and in some organisations, he held key management positions, such as the group CEO until now.
His commitment to education manifested itself during the earliest days when he participated in several government programmes, such as supporting and training Penan and the minority ethnic groups of Sarawak. These students were provided with education opportunities i.e., to be trained in vocational courses, thus contributing to the goal of creating a knowledge-orientated society. Dato’ John Tiong was appointed as Pemanca for Kuching City Chinese Community Leader, by the Sarawak Government in 2020.
Dato’ John Tiong is currently the Group CEO of iColleges Sdn Bhd and an Independent NonExecutive director of HCK Capital Group Berhad. He is the member of Steering Committee of the Company. He has not attended any Board meetings held during the year under review as he was appointed to the Board on 15 January 2025.
He does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
CHERYL CHONG POH YEE
(Executive Director)
Malaysian
Cheryl Chong Poh Yee was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2023.
Cheryl Chong, 57, joined the Group in 2000 as Financial Controller and was later re-designated as Group Chief Financial Officer in 2014. In 2022, she was promoted to Managing Director, Corporate Affairs and Alliances and subsequently redesignated as Managing Director, Corporate Alliances & New Initiatives, overseeing various corporate departments and managing the new initiatives projects of the Group. She has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of accountancy, financial and corporate services.
Prior to joining the Group, Cheryl Chong worked for a main board public listed company in Malaysia as Financial Controller and in one of the top international accounting firms. She is a Certified Public Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She also holds a Master of Business Administration (International Business) from University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Cheryl Chong is a member of the Steering Committee of the Company. She does not hold any other directorships in public companies. She attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
She does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
STELLA LAU KAH WAI
(Executive Director)
Malaysian
Stella Lau, 55, was appointed as Managing Director of SEGi University and Colleges in 2022 and subsequently redesignated as the Managing Director of Group Operations, Globalisation & Digitalisation on 20 August 2024. She has almost three decades of rich experience in industry, academics and management.
Stella Lau holds a B.A. Management Science and Marketing and started her early career in the general insurance industry, training and leading the marketing teams and agencies for Sabah and Sarawak for the first seven years of her career. She then joined the higher education industry, firstly as a lecturer for a business school in Sarawak, and then joined SEGi College Sarawak in 1999. From a lecturer, she was promoted to leadership roles as Academic Programmes Manager, Head of Academic Programmes, and College Principal. She
relocated to West Malaysia in 2011 and was the Chief Operating Officer for SEGi, then Chief Operating Officer for Taylors College in 2014, managing its academic programmes and
operations. In 2016 she joined MAHSA University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Corporate Services and Academic Affairs) and Group Senior Director (Academic Quality). Her scope of responsibilities included strategic leadership and management of the academic faculties for the university and colleges. In 2020, she rejoined SEGi Group of Colleges as Chief Executive Officer and was later promoted as the Managing Director of University & Colleges in 2022.
Stella Lau is a member of the Steering Committee of the Company. She does not hold any other directorships in public companies. She attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
She does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statement, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
DATO’ SERI (DR.) MOHAMED AZAHARI BIN MOHAMED KAMIL
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Malaysian
Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Mohamed Azahari Bin Mohamed Kamil was appointed to the Board on 24 May 2016 as an Executive Director and was re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 15 July 2017 after his resignation as Group President. On 22 August 2019, Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Mohamed Azahari was further redesignated as Independent Non-Executive Director.
Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Mohamed Azahari, 66, is the chairman of Nomination Committee, member of the Risk Management Committee and Steering Committee of the Company. Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Mohamed Azahari has a distinguished career in the financial services and educational sectors. He holds the prestigious designation of Chartered Banker from the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and is also a Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance. Throughout his career, he has held senior management positions in a variety of private and public organisations, including Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad, Permodalan Nasional Berhad Group, Amanah Raya Group, Asian Finance Bank Berhad, QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd and KPJ Healthcare Berhad. In addition, Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Mohamed Azahari was a Board member of Johor Corporation’s subsidiary company, Larkin Sentral Property Bhd. Currently, he is the Independent Director of Pavilion REIT Management Sdn Bhd, the manager of Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust, Alnoor Foundation and Gambit Reserve Bhd.
He is an Adjunct Professor of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). He was also appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education for AIxCHANGE: CEO @ Faculty Programme 1.0 “Learn from the Pros”, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Industry Advisory Panel for Management and Humanities Programme for University Teknologi Petronas (UTP) as well as Industry Advisory for Politeknik Sultan Ahmad Shah (POLISAS). He is also a Non-Executive Director for Aurelius Healthcare Sdn Bhd.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) from Western Michigan University and a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from Central Michigan University. He was awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of Management (Hon.D.MGT) by Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin in 2019. His academic qualifications include executive leadership programmes at Harvard, Wharton, Berkeley, USA and Cambridge, UK. Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Mohamed Azahari attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
He has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statement, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
CHONG YING CHOY
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Malaysian
Chong Ying Choy was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Chong Ying Choy, 70, has been an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators since 1982, fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants since 1987, member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1988, member of CPA Australia, associate member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia since 2008 and chartered accountant registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1982.
From 1980 to 1988, he was attached with a firm of public accountants, Hanafiah Raslan & Mohamad (now known as Ernst & Young PLT). Thereafter, he set up his own audit firm under the name of Y.C. Chong & Co. He has over 40 years’ experience in auditing with exposure to wide range of clients in various industries including manufacturing, property development, construction and management, transportation, stockbroking, food and beverages, investment holding and trading, leasing, factoring and hire purchase, trading, insurance, education and travel agency. He also has extensive experience in taxation and financial advisory.
Ying Choy was an Independent Non-Executive Director of CN Asia Corporation Berhad from 1997 to 2018 and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director from 2018 to 2020. He was also an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of VGX Limited, a listed entity on the National Stock Exchange of Australia from 2016 to January 2025.
Ying Choy is the Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company. He attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
He does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years. ons for offences within the past five years.
DATUK HEW LEE LAM SANG
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Malaysian
Datuk Hew Lee Lam Sang was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2023.
Datuk Hew Lee Lam Sang, 62, qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1988 and has more than 33 years of experience in the auditing and business advisory profession. He has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since July 1988 and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since March 1990.
Whilst in the audit division, Datuk Hew Lee was engaged in various types of audits, including investigative and special audits for various clients in different industries. He was seconded to KPMG in Edinburgh for two years from 1991 to 1993 to specialise in the oil & gas and insurance industry. Datuk Hew Lee was elected to head the Advisory Practice in KPMG Malaysia for eight years before his retirement from practice at the end of 2015. His experience in Advisory includes internal auditing, corporate governance advisory, forensic investigations, IT project management, general consulting, corporate restructuring, share valuation and sustainability advisory.
Datuk Hew Lee is currently an independent non executive director and audit committee chairman of Parkwood Holdings Berhad (formerly known as Amalgamated Industrial Steel Berhad) and TIL Enviro Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange).
Datuk Hew Lee is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee, and member of Steering Committee of the Company. He attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
He does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
CHANG TUCK CHEE @ PHILIP CHANG
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Malaysian
Chang Tuck Chee @ Philip Chang was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2023.
Philip Chang, 62, holds a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Bristol and a MA degree in International Business & Economic Development from the University of Reading, both in the United Kingdom.
Philip Chang is a corporate consultant, drawing from more than 30 years of experience in key management positions in the stockbroking and investment banking sectors both locally and overseas.
In 1987, he began his career as a merchant banker in Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad. He then joined the TA Group of Companies in 1991 where he worked in both Malaysia and Hong Kong until 1998. In 1999, he joined AmSecurities Sdn Bhd, the stockbroking unit of the AmBank Group, as Executive Director until 2004. He re-joined the TA Group of Companies and assumed the position as the Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad, a position he held until 2006.
In 2009, he established P Chang & Associates Sdn Bhd to provide consultancy services to overseas clients in the Middle East. Currently, he also serves on the boards of several private limited companies and non-profit organisations, namely Interserve Fellowship Berhad and TA Foundation.
Philip Chang is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Steering Committee of the Company. He attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
He does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
TONG LAI LING
(Independent Non-Executive Director)
Malaysian
Tong Lai Ling was appointed to the Board on 21 June 2023.
Lai Ling, 56, obtained her Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1993. Following her admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1993, Lai Ling practiced in Auckland, New Zealand until her return to Malaysia in late 1998. She joined Raja Darryl & Loh in 1999 after her call to the Peninsular Malaysian Bar, and has been a partner of Raja Darryl & Loh since June 2005.
Lai Ling practices in the areas of technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) and data protection and heads Raja Darryl & Loh’s TMT practice group. She works with a wide range of clients in the TMT sector, advising on commercial issues and drafting and negotiating IT and telecommunications contracts, including agreements relating to procurement, software development, maintenance and support services, outsourcing, service level agreements, ecommerce, cloud services and privacy policies. She also advises clients from a variety of industries on compliance with cyber laws. as well as artificial intelligence.
In addition, Lai Ling advises on the laws relating to technology and telecommunications (including the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, the Electronic Commerce Act 2006, the Cyber Security Act 2024) and compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
The well-known publication, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, in its 2021 – 2025 editions enrolled Lai Ling in its “Hall of Fame”, having in previous years listed her as a Leading Individual in TMT. She has also been ranked highly by Chambers Asia Pacific in its 2019 – 2025 editions. Another publication, asialaw named her as a Distinguished Practitioner in its 2021 – 2023/2024 editions. Lai Ling has also been listed in Asian Legal Business’s “Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers” in 2023 and 2025.
The Asia Business Law Journal has included Lai Ling in its 2024 A-List – MALAYSIA’S TOP LAWYERS.
Lai Ling is the member of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Company. She does not hold any other directorships in public companies. She attended all the six Board meetings held during the year under review.
She does not have any family relationships with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, if any, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years.
DATIN ADELINE HII SIEW CHING
(Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Malaysian
Datin Adeline Hii Siew Ching was appointed to the Board on 15 January 2025.
Datin Adeline Hii, 45, obtained her Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) Degree in 2001 and subsequently Master of Commerce from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.
A seasoned chartered accountant, Datin Adeline Hii holds registration with both the Malaysia Institute of Accountants and CPA Australia Ltd as a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Practicing Accountant, respectively.
She was a senior tax agent and auditor with over a decade of experience in the accounting industry, specialising in small and medium-sized business clients in Brisbane, Australia. She coached, mentored and managed accounting teams. She used to head of audit department at a prominent chartered accounting firm, focusing on trust accounts for solicitors, real estate, and general agencies. Datin Adeline Hii relocated to Malaysia in year 2013, expanding into corporate finance for HCK Group of Companies. She also founded Tadika Belle & Russell, a preschool emphasising holistic, play-based learning.
Datin Adeline Hii is currently the Company Secretary of HCK Capital Group Berhad. She is the member of Steering Committee of the Company. She does not hold any other directorships in public companies. She has not attended any Board meetings held during the year under review as she was appointed to the Board on 15 January 2025.
She is the daughter of Tan Sri Clement Hii Chii Kok, the Group Managing Director of the Company. She does not have any conflict of interest with the Company, other than those disclosed in the accompanying financial statements, and has no convictions for offences within the past five years