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Board of Directors

Our Board is responsible for the corporate governance practices of the Group. It guides and monitors the affairs of the Group on behalf of the shareholders. The key responsibilities of the Board include the primary responsibilities prescribed under the Code. These cover a review of the strategic direction for the Group, overseeing the business operations of the Group, and evaluating whether these are being properly and effectively managed.

Our Directors with their different backgrounds and specializations, collectively bring with them a wide range of experience and expertise to enable the Board to lead and control the Company effectively. Our Board provides strategic direction, governance, and oversight to ensure sustainable growth.

MR. Foong Leon Chiew

Executive Chairman

Datuk Dr Foong Weng Sum

Executive Director

MR. TSEN KENG YAM (ADRIAN)

Deputy Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director

MR. Foong Leon Kah

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

MR. Foong Leon Sing

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ooi Ying Hong

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

MS. Chong Yoke Seng

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms. DING JIA JIA (MARJORY)

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Foong Leon Chiew

MR. FOONG LEON CHIEW

Executive Chairman
Male, Malaysian

  • Foong Leon Chiew was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director on 25 November 2024. On 22 November 2025, he was redesignated as Executive Chairman. He has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and management consulting and have served in senior leadership roles within investment banking in Asia.
  • Foong Leon Chiew began his career in 2001 with McKinsey & Company in Singapore, where he focused on strategic advisory projects for clients in various industries across Southeast Asia. In 2007, he joined Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. in Hong Kong as an Associate in the Investment Banking Division before being promoted to Executive Director in 2011, a role he held until 2018. He then joined Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Asia, prior to joining Hexza Corporation Berhad.
  • Foong Leon Chiew holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and an undergraduate degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from the University of Oxford, Balliol College.
Datuk Dr. Foong Weng Sum

DATUK DR. FOONG WENG SUM

Executive Director
Male, Malaysian

  • Datuk Dr. Foong Weng Sum was appointed to the Board on 7 May 1982 as Vice Chairman. On 23 October 1986, he also assumed the position of Group Chief Executive. He took over as Chairman of the Board on 1 December 2000. On 1 November 2016, he relinquished his position as Group Chief Executive and he was redesignated as Executive Chairman. On 22 November 2025, Datuk Dr. Foong relinquished his position as Executive Chairman and he was redesignated as Executive Director and Advisor to the Group.
  • Datuk Dr. Foong Weng Sum is a graduate in medicine from the University of London’s Guy’s Hospital Medical School. He has considerable business experience in various business sectors, including manufacturing, property development, financial management and investment.
Mr. Tsen Keng Yam

MR. TSEN KENG YAM (ADRIAN)

Deputy Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director
Male, Malaysian

  • Tsen Keng Yam was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2021 and was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Board on 25 February 2022. He was also appointed as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on 25 February 2022 and member of the Audit Committee on 27 May 2022. On 29 November 2022, he was appointed as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee due to the combination of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee into a single committee.
  • He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
  • In 1978, he joined Hanafiah Raslan & Mohamed as a consultant and was subsequently promoted to Senior Consultant in 1980. He was a principal of Hanafiah Raslan & Mohamed from 1984 to 1987 and was a partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. for more than 14 years from 1988 to 2003. He was formerly a Director of Riverview Rubber Estates Berhad and Narborough Plantations Plc and formerly a Non-Executive Chairman of Talam Transform Berhad.
Mr. Foong Leon Kah

MR. FOONG LEON KAH

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Male, Singaporean

  • Foong Leon Kah was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2022, as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.
  • Foong Leon Kah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economic and Social Studies from the University of Manchester and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialisation in Management Consultancy from Grenoble Ecole De Management. He brings extensive professional experience across diverse industries, including sales and marketing, advertising, hospitality, and, most recently, Fintech and e-Commerce.
Mr. Foong Leon Sing

MR. FOONG LEON SING

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Male, Malaysian

  • Foong Leon Sing was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 3 February 2025. He has extensive entrepreneurial and management experience in leadership roles across technology, mobility, and digital asset sectors in Asia.
  • Foong Leon Sing is currently the Co-Founder of Mythos Group and Managing Partner of Mythos Venture Partners, an early-stage crypto fund with a strong presence in Asia-Pacific and active investor in Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies across major global capital markets. Prior to that, he served as Head of Asia-Pacific at Binance Holdings Limited from January 2022 to August 2023. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of SOCAR Mobility Malaysia from October 2017 to October 2021.
  • Earlier in his career, Mr. Foong Leon Sing was the General Manager for Uber Malaysia and Thailand from December 2013 to October 2017 and held a corporate business development role with YTL Communications between 2011 and 2013. He began his career as an investment banking analyst with Perella Weinberg Partners in London from 2009 to 2011.
  • He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management (First Class Honours) from the University of Oxford, St Peter’s College.
Mr. Ooi Ying Hong

MR. OOI YING HONG

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Male, Malaysian

  • Ooi Ying Hong was appointed to the Board on 12 July 2011 as an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) and was re-designated to Non-INED on 29 November 2022. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and was appointed as a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee on 2 December 2020. On 29 November 2022, he was appointed as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee due to the combination of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee into a single committee.
  • Mr. Ooi Ying Hong holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree from University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He started his career in auditing with KPMG and subsequently joined Matsushita Television Co. (M) Sdn. Bhd.. He has many years of experience in various industries, including logistics, international trading, information technology, service and automotive. He also sits on the Board of Directors of various private limited companies.
Ms. Choong Yoke Seng

MS. CHONG YOKE SENG

Independent Non-Executive Director
Female, Malaysian

  • Chong Yoke Seng was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2016 and was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee on the same day. She was re-designated as Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 March 2018. Ms. Chong Yoke Seng was appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee on 18 February 2021. She is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. On 29 November 2022, she was appointed as the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee due to the combination of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee into a single committee.
  • She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
  • She has over 33 years of working experience. She began her career in the field of auditing for about 7 years. She then joined a management services company for about a year before she joined Hexza in 1990. She was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Hexza for more than 26 years until she retired in February 2016. She holds directorships in several private limited companies.
Ms. Ding Jia Jia

MS. DING JIA JIA (MARJORY)

Independent Non-Executive Director
Female, Hong Kong SAR citizen

  • Ding Jia Jia was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 3 February 2025. She has over 20 years of legal experience, specialising in corporate and commercial law, advising clients on a wide variety of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, as well as providing counselling concerning corporate governance issues.
  • Ding commenced her legal career in 2005 with CMS Cameron McKenna in London and subsequently joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Hong Kong in 2007, before moving to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in 2011, where she currently serves as a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Practice in Hong Kong, focusing on capital markets.
  • Ding holds a LLB in Law from Peking University and an LLM in Law from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. In addition, she completed her CPE and LPC qualifications at the College of Law in the United Kingdom. Ms Ding is qualified in England, Wales and Hong Kong SAR. She currently does not hold directorships in other public listed companies.