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JAYA TIASA HOLDINGS BERHAD
directors’ profile (cont’d)
Dato’ Wong Sie Young, aged 56, was appointed Chief Executive
Officer on 1 January 2013. He is the Chairman of the Risk
Management Committee.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
degree from University of Arkansas, USA in 1984.
Dato’ Wong actively oversees the operations of the Company and
the Group. He is a pioneer staff and has been working with the
Group for more than 25 years during which time he has acquired
extensive experience in the running of the Group’s operations. He
joined the Group in 1987 and has been involved in the designing
and setting up of all the timber processing plants. When the
Group began diversifying into the oil palm business in 2002, he
was entrusted to oversee the construction projects at the oil palm
estates and was involved in the designing and construction of all
the palm oil mills.
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major
shareholder of the Company.
Dato’ Sri Dr Tiong Ik King, aged 65, joined the Board on 27 March
1995. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the
Nomination Committee.
Dato’ Sri Dr Tiong graduated with a M.B.B.S degree from the
National University of Singapore in 1975 and subsequently obtained
his M.R.C.P. from the Royal College of Physicians, UK in 1977.
Dato’ Sri Dr Tiong has extensive experience in many industries
including media and publishing, information technology, timber,
plantation and manufacturing industries.
Currently, he also serves on the Board of Media Chinese International
Limited, a listed company in both Hong Kong and Malaysia, and
RH Petrogas Limited, a listed company in Singapore.
Dato’ Sri Dr Tiong is the brother of Tan Sri Datuk Sir Tiong Hiew
King, a major shareholder of the Company. His nephews, Dato’ Sri
Tiong Chiong Hoo and Mr Tiong Chiong Hee and his niece Mdm
Tiong Choon are also members of the Board.
Dato’ Wong Sie Young
Chief Executive Officer
Dato’ Sri Dr Tiong Ik King
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
