Board of Directors

Ms. Chew Gek Khim PJG was appointed to the Board of the Company as a Non-Independent Non- Executive Director on 18 March 2016. She assumed the role as Chairman of the Company with effect from 11 May 2016. She is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Company since 24 March 2021.

Ms Chew is the Executive Chairman of the Tecity Group and The Straits Trading Company Limited. She is also the Non-Executive Chairman of ESR Trust Management (Suntec) Limited.

Ms Chew also serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation and a Member of the Board of Governors of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, Wealth Management Institute Board of Trustees and Ex-Officio Member of the Governing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

She was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite in 2010, the Singapore Businessman of the Year 2014 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2016. Ms Chew was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) by the Nanyang Technology University in 2021.

Mr. John Mathew A/L Mathai was appointed to the Board of the Company as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 March 2016.

He was appointed as a member of the Nominating & Remuneration Committee of the Company on 4 April 2016 and subsequently re-designated as Chairman on 26 May 2023. Mr. John Mathew was appointed as a member of the Environmental, Social & Governance Committee of the Company on 12 September 2023. On 17 November 2023, he has been re-designated as Senior Independent Director of the Company.

Mr. John Mathew is an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and has been in legal practice since February 1987. He is presently a partner of Messrs. Christopher & Lee Ong, Kuala Lumpur and heads the Dispute Resolution Practice of the firm. He is also a Notary Public.

Mr. Yap Seng Chong was appointed as an Independent Non- Executive Director of the Company on 31 December 2021. He was also appointed as the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Company on the same date. On 25 August 2023, he was appointed as a member of the Nominating & Remuneration Committee of the Company.

Mr. Yap had his entire career with Ernst & Young Malaysia (“EY”) which spanned over 35 years, two of which were with EY London office, providing various types of assurance and business advisory services. He had previously held positions in EY as Head of Assurance Practice, Professional Practice Director and ASEAN Regional and Country Independence Leader before his retirement.

Mr. Yap was also a member of the Interpretation Committee of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board. He had previously served as Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) Council member, Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of MIA, Member of the Accounting and Auditing Standards Board of MIA, Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of MIA and Member of the Public Practice Committee of MIA.

Mr. Yap is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of United Plantations Berhad, Hartalega Holdings Berhad, Apex Healthcare Berhad and Malayan Cement Berhad. In addition, Mr. Yap also serves as a member of Board of Trustees of both Yayasan Hartalega and Yayasan Nanyang Press.

Datuk Kamaruddin Bin Taib was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 16 November 2018. He was appointed as a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Company on 14 February 2022 and on 12 September 2023, he was appointed as a member of the Environmental, Social & Governance Committee of the Company.

Datuk Kamaruddin has significant experience in investment banking, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. His career started in 1980 with a leading merchant bank in Malaysia. Subsequently, he served as a director of several private companies, companies listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and companies listed on the Stock Exchange of India as well as listed on Nasdaq (U.S.A.).

Datuk Kamaruddin is currently the Independent and Non-Executive Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, Malaysian Life Reinsurance Group Berhad, RAM Holdings Berhad and RAM Ratings Services Berhad. He is also the Chairman of FIDE FORUM (Financial Institutions Directors Education FORUM).

Datuk Kamaruddin also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad and a Non-Executive Member of Asia School of Business – President’s Advisory Council.

Dato’ Dr. (Ir.) Patrick Yong Mian Thong was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company on 7 October 2016. Subsequently, he was appointed to the Board of the Company as a Non-Independent Executive Director on 1 June 2018 and redesignated as Group CEO on 1 January 2019. He is also the member of the Executive Committee of the Company since 24 March 2021.

He leads strategic development, policies and business operations of MSC Group. Dato’ Dr. (Ir.) Patrick Yong started his career as an engineer with the National Electricity Board of Malaysia (“LLN”) in 1976, fulfilling his scholarship contractual obligations. In 1989, he left LLN to pursue his career as a consultant in the field of electrical engineering.

Dato’ Dr. (Ir.) Patrick Yong founded Sulfarid Technologies in 2004 and was its Managing Director. The company was later acquired by the Hup Soon Global Corporation Group in November 2007 and renamed Borid Technologies. He joined Tai Kwang Yokohama Industries Bhd. as CEO from 2007 – 2010 and was appointed as Group CEO of Yokohama Industries involving SLI battery manufacturing and secondary lead smelting from 2010 to 2015.

Throughout his line of work, Dato’ Dr. (Ir.) Patrick Yong established his proficiency in electrical engineering and pursued research specialising in the field of efficiency in energy conversion and storage leading to a PhD in Electrical Engineering.

Dato’ Roslina Binti Zainal was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 2 August 2021. She was appointed as a member of the Nominating & Remuneration Committee and Chairman of the Environmental, Social & Governance Committee of the Company on 14 February 2022.

Dato’ Roslina started her career in Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”), the national utility of Malaysia, in 1985 as an engineer and has worked in the Distribution, Transmission and Generation Planning divisions and brings a wealth of experience in the energy sector with 33 years’ experience. As one of the top management of TNB, Dato’ Roslina has represented TNB at International Investor conferences and attended one-on-one dialogues with investors on regulations affecting the power sector. She has presented papers at international conferences and sat on panel discussions as a leading expert on energy and regulation.

She has played leading roles in the areas of Utility Economics, Regulation, Energy Procurement, Planning and Strategy. She was the lead negotiator for TNB for the Power Purchase Agreements with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), negotiating with the Government on tariffs under the Incentive Based Regulations (IBR), negotiating gas framework and gas supply agreements. At the national level, Dato Roslina sat on many committees chaired by various Ministers on Energy, Gas and Tariff. She was a member of the National Gas Committee chaired by Dato’ Seri Idris Jala to address issues pertaining to gas constraint for the power sector in 2012. She was also a member of the National Committee on Planning, Development and Electricity Tariffs which consists of The Energy Commission, PETRONAS and the Economic Planning Unit, chaired by the Minister responsible for Energy.

Recognising her contributions to the industry, Dato’ Roslina was awarded ASEAN Excellence in Energy Management (Individual) during the 38th ASEAN Ministers on Energy (AMEM) on 28 October 2018 in Singapore. She was appointed as Senior Fellow of Khazanah Research & Investment Strategy (KRIS), Khazanah Nasional from 2018-2019.

Dato’ Roslina was previously appointed on the Boards of TNB, Malaysia Industry- Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Sapura Energy Berhad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (“UNITEN”), TNB Fuel Services Sdn. Bhd. and Prai Power Sdn. Bhd.

Dato’ Roslina currently sits on the board of Cyberjaya Education Group Berhad which is a public listed company engaged in the provision of educational services. She sits on the Advisory Panel of Tan Sri Leo Moggie, Distinguished Chair in Energy Informatics, UNITEN in 2020. In September 2024, Dato’ Roslina was appointed as a Senior Advisor at The Lantau Group, an international boutique strategy and economic advisory group specialising in Energy.

Datuk Lim Hong Tat was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 28 January 2022. On 14 February 2022, he was appointed as a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Company. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company, appointed on 26 May 2023. Recently on 22 March 2025, Datuk Lim has been appointed as Chairman of Nominating & Remuneration Committee and member of Environmental, Social & Governance Committee.

Datuk Lim joined Malayan Banking Berhad upon graduation from University of Malaya in 1981. Datuk Lim has more than 35 years of experience covering all aspects of banking, having managed branches, regional banking, credit card and international banking operations including holding senior management positions as Director/President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Maybank Philippines Incorporated, Head of International Banking, Head of Consumer Banking and Head of Community Financial Services, Malaysia.

Prior to serving on boards, Datuk Lim was the Group Head, Community Financial Services (CFS) and CEO of Malayan Banking Berhad, Singapore from 1 January 2014 until middle of 2018 and was responsible for driving and implementing the Banks community banking strategy across all geographies.

Datuk Lim was also a Member of the Visa Client Council for Asia Pacific, Member of the Board of the European Financial Management Association, Associate Member of International Academy of Retail Banking, Council Member of Association of Banks in Singapore and a Director of Maybank Philippines Inc., Maybank Kim Eng Holdings Ltd., Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte. Ltd., Etiqa Insurance Pte. Ltd. and Mutiara Mortgage & Credit Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ministry of Housing Sarawak.

Currently, he is serving on the Board of Commissioners of PT Bank Maybank Indonesia and also a Senior Advisor for Areca Capital Sdn. Bhd. (Asset Management). He is also an Independent Director and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of Maybank Cambodia.