Corporate Information

Board of Directors


LEE MARN FONG

NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Malaysian

Madam Lee has more than 30 years of experience in a multinational corporation group of companies with diversified business activities consisting of manufacturing of material handling equipment, engineering projects and services, trading of chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, consumer electronics and communications equipment.

Madam Lee's term of service with the multinational group involved in multiple discipline management experiences in Finance, Human Resource, Business Risk, Operational Quality Assurance, Business Restructuring, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Project implementation and Sustainability Certification programs.

Madam Lee is a Fellowship Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom. She is also a Certified Educator for Secondary Education from the Specialist Teachers Training Institute (Ministry of Education) who began her career in the civil service as an educator for secondary level education prior to entering the private sector.

Since 2008, Madam Lee has been an Advisor to VSTECS group of companies in business process engineering in the support of business goals and continuous improvement of operational and administrative functions.

Madam Lee is one of the major shareholder of the Company through her substantial shareholdings in Sengin Sdn. Bhd. and the shareholdings of her children and spouse, the late Mr. Foo Sen Chin, the Co-Founder and the former Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company.

She has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on her by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

SOONG JAN HSUNG

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Malaysian

Mr. Soong began his career as a Marketing Representative with VSTECS Pericomp Sdn. Bhd. in 1987. His hard work and dedication in the next 7 years led to several promotions in sales and marketing position to become the General Manager in 1994. Mr. Soong was promoted to Executive Director in 2001 and was appointed as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of VSTECS Berhad on 1 January 2014. On 1 January 2015, Mr. Soong was promoted to the position of Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of VSTECS Berhad to lead and manage the Group, in conjunction with the elevation of the late Mr. Foo Sen Chin as the Executive Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Soong has more than 35 years of experience in the ICT distribution market. He is also an Executive Director of the subsidiary companies, namely, VSTECS Astar Sdn. Bhd., VSTECS Pericomp Sdn. Bhd., VSTECS KU Sdn. Bhd. and VSTECS Kush Sdn. Bhd. He has been primarily responsible for developing new sales and marketing strategies, as well as the ICT product distribution, ICT sales and services, and, enterprise systems operations of the Group.

Mr. Soong has contributed significantly to the Group in becoming the leading ICT hub in Malaysia.

Mr. Soong has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Group. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

DATO' KHOO SIN AIK

SENIOR INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Malaysian

Dato' Khoo has more than 35 years of experience in the Information Technology industry. He has served in diverse capacities in public and private sector organisations such as The National Tech Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) (as Chairman from 1995 to 1997), Patimas Computers Bhd (as Executive Director from 1996 to 1998), Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (MDEC) (as Vice President of Corporate Strategy from 2006 to 2015), WCIT 2008 Sdn. Bhd. (as CEO from 2006 to 2008) and World Information Technology and Services Alliance ("WITSA") (as Chairman of the Board from 2008 to 2012).

Dato' Khoo currently holds the position of Chairman Emeritus of WITSA. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of MDEC Americas Inc (Silicon Valley) from 2015 to 2019.

Dato' Khoo has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Group. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

ABDUL AZIZ BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Malaysian

Encik Abdul Aziz has more than 35 years of experience in the Insurance industry and holds a Fellowship of the Malaysian Insurance Institute (FMII).

Encik Abdul Aziz was formerly the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Sime Darby Lockton Insurance Brokers Sdn. Bhd.. Prior to joining Sime Darby Lockton Insurance Brokers Sdn. Bhd., he was the Marketing Director of Asia Capital Reinsurance, Malaysia from 2008 to 2012. He was also the Deputy Chairman of Malaysian Insurance Takaful Brokers Association (MITBA). Encik Abdul Aziz was a Director at the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM).

In 1977, Encik Abdul Aziz began his career with Tugu Insurance, Malaysia. He then joined Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance as Head of Reinsurance Department handling treaty reinsurance program and facultative reinsurance and had his training in Tokyo, Japan.

Encik Abdul Aziz has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Group. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

ANNE RODRIGUES NEE KOH LAN HEONG

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Malaysian

Madam Anne Rodrigues has more than 35 years of work experience and her areas of expertise covers finance specifically in Accounting, Treasury, Corporate Finance, Internal Audit and Risk Management. She has also acquired varied expertise in Product Research and Product Planning as well as Contracts and Procurement.

Madam Anne began her career with Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) in 1973. From 1984 to 1997, she was seconded by FELDA to various companies and gained diverse financial, commercial and corporate experience in Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad and Boustead Group. She returned to serve Felda Holdings Berhad as its Group Finance Director from 1998 to 2006 and Senior Executive Director (Finance) from 2006 to 2009. She was then appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer, and subsequently Financial Advisor of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad. Her last position was as Chief Financial Officer of TRT Holdings, Inc. (a subsidiary of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd based in Boston, USA) from September 2011 to 2012.

Madam Anne has obtained a Certificate on Project Appraisal and Risk Management for Bankers from Harvard Institute for International Development and Institute of Banks Malaysia and has also completed a training program on Japanese Securities Business by Nomura Securities Co., Ltd, Japan. She had been a lecturer on International Finance and New Business Development for MBA programs offered by Master in Management/ University of Bath (1995-1996) and KDU/University of Liverpool and Humberside UK (1996). She had been a regular speaker at local and international conferences related to Cash and Treasury Management and was a president of Malaysian Association of Corporate Treasurers (2012-2014).

In 2018, she was appointed by the Minister of Finance as a member of the Financial Reporting Foundation, an independent body established under the Financial Reporting Act 1997.

Madam Anne has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Group. She has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on her by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

JOSEPHINE PHAN SU HAN

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Malaysian

Prior to her retirement as Senior Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia, Madam Josephine Phan led the Information Technology ("IT") Risk Assurance Practice in providing assurance and advisory services to clients on their IT systems and financial processes. Madam Josephine has more than 30 years of professional experience working with clients across various industries, both locally and overseas. Her experience includes financial statutory audits, IT governance, IT internal and external audits, information security, IT risk and regulatory compliance, IT and operational due diligence.

Madam Josephine was the past President of CPA Australia (Malaysia Division), past Vice President of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (Malaysia Chapter) and, past Member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, MIA Disciplinary Appeal Board and CPA Australia Board Nomination Committee respectively.

Madam Josephine is a member of MIA Education Board and MIA Digital Technology Implementation Committee. She is also a panel member for MIA Accreditation of Local Universities Accounting Degrees. Currently, Madam Josephine serves as the Independent Non-Executive Director of Mulpha International Berhad.

Madam Josephine has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Group. She has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on her by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

ONG WEI HIAM

NON-INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Malaysian

Mr. Ong was appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer of VSTECS Holdings (Singapore) Limited on 1 January 2013 and was appointed as an Executive Director of VSTECS Holdings (Singapore) Limited on 16 April 2012. Mr. Ong concurrently holds the positions of Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of VSTECS Holdings Limited, the parent company of VSTECS Holdings (Singapore) Limited.

Mr. Ong serves as a director for the following VSTECS Group's subsidiaries:-

  • - A Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of VSTECS
  • - An Executive Director of VSTECS Holdings (Singapore) Limited
  • - An Executive Director and the Group Chief Officer of VSTECS Holdings Limited
  • - A Director of VSTECS (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
  • - A Director of VSTECS Phils.Inc.
  • - A Director of VSTECS (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
  • - A Director of VSTECS (HK) Limited (formerly known as VST Computers (H.K.) Limited)
Mr. Ong has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Group and has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including interest in any competing business with the Group. He has not been convicted of any offences within the past 5 years and there have been no public sanctions or penalties imposed on him by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.