Dr. Voon Yuen Hoong, Malaysian aged 43, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 31 March 2022. On 19 May 2022, she was appointed as the Chairperson of Audit Committee, and a member of Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee.

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Dr. Voon holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Management Accounting from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, a Master of Business Administration (“MBA”) from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and a Doctor of Philosophy (“PhD”) in Taxation from Universiti Malaya.  She is a Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ("ACCA”), a Member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants ("MIA”), a Member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (“CTIM”) and a Member of Financial Planning Association of Malaysia ("FPAM”).  Moreover, she is a Licensed Tax Agent under Section 153 of the Income Tax Act 1967, and has served as a Chief Examiner of the CTIM Examination Committee since 2019.

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Dr. Voon has more than 20 years of combined experience in the fields of accounting, auditing, and taxation.  She began her career as an audit and tax assistant at a local accounting firm in 2003.  Upon completing her MBA and earning her professional qualification from ACCA, she joined an international accounting firm as a tax supervisor and was promoted to the position of Assistant Manager from 2007 to 2010.  Subsequently, she joined Crowe Malaysia as a Tax Manager in 2010.

 

Dr. Voon is currently a Tax Partner at Crowe Malaysia and leads the firm’s tax compliance practice, which serves clients ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to publicly-listed companies as well as multinational corporations.  Besides tax compliance engagements, she also engages in tax audits and investigations, as well as tax advisory services.  Being a subject matter expert, she has served as an expert witness in a number of court proceedings.  She is also a frequent speaker at chambers of commerce and universities.

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Dr. Voon does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder, nor any conflict of interest with the Company. She has no convictions for any offences (other than traffic offences, if any) over the past 10 years.