Board of Directors

Mr Goh Nan Kioh joined the Board on 1 February 2003 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed as Chairman of the Board on 29 July 2003 and as Executive Chairman on 1 July 2011. Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya. He has wide and varied business investments in many countries.

Mr Goh is the father of Ms Goh Mei Sze.

Mr Tay Kheng Chiong joined the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2006. Mr Tay was redesignated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman on 26 February 2021. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree majoring in Electrical and Electronics from the University of Sunderland, England. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Stratchclyde, Scotland and is a Chartered Engineer with The Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom. In April 2023, he was awarded a Doctorate in Engineering from European International University.  Mr Tay has more than 30 years’ experience in the semiconductor industry. He joined a multinational semiconductor company upon graduation in 1989 as Development Engineer and was promoted to Director of Manufacturing in 1999. During 2001 to 2005, he was the Managing Director of Dominant Opto Technologies Sdn Bhd.

Mr Tay is presently the Group Managing Director of D&O Green Technologies Berhad (“D&O”) which is listed on Bursa Malaysia. He is deemed to be interested in certain transactions between MFCB Group and D&O Group by virtue of his common directorships.

Mr Khoo Teng Keat joined the Board on 6 September 2011 as Executive Director. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Actuarial Science) honours degree from University of Melbourne, Australia. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Khoo has more than 14 years experience as an equity analyst and has held senior positions with several reputable international investment banks.

Ms Goh Mei Sze joined the Board on 16 November 2020 as Executive Director. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Melbourne, Australia. Ms Goh Mei Sze started her career in Ernst & Young from 2010 to 2012 in Audit and Assurance. She joined Mega First Corporation Berhad in 2013, in which she is the Personal Assistant to the Executive Chairman since then.

Ms Goh is a daughter of Mr Goh Nan Kioh.

Mr Yeow See Yuen joined the Board as an Independent Director on 10 May 2006. Mr Yeow was re-designated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 24 May 2023. He holds a first class honours degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. Mr Yeow started his career in 1991 with Coopers & Lybrand, Singapore Office in the audit division. He left the firm in 1994 to join Deutsche Securities Asia Limited (“Deutsche Securities”) where he spent 9 years working in the Equity Research Department. During that period, he progressed through a series of positions including Deputy Head of Indonesia Research, Head of Malaysian Research and Head of Consumer Research Asia. Since leaving Deutsche Securities in 2003, he has been actively involved in investment banking related work, including investor relations corporate advisory and research consultancy.

Mr Yeow is also a Director of D&O. He is deemed to be interested in certain transactions between MFCB Group and D&O Group by virtue of his common directorships.

Datuk Hj. Pengiran Saifuddin bin Pengiran Tahir joined the Board on 15 August 2014 as Independent Director. He holds a Law Degree from University of London, England and a Master Degree in Business Administration from Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Datuk Hj. Pengiran Saifuddin was admitted to the High Court of Borneo in 1988 and his career in the legal field included the appointment as a Senior Legal Officer in the Sabah State Attorney General Department from 1994 until 1996. Embarking into the corporate management field, he joined a fleet management services company, Angkatan Hebat Sdn Bhd as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 1996. A year later, he took up a similar position in K.K.I.P., the developer of Sabah’s premier integrated industrial estate, and served in that capacity for over 13 years. Datuk Hj. Pengiran Saifuddin was appointed Managing Director of Sabah Urban Development Corporaton Sdn Bhd in 2010 before moving on to Sabah Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) to take up his current position as Group General Manager in December 2013 until his retirement in December 2021.

Mr Jesper Bjorn Madsen joined the Board as an Independent Director on 30 November 2016. He holds a Master degree in Law from Copenhagen University, Denmark and later studied Scottish/English Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr Madsen has worked in the legal field for 4 years before joining Carlsberg A/S Group in 1984 and retired in 2009. During his 25 years working for Carlsberg A/S Group, he has held positions as Vice-President responsible for overseas investments and markets, General Manager and Managing Director of Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Ltd, Chief Operating Officer of Carlsberg Asia Pte Ltd, Senior Vice-President of Carlsberg Breweries A/S with responsibility for Asia, among other markets. He was also a non-executive Chairman or Vice-Chairman in a number of Carlsberg’s subsidiaries in Asia.

Mr Madsen is also a Director of D&O Green Technologies Berhad (listed on Bursa Malaysia).

Mr Madsen is deemed to be interested in certain transactions between MFCB Group and D&O Group by virtue of his common directorships.

Dato’ Setia Prof Dr Tan Hui Meng joined the Board on 20 March 2017. Dato’ Setia Prof Dr. Tan is a Consultant Urologist at a leading private medical center in Malaysia. Additionally, he holds the position of Adjunct Professor at both the University of Malaya and the University of Pennsylvania. His expertise spans urological cancers, stone diseases, endourology, men’s health and aging issues.

In his prolific career, Dato’ Setia Prof Dr Tan has published 242 articles and abstracts in international peer-reviewed medical journals. Moreover, he has authored 16 books on men’s health and sexual medicine. He proudly serves as the Founding President of several International Men’s Health and Aging societies, including APSSAM and JASMH. Dato’ Setia Prof Dr Tan’s influence extends globally as he is a Board Member of the International Society for Men’s and a consultant panelist for WHO-sponsored Consultation in Sexual Medicine and Urological Disease (ICUD). His active memberships include the American Urological Association, European Association of Urology, Asian Urological Association, and the Asia Pacific Society for Men’s Health and Aging. Recognizing his exceptional contributions, Dato’ Setia Prof Dr Tan has received the Extraordinary Urologist Award from the AUA-affiliated WCUA. He has also been honored with the Outstanding Award in the field of Men’s Health by the Singapore Society for Men’s Health

Datin Jeyanthini a/p M. Kannaperan joined the Board on 4 August 2020. Datin Jeyanthini who holds an LLB degree from the University of London was called to the Bar of England and Wales before returning home to Malaysia and pupillage in Shearn Delamore. Datin Jeyanthini practiced for 38 years with Shearn Delamore & Co, having been a partner since 1997 and headed the Litigation Practice in the firm for many years. She has retired from the firm with effect from 1 January 2024 and is now a consultant with Messrs Rajasekaran, a boutique law firm here in Kuala Lumpur.

She has had a busy litigation practice and appeared regularly at hearings, trial and appeals at the High Court and the Appellate Courts. Datin Jeyanthini’s principal areas of practice are in banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, regulatory and compliance, land, commercial and corporate, landlord and tenancy disputes. She had acted in a number of important cases that have been reported in the law journals often as lead counsel in the many court appearances at the High Court and Appellate Courts.

Her years in practice are testament to her rich experience in the area of banking (including Islamic or Syariah banking and finance) trade finance and insolvency; enforcement of loan, security instruments and instruments of payments; receiverships; foreclosures; as well as liquidation, restructuring, rescue mechanisms and schemes of arrangement and in the area of commercial and corporate disputes.

Mr Au Siew Loon joined the Board on 1 January 2023.

Mr Au commenced his articleship with Ernst and Young, Malaysia in 1981 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985. He is a member of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of The Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He was seconded to Ernst and Young, London in 1986 for a period of 18 months. He left the profession in 1989. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad (“HSCB”) since 3 September 2012 before his retirement from the position on 31 May 2022.

Prior to him joining the HSCB group of companies, he had held various senior management positions in companies involved in the financial services, insurance and food and beverage industries. He spent more than two decades in QSR Brands Sdn Bhd, a large fast food operator and food processor/manufacturer, and had held various senior positions in the areas of internal audit, finance, upstream and downstream operations of the group.

Mr Au is also a Director of D&O. He is deemed to be interested in certain transactions between MFCB Group and D&O Group by virtue of his common directorships.

Ms Lui Soek Kuen joined the Board on 1 September 2023. Ms Lui holds a Bachelor (Hon) Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics. She is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ms Lui commenced her articleship with Simmons Gainford (London) in 1995 before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1999. She was the Financial Controller/Chief Financial Officer of Cambrew Limited, the first and one of the largest brewers in the Kingdom of Cambodia, from 2002 till 2018. Prior to joining Cambrew Limited, she was attached to Astro Malaysia Holdings as Internal Auditor and Colgate Palmolive Malaysia as Brand Analyst.

Ms Lui is also a Director of D&O. She is deemed to be interested in certain transactions between MFCB Group and D&O Group by virtue of her common directorships.