Tan Sri Lee Kim Tiong @ Lee Kim Yew, the founder of Country Heights Holdings Berhad, was first appointed to the Board on 1 October 1986.
Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew has been the Executive Chairman of Country Heights Holdings Berhad since October 1, 2016 and has stepped down from the executive role on January 26th, 2023. On February 7, 2023, he has been appointed as the Group Advisor and Patron and take on the advisory role to Country Heights Holdings Berhad. As the Advisor to the Group, Tan Sri Lee will provide guidance to the group and ensure that his advice is properly documented, with a particular focus on the latest trends and leveraging his vast international network, especially in Asia, to help improve the company's culture and branding.
Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew is an established innovative entrepreneur who has stamped his mark in many industries. He has over 30 years of vast experience in developing residential, industrial park, hotel and leisure, commercial and recreation projects. His strong business acumen and visionary leadership are the keys ingredients which led the Group’s successful completion of several highly acclaimed projects. Country Heights Damansara and Borneo Highlands Resort have won the “Highly Commended – Best Development Malaysia” and “Highly Commended - Best Golf Development Malaysia” awards respectively in the Asia Pacific Residential Property Awards in association with Bloomberg Television 2010. Country Heights Holdings Berhad was awarded “Best Brands Conglomerate Awards 2010-2011”.
His magnificent development by transforming the one of the World’s largest open cast tin mine into a flagship development such as Palace of the Golden Horses, Mines Wellness Hotel, Mines Waterfront Business Park, Mines International Exhibition & Convention Centre (“MIECC”), Mines Wonderland and Mines Resort & Golf Club or better known as “Mines Resort City”. The Mines Resort City has earned the National Creativity & Innovation Award by the Malaysian Design Technology Centre in 2004.
In recognition of his immeasurable contribution to the property development and hospitality industry in Malaysia, Tan Sri Lee Kim Tiong @ Lee Kim Yew has been bestowed with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” in the 2008 Technology Business Review ASEAN Awards.
In view of his direct interest in Country Heights Holdings Berhad and substantial shareholdings in Country Heights Venture Sdn Bhd and Country Heights International Sdn Bhd, he is deemed interested in certain related party transactions of a revenue or trading nature which are necessary for the day-to-day operations of the Group.
Admiral Tan Sri Dato' Setia Mohd Anwar Bin Mohd Nor (Rtd) served the Royal Malaysian Navy for 38.5 years, commanded six (6) ships, and also several shore bases. He rose to the rank of Admiral and took office as Chief of Navy in August 2003 and later became the first Naval Officer to assume the Chief of Defence Force post from April 2005 until 2007.
He was formerly the President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation and is currently the President of the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA)
He was chairman of the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) for 11 years and chairman of the National Defence University of Malaysia Board for 10 years.
Currently, he is one of the Pro Chancellors of the National Defence University of Malaysia. He also held the position of President of the Armed Forces Veteran for 6 years and was an Independent Chairman of Titijaya Land Berhad from 2014 to 2022.
Dr Zhang Yan is the founder of Asia-Pacific Financial Town and GATT Hainan Tariffs and Trade Park. He is the builder of China's innovative industrial park, serving a total of 3000 global enterprises.
ZHANG YAN appointed as Independent and Non Executive Director, aged 51. Date of change 25 March 2024. Qualifications: Masters - Master of Business Administration, Tsinghua University - Doctorate Education, Peking University..
He is a leader in enterprise services for global Free Trade Ports. He has rich experience in Chinese enterprises "Going Global", conducting mergers and acquisitions in listed companies in multiple countries.
He has served as the Chairman and CEO of Canadian listed company Arcland Resource LTD., and have many years of experience in international trade of commodity. He has invested in more than 30 countries and more than 100 projects, initiated and operated the Blue Ocean Mining Global Mergers and Acquisitions Fund and the Tianjin Equity Exchange Mining Board, and have professional international enterprise operations, experienced in commodity trade, private equity investment, and exchanges.
Mr. Ong Tee Chin was appointed to the Board on 20 September 2017 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He was also appointed as a member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Board on 20 September 2017. On 10 April 2018, he was re-designated as the Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee. On 12 April 2019, he was redesignated as the Chairman of the Audit & Risk Management Committee and as a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Ong Tee Chin graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy from University Science Malaysia and a Bachelor of Laws from University of London.
Mr. Ong Tee Chin is a CFA® charterholder and a certified Financial Risk Manager (“FRM”) awarded by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He is a Chartered Accountant, member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“CIMA”) and a graduate member of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”). He was also the prize winner for Advance Taxation, Malaysian variant conducted by ACCA in December 2002. Also, he holds a capital market representative license from Securities Commission Malaysia required for providing advisory work on corporate finance.
His previous experiences include an attachment with one of the Big Four International Accounting Firms and he was a finance director for a number of listed companies with operations in Malaysia and Asia Pacific. His past ten years of experience was heading a licensed corporate finance company in Malaysia, providing corporate finance advisory functions including producing equity valuation and expert reports, independent advice letters and investment research for a diversified range of industries.
Mr. Ong Tee Chin is a director and shareholder of Asia Equity Research Sdn Bhd, a company specialising in providing advisory in corporate finance and investment advice.
Mr. Ong Tee Chin has no directorship in other public listed companies.
Mr. Chua Hee Boon is a Chartered Accountant. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) as well as a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and an affiliate of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA). Mr. Chua has a combined experience of more than 28 years in audit, tax, corporate secretarial, corporate finance & advisory, tax advisory, business valuation and due diligence. He was also once attached to a big four audit firm, Deloitte, and has held senior positions with a publicly listed company. His industry experience includes property development, hotel, manufacturing, retail, wholesaler, investment holding, consumer & industry services, printing, renovation, construction and event organizer. In 2003, Mr. Chua joined Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew's private investment arm, to lead the finance department. Then in 2008, he was transferred to the public listed company, Country Heights Holdings Berhad as Group Financial Controller/Acting Chief Financial Officer. In 2009, Mr. Chua established a consultancy company for the provision of quality corporate finance & advisory services, accounting, corporate secretarial, tax advisory, business valuation.
Shafina serves as the head of the Group Public Relations & Marketing Communications Department at Country Height Holdings Berhad, overseeing Public Relations, marketing communication, media engagement, branding, and promotional campaigns for the Group and its subsidiaries.
Shafina holds a Degree in Mass Communications, majoring in Public Relations. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).She actively collaborates with various divisions, ensuring seamless integration of communication objectives for all subsidiaries, especially on new developments or projects. Shafina joined Country Height Holdings Berhad in 2014.
With 25 years of experience in Public Relations and communications, Shafina commenced her career as a Public Relations consultant at Asia Public Relations Sdn. Bhd. There, she garnered extensive expertise in public relations, branding, and media strategy, working with clients such as the 1st World Halal Forum, Hilton Kuala Lumpur, Dutch Lady, among others. In 2006, she transitioned to the SKALI Group, assuming the position of Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications.
Her responsibilities included spearheading the communication team to implement various PR programmes for the ICT National Project. Subsequently, in 2010, she undertook the role of Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications at Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), overseeing communication programs such as organizing the World Halal Research Summit and Halal Transformation Programme.
Mr. Chuah Tian Pong is the Chief Operation Officer of Country Heights Holdings Berhad. He is a graduate of Architecture and obtained his BSc (Hons) Architecture in 1997 and Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture in 1999 from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
He has more than 25 years of working experience in both consultancy and property development companies handling residential and commercial projects including high-rise buildings. Mr. Chuah's forte is in planning, design and value engineering.
Mr. Xiong Wei holds a Communication Engineering degree from Hezhou University of China. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor in the internet finance industry and has rich experience in start-up enterprise strategic planning and investment operations.
He is also a pioneer in the blockchain and cloud computing industry and has both international and domestic work experience.
Mr. Xiong Wei is the chairman and founder of Hong Kong Al Life Investment Services Ltd. In 2008, he established Shenzhen Hengzhongxin Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd. In 2018, he was the second prize winner of China's National Mobile Internet Innovation Competition.
Mr. Tan Meng Khong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University Putra Malaysia. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and CPA Australia.
Prior to joining the Group, Mr Tan had over 20 years of corporate experience holding different positions as Resource Director, General Manager of Development and Finance Manager in Singapore and Australian public listed companies.
Mr Chuah Peng San, a Barrister-at-Law, holds a Bachelor of Law (LL.B Hons) degree from the University of Leeds, England and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) degree, majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Management from University of Science Malaysia, Penang.
Having called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn, United Kingdom in 1991, he had a short chamber with a Queen's Counsel in London specialising in commercial and corporate matters and later trained with a renowned solicitors firm Phillips & Buck (now Eversheds) Cardiff, United Kingdom prior to returning to Malaysia. He was admitted as an Advocates & Solicitors to the High Court of Malaya and later set up the legal firm known as Chuah, Halim & Co. in 1995.
He is a practising lawyer in the fields of commercial, conveyancing, land matters and civil litigation. He was a legal adviser of the Perlis Chinese Chamber of Commerce and had represented a subsidiary company of Sunway Group.
He is currently on legal advisory works for a few established clients.
Khavita holds a Degree in Laws from University of London. She has 7 years of working experience in legal industry. She embarked on career journey in 2017 as paralegal, where she garnered extensive experience in preparing civil and conveyancing matters. She provided advisory services to clients in tort, personal liability, estate, contractual agreements and family matters.
Currently, she assumes roles as executive of legal & compliance, advising the Management and Board to any legal issues and legal implications that arise with the Group.
She identifies potential legal matters or issues that can affect the Group. Also, she involves in Risk & Compliance of the Group Committee while acting as the point of liaison between External Solicitors by giving legal instructions and legal works that can be in the interest of the Group. Therefore, she works closely with various divisions such as Human Resources Departments, Project & Developments, Finance Department, Public Relations & Communications in any new developments or projects to oversee implications that can arise.