Bobby Wong Yit Poh
Chairman
BA (Int. Rel)
Bobby Wong comes from a family with
over 40 years in the property development industry. A graduate in
politics and economics from the UK, Mr.Wong started his career in
merchant banking working for the established English merchant banker
Samuel Montague and Wardley Ltd. of the HSBC Group in Singapore.
In 1989, he formed Tokojaya Sdn.
Bhd., a property development company developing the multi-million
The Api-Api Centre, the 450 room 4 star business hotel Promenade
Hotel, and Malaysian Assurance Alliance corporate office in Sabah
Menara MAA.
In 1997, Mr. Wong formed Fleet Superior
Sdn Bhd to develop The Istara, a premium 232 apartment condominium
located at the heart of Petaling Jaya. Currently, the company is
planning a new development in Kuala Lumpur consisting of town houses
and condominiums, scheduled for launching to the public in the 3rd
quarter of 2003.
Bobby Wong is also actively involved
in community work, particularly in areas relating to family, parenting,
women and youth. In 2000, he formed Asian-Family.Com - Asia's first
family radio on the internet. The website is a pioneer social enterprise
dedicated to developing community talk shows with the purpose of
providing the latest information and research for the community
on family and parenting.
Mr. Wong sits on the Board of the
Malaysian Child Resource Center - a NGO dedicated to the protection
of children's rights. He also is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs
Organization (YEO) - a US based global network for young entrepreneurs.
Currently, Bobby Wong sits on the
Board of Anika involving in matters mainly concerning corporate
ethics, management, and information technology.
Frank Lau Hok Choon
Director
Chartered Accountant (Malaysia)
ACA (Australia), B.Com.
An Australian graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Frank
is a qualified Chartered Accountant in Australia and has been a
member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia since
1977. He has also been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered
Accountants since 1980.
Frank started his career with Shell
Australia as an Accountant and later moved on to become an Audit
Manager with the international public accounting firm of Coopers
& Lybrand. While at Coopers & Lybrand, Frank was involved
with the development of computer auditing.
He then joined the Lian Seng Group
under the stewardship of Dato' Wong Kee Tat in 1984 and has been
with the Group since. He has been primarily involved in the property
development of the Group. Amongst the many projects he has been
involved in are KL Plaza, Sri Hartamas, Taman Connaught and recently
the highly successful Istara Condominium in Petaling Jaya with Mr.
Bobby Wong.
YB Dato' Punidanathan A/L Velupillai
Director
DIMP, LLB (Hons) Singapore
Dato' obtained his Bachelor Of Laws
(Hons) from the University Of Singapore in 1964. He was called to
the Malaysian Bar in 1965 and the Singapore Bar in 1971. Also, he
has been a Chartered Member of the International Insurance Society
of USA since 1988. He is a senior partner of V P Nathan & Partners.
Dato' is well known not only in the
legal profession but also in the insurance industry. He sat on the
Board of Directors of People's Insurance Company (M) Sdn Bhd from
1976 to 1988, he was appointed the Chairman of the Board, the position
of which he held until 1990. Besides involving in the legal practice
and in the insurance industry, Dato' was also a Director of Kuala
Lumpur Industries Berhad, a diversified group listed in the Kuala
Lumpur Stock Exchange from 1986 to 1989.
Dato' has been a shareholder of Anika
since 1976. In the same year, he was appointed to the Board and
in 1989, he was made the Chairman of Anika until 1990. With his
reappointment as a Director recently, Dato brought with him a wealth
of experience which will certainly benefit Anika.
Chong Ping Leong
Director
Chartered Insurance Broker
ACII, AMII
Mr Chong is a qualified Associate
of The Chartered Insurance Institute of London and The Malaysian
Insurance Institute as well as an Associate Member of The Insurance
Brokers Association of Malaysia (IBAM). Mr Chong has more than forty
one (41) years of experience in the insurance industry and has received
specialized training in London. He has also attended numerous insurance
management courses, seminars and conferences abroad.
Noraimi Bte Alias
Public Relations Director
BSc (Econs)
Puan Noraimi plays an important role
in our expansion programme in terms of growth potential. As the
Public Relations Director, she supports our Broking Managers in
sustaining and improving growth in the Company. Her direct involvement
in our expansion programme has significantly benefited the Company.
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