Board of Directors

Dato’ Ng Tian Sang @ Ng Kek Chuan was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 29 November 2019. He was subsequently appointed as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 1 June 2020. On 1 January 2023, he was re-designated to Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Dato’ Ng oversees the overall management of the Group’s business. He also leads the strategic review of the Group’s business as well as the implementation of the future plans of the Group as approved by the Board. Dato’ Ng is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), a member of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA Australia), and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He is also the International Honorary President of the Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce (WACCC). Dato’ Ng launched his career after acquiring his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia in 1971. Dato’ Ng previously held positions as Business Controller with IBM World Trade Corporation, Malaysia (1973-1979), Executive Chairman of Econstate Bhd., Chairman of PanGlobal Insurance Bhd., and Executive Deputy Chairman of PanGlobal Bhd. (1995-1999), and Deputy President of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (REHDA) (1997-1999). Dato’ Ng also served as Executive Deputy Chairman of Midwest Corporation Ltd. (2006-2010) and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Tropicana Corporation Bhd. (2011-2015).

Mr Howard Ng How Er was appointed as Executive Director of the Company on 29 November 2019. He was subsequently appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 23 December 2019. Mr Ng has been leading the Beverly Wilshire Medical Group of Companies since 2017, managing day to day operations and implementing strategic business plans. He has introduced new service offerings such as Orthopaedics and Men’s Health to expand the Beverly Wilshire Medical Group’s market reach. Prior to Beverly Wilshire Medical Group of Companies, Mr Ng was attached to Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between two large property development company in Malaysia with over 180 acres of development land within Iskandar Malaysia. Mr Ng has accumulated over 15 years of experience in various industries that include Property Development, Fast Moving Consumer Products (FMCG) and Information Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of Western Australia.

Mr Kong Sin Seng was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 1 May 2023. Mr Kong’s work experience over a period of more than 45 years covered a wide range of industries which include Audit, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Trading, Property Development, Gaming and Heavy Equipment Distributorship. During his career, he had also worked in many countries like the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Nepal. He sat on the Board of Fitters Diversified Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Audit Committee Chairman, Head of Risk Committee and member of the Nominating Committee from 2001 to 2014. His last held position was the Chief Executive Officer of a public listed company in Malaysia, MyTech Group Bhd. He retired in 2015 and assumed the position as a Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director until 2021. Mr Kong holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) awarded by University of Kent, England. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mr. Yap Siean Sin was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on 27 June 2017. He was subsequently re-designated as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company on 1 January 2023. Mr. Yap holds post-graduate qualifications in architecture as well as in town planning. Mr. Yap has extensive experience as a consultant architect and town planner, and also in the business management of numerous construction and property development projects in Malaysia, Singapore and the People’s Republic of China. He is a corporate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Malaysian Institute of Town Planners, the Malaysian Institute of Architects, and the British Institute of Interior Design, and is also an Associate Member of the British Institute of Building Engineers. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Architecture, a Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, UK and a Post Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Westminster in London, UK.

Mr Ng was appointed an Independent Director of Beverly JCG Ltd with effect from 1 July 2024.

He has been the Principal Consultant of Chadway Management Service Pte Ltd since 1982. He is responsible for providing operational management, planning and executing growth strategies, merger and acquisition activities and corporate finance services to companies in Singapore and the region, including the PRC. He also advises on business growth and globalisation strategies, capital market and corporate governance issues and is an active capital market intermediary matching capital with business.

Mr Ng has chaired Shareholders’ and Board meetings, Audit and Remuneration Committees of public companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) since 2000. He has also been a member of various Nomination, Audit and Remuneration Committees.

He was the Lead Independent Director at SGX Mainboard-listed Chasen Holdings Ltd since 2008 and became its Non-Executive Chairman from 2014 through 2020. Mr Ng also served as a Non-Executive Director of ASX-listed GBM Gold Ltd since 2009 and was appointed its Non-Executive Chairman on 1 Jan 2014. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of Richfield International Ltd and Ephraim Resources Ltd. These ASX-listed companies have since been privatized.

Mr Ng is also active in various societies and institutions, being a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Singapore Human Resource Institute. He also served as District Governor for Singapore of Lions Clubs International from 2002 to 2003.