Tan Sri Datuk Yong Poh Kon

Biography

  Independent, Non-Executive Director Member of the Nomination Committee Malaysian, 71 years of age Tan Sri Datuk Yong Poh Kon has been a director of the Company since 25th April 2011. He is a member of the Nomination Committee. Tan Sri has served as a Board member of the Malaysian Productivity Corporation, Malaysian Industrial Development Authority and Bank Negara Malaysia. He was also a Member of the National Economic Consultative Council (MAPEN I and II), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and a member of the Advisory Board of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. He was appointed as Co-Chair of PEMUDAH the “Special Task Force to Facilitate Business” together with the Chief Secretary of Malaysia from 2007 to 2013. In 2013, he was appointed as member of the Economic Council of the Prime Minister’s office. He is currently the Chairman of Royal Selangor International Sdn. Bhd. and GS1 Malaysia Berhad. He is a director of TAHPS Group Berhad, and RAM Holdings Berhad. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences and the Malaysian Institute of Management. Tan Sri was previously the President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (“FMM”). Tan Sri graduated with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1968.  

Research Interest

 Management