Leadership
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Leadership
MR. YONG KEANG CHEUN
Malaysian
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to the Board on 20 November 1997, Mr. Yong Keang Cheun is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of the IFCA Group. He also co-founded of the Groups holding company - IFCA Software (Asia) Sdn Bhd (IFCA Software) in 1987. He obtained his Master Degree in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, Canada, and started his career as an IT consultant with Arthur Anderson in Malaysia.

With more than 20 years of experience in the ICT industry, he has been involved in many aspects of the software business, including product development, business development and project implementation. He is responsible for developing the overall strategies and policies for the IFCA Group, and has been involved in the research and development of the Groups products. He assumed his current position in 1997, following an internal restructuring exercise that resulted in the transfer of IFCA Softwares business operations to the Company.

His visionary and entrepreneurial acumen has won him a series of personal and corporate accolades, including PIKOMs Technopreneur of the Year and Key Industry Leader, Ernst & Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year, and Deloittes Technology Fast Track 500.

He is the brother of Mr. Yong Kian Keong, an Executive Director and a substantial shareholder of the Company. Within the last ten years, he has not been convicted for any offences other than traffic offences, if any.

CEO'S VIEWPOINT

MR. YONG KIAN KEONG
Malaysian
Executive Director and Group Managing Director
Appointed to the Board on 20 November 1997, Mr. Yong Kian Keong is the Group Managing Director of the IFCA Group. He is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the Groups business operations, particularly in the sales and marketing areas.

He joined IFCA Software (Asia) Sdn Bhd (IFCA Software) – the current major shareholder of the Company, in 1990 and was involved in its business operations. In 1997, he assumed his current position following an internal restructuring exercise, which resulted in the transfer of IFCA Softwares business operations to the Company. He was instrumental in assisting the Group in achieving its current customer base and market share. He also played a major role in developing the Groups expansion in the overseas markets and its international business partnership program.

He is the brother of Mr. Yong Keang Cheun, the Executive Chairman cum Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a substantial shareholder of the Company. Within the last ten years, he has not been convicted for any offences other than traffic offences, if any.

MR. IAN JEREMY JONES
Malaysian
Executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 11 April 2005, Ian Jeremy Jones is responsible for the sales and marketing, research and development of the suite of IFCA MSC Berhads products. His responsibilities include exploring and recommending new products and technologies, determining market requirements, managing and executing all phases of product development. Prior to joining the Company in 1992, he was working in Computer Store Sdn. Bhd.

He has more than fifteen years of experience in the ICT industry and has been involved in all aspects of the software business including the design and development of software products, project management, sales and marketing, establishing new business plans in the area of setting up business strategies and business unit operations. Since joining the Company, he has been actively involved in the design and development of the entire suite of IFCA MSC Berhads products.

He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Group. Within the last ten years, he has not been convicted for any offences other than traffic offences, if any.

MR. YONG TECK MING
Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Yong Teck Ming was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2005. He also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, New Zealand and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, United Kingdom.

Mr. Yong started his career in New Zealand in 1973 and worked in several accounting positions before returning to Malaysia in February 1979. From March 1979 to January 1995 he served in various positions in the Berjaya Group of Companies including Group Executive Director from February 1988 to January 1995. He currently sits on the boards of Advance Synergy Berhad and several private limited companies.

He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Group. Within the last ten years, he has not been convicted for any offences other than traffic offences, if any.

MR. CHAN HIOK KHIANG
Malaysian
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Chan Hiok Khiang was appointed to the Board on 1 July 2005. He also sits on the Audit Committee of the Company and chairs the Remuneration Committee of the Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) Degree from Imperial College, London, with a first class honours. After graduation in 1979, he worked initially as an engineer in the oil and gas industry. He joined Accenture in 1983 as an IT management consultant and was made partner of the firm in 1998. During his tenure there until 2004, he served in various roles involving venture capital and corporate development for Accentures venture investments and merger and acquisition deals in Asia Pacific.

He is currently a free-lance consultant. He has no family relationship with any other Directors or major shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Group. Within the last ten years, he has not been convicted for any offences other than traffic offences, if any.

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