Independent Non-Executive Director
Yee Swee Meng, a Malaysian aged 62, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 2 July 2021.
He graduated from University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor of Arts in Economic in February 1984. He has been a fellow member of CPA Australia since May 2019 and obtained the recognition as a Certified Practising Accountant Australia in August 2017. He is a CA(M) and a member of the MIA since March 2018 and is a member of the ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants Coordinating Committee since August 2018.
He began his career in November 1985 with Metroplex Berhad as Finance Executive where he was responsible for financing transactions. He left the company in January 1989 and subsequently joined Supreme Finance (M) Berhad as Branch Executive and managed the branch operations. In May 1991, he left Supreme Finance (M) Berhad and joined MBF Finance Berhad as Head of Corporate Division where he was involved in the marketing of corporate loans. He left MBF Finance Berhad in March 1992 and joined Primework (M) Sdn Bhd as Financial Controller where he was responsible for the management of all finance and accounting operations including developing financial strategy and cash flow management. In May 1995, he left Primework (M) Sdn Bhd and joined STS Technic Bhd as Group Corporate Manager and was also appointed as executive director of a subsidiary of STS Technic Bhd where he oversaw the corporate development and investment activities of the group companies.
In September 2001, he left STS Technic Bhd and relocated to Indonesia. In December 2001, he joined RGM International Pte Ltd as Senior Financial Controller where his main role was to manage the financial aspects of the company.
In December 2003, he left RGM International Pte Ltd and returned to Malaysia. Upon his return to Malaysia, he took a career break for family reasons. He joined Unichamp Mineral Sdn Bhd in May 2004 as General Manager of Finance Administration where his main role was to advise the company’s board of directors on all financial matters, management control, mergers and acquisitions transactions and other strategy issues.
He left Unichamp Mineral Sdn Bhd in September 2007 and joined V.S. Industry Berhad group of companies (“V.S. Industry Group”) in February 2008. Between February 2008 and August 2017, he held three roles within the V.S. Industry Group, namely Finance Controller, Finance Director of VS Industry Vietnam Joint Stock Company and General Director of VS Technology Pte Ltd. His responsibilities included, among others, advising the board of directors on all financial matters, management control, policies, mergers and acquisitions and other strategy issues.
In August 2017, he left the V.S. Industry Group and took a career break before he joined Sunpro Capital Group Ltd, Vietnam as Finance Director Cum Executive Chairman Special Assistant in September 2018 where he managed the finance department and was responsible for all aspects of the company’s business.
After he left Sunpro Capital Group Ltd, Vietnam in June 2019, he focuses on financial advisory work where he provides financial advice such as investment management and tax planning.