Leow Ming Fong @ Leow Min Fong
Leow Ming Fong @ Leow Min Fong, male, a Malaysian, aged 71, is an independent non-executive director of Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad and was appointed to this position on 4 March 2016. He is also the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
In addition, Mr. Leow is the independent non-executive chairman of Focus Point Holdings Berhad. He is also an independent non-executive director of KSK Group Berhad and Jawala Inc, a company incorporated in Labuan and listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited as well as an independent non-executive director of Canadia Bank PLC, Sovannaphum Life Assurance PLC and Dara Insurance PLC in Cambodia.
He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales as well as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Mr. Leow commenced his articleship with a firm of Chartered Accountants in London, United Kingdom in 1969. He joined KPMG Malaysia upon his return in 1974 and retired as an Audit Partner in 2005. During his 32-year career with KPMG, he had held various senior positions and had been posted to various KPMG branches including carrying out short term assignments in Singapore, British Guinea in South America and Vietnam. In addition, he was also involved in special work for fraud investigation, due diligence for merger and acquisitions, reporting accountant for various corporate exercises for public listed companies. From 1996 to 2000, he was the Partner-in-Charge of KPMG Cambodia and was involved in advisory work for pharmaceutical business operating in the Asean region and foreign investment advisory to explore business opportunities in Cambodia.
Mr. Leow does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder nor does he have any conflict of interests with the Company. He has not been convicted of any offence in the past 5 years and there was no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 December 2020.
He attended all the 6 board meetings held during the financial year ended 31 December 2020.