Datin Chan-Low Kam Yoke

Datin Low Kam Yoke, aged 62, was appointed as our Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director on 5 April 2007. She has been the Group Chief Executive Officer of HUC since October 1995. She started HUC in 1986 together with her husband, Datuk Dr. Chan Tuck Hoong and some professionals and academics. Initially she held the position of Administrative Director in charge of administration and corporate affairs at HUC. She has extensive experience in the field of education and has also rendered services as a Consultant to those setting up new colleges in Malaysia. Her contribution to worldwide education was recognised in 2001 when she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Education (honoris causa) by CSU. Prior to that in 2000, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration by the UEL. She held the post of Deputy Treasurer and Treasurer of the Malaysian Association of Private Colleges (MAPCO) during 2000-2001. In 2005, she was awarded the Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by President Jacques Chirac of France for her contribution to the development and promotion of educational and cultural collaboration between France and Malaysia. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in History and Geography, Diploma in Education and MEc from the University of Malaya in 1967, 1968 and 1985 respectively. She also studied at the University of Canberra for a Post Graduate Diploma in Library Science whilst working with the Australian Department of Education. In September 2005, she was awarded the prestigious Honorary Doctorate degree of the University from the renowned University of Queensland.

Wen Chiu Chi

Wen Chiu Chi, aged 50, was appointed as our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 April 2007. He is also a Director of HUC since 11 April 1994. He began his career as Junior Executive of SPB in 1978. Subsequently, he served as an Executive Director of SPB from 1979 to 2000. In 2000, he was appointed as Managing Director of SPB, a position which he holds until today. He is also a Director of various companies such as Kayin Holdings Sdn Berhad and a number of companies under the SPB group. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of SPB. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia in 1977.

Chong Koon San

Chong Koon San, aged 40, was appointed as our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 April 2007. He is also a Director of HUC since 9 October 2000. A lawyer by training, he is currently the Corporate Affairs Manager of SPB. He started his career as a litigation lawyer before moving on to banking and thereafter as an in-house legal advisor to Malaysian French Bank Berhad (now known as Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad), Hume Industries (Malaysia) Berhad, Mah Sing Group Berhad and Johan Holdings Berhad. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Malaya in 1991 and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1992.

Ng Teh Kha

Ng Teh Kha, aged 57, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 April 2007. He is also a Director of HUC since 9 May 1986. Mr. Ng is an entrepreneur. He is the Managing Director of Koong Phin Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd since 1978, a company involved in marketing, manufacturing and design in fashion line business. In 1988, he joined Kangzen-Kenko Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd as the Managing Director. Mr. Ng has a keen interest in education and has actively supported HUC since 1986.

Ong Seng Pheow

Ong Seng Pheow, aged 58, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 April 2007. He has over 34 years experience in public practice with an international firm of accountants. He started his career in 1969 in Turquand Youngs & Co. (now known as Ernst & Young) as an articled/ audit clerk. He worked as manager and principal with Lim Ali & Co./Arthur Young between 1975 to 1984. Mr. Ong was the National Director of Assurance and Advisory Business Services of Ernst & Young Malaysia from 1994 until 2003. He presently sits on the Board of Directors of Daiman Development Berhad, George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad, LCTH Corporation Berhad and Litespeed Education Technologies Berhad. Mr. Ong is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Dato' Dr. Thong Kok Cheong

Dato' Dr. Thong Kok Cheong, aged 61, was appointed as our Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 April 2007. Dato' Dr. Thong worked for Shell for 19 years, gaining considerable experience in upstream business of exploration, production of oil and gas, and downstream oil business in refining, supply and trading. He was appointed Chief Corporate Planner for Shell Group of Companies in Malaysia from 1991 to 1993. After that he left to start his own business in property development, manufacturing and trading. Dato' Dr. Thong was appointed to the Board of Directors of Jasa Megah Industries Bhd and Insas Bhd in 1993. He retired from the two companies in 2000. His current interest is in consultancy, property development and investment. He graduated from Imperial College of Science and Technology, London with First Class Honors in Chemical Engineering in 1968 and obtained his PhD in 1971. He received the RH Gummer prize for 1969/70 for his research work in combustion and had published papers in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, UK, Institute of Chemical Engineering, UK and Journal of Physics, UK. He was also the founding member of Imperial College Alumni Malaysia and a past President of the Alumni.

Adam Chan Eu-Khin

Adam is currently the Director for Corporate Affairs at HELP International Corporation (HIC). Before joining HIC, Adam Chan was the Chief Executive Officer of a company involved in the development of intellectual property specific to the English language. Adam has been in this position for the past three years. Upon graduating in 1996, Adam joined an education company in Malaysia as a Resource Executive. He later became the Program Manager in 1997 managing students throughout the Asian region. As the group grew, Adam was seconded to Singapore to establish and set up the administrative procedures of a subsidiary. He was also subsequently Marketing Manager and Business Development Manager in Singapore. Adam graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide and a Masters of Arts in Communications Management from the University of South Australia.