Board of Directors

Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Bin Ridzuan

A Malaysian aged 53, was appointed to the Board as the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2025. He graduated from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Arts in 1992. Subsequently, he obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom in 1994 and a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom in 1996. He has been called to both the Malaysian Bar and the Bar of England and Wales.

Tan Sri Shahril began his career as a Legal Assistant at Zain & Co from October 1994 to December 1996, where he practiced in the areas of corporate and commercial laws.

Subsequently, Tan Sri Shahril joined Trenergy (M) Berhad/Turnaround Managers Inc (M) Sdn Bhd in January 1997, Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad in July 1998 and SSR Associates Sdn Bhd in November 1999, where he was primarily involved in corporate restructuring and corporate recovery.

In August 2001, Tan Sri Shahril joined Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (“MRCB”) as the Executive Director, where he was involved in the restructuring of MRCB group of companies. In 2003, he held the position of the Managing Director of MRCB, where his role included overseeing the property development and infrastructure building undertaken by MRCB group of companies. He was also responsible for the development of Kuala Lumpur Sentral into one of the main commercial centres in Malaysia.

In December 2009, Tan Sri Shahril joined EPF as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Investments). Subsequently, from April 2013 to August 2018, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of EPF. During his tenure with EPF, he also served as a nominee director of EPF sitting on the respective boards of directors of Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia Building Society Berhad and MRCB.

In August 2018, he left EPF and joined Khazanah Nasional Berhad as the Managing Director in which he worked towards striking a balance between growing financial returns at the national sovereign fund whilst also ensuring long-term benefits for future generations of Malaysians. He left Khazanah Nasional Berhad in August 2021.

From June 2020 to March 2023, Tan Sri Shahril was appointed as the Non-Executive Director of Malaysia Airlines Berhad and Malaysia Aviation Group Berhad. As the Non-Executive Director, he was responsible for overseeing and monitoring the business performance of the companies and providing strategic guidance and support to the management team of the companies, in particular on the restructuring of the aviation business of the companies post COVID-19 pandemic.

As at the LPD, Tan Sri Shahril holds directorships in several public listed companies, namely Axiata Group Berhad (since November 2021), Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (since May 2023) and Ekuiti Nasional Berhad (since July 2023), each as an Independent and Non-Executive Director. As the Independent Non-Executive Director, he is responsible for overseeing board practices as well as supervising corporate governance and compliance matters of such public listed companies.

Dato’ Ng Wan Peng

A Malaysian aged 61, was appointed to the Board as the Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2025. She graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a Bachelor of Computer Science in 1988.

Dato’ Ng began her career as a systems engineer at Uniphone Sdn Bhd in August 1988, where she was responsible for developing, managing and monitoring information and communications technology (“ICT”) solutions for clients of various industries.

Dato’ Ng left Uniphone Sdn Bhd in August 1991 and joined Sapura Advanced Systems Sdn Bhd as a Senior Systems Engineer, where the role that she assumed was similar to the role she had performed at Uniphone Sdn Bhd. She was subsequently promoted to the positions of the Project Manager and the Program Manager in 1993 and 1996 respectively, where her responsibilities were expanded to leading and driving the implementation of large-scale ICT projects, managing a project team to deliver ICT projects and leading and developing ICT solutions until August 1998.

In July 1998, Dato’ Ng joined Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (now known as Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation), which is the lead agency in driving and developing the digital economy in Malaysia under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia as the Senior Manager in the Regulation Department, where she led and drove the implementation of key digitalisation initiatives under multimedia super corridor (“MSC”) flagship applications. Dato’ Ng subsequently held the positions of the Vice President in the Flagship Coordinate Unit of the Regulation Department in February 2004 and the Vice President in the Capacity Development Division in November 2004, where she led and drove the development of key digital enablers, such as talent development, industry capability development, legal and regulatory, cybercities, infostructure and technology policy research. She was promoted to the position of the Chief Operating Officer in May 2009. As the Chief Operating Officer of the corporation, she led and drove the implementation of the corporation’s vision and strategy and provided oversight and guidance to all business units to ensure all initiatives or programmes planned and executed are aligned to the corporation’s strategy goals. In addition, she also formulated polices and standard of procedures to drive effective decision making and execution. She left the corporation in December 2020.

In February 2021, Dato’ Ng joined Big Bad Wolf Ventures Sdn Bhd, a company engaged in retail and wholesale business in Malaysia and abroad as the President, where she was tasked to lead and drive the group’s technology and digital transformation to achieve the group’s business expansion. Subsequently, Dato’ Ng retired in October 2022.

In January 2022, Dato’ Ng was appointed as a director of Digital Penang Sdn Bhd, a company owned by the State of Penang to strengthen mobility, connectivity and digital infrastructure in Penang, where Dato’ Ng is responsible to impart her views and guidance to the State in relation to e-commerce ecosystem, financial technology ecosystem and digital transformation.

As at the LPD, Dato’ Ng holds directorships in several public listed companies, namely Securemetric Berhad (since May 2021), Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad (since January 2022), Iris Corporation Berhad (since February 2022) and Autocount Dotcom Berhad (since April 2022), each as an Independent and Non-Executive Director. As the Independent and Non-Executive Director, she is responsible for overseeing board practices as well as supervising corporate governance and compliance matters of such public listed companies.

Mr. Kua Choo Kai

A Malaysian aged 64, was appointed to the Board as the Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2025.

Mr. Kua graduated from the Monash University, Australia with a Bachelor of Economics in 1983. Subsequently he obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Bath (in association with The Malaysian Institute of Management) in 1995. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1988, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1996 and a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants (now known as CPA Australia) since 1983 and thereafter a fellow member since 1998. Mr. Kua was also a Certified Information Systems Auditor of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association from 2001 to 2020 and a member of the Association of Nutritional Medicine Practitioners, Malaysia from 2010 to 2023.

Mr. Kua began his career with Ernst & Whinney (Malaysia) (now known as Ernst & Young PLT) in January 1983 as a Junior Audit Assistant, where his responsibilities included reviewing and verification of assets and liabilities, physical stock attendance and reviewing of statutory records. In October 1984, he was promoted to the position of an Audit Assistant, where he was involved in financial audits of small and medium sized companies in the plantation, manufacturing, retail and trading sectors. In May 1986, he advanced to the position of an Audit Senior, where he undertook larger audit assignments. In January 1987, Mr. Kua was transferred to the Management Consultancy Services Department and subsequently appointed as a Consultant, where his role involved management and operation reviews of companies in the plantation, property and manufacturing sectors.

In September 1987, Mr. Kua was seconded to Ernst & Young’s London office and held the position of a Computer Audit Senior and subsequently promoted to the position of a Computer Audit Supervisor in September 1988, where he was involved in computer security review of mainframe computers and mini-computers of some of the largest computer installation in Europe.

In May 1989, Mr. Kua returned to Malaysia and held the position of an Audit Assistant Manager in Ernst & Whinney (Malaysia) (now known as Ernst & Young PLT), where he was involved in audit work. In December 1989, Mr. Kua was transferred to the Management Consultancy Services Department, where he held the position of a Senior Consultant and subsequently promoted to the position of a Manager and a Senior Manager in January 1991 and January 1992 respectively. During his tenure with Ernst & Young PLT, he was the project manager for various assignments in the areas of financial and management process improvement, strategic planning, organisation reviews and privatisation feasibility studies.

In January 1994, Mr. Kua returned to mainstream audit and he was subsequently promoted to the position of the Principal in January 1995, where he served a number of diversified public listed companies involved in investment holdings, property development, manufacturing, construction, retail and trading. In July 1997, Mr. Kua was promoted to the position of a Partner and underwent an expatriate secondment to Ernst & Young’s London and Cleveland offices, where he was involved in risk management services and business risk framework methodology development.

In April 1998, Mr. Kua returned to Malaysia and was appointed as the Head of Advisory Services Division of Ernst & Young PLT, where he was involved in the start-up of the risk and assurance business services in Ernst & Young PLT. In June 2005, he returned to the Assurance Department and was the engagement partner in charge of assurance services for several large conglomerate and multinational corporations. In June 2020, he retired as a Partner of Ernst & Young PLT and assumed the role of the Consultant from July 2020 to December 2020 under Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd.

As at the LPD, Mr. Kua holds directorships in several public listed companies, namely Cengild Medical Berhad (since May 2021), REDtone Digital Berhad (since February 2022), Berjaya Land Berhad (since June 2023) and UEM Edgenta Berhad (since November 2023), each as an Independent and Non-Executive Director. As the Independent and Non-Executive Director, he is responsible for overseeing the board practices as well as supervising corporate governance and compliance matters of such public listed companies.

Dr. Lee Khuan Eoi

A Malaysian aged 69, was appointed to the Board as the Independent Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2025.

Dr. Lee graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Accounting (First Class Honours) in 1979. Subsequently, she obtained a Master of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Hull, United Kingdom in 1993. She further obtained a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2006. She also completed the Certified Business Coach Training Programme with the University of Malaya in 2009. She became a member of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers in 1980 and admitted as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1982. She obtained her qualification as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2018. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder since 2000 and a Project Management Professional certified by the Project Management Institute, United States since 2013.

Dr. Lee began her career as a trainee at OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad in May 1979, where she was assigned to various departments within the bank. Subsequently, she held the position of an officer in the Accounts Department, where she was responsible for verifying and approving the bank’s inter-branch transactions.

Dr. Lee left OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad in September 1981 and joined The Chase Manhattan Bank, Kuala Lumpur (now known as J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Berhad) as a trainee and subsequently an Assistant Treasurer in the Corporate and Investment Banking Division, where her role included identifying, originating, executing and closing sales opportunities for corporate banking and financial products and services. In 1990, she was promoted to the position of the Assistant Vice President of the Corporate and Investment Banking Division, where she led a team of officers to provide corporate banking offering, solutions and products, as well as investment banking products to corporate clients.

In 1990, Dr. Lee was transferred to Chase Manhattan Asia Ltd, Hong Kong as the Vice President of Corporate Finance Division, where she led the execution of various corporate and investment banking transactions in Jakarta by preparing reports, application for credit approval and coordinating with different teams to ensure timely closing of the corporate loan and financing transactions.

In July 1992, Dr. Lee returned to The Chase Manhattan Bank, Kuala Lumpur as the Vice President of Global Financial Services and Investment Banking where her role was leading and managing a team of officers to provide corporate and investment banking solutions for financial institutions and corporate clients until her departure from the bank in October 2001.

In November 2001, Dr. Lee joined MMC Corporation Berhad as the General Manager of Corporate Planning, and subsequently in July 2008 as the Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning, where she was involved in managing and overseeing the banking and financing transactions as well as corporate finance transactions of the company and its group of companies. She held the positions of the Director of Corporate Planning in May 2010 and the Director of Corporate Strategy in May 2011, where she was responsible for overseeing the corporate planning activities of the company and its group of companies (collectively, the “MMC Group”). Subsequently, in January 2014, she held the position of the Director of Group Treasury and was tasked to manage the treasury function of the MMC Group, including overseeing the financial operations and the liquidity and cash flow of the MMC Group. Dr. Lee retired from her role as the Director Group Treasury in September 2022.

As at the LPD, Dr. Lee does not hold any directorship in any public listed company.

General Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Panglima Ts Zulkifli Bin Zainal Abidin (Retired)

A Malaysian aged 66, was appointed to the Board as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 19 August 2024.

Tan Sri Zulkifli graduated from the Swansea Institute of Higher Education (an associated college of the University of Wales, United Kingdom) with an Advanced Diploma in Business and Management in 1995. He further obtained a Master in Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Philippines in 1998. He also completed the Senior Executives in National and International Security programme in JFK School of Government, Harvard University, United States of America in 2008. He is a chartered fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport since 2016, a member of the Malaysia Board of Technologists since 2019 and a fellow of the Academy of Professors Malaysia since 2022.

Tan Sri Zulkifli was commissioned in the Royal Malay Regiment since 1978. He held various commands and staff in the Army and Armed Forces, including among others, the Commanding Officer of Infantry Battalion, the Commandants of Recruit Training Centre, the Brigade Commander of the Malaysian Army and the Assistant Chief of Staff Defence Planning at the Armed Forces Headquarters. From June 2011 to June 2013, he was the 24th Chief of Army of the Malaysian Armed Forces. From June 2018 to January 2020, he was the 20th Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysian Armed Forces. Subsequently, Tan Sri Zulkifli retired in January 2020.

Tan Sri Zulkifli served as the Vice Chancellor of the National Defence University of Malaysia for 2 terms, from May 2008 to May 2010 and from June 2013 to May 2018 respectively, where he was responsible for the overall leadership, management, and administration of the university. Tan Sri Zulkifli was also a professor in the National Defence University of Malaysia from May 2017 until February 2023, where he provided guidance to the undergraduates and assists in the development and evaluation of academic and training programmes. Tan Sri Zulkifli was subsequently appointed as the Honorary Professor by the National Defence University of Malaysia on June 2023 for a 2 years period until June 2025.

As at the LPD, Tan Sri Zulkifli is the Independent Non-Executive Director of Genting Plantation Berhad (since May 2023), where he is responsible for overseeing board practices as well as supervising corporate governance and compliance matters of such company.

Ms. Lai Cheng Yee

A Malaysian aged 49, was appointed to the Board as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 20 March 2024.

Ms. Lai graduated from The Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, United Kingdom in 1999. She further obtained a Master of Economics from the University of Malaya in 2003. She is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, United Kingdom since 2000. She is also a board member of Tourism Malaysia since September 2023.

Ms. Lai began her career with Diethelm (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (now known as DKSH Malaysia Sdn Bhd) as a Credit Control Executive in 1997, where she was responsible in credit control and reconciliation of accounts. She left the company in 1998.

In 1999, Ms. Lai joined B.I.G. Industries Berhad (“BIG”) as the Personal Assistant to the Group Managing Director, where her responsibilities included managing and overseeing the performance and operations of BIG group of companies with emphasis in planning, coordination and policies implementation. She was also actively involved in the administration and management of property development projects as well as the diversified business projects undertaken by BIG group of companies

Subsequently in 2002, Ms. Lai was transferred internally to Bantin & Associates (an associate company of BIG) as the Administration Manager cum Company Secretary, where she was appointed as the company secretary of numerous private limited companies. She was responsible for, among others, completion and lodgment of statutory documents and preparing and coordinating directors’ meetings and shareholders’ meetings. She left Bantin & Associates in October 2006.

In August 2007, Ms. Lai joined Melium Sdn Bhd as the Corporate Affairs Manager, where she advised on corporate exercises and reviewed any potential business risks and opportunities of the company until August 2008.

Subsequently in August 2008, Ms. Lai joined F&N Beverage Marketing Sdn Bhd, the beverage arm of F&N Holdings Berhad, as the Corporate Planner, where she provided support to the Managing Director and the top management of the company in executing strategic plans, operational improvement, business expansion and project planning activities until October 2012.

From November 2012 to December 2015, Ms. Lai joined Khuan Choo Development Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malton Berhad, as the Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, where she provided support to the Executive Chairman on business enhancement initiatives and evaluation of new business development opportunities.

In May 2016, Ms. Lai returned to F&N Beverage Marketing Sdn Bhd, as the Head of Corporate Planning and Insights Department, where she was responsible for the management of annual budget and business planning activities as well as formulating short-term and long-term business strategies of the company.

In August 2018, Ms. Lai left F&N Beverage Marketing Sdn Bhd and joined WCT Holdings Berhad as the Director, the Executive Chairman’s Office, where she was involved in assisting the Executive Chairman in overseeing the operations of the WCTH Group. In June 2024, Ms. Lai was redesignated as the Director of Concession and Hospitality Business of WCT Holdings Berhad, where she leads the hospitality and aviation division of the WCTH Group and undertakes special projects for the development of new businesses for the WCTH Group.

As at the LPD, Ms. Lai does not hold any directorship in any public listed company.

Ms. Chua Kah Noi Selena

A Singaporean aged 54, was appointed to the Board as the Executive Director and the CEO of the Manager on 6 March 2025. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) in 1993.

Ms. Selena began her career as an Operation Executive at DPM Pte Ltd, where she supervised the daily operations of Parkway Parade Shopping Centre, the food court and the office tower.

In 1994, Ms. Selena left DPM Pte Ltd and joined Richard Ellis (Pte) Ltd (now known as CB Richard Ellis (Pte) Ltd) as an Assistant Manager, Retail Marketing, where she worked with retail landlords to lease their malls to suitable tenants and advised and placed retailers in suitable malls for their operations. She left CB Richard Ellis in 1999.

Subsequently in 1999, Ms. Selena joined CapitaLand Retail Management Pte Ltd as the Retail Group Leasing Manager and promoted to the position of the Vice President, Group Leasing in April 2007 with the primary role of overseeing and managing all the leasing activities of the malls within the company and its group of companies, including Raffles’ City, Plaza Singapura, Bugis Junction, Tampines Mall and Junction 8 in Singapore. She was also responsible for managing rental income and the occupancy rates of the company’s assets. During her tenure with CapitaLand Retail Management Pte Ltd, she involved in the initial public offering and listing of CapitaLand Mall Trust (now known as CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust), being the first listed REIT in Singapore. She left the company in 2007.

In 2007, Ms. Selena joined John Little Pte Ltd as the General Manager of John Little Department Store, where she was responsible for overseeing the performance of all the stores and the growth of business of the stores in Singapore. She also involved in the development of the skincare and cosmetics concept store within the John Little Department Store.

From September 2009 to August 2012, Ms. Selena stepped down temporarily from her career to provide full-time care for her children.

In October 2012, Ms. Selena set up Synergistic Retail Consultancy and Management Pte Ltd together with her business partners, where she involved in tenant representation, assisting retailers in their concepts, design, layout, pricing and location of outlets and other retail consultancy services. Subsequently in March 2020, Ms. Selena ceased the business of Synergistic Retail Consultancy and Management Pte Ltd.

In April 2017, Ms. Selena joined WCT (S) Pte Ltd and subsequently she was transferred internally to WCT Malls Management Sdn Bhd in January 2020 as the Chief Executive Officer (Retails Division) to oversee the management of all the retail malls within the WCTH Group’s portfolio, namely Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya, gateway@klia2, SkyPark Terminal in Selangor, Bukit Tinggi Shopping Centre and Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru. She was also involved in the planning and development and purchase of new retail malls for the WCTH Group. During her tenure with the WCTH Group, she was involved in the planning and asset enhancement exercise undertaken for Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru to enhance its attractiveness, improve its occupancy rate and increase its rental income.

As at the LPD, Ms. Selena does not hold any directorship in any public listed company.