Board Of Directors
 

 
 

Ms Lee Su Nie
Non-Executive Chairman

Ms Lee Su Nie, has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 18 December 2003, and was appointed Non-Executive Chairman on 22 June 2006. She is also the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Advance Synergy Berhad, the Group's ultimate holding company.

 

In 1985, Ms Lee joined Kassim Chan Management Consultants Sdn. Bhd. where she provided management consultancy services. Ms Lee joined the Corporate Finance Department of Rakyat Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1989. In 1991, she left Rakyat Merchant Bankers Berhad to join Perdana Merchant Bankers Berhad (now known as Southern Investment Bank Berhad). Ms Lee subsequently left her position as First Vice President, Corporate Finance of the Bank to join Advance Synergy Berhad in 1995, and presently holds directorships in several private companies within the Advance Synergy Berhad group of companies.

 

Ms Lee graduated from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree in 1983 and went on to pursue her Masters of Science (Business Administration) at the University of Bath, United Kingdom, in 1984.

 

Ms Lee is also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

 

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Mr Chuah Seong Phaik
Independent Director

 

Mr Chuah Seong Phaik was appointed to our Board on 18 December 2003.

 

Mr Chuah has extensive experience in audit, finance and management including eight years as the Finance Director of a main board listed company on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Messrs Paul Chuah & Co. He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of A.A. Anthony Securities Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad Group.

 

Mr Chuah is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a Certified Public Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Certified Accountants and an Associate Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Malaysia.

 

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Mr Phuah Peng Hock
Independent Director

 

Mr Phuah Peng Hock was appointed to our Board on 18 December 2003.

 

Mr Phuah is the founder and Managing Director of Aviha Consulting Pte Ltd, a management consultancy company focusing in business process upgrading with Information Technology.

 

Mr Phuah started out as a Design Engineer before switching to the business development field. In 1990, he joined Dynacast (S) Pte Ltd, a British-based die-casting company involved in regional marketing work. He then moved on to Ugimagnetic (S) Pte Ltd, a European-based manufacturer of magnet assembly for disk drives, as Marketing Manager in 1992. In 1994, he joined a company set up by the Economic Development Board of Singapore, as a Senior Consultant, where he was involved in various areas of management consultancy. He co-founded Advisor Associates (S) Pte Ltd, specialising in growth mentorship consultancy, in 2000.

 

Mr Phuah holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hon) from the University of Strathclyde, UK, Graduate Diplomas in Marketing Management (Marketing Institute of Singapore) and Marketing (Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK), as well as a Masters degree in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia in 1994.

 

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Mr Wong Tze Leng
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

 

Mr Wong Tze Leng, Executive Director and CEO, was appointed to the Board on 27 December 2002. Mr Wong has over 15 years' experience in the information technology industry, with specific expertise in the telecommunications sector. He started his career in 1988 as an Engineer in the Singapore Institute of Standards & Industrial Research's design and development centre. He gained specialised expertise in computer telephony technology when he joined Federal Computer Services Pte Ltd in 1990 as a Software Engineer and later progressed to the position of Software Manager.

 

In 1993, he joined Dialogic as an Applications Engineer and was later promoted to the position of Business Development Director for the Asia Pacific region. During his career with Dialogic, he established a close rapport and working relationship with numerous IT companies and telcos in the Asia Pacific region. In 1998, he left Dialogic and founded the Group. Mr Wong graduated from Monash University, Victoria, Australia, with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science in 1985 and subsequently obtained a Bachelors degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1987 from the same university.

 

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Mr Anton Syazi Ahmad Sebi
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

 

Mr Anton Syazi Ahmad Sebi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer since December 2005, was appointed to the Board on 22 June 2006. He is also currently General Manager - Corporate Development of Advance Synergy Berhad (ASB) and Executive Director of Advansa Pty Ltd and Home Cinema Studio Pty Ltd, both subsidiaries of ASB.

 

Prior to joining ASB as Assistant General Manager - Business Development in June 2001, Mr Anton was with the South East Asia Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse First Boston.

 

Mr Anton is tasked to identify and develop new business opportunities for the Unified Communications Group, specifically overseeing and carrying out feasibility and preliminary market studies for new business opportunities and strategic planning. Mr Anton is also responsible for reviewing and overseeing the implementation of operations strategies, strategic business processes and operational improvement projects within the Group to achieve the Group's overall business objectives and goals.

 

Mr Anton graduated from the London School of Economics, University of London, with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He has a Master of Arts in Finance from Webster University Graduate Studies Center, London. He also holds an Investment Management Certificate awarded by the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

 

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