36 Male Malaysian
Date Appointed
18 June 2015
Date Redesignated as Group Non- Independent Non-Executive Director
26 February 2024
Total Board Meetings Attended
5/ 5
Qualification:
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science. In 2011, he graduated from the prestigious University College London, United Kingdom, mastering in Bachelor of Science, Information Management for Business. In 2012, he went on to pursue a Master of Science in Management with Information Systems and Innovation from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.
He started his career with Accenture – a multinational Fortune Global 500 company that provides consulting and technology services – as their strategy consultant in multiple fields such as telecommunications, media, and property sectors. Backed by his experience, Mr Dion Tan Yong Chien was appointed as the Executive Director of Tropicana on 18 June 2015 and redesignated to Group Managing Director on 2 October 2017. On 26 February 2024, he was then re-designated as Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director.
During his appointment as the Group Managing Director, Mr Dion Tan Yong Chien led the Project Department in strengthening the project development, project delivery and contract management. He also played a key role in the marketing & sales department, communications division, group asset management, resort & investment projects, as well as the digitalisation masterplan for the Group. Together with the founder of Tropicana and its senior team, he actively supports Tropicana Foundation, providing much-needed direction and assistance to worthy causes for the underprivileged community.
Mr Dion Tan Yong Chien sits on the Board of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana), Bay Group Holdings Sdn Bhd (“CapBay”), Thai Odyssey Sdn Bhd, Wow Media Group as well as several other private limited companies in Malaysia.
His father, Tan Sri Dato’ Tan Chee Sing, is the Group Executive Vice Chairman and major shareholder of Tropicana. He is the brother of Mr Din Tan Yong Chia, the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and brother-in-law of Mr Jared Ang Tzer Shen Group, the Group Non- Independent Non-Executive Director, who are also members of the Board of Tropicana.