Mr. Goh Yin Huat, a Malaysian aged 43, is our Executive Director/ CFO. He was appointed to our Board on 25 May 2022.
He graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom in 2002. He has been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 2008 and a Fellow member of the ACCA since 2012.
He started his career with Thiang & Co, an audit firm, as Audit Assistant in 2002, where he was involved in the audit of various private limited companies, mainly responsible for audit planning, resolving audit issues and review of statutory accounts. He subsequently left the firm as Audit Senior in 2005.
He joined Crowe Horwath (now known as Crowe Malaysia PLT) in 2005 as Audit Senior and was promoted to Audit Manager in 2010. During his tenure with the firm, he was responsible for managing the audit of both public and private limited companies and conducting financial due diligence in relation to business acquisition.
He left the audit firm to join Gabungan AQRS Berhad, a construction and property development company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities, as Finance Manager in 2012. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Finance Manager in 2015 and Deputy Group Financial Controller in 2018. During his tenure with the company, he was responsible for accounting and financial matters including, among others, planning of the yearly audit, preparing quarterly reports, annual cash flow budget and profit forecast, updating risk register and risk presentation at board meetings and compilation of the annual report. He also oversees tax matter and funding needs.
In 2019, he left Gabungan AQRS Berhad and joined KSB as CFO. He heads the Accounts and Finance Department where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of accounting functions of KSB, including financial reporting, budgeting, taxation and cash flow management.
In his capacity as our Executive Director, Goh Yin Huat plays a vital role in assisting our Managing Director in ensuring that the strategic planning, formulation and strategies of our Group are successfully and viably implemented.