Age 50 | Male | Malaysian
Mr. Koh Beng San (“Mr. Koh”) joined the Board on 5 May 2022. He holds the role of Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Sustainability and Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee, and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Koh’s professional journey is marked by significant milestones. He became an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Member in 2001 and a Fellow Member in 2006. In 2002, he was admitted as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), and in 2021, he became an ASEAN Chartered Public Accountant (ASEAN CPA). His career commenced in 1998 as a Trainee Audit Assistant at JPL Wong & Co, Singapore, and in 1999, he transitioned to BDO Binder as an Audit Assistant. In 2002, he joined Tru-Tech Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd as an Accountant, overseeing finance and accounting.
He then moved to Southern Industrial Gas Sdn Bhd in 2003, initially as Finance Manager, later redesignated as Manager (Finance, Accounts, Strategies Management & Audits) in 2004. His role in the company encompassed treasury, accounting, and finance functions. In 2015, he was promoted to Finance Director, with additional responsibilities for human resources, administration, procurement, and information technology. He also served on the board of Southern Nitrous Oxide Sdn Bhd, a related company of Southern Industrial Gas Sdn Bhd. He resigned from this position as a director of the company in 2019, and left Southern Industrial Gas Sdn Bhd in 2020.
In 2018, he founded Koh BS & Co, a firm providing company secretarial and accounting services, registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). In 2021, he established Elitnity Sdn Bhd, offering business advisory and consultancy services.
He is presently the Non-Executive Independent Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Renaissance United Limited, a company listed on the Main Market of Singapore Stock Exchange. Save as disclosed, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers.
He does not have any family relationship with any director and/or major shareholders of the Company. He has no conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, including the interest in any competing business with the Company and/or its subsidiaries.
He has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years (other than traffic offences, if any) and has not been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.
Attendance at Board Meetings in 2023: 6/6.