DATO’ SERI ROBERT TAN CHUNG MENG Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman Dato’ Seri Robert Tan, a Malaysian, male, aged 70, was appointed Chairman of Wah Seong Corporation Berhad (“WSC”) on 22 May 2002. Dato’ Seri Robert Tan has vast experience in property development, hotel construction, retail design and development as well as corporate management with more than 30 years’ experience in the property and hotel industries. After studying Business Administration in the United Kingdom, he was attached to a firm of Chartered Surveyor for a year. He had also developed a housing project in Central London before returning to Malaysia. His stint in the property industry began with IGB Corporation Berhad (“IGB Corp”) in 1995 when he was appointed Joint Managing Director and subsequently Group Managing Director in 2001. Dato’ Seri Robert Tan was involved in various development projects carried out by IGB Group, in particular Mid Valley City. From inception to the realisation of Mid Valley Megamall (“MVM”) and The Gardens Mall (“TGM”), he was actively involved in every stage of their developments. He is instrumental to the development and success of MVM and TGM, and more importantly, in retaining their positions as prime shopping hotspots in the Klang Valley. Following the de-listing of IGB Corp from the Official List of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, Dato’ Seri Robert Tan was the Group Chief Executive Officer of IGB Berhad from 30 March 2018 until 31 December 2022 and he remains as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He retains his position as Group Managing Director of IGB Corp, Managing Director of IGB REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the Manager of IGB Real Estate Investment Trust and IGB Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust), a Director of Tan & Tan Developments Berhad (a property division of IGB Corp), and a Trustee of Yayasan Tan Kim Yeow. He also sits on the Board of several private limited companies. PROFILE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAN CHEU LEONG Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Chan, a Malaysian, male, aged 72, is the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of WSC. He was appointed to the Board of WSC on 22 May 2002. He is responsible for the overall business and management operations of the WSC Group. Mr Chan attained a Bachelor of Science (Hon) Degree in Engineering Production in 1974 from the University of Birmingham under a Colombo Plan Award and began his career by joining the Singapore Administrative Service. He left the Ministry of Finance, Singapore in 1976 to pursue his Master in Business Administration from the London Business School. Upon successful completion of the same, he joined ESSO Production Malaysia Incorporated as their Senior Financial Analyst before joining Tractors Malaysia Berhad as their Group Treasurer in 1981. Thereafter, he left to become the Group Executive Director for General Corporation Berhad from 1984 to 1990 before assuming the position of Managing Director of Tan & Tan Developments Berhad from 1990 to 1995. In 1994, he established Wah Seong Industrial Holdings Sdn. Bhd. and subsequently formed WSC, which was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 9 July 2002. He has extensive experience in the property, manufacturing and financial fields. Mr Chan is a Trustee of Yayasan Wah Seong and former member of Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia (retired on 31 January 2019). He is also a member of the Advisory Council of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). He also sits on the Board of several other private limited companies. Wah Seong Corporation Berhad Annual Report 2022 44
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