Change in Boardroom
GENTING MALAYSIA BERHAD |
Date of change | 01 Jan 2020 |
Name | DATO' SRI LEE CHOONG YAN |
Age | 58 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Designation | Executive Director |
Directorate | Executive |
Type of change | Appointment |
Qualifications
No | Qualifications |
Major/Field of Study |
Institute/University |
Additional Information |
Degree
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Economics and Accounting |
University of Southampton, England |
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Professional Qualification
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Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
Not Applicable |
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Working experience and occupation | Dato' Sri Lee Choong Yan was appointed as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Genting Malaysia Berhad on 1 August 2006. He is responsible for the development and implementation of corporate strategies as well as management of the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. Dato' Sri Lee is also the Chief Executive Officer of Genting UK Plc, a subsidiary in the United Kingdom, where the Group owns and operates over forty casinos together with an integrated resort, Resorts World Birmingham. In addition, he oversees Genting Malaysia Berhad Group's businesses in the United States and Bahamas. His responsibilities also include directorships in other companies within the Genting Malaysia Berhad Group, including GENM Capital Berhad which is a public company. Dato' Sri Lee trained as a chartered accountant in London with an international accounting firm following which he joined their offices in Hong Kong and worked in their audit and corporate advisory practices. He subsequently embarked on a career in investment banking where he specialised in the areas of corporate finance and the equity capital markets before joining the Genting Group in 1997. |
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any) | GENM Capital Berhad |
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | None |
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | None |
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Dato' Sri Lee Choong Yan holds 2,704,674 ordinary shares in the Company. He is also a holder of the rights to participate in the performance shares of the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (Scheme) for 991,900 scheme shares and 2,288,394 scheme shares granted under Restricted Share Plan and Performance Share Plan respectively of the Scheme. |
Remarks : |
Dato' Sri Lee Choong Yan is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. With his appointment as a Non-Independent Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2020, Dato' Sri Lee Choong Yan will be re-designated as "President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director" of the Company. |
Announcement Info
Company Name | GENTING MALAYSIA BERHAD |
Stock Name | GENM |
Date Announced | 28 Nov 2019 |
Category | Change in Boardroom |
Reference Number | C03-28112019-00017 |