GENM

2.720

-0.01 (-0.4%)

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
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business Economics and Accounting
University of Southampton, England
Professional Qualification
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Not Applicable

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