Change in Boardroom
| MYNEWS HOLDINGS BERHAD |
| Date of change | 30 Sep 2023 |
| Name | MR DANG TAI WEN |
| Age | 49 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Designation | Group Chief Executive Officer |
| Directorate | Executive |
| Type of change | Appointment |
Qualifications
| No | Qualifications |
Major/Field of Study |
Institute/University |
Additional Information |
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Degree
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Environmental Design |
University of Manitoba, Canada. |
Bachelor of Environmental Design |
| Working experience and occupation | Dang Tai Wen ("Wen") was first appointed to the Board of Mynews Holdings Berhad ("Mynews") on 25 April 2013. He was the then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Mynews and, subsequently, re-designated as Chief Executive Officer-Retail and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2019 and 1 November 2020 respectively.
Wen resigned as Mynews Director on 1 June 2022 to adhere to a recommended best practice of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance as to at least half of the Board comprises Independent Directors. However, Wen remains as a senior management holding the position of Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer until present.
Wen began his retail career with Mynews after working from ground up with many retailers such as Macs CVS and McDonalds in Canada. He has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the retail and convenience sector.
Apart from overseeing the entire outlets operations, he is instrumental for Mynews branding, store concept and business development. |
| Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any) | None. |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Wen is a brother to Dang Tai Luk and Dang Tai Hock, Directors of Mynews and shareholders of D&D Consolidated Sdn. Bhd., a major shareholder of Mynews. |
| 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 | Direct interest - Nil. Indirect interest - 401,695,600 ordinary shares (53.53%) in Mynews. |
| Remarks : |
The composition of the Board of Directors of Mynews Holdings Berhad, with effect from 30 September 2023, is as follows: 1. Dang Tai Luk (Executive Chairman) 2. Dang Tai Wen (Executive Director/Group Chief Executive Officer) 3. Dang Tai Hock (Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer - Food) 4. Soon Dee Hwee (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director) 5. Latifah binti Abdul Latiff (Independent Non-Executive Director) 6. Christopher Koh Swee Kiat (Independent Non-Executive Director). |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | MYNEWS HOLDINGS BERHAD |
| Stock Name | MYNEWS |
| Date Announced | 26 Sep 2023 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference Number | C03-26092023-00006 |