Change in Boardroom
| GENTING BERHAD |
| Date of change | 01 Mar 2025 |
| Name | DATO' SRI TAN KONG HAN |
| Age | 59 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Type of change | Redesignation |
| Previous Position | Executive Director |
| New Position | Chief Executive Officer |
| Directorate | Executive |
Qualifications
| No | Qualifications |
Major/Field of Study |
Institute/University |
Additional Information |
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Masters
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MA |
St. John's College, Cambridge |
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Others
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Barrister-at-Law |
Lincoln's Inn |
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Degree
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BA |
St. John's College, Cambridge |
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| Working experience and occupation | Dato' Sri Tan Kong Han, the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1 July 2007, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2020 and redesignated as the President and Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of the Company on the same day. Dato’ Sri Tan was appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive of Genting Plantations Berhad on 1 December 2010 prior to his appointment as Chief Executive and Executive Director of Genting Plantations Berhad on 1 January 2019. He has more than 13 years working experience in investment banking prior to joining Tanjong Public Limited Company as the Group Chief Operating Officer in 2003. He left Tanjong Public Limited Company in 2007 to join the Company. He serves as a director of a variety of subsidiary companies within the Genting Berhad and Genting Plantations Berhad group. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Genting and Yayasan Kebajikan Komuniti Malaysia, the Administrator of The Community Chest, Malaysia, a director of Asian Centre for Genomics Technology Berhad and Genting RMTN Berhad, all of which are public companies as well as the Managing Director of Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd. |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Dato' Sri Tan Kong Han holds 1,190,000 ordinary shares in Genting Berhad ("GENT"), 619,400 ordinary shares in Genting Malaysia Berhad ("GENM") and 274,000 ordinary shares in Genting Plantations Berhad.
Dato' Sri Tan has a deemed interest in 100,000 ordinary shares of GENT and 53,500 ordinary shares in GENM by virtue of him being the sole director and shareholder of Chan Fun Chee Holdings Inc ("CFC") which currently holds the assets of his late grandmother's estate. Dato' Sri Tan is the Executor of his late grandmother's estate and holding the CFC assets as trustee for himself and certain of his family members in accordance with the will of his late grandmother. |
| Remarks : |
Dato' Sri Tan Kong Han is appointed as the Chief Executive of the Company with effect from 1 March 2025 and redesignated as the Chief Executive, President and Executive Director of the Company. |
Announcement Info
| Company Name | GENTING BERHAD |
| Stock Name | GENTING |
| Date Announced | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference Number | C03-26022025-00022 |