DATUK SERI H’NG BAK TEE

Datuk Seri H’ng Bak Tee, a Malaysian male aged 66, is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of our Group. He was appointed to our Board on 5 November 2024.

He obtained his Bachelor of Mathematics (Double Honours) in Computer Science and Combinatoric & Optimisation in 1983. He subsequently obtained his Master of Applied Science (Management Science) from the University of Waterloo, Canada in 1985. He has been an Affiliate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators since 2005, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Approved Company Secretaries since 2012 as well as a Registered Financial Planner with the Malaysian Financial Planning Council since 2012.

He began his career with IBM World Trade Corporation in Kuala Lumpur in 1985 as an Information Systems Marketing Trainee where he was responsible for amongst others, conducting market research. In 1987, he was transferred to IBM World Trade Asia Corporation (the regional headquarters) in Hong Kong where he assumed the role of Technical Analyst. His responsibilities then included competitor analysis and business planning. He returned to Malaysia in 1989 and joined Leader Cable Industry Berhad as Deputy General Manager. He was subsequently promoted to the position of General Manager in 1992 where his responsibilities included managing all departments.

In 1995, he was transferred to and appointed as the group’s Executive Director of Leader Universal Holdings Berhad (holding company of Leader Cable Industry Berhad and Universal Cable (M) Berhad and a then listed company on Main Market of Bursa Securities). He rose through the ranks during his tenure, serving as Managing Director from 1998 to February 2004. Following that, he was appointed as the Executive Vice Chairman of Leader Universal Holdings Berhad until his departure in August 2004. In September 2004, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer/ Group Managing Director of GUH Holdings Berhad (listed on Main Market of Bursa Securities), a position he currently holds.