Change In Principal Officer - Datuk Tong Poh Keow

BackFeb 27, 2019
Date of change 31 Mar 2019
Name DATUK TONG POH KEOW
Age 64
Gender Female
Nationality Malaysia
Type of change Retirement
Designation Chief Financial Officer

Qualifications

No
Qualifications
Major/Field of Study
Institute/University
Additional Information
1
Professional Qualification
 
Chartered Accountant
 
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
 
Fellow
2
Professional Qualification
 
Chartered Accountant
 
Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
 
Member
3
Diploma
 
Commerce
 
Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman
  
Working experience and occupation 
Datuk Tong Poh Keow began her career as secretarial assistant with Siva, Heng & Monteiro in 1978 and was promoted to manager of secretarial services and audit in 1980 before she left the firm to join Shapadu Holding Sdn Bhd in 1981 where she was an accountant and company secretary until March 1983.

Datuk Tong Poh Keow joined Highlands & Lowlands Berhad in November 1983 as an accountant and assistant company secretary. In 1985, she joined Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad and had since held various senior positions until her promotion to Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). In 2007, she was appointed as the CFO of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad for about 1/2 year prior to assuming the role of the Group CFO of Sime Darby Berhad ("SDB") in 2008 where she served for about 9 years until her appointment as Executive Director/Group CFO of Sime Darby Property Berhad  ("Sime Darby Property") on 30 November 2017.

Datuk Tong Poh Keow was named the Best CFO in Malaysia for 2014, 2015 and 2017 at the Institutional Investor Corporate Awards - Alpha Southeast Asia and Best CFO for Investor Relations (Large Cap) for 2013, 2014 and 2017 at Malaysia Investor Relations Awards. She is widely regarded as one of the best professionals in her field, in the region.
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 
Datuk Tong Poh Keow holds a direct interest of 32,000 ordinary shares in Sime Darby Property.

 


Remarks : 
Datuk Tong Poh Keow is the Executive Director/Group Chief Financial Officer ("GCFO") of Sime Darby Property. She will retire as GCFO effective 31 March 2019. She will remain as Executive Director of Sime Darby Property.

The Board of Sime Darby Property extends its heartfelt appreciation to Datuk Tong Poh Keow for her invaluable contribution and services as GCFO of Sime Darby Property Group.

This announcement is dated 27 February 2019.

 

Announcement Info

Company Name SIME DARBY PROPERTY BERHAD
Stock Name SIMEPROP
Date Announced 27 Feb 2019
Category Change in Principal Officer
Reference Number C04-18022019-00001