Age 47, Malaysia (Male)

Date of Appointment: 14 April 2021
Tenure of Directorship: 3 years 11 months
Board Meeting Attendance in 2024: 4/4

Membership of Board Committee:

• Audit & Risk Committee
• Nominating & Remuneration Committee

Present Directorship in Other Public Companies and Listed Issuers: Nil

Academic/Professional Qualification(s):

• Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
• Associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Member of the Certified Practising Accountants, Australia (CPA)
• Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM)
• Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID)
• Member of the Institute of Advisors (IOA)
• BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

 Working Experience:

Mr. Darren Kong is currently an independent corporate and business consultant and advisor registered under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and also Programme Director for the Institute of Advisors – Malaysia Chapter. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of AutoCraver Trading Sdn. Bhd., a private company providing automotive technology solutions and Managing Director, Corporate Strategy & Alliance of a data technology company that specialises in Analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Mr. Darren Kong has held senior management and finance positions in industries covering property development, property management and the automotive industry. His area of work involves various organisations from enterprises to small businesses, establishing partnership with trade and industrial associations and government agencies. Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and member of its Audit & Risk Committee and Nominating & Remuneration Committee. Prior to this, he held directorships of several private and public companies.

Mr. Darren Kong is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), a member of Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia, a member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), a global associate member of Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), a member of the Institute of Advisors (IOA) Australia and an associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He graduated from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom with a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and a professional qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He also holds a Certificate in Data Analytics (CertDA) from ACCA, a Certificate in Digital Marketing Specialist from Malaysian Institute of Management, a Certified Digital Transformation Professional (International Program) from CASUGOL, a Certificate in Google Cloud Big Data & Machine Learning and a Certified Professional Business Advisor (CPBA) from the Institute of Advisors, Australia.