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About MIRA - Board of Directors

Dato' Justin Leong
the Chairman of MIRA, is the Head of Strategic
Investments and Corporate Affairs for the Genting Group. Dato'
Leong's responsibilities include identifying, evaluating, and driving
new strategic investments including the review and streamlining of
the group's various businesses. Dato' Leong is also responsible
for the Group's corporate communications and investor relations
functions. He is a Director of Genting Stanley plc, the Group's UK
gaming arm.
He started his career at Goldman Sachs in London where he was
an Analyst in the M&A division and an Associate in Global Technology
Equity Sales.
He holds an MA and BA in Geography from Oxford University, Oriel
College where he was awarded a scholarship.
At the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he was
selected as one of 200 Young Global Leaders. Dato' Leong is also
a board Member of the British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce.
Audrey Ho is the Deputy Chairman of MIRA. She currently heads
the Investor Relations unit in DiGi.com Bhd. She reports to the CFO
and is designated as one of the key contact person between various
stakeholders and the management in all matters relating to the
disclosure of external information to the investing public.
Her key responsibilities are to provide all stakeholders with regular
updates on key developments in DiGi including quarterly results
announcements and any major developments and/or changes in the
telecommunications sector and regulatory landscape which would
have a financial impact on DiGi.
Audrey joined DiGi in March 2005 after spending more than 10 years
in the broking industry in various capacity including research, portfolio
management and dealing.
Judy Tan joined Berjaya Corporation Berhad as an Investor Relations
Manager in 1994. Subsequently her scope of work increased to
include corporate communications and press relations and soon
became Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
for the Group. She is currently holding the position of General
Manager, Group Investor Relations and Corporate Communications.
Prior to this, she was a qualified accountant having achieved her
professional ACCA qualifications and had received her early training
in an international accounting firm. She had varied working experience
in audit, accounting and operations before joining Berjaya Corporation
Berhad.
Steven Tan is the Head of Investor Relations at Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad. He is also Associate Director within the CIMB Group Strategy & Finance Division since September 2008. He reports to the CEO and Head of CIMB Group Strategy and ensures consistency in messaging and information dissemination between management and stakeholders. Prior to his latest position, Steven had a 14 year career in sell-side equity research with his last posting as Senior Investment Analyst with CIMB Research since May 2003, having previously worked for several other foreign and local stockbroking companies including BNP Paribas and Kim Eng. He graduated with a Bachelor degree in Business majoring in Accounting from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Arulnathan Michael Dass
is currently the Head of Market and Issuers
Strategy at Bursa Malaysia Berhad. His portfolio currently includes
special projects to enhance strategic positioning of Bursa Malaysia.
Prior to joining Bursa Malaysia pursuant to the merger between
MESDAQ and Bursa Malaysia, he was the Senior Vice President
(Head), Listing Department of MESDAQ, Malaysia's securities
exchange catering for technology and growth companies. He was in
charge of the listing and compliance functions for Listed Companies at
the then MESDAQ.
He started his career in Ernst & Young in 1988. During his tenure at
Ernst & Young, he has been involved in assignments of various
nature including corporate advisory. He later joined the Market
Supervision Division of Bursa Malaysia (then known as Kuala
Lumpur Stock Exchange) in 1995.
Arulnathan is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK).
Clarence Gerard Boudville, is presently the Senior Group General
Manager, Investor Relations for Gamuda Berhad. He has been the
Head of Investor Relations for Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd since
2000. Following the acquisition of Road Builder by IJM Corporation,
he was subsequently the General Manager, Investor Relations for
IJM Corporation Bhd until May 2007.
He graduated from the University of Durham, England with a Masters
Degree in Business Administration subsequent to obtaining his Bachelor
of Science Degree (Honours) in Civil Engineering from Middlesex
University, England. He has extensive experience in the securities
industry, having worked for more than 10 years in equity research
with leading foreign and local stockbroking companies. Prior to that,
he has also worked as a Civil Engineer for several years.
Greg Poarch,
an American, is the Chief Financial Officer of
JobStreet Corporation Berhad, and is responsible for the overall
financial operations of JobStreet Group throughout the region. Greg
obtained his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accountancy
from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma, USA
in 1988. Subsequently, he obtained his Certified Public Accountant
designation in 1991.
After a career in public accounting in the US and the oil & gas industry
with Occidental Petroleum, he moved to Malaysia with Occidental
in 1993. After two years with Occidental's Malaysian subsidiary, he
joined Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“Astro? in
Malaysia in 1996 during its start-up phase as Manager, Systems
and Methods. Subsequently, in 1997, he was promoted to Senior
Manager with additional operational finance responsibilities until
leaving Astro to join JobStreet as Vice President, Finance in 2000.
JobStreet has expanded regionally since that time and continues to
experience growth as more companies and jobseekers take advantage
of the benefits of online recruitment. JobStreet was listed on the
MESDAQ market of Bursa Malaysia in November 2004 and transferred to
the main Board of Bursa Malaysia in December 2007.
Lim Fung Ee,
Director, Investments
Prior to joining Khazanah in Sep 2009, Fung Ee worked as portfolio manager and equities analyst at UBS, Deutsche, Morgan Stanley and Hong Leong in Hong Kong and KL. He holds a degree in accounting and finance from the University of Western Australia and enjoys spending quality time with family and friends during leisure.
He is also a football and movie enthusiast and reads occasionally.
Kalavathy Subramaniam was appointed as Head, Investor
Relations Unit of Tenaga Nasional Berhad in December 2002. In
September 2004, she assumed the position of General Manager
Investor Relations & Management Reporting Unit.
Prior to December 2002, she had worked in the Corporate Finance
Department of the Finance Division as Head, Corporate Funding
where she was responsible for sourcing the funding requirements
of Tenaga as well as providing financial advisory to the subsidiaries
on matters related to funding and project financing. She had been
involved in most of the Yankee 144A bond transactions executed by
Tenaga over the years. Her work experience and exposure at Tenaga
has also covered different units of the Finance Division including
payroll, settlement, consumers accounts as well as systems analysis
pertaining to software maintenance of Tenaga's financial programs.
She is a Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(ACCA), London as well as being a Member of the Malaysian Institute
of Accountants.
David William Berry, is a New Zealander and Permanent Resident
of Malaysia
He first arrived in Malaysia in 1980 as the Chief Executive of
Chartered Merchant Bankers (now known as Affin Investment
Bank). In a career in financial services spanning over 40 years, he has
acquired experience in commercial and merchant banking as well as
investment management and venture capital.
Form 2002 to 2004, he served as Executive Director and CEO of
Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, a diversified public company listed
on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. He is well-versed in corporate
affairs and governance issues and, today, is active as Managing
Director - Governance at Columbus Circle Governance Sdn Bhd, a
specialist firm providing advice and counsel to companies in the areas
of corporate governance, investor relations, financial communications,
risk management, internal controls and corporate/financial strategy.
He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of PSC Industries
Berhad. Between 1990 and 2002, he served as a Non-Executive
Director of Boustead Holdings Berhad. He is a member of the Board of
Governors of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance.
Ma Kin Hoong is the Head of Investor Relations of Malaysian Airline System Berhad. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) in Accounting and Business Studies from Middlesex University, England in 1996.
His scope of Investor Relations work in the past included the Leisure and Hospitality, Utilities, Media and Plantation sectors with reputable public listed companies such as Tanjong plc, Astro All Asia Networks plc, Genting Group and Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad. Prior to the Investor Relations role, he had begun his career in areas of retail operations, finance and business development.
Shane Guha Thakurta joined IJM Corporation Berhad in December 2007 as the Investor Relations Officer and is responsible for the Group's communication with the investment community.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Sheffield in 1999 before beginning his career at a chartered accountancy practice in the United Kingdom providing accounting, audit and tax planning services to small and medium sized businesses.
Prior to joining IJM, he worked at Tanjong Public Limited Company in a finance role before being designated as the IR officer. He was voted the best IR professional in Malaysia in polls conducted by International Investor magazines from 2004 to 2006.
Lim Cheong Guan was appointed as and Executive Director of Top Glove Corporation Bhd on 31 August 2006. He joined the company as the Group Financial Controller in 2005. He is responsible for the accounting, treasury, corporate finance and investor relations of Top Globe Group of Companies.
He graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting in 1990. He is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He began his career with Price Waterhouse in 1990 and subsequently held various accounting and financial positions in other public listed companies in Malaysia.
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