Ms. Ang Siew Peng (“Ms. Ang”) was appointed as Financial Controller of Astaka on 18 February 2020 and was subsequently promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer on 1 February 2024. She is responsible for overseeing the overall financial and accounting functions of the Group.
Prior to Astaka, Ms. Ang was the Finance Manager of Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd from 2016 to 2018. Earlier, she joined PSL Holdings Limited as Senior Manager of Corporate Development and Finance from 2012 to 2016, and was responsible for the financial reporting of the group as well as investment opportunities. She was also previously an Audit Assistant Manager of Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the Principal Accountant of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
Ms. Ang graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelor of Business degree with a double specialisation in Accounting and Information Technology. She is a Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia.
Mr. Lee Gee Aik (“Mr. Lee”) was re-designated from an Executive Vice Chairman of E2-Capital Holdings Limited (presently, Astaka) to a Non-Executive and Independent Director of the Company on 19 November 2015, and was last re-elected on 27 April 2023. With effect from 24 March 2023, Mr. Lee was re-designated as a Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director and had relinquished his positions as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Lee is presently a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Besides, Mr. Lee is currently the Chief Financial Officer of AlphaRock Family Office Pte. Ltd., a capital market services licensed multi-family office and an executive director of AlphaRock Singnet VCC.
Mr. Lee is an accountant with many years of experience in finance, assurance and taxation having been with KPMG (Singapore and USA) and as a practising public accountant in Singapore. He also has experience in the hospitality industry with his involvement in an international hotel chain.
Mr. Lee is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant with the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Henley Management College, United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow with The Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He is presently serving as an independent board chairman of CH Offshore Ltd. and an independent director of Uni-Asia Group Limited and SHS Holdings Ltd.
Mr. Lai Kuan Loong, Victor (“Mr. Lai”) was appointed as Independent Director on 13 November 2019 and was last re-elected on 28 April 2022. He was appointed as the Interim Non-Executive Chairman on 5 February 2020 and was formally appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board with effect from 1 September 2021. Mr. Lai is presently the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees.
Mr. Lai is a practising accountant and is currently the Principal Consultant of CitadelCorp Pte Ltd and a director of JCY International Berhad, HomesToLife Ltd and UT Singapore Services Pte. Ltd. He has over 20 years of professional experience in Corporate Advisory matters and has led and advised on Board and Corporate Governance issues, supporting many listed entities and large privately-owned businesses with their corporate actions. Mr. Lai is also a member of the Audit Committee of A*STAR Research Entities.
In his professional practice, Mr. Lai advises on corporate governance, transactions support, and compliance with stock exchange listing rules as well as the relevant statutory frameworks. He has an extensive experience in AML/CFT regulatory compliance, having served as the Corporate Services Industry Sector representative for Global Regulatory reviews in Singapore.
Mr. Lai holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and is presently a Public Accountant registered with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority.
Dato’ Sri Mohd Mokhtar Bin Mohd Shariff (“Dato’ Sri Mohd Mokhtar”) was appointed as Non-Executive and Independent Director on 13 November 2019 and was re-elected on 26 April 2024. Dato’ Sri Mohd Mokhtar is presently the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committees and a member of the Audit Committee.
Dato’ Sri Mohd Mokhtar has served the Royal Malaysian Police from 1977 to 2018. He held various senior positions including Chief Police Officer of Johor from January 2008 to April 2015, Director of Narcotics and Crime Investigation Department from April 2015 to September 2017 and Director of Special Branch from September 2017 to May 2018.
Dato’ Sri Mohd Mokhtar holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, and has a Certificate of Legal Practice from the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in September 2019.
Dato’ Sri Mohd Mokhtar is presently an independent non-executive chairman of TMC Life Sciences Bhd, and an independent non-executive director of South Malaysia Industries Berhad, MY E.G Services Berhad and Pacific & Orient Berhad.
Ir. Hj. Syarul Izam Bin Hj. Sarifudin (“Ir. Hj. Syarul Izam”) was appointed as Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2022 and was re-elected on 26 April 2024. He is presently a member of the Nominating Committee.
Ir. Hj. Syarul Izam, an engineer by training, has over 20 years of relevant working experiences in real estate planning and development, project management and other related engineering services. Presently, he is the vice managing director of Country Garden Pacificview Sdn. Bhd., where he is responsible for managing and overseeing the development of the Forest City as an integrated residential development in Johor, Malaysia. Prior to this, he held the positions of Senior Project Manager, Special Projects of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (“IRDA”) from October 2007 to April 2009 and Vice President of IRDA from April 2009 to January 2015. He is presently also a director of SIS Consultancy (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Worldwide Adventure Sdn. Bhd. Ir. Hj Syarul Izam is also a taskforce member of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone committee.
Ir. Hj. Syarul Izam holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Bradford, England, as well as a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia.
Mr. Khong Chung Lun (“Mr. Khong”) was appointed to the Board as Executive Director on 13 November 2019 and was last re-elected on 27 April 2023. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Astaka since 2 March 2020. Prior to these appointments, he was a General Manager of the Group from May 2015 where he oversaw the strategic planning, business development and investments of the Group’s projects.
Mr. Khong has extensive knowledge in mergers and acquisitions, business development, as well as sales and marketing in the property development industry.
He holds a Master of Business Administration in Industrial Management and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Degree in Automation and Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom.
