Boards of Directors
Boards of
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Dato’ Sri Ir Chong Ket Pen
Executive Chairman
Dato’ Sri Ir Chong Ket Pen is the founder of Protasco Berhad Group of Companies. He is a road pavement specialist with extensive experience in the evaluation, design, construction and maintenance of roads and pavements.
Upon graduating from the University of Malaya in 1979, he joined the Public Works Department of Kelantan (JKR Kelantan) as a Road Design Engineer. He was promoted to the post of Project Engineer where he supervised the construction of roads and bridges in southern Kelantan. Equipped with invaluable design and site experience in roads and bridges, he was then transferred to the Design and Research Branch of the JKR Headquarters to became a Senior Research Engineer.
Dato’ Sri Ir Chong Ket Pen
Executive Chairman
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 18 May 2001
Education & Qualification
- Registered Chartered Engineer with the United Kingdom’s Engineering Council, 1987.
- Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom, 1985.
- Member of the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), 1984.
- Registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM).
- Master of Philosophy (Civil Engineering) degree, University Of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1990.
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya, 1979.
Skills & Experience
Dato’ Sri Ir Chong Ket Pen is the founder of Protasco Berhad Group of Companies. He is a road pavement specialist with extensive experience in the evaluation, design, construction and maintenance of roads and pavements.
Upon graduating from the University of Malaya in 1979, he joined the Public Works Department of Kelantan (JKR Kelantan) as a Road Design Engineer. He was promoted to the post of Project Engineer where he supervised the construction of roads and bridges in southern Kelantan. Equipped with invaluable design and site experience in roads and bridges, he was then transferred to the Design and Research Branch of the JKR Headquarters to became a Senior Research Engineer.
He pursued a Master’s degree at the University of Birmingham while carrying out research works in the field of pavement engineering, before being conferred a Master of Philosophy (Civil Engineering) degree in 1990.
In 1991, he left the public sector and established Protasco Berhad.
Dato’ Sri Ir Chong Ket Pen was appointed the Executive Chairman of Protasco Berhad on 1 January 2020.
Other Public Company Directorship & Offices
Dato’ Sri is currently the President of the Federal Hopo Association of Malaysia, President of KL-Selangor Hopo Association, Chairman of the Malaysia Hopo Cultural Foundation, and the Deputy President of the KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.
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DATO’ IR KENNY CHONG THER NEN
Group Managing Director
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 1 January 2020
Board Committee
- A member of the Board Risk Management Committee
Education & Qualification
- Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), 2010.
- Corporate Member, Institute of Engineering, Malaysia (IEM), 2010.
- A member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia, 2004
- Master of Engineering Science, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2005.
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours), University of Melbourne, Australia, 2003.
Skills & Experience
Dato’ Kenny Chong is the Group Managing Director of Protasco Berhad since 1 January 2020.
Upon graduating with a Masters in Engineering in 2005, Dato’ Kenny Chong was employed by VicRoads Australia as a Senior Pavement Engineer in Technical Consulting until 2008.
At VicRoads, he was exposed to design and supervision works for road pavements. In addition, he was also the principal engineer tasked to develop a condition assessment module for most of the major freeways in the state of Victoria.
Upon returning to Malaysia, he joined Kumpulan Ikram Sdn Bhd’s Infrastructure Research & Development Center (IRDC) as a Senior Engineer. He was involved in geotechnical and pavement design works and various research works.
He was promoted to Director at Ikram Centre of Excellence for Sustainability & Green Technology (ICSG), where he championed the organisation’s green technology initiatives, implementing sustainability best practices such as the 3R policies, reducing energy consumption, and setting up a recycling collection center, in De Centrum City.
In 2012, Dato’ Kenny Chong took on the role of Special Assistant to the Group Managing Director of Protasco Berhad, where he contributed to the company’s operations and business development.
He was appointed Executive Director for International Business & Property Development Division in 2013; and in 2014, he was promoted to Managing Director of Protasco Berhad’s Property & Infrastructure Division. Under his leadership, the division secured several government housing projects, including the Projek Perumahan Penjawat Awam with a contract value of close to RM1 billion.
Prior to his appointment as the Group Managing Director of Protasco Berhad, he was the Managing Director overseeing Protasco’s Construction; Property; Trading & Manufacturing divisions, Corporate Security; and Special Projects departments, demonstrating his versatility and ability to manage diverse business operations effectively.
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Dato’ Su-Azian @ Muzaffar Syah Bin Abd Rahman
Executive Director
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 16 December 2014
Education & Qualification
- Certificate in Business Management, Malay Chamber of Commerce (BBMC), 1988
Skills & Experience
Dato’ Sri Muzaffar Syah is the Managing Director of the Maintenance Division of Protasco Berhad.
He brings with him years of invaluable experience in business development. From 2001 to 2012, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Molek Engineering Sdn Bhd.
He also held director positions in GIA Consult Sdn Bhd from 2006 to 2012 and Papan Agro Valley Sdn Bhd from 2007 to 2012.
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Suhaimi Bin Badrul Jamil
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 16 December 2014
Board Committee
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
Education & Qualification
- Chartered Accountant (Malaysia) with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
- Fellow of CPA Australia
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2020
- Master of Business Administration from Deakin University, Australia, 2004
- Graduate Diploma in Accounting, Australian National University, 1986
- Bachelor of Economics (with specialisation in Accounting), Australian National University, 1985
Skills & Experience
Suhaimi is a highly accomplished and experienced leader with corporate expertise in areas such as transformation, value management, restructuring, finance, risk management, turnaround management, cross-border investments, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic management.
He began his career in the audit and financial consulting department of an international chartered accounting firm. He then transitioned to the corporate sector, where he held a series of senior positions, including Group Financial Controller, Group General Manager, and as Group Executive Director, in a Malaysian conglomerate with diversified business interests that include property development, transportation, insurance and banking, plantation, construction, manufacturing and investment holdings.
Suhaimi’s experience extends to board directorships in public listed companies and licensed financial institutions, where he contributed significantly to their growth and success. He served as Chairman of the Board for MEMS Technology Berhad and held directorship positions in Petra Energy Berhad, Credit Corporation (M) Berhad, MIMB Investment Bank Berhad, Gadek Capital Berhad, SPK-Sentosa Corporation Berhad, Intrakota Consolidated Berhad, eB Capital Berhad, and SJ Kumpulan Berhad. In addition, he served as an Executive Director with Ferrier Hodgson MH and Baker Tilly MH.
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Dato’ Tan Yee Boon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 18 January 2013
Board Committee
- Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
- A Member of the Audit Committee
- A Member of Board Risk Management Committee
Education & Qualification
- Admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1999).
- Certificate of Legal Practice from Malaysia, 1998.
- Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from University of South Wales, 1997.
Skills & Experience
Dato’ Tan Yee Boon possesses more than 21 years of experience in contentious and non-contentious legal matters with specialisation in corporate, commercial, litigation and advisory works.
Dato’ Tan focused on matters such as initial public offering, transactions involving public listed companies, mergers and acquisitions and has acted for various listed companies in matters relating to listing requirements and the Takeover Code.
He also has vast experience in compliance and advisory work for listed companies in Malaysia as well as general commercial work such as corporate restructuring and cross-border transactions.
Other Public Company Directorship & Offices
He is a Director of Binasat Communications Berhad and Propel Global Berhad (formerly known as Daya Materials Berhad). He is also Director of EV Dynamic Holdings Limited and TIL Enviro Limited, companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Dato’ Tan is the Chairman of Ecoscience International Bhd.
Tham Wei Mei
Independent Non-Executive Director
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 1 Jan 2018
Board Committee
- A member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Education & Qualification
- Professional Certificate in Nutritional Medicine, School of Complementary and Traditional Medicine, affiliated with University College Yayasan Pahang, 2021
- Degree in Mass Communications, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1991
- Professional Diploma In Nutritional Medicine, University College of Yayasan Pahang, 2023
Skills & Experience
Tham Wei Mei has over 30 years of experience in the fields of mass media, communications, journalism, marketing, publishing and public relations, having served companies locally and abroad.
Her career started in Jakarta before she headed to Cambodia. Based in Phnom Penh, she was a journalist and Assistant Bureau Chief for The Cambodia Times newspapers which were published in English and Khmer languages.
While in Cambodia, Tham was also the principal writer in the publication of a United Nations newsletter, called The Peacekeeper.
She returned to Malaysia to serve in a US telco services company with clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
Tham left to set up Alpha Platform Sdn Bhd, a public relations consultancy where she served GLCs, MNCs and government agencies, working on national issues, crisis, lobbying, mergers and acquisitions as well as on corporate exercise. She is also actively involved in social media campaigns.
Tham is also a qualified nutritional therapist and a member of the Association of Nutritional Medicine Practitioners, Malaysia.
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CELINE CHAN HOOI LI
Independent Non-Executive Director
Term of Office
- Director of Protasco Berhad since 1 January 2020
Board Committee
- A member of Board Risk Management Committee
- A member of the Audit Committee
- A member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Education & Qualification
- Degree in Business (Accountancy) from RMIT Melbourne Australia, 1993
Skills & Experience
Celine is the Managing Director for Webhelp Group, Asia Pacific since 2018. Prior to that, she was the CEO of one of the largest share registrar company in Malaysia, before she held the CEO and Managing Director posts at TMF Group Malaysia from 2014 to 2017.
Celine started her career as an auditor in one of the major accounting firms before moving to a start-up company in records management and growing it into a leading player in Malaysia.
She has more than 20 years of experience in senior management positions in various industries which includes logistics, IT & business process outsourcing and capital markets. Her skills and expertise are in the areas of growth and strategic planning, organisational restructuring, Risks Management & internal controls, corporate governance, people management, Bursa rules and regulations, among others.
Celine is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors of Malaysia (ICDM).
Other Public Company Directorship & Offices
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