Dato’ Chua Tia Guan

Chairman, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

(Aged 57, Malaysian, Male)

Dato’ Chua was appointed to the Board on 2 January 2026.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) from the University of Malaya. Besides being a Chartered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Certified Public Accountant of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) an Associate of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM), a member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), he is also an Approved Income Tax Agent licensed by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Previously, Dato’ Chua served in a senior position in two international accounting firms. He was also appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Success Transformer Corporation Berhad from 2016 to 2020.

Dato’ Chua is a founding member of The Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH) of the Federal Government of Malaysia, co-chair of PEMUDAH’s Technical Working Group on Taxation and a member of SST 2.0 Technical Committee of Customs’ Department. Previously, he was a member of Tax Reform Committee of Ministry of Finance and a Board Member of Secretariat for the Advancement of Malaysian Entrepreneurs (SAME) of PM’s Department. He also served as the Head of Economic Survey Unit of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) for a period of 12 years.

Currently, Dato’ Chua is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Berhad, since 2023 and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Newscape Capital Sdn Bhd, which is the ultimate holding company of the Burger King franchise in Malaysia and Singapore, since 2015. He is also the Head of Tax & Financial Consulting of Asia Business Centre group. He currently sits on the board of several private limited companies and limited liability partnership.