Dato' Yau Kok Seng, a Malaysian aged 55, was appointed to the Board of Tropicana on 7 January 2013 and is currently the Group Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee, a member of the Risk Management Committee, Option Committee and Pricing Committee.
Dato' Yau is a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has more than 30 years of experience in auditing, corporate finance and general management in which he has held various positions including senior management positions in various companies in the Sunway Group. Dato' Yau started his career with Ernst & Young from 1980 to 1992 before joining the Sunway Group as Head of Corporate Finance in 1992. He was promoted as Group Finance Director in 1995 and subsequently as the Managing Director of Sunway Holdings Berhad in April 2001.
Dato' Yau was the Group Managing Director of Hong Leong Industries Berhad from September 2011 to December 2012. He joined Tropicana as Group Chief Executive Officer on 7 January 2013.
He is also a Director and an Executive Committee member of the Federation of Public Listed Companies Berhad. Dato' Yau is also the Group Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana) and a trustee of Tropicana Foundation (formerly known as Dijaya Tropicana Foundation).
Dato' Yau does not have any family relationship with any Directors and/ or major shareholders of Tropicana nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving Tropicana.
Dato' Yau Kok Seng, a Malaysian aged 55, was appointed to the Board of Tropicana on 7 January 2013 and is currently the Group Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee, a member of the Risk Management Committee, Option Committee and Pricing Committee.
Dato' Yau is a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has more than 30 years of experience in auditing, corporate finance and general management in which he has held various positions including senior management positions in various companies in the Sunway Group. Dato' Yau started his career with Ernst & Young from 1980 to 1992 before joining the Sunway Group as Head of Corporate Finance in 1992. He was promoted as Group Finance Director in 1995 and subsequently as the Managing Director of Sunway Holdings Berhad in April 2001.
Dato' Yau was the Group Managing Director of Hong Leong Industries Berhad from September 2011 to December 2012. He joined Tropicana as Group Chief Executive Officer on 7 January 2013.
He is also a Director and an Executive Committee member of the Federation of Public Listed Companies Berhad. Dato' Yau is also the Group Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana) and a trustee of Tropicana Foundation (formerly known as Dijaya Tropicana Foundation).
Dato' Yau does not have any family relationship with any Directors and/ or major shareholders of Tropicana nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving Tropicana.