Board of Directors
Datuk Ng Hock Heng
Group Chief Executive Officer
Datuk Ng Hock Heng, our Group Chief Executive Officer, was appointed to the Board on 9 December 2010 and was last re-elected on 30 April 2021.
Following his appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer on 12 May 2023, he assumes primary responsibility for the overall strategic direction and management of the Group’s business plans. In this capacity, he diligently oversees the Advisory and Transaction Services segment, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Additionally, he spearheads the development and management of innovative new services, further enhancing the Group’s value proposition and market positioning. This steadfast leadership underscores our commitment to driving sustainable growth and delivering exceptional value to our stakeholders.
Datuk Ng started his career in KPMG (Australia) as a tax consultant before joining Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Australia & Hong Kong) as a senior tax consultant in 1993. In 1995, Datuk Ng joined Zaid Ibrahim & Co. and became a partner in 1999. Datuk Ng is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Ecofirst Consolidated Bhd., which is listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia. He is also a Non-Executive director of Posco-Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. On 5 November 2017, he was conferred the honorific title “Datuk” by the TYT Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca, Malaysia.
Datuk Ng graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (double major in Banking & Accountancy) in 1990, a Bachelor of Laws and a Masters of Laws (Distinctions) from Monash University in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He was a Notary Public, Registered Tax Agent and an associate of Certified Practising Accountants, Australia. Datuk Ng was an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and was a Registered Foreign Lawyer of the Law Society of New South Wales, Australia.
Mr Chew Seng Kok, our Executive Director, was appointed to the Board on 9 December 2010 and was last re-elected on 29 April 2022.
Following his redesignation as the Executive Director on 12 May 2023, he assumes the role of overseeing and driving the Advisory & Transactional Services business of the Group. He is responsible for originating, coordinating and executing the delivery of integrated services to clients through a multi-disciplinary platform of the group.
Mr Chew graduated with a LLB (Honours) in 1984 and a LLM (First Class Honours) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1989. He previously practised as a lawyer in Malaysia in 1985 before moving to work with Chapman Tripp in Wellington, New Zealand, and Baker & McKenzie, Singapore. In 1991, he joined Zaid Ibrahim & Co. where he rose up the ranks to become its managing partner in 2004. He founded ZICOLaw, a network of independent law firms in ASEAN region in 2003 and assumed the role of regional managing partner of the ZICO Law network in 2011. In November 2014, Mr Chew left practice to take up a full-time role as the Managing Director of ZICO Holdings Inc, a position which he held until 12 May 2023 before he was redesignated as Executive Director of Zico Holdings Inc.
Mr Chew is acknowledged as a leading transactions and projects lawyer in advising the public and private sectors in Malaysia and in the ASEAN region on the development and financing of large infrastructure projects, law reforms and complex M&A transactions. He has an extensive network of contacts in Malaysia, the ASEAN region and overseas.
Mr Chew is very active in supporting the public and private sectors in promoting trade and investments in the ASEAN region.
Mr. Chew Seng Kok
Executive Director
Mr. Chew Seng Kok
Executive Director
Mr Chew Seng Kok, our Executive Director, was appointed to the Board on 9 December 2010 and was last re-elected on 29 April 2022.
Following his redesignation as the Executive Director on 12 May 2023, he assumes the role of overseeing and driving the Advisory & Transactional Services business of the Group. He is responsible for originating, coordinating and executing the delivery of integrated services to clients through a multi-disciplinary platform of the group.
Mr Chew graduated with a LLB (Honours) in 1984 and a LLM (First Class Honours) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1989. He previously practised as a lawyer in Malaysia in 1985 before moving to work with Chapman Tripp in Wellington, New Zealand, and Baker & McKenzie, Singapore. In 1991, he joined Zaid Ibrahim & Co. where he rose up the ranks to become its managing partner in 2004. He founded ZICOLaw, a network of independent law firms in ASEAN region in 2003 and assumed the role of regional managing partner of the ZICO Law network in 2011. In November 2014, Mr Chew left practice to take up a full-time role as the Managing Director of ZICO Holdings Inc, a position which he held until 12 May 2023 before he was redesignated as Executive Director of Zico Holdings Inc.
Mr Chew is acknowledged as a leading transactions and projects lawyer in advising the public and private sectors in Malaysia and in the ASEAN region on the development and financing of large infrastructure projects, law reforms and complex M&A transactions. He has an extensive network of contacts in Malaysia, the ASEAN region and overseas.
Mr Chew is very active in supporting the public and private sectors in promoting trade and investments in the ASEAN region.
Mr. Mohamed Nasser Bin Ismail
Independent Director
Mr. Mohamed Nasser Bin Ismail, our Independent Director, was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2024.
Mr Nasser has had 18 years’ experience with the Singapore Exchange (“SGX”), first joining as Head of Enforcement in 2005 and holding various regulatory roles before assuming his role as Global Head of Equity Capital Markets from October 2014 to October 2023.
Responsible for promoting the bourse as a global listing and fundraising venue, Mr Nasser spearheaded the development of various equity capital market initiatives to facilitate greater fundraising services as well as deepen Singapore’s capital markets ecosystem.
He joined the Board of Catalist-listed Sim Leisure Group Limited in March 2024. Mr. Nasser serves as the Deputy CEO of HydraX Pte Ltd since November 2023 and has been appointed as the director in February 2024. Mr. Nasser has also been recently appointed as a director with a Singapore-based Fintech company, namely SURFIN Meta Technologies Pte Ltd since 1 November 2023. Mr Nasser’s other appointments include being the Chairman of the DBS Digital Exchange Conflicts and Appeals Committee and a Senior Advisor at Singapore-based law firm WongPartnership.
He is also a Member of the Singapore Islamic Religious Council Appeal Board and the Treasurer of Madrasah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah School Board.
Mr Nasser graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining SGX in 2005, Mr Nasser was State Counsel with the Attorney General’s Chambers.
Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh, our Independent Director, was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2024.
With over 40 years of experience in tax matters, Dr Veerinderjeet is a noted authority on Malaysian taxation, with wide experience across the public sector, academia, private practice and the corporate sector on various tax matters including incentives, restructuring and listing exercises and has also been involved in providing input to the Malaysian Ministry of Finance on various tax reforms and initiatives.
Dr Veerinderjeet currently serves as Senior Adviser on Tax Policy for KPMG Malaysia. Prior to this, he has served on the boards of several Malaysian entities including a listed entity. He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Tricor Services Sdn Bhd from May 2020 until February 2024 and was an Independent Non-Executive Director as well as Senior Independent Director of UMW Holdings Berhad from June 2017 till February 2024.
Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of AmBank (M) Bhd, as well as Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad where he is also Chairman of the Audit Committees in both entities. He was also Executive Chairman/CEO of Catalist-listed Axcelasia Inc. (now known as Axington Inc.) and later Non-Executive Chairman until 14 July 2020. Dr Veerinderjeet also co-founded Taxand Malaysia Sdn Bhd in 2006 and served as Executive Chairman from January 2012 to December 2017 and Non-Executive Chairman from January 2018 to January 2024.
On the international front, he is a member of the Paris-based Global Tax Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He was a long-serving member of the Board of Trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (a tax research and consultancy body) based in Amsterdam until December 2024.
An accomplished author and tax observer, he has published books and numerous articles in local and international tax, law and accounting journals. He has spoken at various local and international events on tax policy, tax reforms and corporate governance, and is featured in media programmes on tax as well as corporate governance topics.
He is a qualified accountant and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, of which he was also a Past President. He is also a member and Past President of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors of Malaysia, the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Dr. Veerinderjeet graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (First Class Hons) from University of Malaya and he received his doctorate from University Putra Malaysia.
Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh A/L Tejwant Singh
Independent Director
Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh A/L Tejwant Singh
Independent Director
Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh, our Independent Director, was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2024.
With over 40 years of experience in tax matters, Dr Veerinderjeet is a noted authority on Malaysian taxation, with wide experience across the public sector, academia, private practice and the corporate sector on various tax matters including incentives, restructuring and listing exercises and has also been involved in providing input to the Malaysian Ministry of Finance on various tax reforms and initiatives.
Dr Veerinderjeet currently serves as Senior Adviser on Tax Policy for KPMG Malaysia. Prior to this, he has served on the boards of several Malaysian entities including a listed entity. He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Tricor Services Sdn Bhd from May 2020 until February 2024 and was an Independent Non-Executive Director as well as Senior Independent Director of UMW Holdings Berhad from June 2017 till February 2024.
Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of AmBank (M) Bhd, as well as Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad where he is also Chairman of the Audit Committees in both entities. He was also Executive Chairman/CEO of Catalist-listed Axcelasia Inc. (now known as Axington Inc.) and later Non-Executive Chairman until 14 July 2020. Dr Veerinderjeet also co-founded Taxand Malaysia Sdn Bhd in 2006 and served as Executive Chairman from January 2012 to December 2017 and Non-Executive Chairman from January 2018 to January 2024.
On the international front, he is a member of the Paris-based Global Tax Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He was a long-serving member of the Board of Trustees of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (a tax research and consultancy body) based in Amsterdam until December 2024.
An accomplished author and tax observer, he has published books and numerous articles in local and international tax, law and accounting journals. He has spoken at various local and international events on tax policy, tax reforms and corporate governance, and is featured in media programmes on tax as well as corporate governance topics.
He is a qualified accountant and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, of which he was also a Past President. He is also a member and Past President of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors of Malaysia, the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Dr. Veerinderjeet graduated with a Bachelor of Accounting (First Class Hons) from University of Malaya and he received his doctorate from University Putra Malaysia.
Ms. Shweta Nandy
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms. Shweta Nandy, our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, was appointed to the Board on 8 April 2024.
Ms Shweta graduated from the University of Liverpool with a Bachelor of Laws, and was subsequently called to the Bar of England & Wales, and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Ms Shweta is also a graduate of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), with a Master of Science in Islamic Finance.
Ms Shweta began her professional career with Limra Capital Berhad, a pioneer non-bank provider of Shari’ah-compliant financing solutions in Malaysia. Soon after, she served as Managing Partner of a Malaysian legal firm, namely Messrs George Varughese, founded by the honourable ex-Judicial Commissioner, Ybhg. Dato’ George Varughese, where she headed the corporate and commercial practice until 2023. Stepping down from the firm’s management, Ms Shweta continues to be in practice, whilst serving as a legal advisor to ZICO Trust (M) Berhad, and a Director of Manor Capital Sdn Bhd, a private consultancy and investment-holding firm.
With her continuing leadership experience and professional involvement in the fields of alternative finance, private equity and wealth management, Ms. Shweta offers to our administration her diverse knowledge and intuition, to strengthen our commitment to robust, responsible and sustainable transactional designs and governance strategies.