KUCHING: WTK Holdings Bhd has made a slew of changes to its board of directors and senior management.
The timber/plantation company redesignated Datin Sri Annie Wong Haw Ping as executive director from non-executive director. Also appointed executive director is Lai Soon Ong whereas Tan Yen Lin has been appointed as an independent director, all effective September 1.
Also appointed is Tiffany Ting Wei Ying as an alternate director, WTK said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Haw Ping, 58, is the daughter of Dato Sri Wong Kie Yik, a substantial shareholder of WTK, and sister to Dato Sri Patrick Wong Haw Yeong, company’s group managing director and chief executive officer (CEO).’
Lai, 44, was WTK’s chief financial officer before the new appointment.
Tan, 49, obtained her degree in government & economics from London School of Economics & Political Science, University of London, and Masters in analysis, design & management information systems from the same university.
Tan’s job and working experiences included as a business transformation leader in the financial sector, providing niche sustainability consulting for financial services clients in the region based out of Singapore.
She retired from Ernst & Young Advisory where she led large-scale ESG (environmental, social and governance) and digitalisation initiatives across ASEAN banks. Tan had also served as the head of group transformation & productivity at Maybank group.
Ting, 29, is the daughter of Haw Bing. She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in accounting and marketing, from University of Western Australia, and is a chartered accountant.
Succeeding Lai as the new chief financial officer is Lilian Wong Zhi Hui, 39. She obtained her degree in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in accounting and finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK, and joined WTK in April 2024 as the deputy chief financial officer.
She began her career at Deloittee Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and had over the years held various senior positions, including accounts manager and financial controller in both private and public companies, primarily in the oil palm industry.
