Senior Management

Updated : 24/07/2008

Mr Khor Kiem Teoh, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (Industrial Concrete Products Berhad)
B.Civil Engineering

Mr Khor, born in August 1958, is the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Industrial Concrete Products Berhad (“ICP”) since 5 November 2007. He graduated from Auburn University, Alabama, United States of America with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Civil Engineering in 1981.  Upon graduation, he joined Jurutera Konsultant (SEA) Sdn Bhd, an engineering consultancy firm as an engineer.  He was involved in the design of North South Expressway.He joined ICP in 1984 as a Sales Engineer and was promoted to Sales Manager in 1993.  He was Deputy General Manager in 2002 and then General Manager in 2003.  On 17 August 2004, he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer and as Alternate Director to Mr Lim Yong Keat.  He resigned as Alternate Director to Mr Lim Yong Keat on 21 Sept 2005.  He was appointed as Executive Director of ICP on 16 August 2006.

Dato' Soam Heng Choon, Managing Director (IJM Land Berhad (formerly RB Land Holdings Berhad))
B.Sc. (Civil Eng)(Hons)

Dato’ Soam, born in August 1959, is the Managing Director of IJM Land Berhad since 2006.  He is also the Executive Director of RB Land Sdn Bhd since 1998He graduated from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Science (1st Class Honours) in civil engineering.  He was with the Ministry of Works for 10 years prior to joining Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd Group in 1989. He is a Professional Engineer and a member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia.  He is the Chairman of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (REHDA), Negeri Sembilan branch and a National Council Member of REHDA Malaysia.

Mr Velayuthan A/L Tan Kim Song, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (IJM Plantations Berhad)
M.Min,D.Div (India & USA)

Mr Velayuthan, born in May 1954, has been the Head of IJM Plantations Division since 25 August 1997, and the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of IJM Plantations Berhad (“IJMP”) since 26 February 2004.He completed a Diploma in Management from the Malaysian Institute of Management in 1985.  He served Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad for 5 years and was its Assistant Manager before joining IJM Corporation Berhad in 1985 as Project Officer of Desa Talisai Sdn Bhd.  He was promoted to Plantation Manager in 1987 and then Senior Manager in 1990.  He was appointed Group General Manager in 1994 before being appointed Executive Director in 1997 and Managing Director of IJMP in 2003.He was the Group Executive Director of IJM Corporation Berhad from 17 May 2001 to 21 May 2003. He was also a Council Member of Malaysian Palm Oil Association ("MPOA") and alternate Board Member to Malaysian Palm Oil Board ("MPOB"). He is currently the President of the Sabah Rugby Union.

Mr Ng Chin Meng, Country Director (India)
B.Eng, MIEM, P.Eng, MIE Australia, CP Eng

Mr Ng, born in October 1956, graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from Australia in 1982, and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Engineers. After a short stint working in Australia, he returned to Malaysia and worked in various major Malaysian consulting firms and  involved in the construction of the North-South Expressway and many other heavy civil engineering projects. He joined IJM (Industries) in 1994 as Senior Manager on Road Projects. From March 1997, he was sent to spearhead the Group’s Indian Operations. He initiated strategic business joint venture partnerships which resulted IJMII being recognized as a Construction major in India. He is currently the Executive Director of IJM (India) Infrastructure Limited (“IJMII”).

Mr Neoh Soon Hiong, Managing Director (Toll Division)
MBA

Mr Neoh, born in July 1956, was appointed the Managing Director of New Pantai Expressway Sdn Bhd (“NPE”) and Besraya Sdn Bhd (“BSB”) on 1 November 2006 and Chief Executive Officer of Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban Sdn Bhd on 6 July 2007. He graduated from Paris Graduate School of Management, France with a European Masters Degree in Business Administration.  He worked for Public Works Department for more than 10 years and subsequently joined PLUS Expressways Berhad as an engineer of its Maintenance Management Department in 1990.  In 1995, he was transferred to Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd and served as its engineer until he joined BSB as Project Manager in 1997.  His subsequent appointments included Head of Operations of BSB (1999 – 2000), General Manager of BSB and NPE (2001 -2004) and Executive Director of Toll Division of BSB and NPE (2004 – 2006). 

Mr Tong Wai Yong, Executive Director, Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd
B.Eng.(Civil Eng)(Hons)

Mr Tong, born in April 1958, has been the Executive Director of Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd (“RBM”) since 20 November 2006 and heads the Construction Division of RBM in Malaysia.  He is also the Operations Director of IJM Construction Sdn Bhd. He graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from University of Malaya in civil engineering.  He started his career as a Project Engineer with the Ministry of Works (1982 – 1984) and subsequently worked as the Site Agent for Syarikat Pembinaan Raya Sdn Bhd (1984 – 1989).  He was the Chief Operating Officer of Pati Sdn Bhd (1989 – 2003) prior to joining RBM as the Director for Special Projects in 2003. He is a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia and a Registered Professional Engineer.

Mr Wong Soon Fah, Managing Director (Port Division)
MCIT

Mr Wong, born in October 1950, has been the Managing Director of Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd (“KPC”) since 2004.  He was with the Port Authority (Klang and Kuantan) for 28 years, having served the last eight (8) years as Operations and Commercial Manager for Kuantan Port Authority before joining KPC as the General Manager Operations in 1998.  He was the General Manager Marketing (2000 - 2004) of KPC before assuming his present position.He is a member and has a professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Transport, United Kingdom.

Mr Jeremie Ting Keng Fui, Company Secretary
MBA, FCIS

Jeremie Ting Keng Fui, born in September 1957, joined IJM in 1982 and was appointed Company Secretary on 1 July 1994.  He heads the Corporate Services, Administration, and Information Systems Departments. He is also the Company Secretary of Industrial Concrete Products Berhad, IJM Plantations Berhad and IJM Land Berhad. He completed the examinations of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in 1981, after obtaining a Diploma in Foundations of Administration from Chelmer Institute of Higher Education, Chelmsford, Essex, England in 1979; and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, USA. He is currently a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ("MAICSA") and a member of its Audit Committee.  He was MAICSA President for 2004 and has served as Council Member from 1994 to 2004 and 2007.  He was the recipient of the ROC-MAICSA Company Secretary Award 2000 (Listed Company Category).

Mr Loy Boon Chen, IJM Representative
MBA, CPA(M)

Mr Loy, born in October 1951, is the representative of the Company in the Board of Kumpulan Europlus Berhad and Talam Corporation Berhad. He is also a non-executive Director of Guangdong Provincial Expressway Development Co. Limited, China. He qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1978 and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, USA. He served Ernst & Young for seven (7) years prior to joining Chong Kok Lin & Sons Berhad in 1980 as Accountant cum Secretary for a year. In 1981, he joined Mudajaya Construction Sdn Bhd as Chief Accountant before being appointed Group Financial Controller of IJM in 1994.  He was made the Finance Director of IJM since 1998 and was the head of the Finance & Accounts Department before his retirement in 2006.  He was also the Chairman of IJM Group Risk Management Committee upon its inception in 2002. He was a member of the Accounting Standards Sub-Committee of the Federation of Public Listed Companies Berhad (1998-2006).

Mr Cyrus Eruch Daruwalla, Chief Financial Officer
ACCA,B.Commerce

Mr. Daruwalla, born in January 1962, joined IJM in September 2006 as Chief Financial Officer, heading the Finance & Accounts Department for the overall Group.He is an Executive Director for several of the Group’s overseas entities as well as an Alternate Director to Dato’ Goh Chye Koon on the Board of Road Builders (M) Holdings Bhd.He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from University of Bombay in 1982, and was admitted as an associate member of the Chartered Association of Certified Public Accountants, United Kingdom in 1993.Upon graduation he completed his audit articleship with Ernst & Young, London, UK prior to joining Addmoss Taylor & Partners, London, before being appointed as Senior Accountant for Portlands of Blackheath Ltd., UK in 1987. In Malaysia, he worked as Head of Professional Programmes for Emile Woolf Far East Sdn Bhd, before being appointed as Group Financial Controller for the Sri America Group of Companies. In 1999, he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia as Manager before assuming the position of Executive Director in 2003.


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