Board of Directors

Eric Ooi Lip Aun

Eric Ooi Lip Aun

- Independent Non-Executive Director
- Chairman of Audit Committee
- Chairman of Risk Management Committee
- Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
- Member of Sustainability Committee

Nationality, Age, Gender
Malaysian, 68, Male

Date of Appointment
1 May 2023

Length of Service (as at 31 March 2026)
2 year, 11 months

Date of last Re-election
24 April 2024

Academic/Professional Qualification(s)
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Work Experience and Present Directorship(s)

Mr Eric Ooi was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Malaysia for 16 years until his retirement in June 2015. He joined the firm of Price Waterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 1977, and throughout his career, assumed management and leadership positions for different parts of PwC within Malaysia, across Asia and globally.

Mr Ooi was primarily involved in audit assignments throughout his career. Beyond audit engagements, he also worked on public listings, engagements under the direction of Bank Negara Malaysia, and was seconded to manage a timber plantation and pulp and paper manufacturing company for 2 years during its privatization from a State Government in East Malaysia.

Mr Ooi currently also sits on the boards of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad, UTAR Hospital and FI Life Sdn. Bhd., and is a member of the Audit Committee of UTAR.