Investor Relations - Board of Director

Chairman - Dato Larry Gan

Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou, a Malaysian, aged 57, is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of our Group and was appointed to our Board on 19 November 2010. Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou obtained his accounting qualification in 1982 and was admitted to be a fellow member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants on 24 May 1987 and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants on 28 June 2001. Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou is a chartered accountant and a certified management consultant, and has extensive experience in the consulting, technology and investment communities across the Asian region. Upon obtaining his accounting qualification, he joined Accenture, a global management and technology consulting firm, where he served for 26 years until his retirement in December 2004. Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou held many global leadership roles including managing partner for Asia, Chairman of the International Advisory Committee and member of the Global Management Council. Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou also managed Accenture’s multi-billion dollar venture capital fund in Asia Pacific from 1999 to 2003, where he travelled extensively to evaluate innovative technologies and high-growth markets, concluding several investments in China, Japan, Australia and Singapore.

Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou has previously served as the chairman of the Association of Computer Industry Malaysia (PIKOM) and the vice president of the Association of Asian Oceania Computer Industry Organisation, was a member of the Malaysia US Business Council, Ministry of Science and Technology Think Tank, Malaysia Copyright Tribunal and The Labuan International Financial Exchange Committee.

Currently, Dato’ Gan Nyap Liou is a board member of Tanjong Public Limited Company, Ambank (M) Berhad, Amcorp Properties Berhad, AmIslamic Bank Berhad, Tien Wah Press Holdings Berhad, Cuscapi Berhad, British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Badan Pengawas Pemegang Saham Minoriti Berhad (Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group).

 

Director - Patrick Grove

Patrick Y-Kin Grove, an Australian, aged 36, is our CEO, and is a Promoter, indirect substantial shareholder of our Group and our Non-Independent Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 6 October 2010. In 1997, he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from University of Sydney, Australia and he is also a chartered accountant, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. After graduation, Patrick began his career with Arthur Andersen, Sydney, Australia in the corporate finance division. While working in Arthur Andersen, he specialised in mergers and acquisitions and extraction of investment value in high growth, media, new media and technology environments. He resigned from Arthur Andersen in 1999 and co-founded Catcha.com Limited in 1999.

 

Director - Mah Yong Sun

Mah Yong Sun, a Malaysian, aged 49, is an Independent Non-Executive Director of our Group and was appointed to our Board on 19 November 2010. In 1984, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) in Computing Science from University of London’s Imperial College of Science and Technology, United Kingdom. After graduation, he joined Accenture, a global management and technology consulting firm, where he served for 25 years until his retirement in 2009. Mah was a partner in Accenture for 12 years and held many leadership roles including change management competency group lead for Asia, communication and high technology lead for ASEAN and Indonesia and communication sector lead for greater China.

He has extensive experience in the media and communication industries, strategic information planning, complex systems implementation and business operations. He is currently a non-executive director of Cuscapi Consulting Services Sdn Bhd, Prosten Technology Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, and Celcom Axiata Berhad.

 

Director - Ken Tsurumaru

Kensuke Tsurumaru, a Japanese, aged 35, is a Promoter, indirect substantial shareholder of our Group and a Non-Independent Executive Director and was appointed to our Board on 6 October 2010. In 1998, he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Marketing from University of Sydney, Australia. In 1998, he began his career at ICM Marketing Japan K.K., a business-to-business event management company in Tokyo, Japan as a senior project manager.

In 1999, he joined Patrick Y-Kin Grove and Lucas Robert Elliott in the formation of Catcha.com Limited and in 2004 became a founding member of Catcha Group (S). He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of our Group. Prior to joining our Company, Kensuke was the chief executive officer of IPGA Limited and he was instrumental in the development, growth and success of IPGA Limited including its listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is also a non-executive director of and a major shareholder of Catcha Group (S).

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