Board of Directors
KOON HOI CHUN
Aged 44, Malaysian
- Executive Chairman
KOON HOI CHUN
Mr. Koon Hoi Chun was appointed to the Board of Paragon on 9 March 2021 and was re-designated from Executive Chairman cum Managing Director to Executive Chairman with effect from 14 March 2022.
He is currently the substantial shareholder and Managing Director of Technovate Holdings Sdn Bhd, and through other companies that he owns, is involved in the management of industrial waste, which includes recycling and processing industrial waste and metal scraps into ingots, as well as in sales and marketing of the processed and related products.
He joined Press Metal UK Ltd in 2001 as a Sales and Marketing Executive, where he was in charge of the sales of aluminium scaffolding and ladders throughout the United Kingdom. In 2015, he set up KYH Trading Sdn Bhd, a company focusing on collecting, sorting and cleaning of industrial waste and metal scraps, namely aluminium and copper, and exporting to international markets. On 1st January 2020, he ventured into the processing of industrial waste and metal scraps into ingots, through Technovate Holdings Sdn Bhd.
WONG EE-COLN
Aged 44, Malaysian
- Managing Director
WONG EE-COLN
Mr. Wong was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of Paragon since August 2021 and was appointed as the Managing Director on 14 March 2022. He is an engineer by profession with over 20 years working experience in property development, investment, business development and senior management in Malaysia and other countries such as China and Philippines. He obtained his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 2011. He joined Berjaya Land Bhd as General Manager from 2013 until 2017. He was later promoted to be the Executive Director of Berjaya Group Bhd from 2018 until 2021. He was also appointed as the President of Berjaya Philippines Inc. from 2016 until 2021.
TAN VEI TECK
Aged 39, Malaysian
- Executive Director
TAN VEI TECK
Mr. Tan Vei Teck was appointed to the Board of Paragon on 30 June 2021. Mr. Tan joined Regina Development Sdn Bhd as Project Coordinator in year 2010. After two years of outstanding performance on his duty, he was promoted as General Manager in Regina Group and leads the development team in planning and implementation of projects at Regina Group.
In year 2018, he serves as a Chief Executive Officer in Regina Group and Hoong Li Development Sdn Bhd until now. He works closely with relevant parties on issues pertaining to the business operations including government officials, consultants, contractors, suppliers, other developers (JV opportunity), bankers and lawyers.
In Regina Group, he manages and oversees the management team, operations and asset management for all properties across Malaysia including mall, entertainment, plantation and other businesses.
TONG SIUT MOI
Aged 54, Malaysian
- Independent Non-Executive Director
- Chairperson of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
- Member of Audit Committee
- Member of Risk Management Committee
TONG SIUT MOI
Ms. Tong Siut Moi was appointed to the Board of Paragon on 30 June 2021. Ms. Tong obtained her professional secretarial degree from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (United Kingdom) and was admitted as an Associate Member of the Malaysian Association of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) in 1996. She has subsequently become a qualified Chartered Secretary since 1998. Ms. Tong has also completed the Advanced Women Directors Programme in December 2015 and is now a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.
Ms. Tong has more than 29 years of working experience in the corporate secretarial advisory field and senior management level, gathered from both commercial and advisory environments. She is currently a Director and Associate Trainer of CKM Advisory Sdn Bhd, a company focusing on providing specialised training to the Board of Directors and senior management of public listed companies, investment bankers and company secretaries, in relation to Bursa Securities Main and ACE Markets Listing Requirements.
Ms. Tong also sits on the Board of Kejuruteraan Asastera Berhad and Niche Capital Emas Holdings Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director.
KOH HUEY MIN
Aged 58, Malaysian
- Independent Non-Executive Director
- Chairperson of Audit Committee
- Member of Risk Management Committee
- Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Koh Huey Min was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is also appointed as the chairperson of the Audit Committee, member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee.
She is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She has more than 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, tax, treasury fields, marketing, business development, property investment and development and shopping complex operations. She was an Executive Director of Berjaya Assets Berhad (“BAssets”) from 23 June 2017 to 31 August 2021. Prior to that, she was attached to PricewaterhouseCoopers and subsequent to that, she worked in Hong Leong Group of Companies as an Accountant. She joined Berjaya Times Square (“BTSSB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAssets in March 1994 as the Head of Finance and Administration. She was appointed as an Executive Director of BTSSB from 8 January 2013 to 31 August 2021. She anchored the overall property development and investment division and also managed the overall operations of Berjaya Times Square Group. She also held directorships in various subsidiaries of BAssets.