Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima
Dr Abu Hassan Bin Othman
Non-Executive,
Chairman

Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Abu Hassan Bin Othman is currently the Vice Chancellor of Berjaya Higher Education Sdn Bhd, (a subsidiary company of Berjaya Corporation Bhd), of it soon to be incorporated, Berjaya University College of Hospitality. He was nominated and appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Informatics Education Limited in May 2007. Tan Sri Abu Hassan, a Fullbright Scholar has a distinguish and long service career as an educationist in Malaysian public universities. He began his career as the Head of Department of Sociology & Anthropology at University Kebangsaan Malaysia and moving up its ranks to Dean, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Professor before he was handpicked to start up University Malaysia Sabah (“UMS”) as its Vice Chancellor in 1994. He retired from that position in 2005 and at that juncture; UMS had a population of more than 12,000 students.

While in service, Tan Sri Abu Hassan had also distinguished appointments as Chairman, the Australian–Malaysian Vice Chancellors Committee; Member of the Board of ACU (Association of Commonwealth Universities); Member of the Board of ASAIHL (Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning); and Chairman of UMAP (University Mobility Asia Pacific). He holds a Honorary Degree Doctor of Management from Open University Malaysia; Honorary Degree in Agricultural Science from Kinki University, Japan and PhD (Sociology) from Michigan State University, United States of America. He also holds directorships at Malaysian American Educational Exchange (MACEE) and Meteor Doc Sdn Bhd.

Datuk Zainun Aishah Binti Ahmad
Non-Executive,
Non-independent Director

Datuk Zainun began her career in 1969 as an Economist with Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) – the Malaysian government’s principal agency for the promotion and coordination of industrial development in the country. She was the Deputy Director General for 11 years (1986-1995) and the Director General from 1995 until her retirement in September 2004.

Besides the usual responsibilities required of the Chief Executive of the organization she also participated in major investment missions abroad. As a prerequisite to ensure Malaysia remained a competitive and attractive investment location she was also involved in the regular formulation of policies and incentives scheme as is necessary to meet with the changing economic environment globally and in Malaysia particularly.

On the corporate sector, she is the chairman of Scomi Engineering Bhd and Pernec Corporation Bhd and also holds directorship in various corporation including Malayan Banking Bhd, Microlink Solutions Bhd, Aldwich Enviro Management Sdn Bhd and Eco Oils Sdn Bhd.

Mr Freddie Pang Hock Cheng
Non-Executive,
Non-Independent Director

Mr Freddie Pang Hock Cheng began his career with a predecessor firm of Messrs Ernst & Young where he worked for seven years until 1982, during which he qualified for entry as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. In the same year, he joined the Corporate Advisory Department of Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad where he was actively involved in a wide variety of corporate exercises in an advisory capacity until his departure in 1990 to join Berjaya Group Berhad. He is currently the Chairman of Intan Utilities Berhad and an Executive Director of Berjaya Corporation Berhad and Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad. He is also a director of Nexnews Berhad, MOL.com Berhad, Berjaya Group Berhad, Berjaya Vacation Club Berhad and several other private limited companies.

Mr Ung Gim Sei
Independent Director

Mr Ung Gim Sei is a partner of Singapore law firm, Messrs. KhattarWong and a part-time law lecturer at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to taking up Law, Mr Ung started his career in the media and publishing industry and assumed key positions at Nanyang Siang Pau, Singapore Press Holdings and Hong Kong Sing Tao Newspaper Group. He is the legal adviser and member with Tan Kah Kee Foundation and China Trade Association and also a Committee Member for Singapore-China Friendship Association and China Aw Boon Haw Foundation and Director for Li Ming University in Quanzhou, Fujian, Peoples’ Republic of China. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the National University of Singapore and a Master in Law, from the City University of Hong Kong. He has also obtained a Common Professional Examinations in Law from the UK and a Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Anderson Tang Siu Ki
Independent Director

Mr Anderson Tang Siu Ki is an Executive Consultant with business consultancy firm, CK Siow & Associates. Prior to this, he was Chief Financial Officer of the Singapore Exchange. He has over 20 years of finance and operations experience with various leading multinational banks and financial institutions, including inter alia as Regional Financial Controller of American Express Bank for Asia and the Subcontinent, Head of Finance & Operations of Lehman Brothers Singapore, Chief Operating Officer of BZW Pacific Union Pte Limited and Director of Operations of BZW Asia Limited. Mr Tang is a Chartered Accountant who graduated from McGill University in Canada. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, honours in accountancy with distinction, from Concordia University in Canada.

Professor Chew Soon Beng
Independent Director

Professor Chew Soon Beng is with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is the Founding Director of the Asia Commerce and Economics Studies (ACES) Center in Nanyang Business School in 1993 for the training of top officials from China. He is also the Founding Director of the Master of Science programme in Managerial Economics known as the Mayor programme, since its inception in 1998 at NTU for top Chinese officials. To date, more than 300 students have graduated from this one-year master’s programme. He is now in-charge of executive programmes in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

In 2004-05, Prof Chew was a consultant to the Omani Ministry of Higher Education, looking into the reform of Oman’s higher education. Prof Chew received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, in 1979, after obtaining a Master of Social Science in Economics from the former University of Singapore in 1974 and a Bachelor of Commerce, First Class Honours, from the former Nanyang University in 1972.

Patrick Ho

Mr. Patrick Ho was appointed CEO of Informatics Education Ltd in April 2008. Mr. Ho is no stranger to the educational industry in Singapore. Mr. Ho was the CEO of Kaplan Singapore from 2005 - 2007. Between 2003 to 2005, he was the Senior Director – Operations of Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa), CEO & Principal of SMa School of Management, Senior Director & Head of Dept of SMa Centre for Corporate Learning.

Prior to these, Mr. Ho has over 20 years of business experience in various key management appointments, such as Marketing Director of Polycore Optical. Mr. Ho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration degree from Cranfield University, UK.

Mr Wong Wee Woon
Executive Director,
Managing Director, International Division

Mr Wong Wee Woon joined Informatics in October 2004. He has a rich background in educational publishing, having been with educational publisher Longman Malaysia for 25 years from 1971 to 1996, where he rose from Regional Sales Executive to Managing Director. In 1997, he became Managing Director of Longman Singapore/Malaysia and the following year, he was Managing Director of Addison Wesley Longman Asia, after successfully integrating the companies in Asia belonging to the Longman and Addison Wesley stables.

In 1999, Mr Wong was named President of Pearson Education Asia when publishing giant Pearson acquired Prentice Hall and folded it into Addison Wesley Longman. From 2000 to 2002, he held the post of President, Pearson Education South Asia. Thereafter, he moved on to become a consultant with India’s Bhagat Publications in 2003 and with a UK publishing house in 2004, before joining Informatics that year.

Ms Cecilia Tong Chiu Fai
Executive Director,
Chief Financial Officer

Ms Cecilia Tong was appointed Chief Financial Officer in April 2006. She joined the Group as Financial Controller of Informatics Holdings in July 2001 and was promoted to the executive level in August 2004. In September 2005, she was promoted and appointed as the Executive Officer for the Group’s finance and corporate functions and board member in a number of subsidiary companies of the Group. As the Executive Officer for the Group’s finance and corporate functions, she has been driving changes and enhancements to the Group’s finance, corporate functions and corporate governance.

Ms Tong has fifteen years of auditing and finance experience in various industries, such as banking, manufacturing, education, construction, import and export trade, hotel and other services. She also has regional experience in Singapore, Hong Kong and China.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, in 1992 and was admitted to the status of Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia in 1996. She gained auditing experience at Kwan Wong Tan & Fong BDO (now known as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) in Hong Kong from 1993 to 1995, before moving on to another auditing firm Coopers & Lybrand (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Singapore from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001, she assumed the position of Controller of the Singapore subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works (a US Fortune 200 company).