Victor Fong, a Malaysian male, aged 73, is our Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 28 August 2024. He serves as the Chairperson of our Audit and Risk Management Committee and also a member of our Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1975. He is a Chartered Accountant of the Chartered Institute of Australia and New Zealand since 1977, member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrator since 1978 and a member of the MIA since 1984.

He started his accounting career in New Zealand upon graduation and spent four years working in Lion Breweries Ltd, New Zealand before returning to Malaysia. From 1979 to 1990, he was the Group Financial Controller of a Sarawak-based group of companies, namely Sarawak Pulp Industries Sdn Bhd, before joining Ernst & Young as a Senior Manager in 1991. He was with Ernst & Young for over 20 years and retired as a Partner for its consulting division in 2010.

In 2012, he founded Eden-On-The-Park Sdn Bhd, an integrated retirement resort where he is mainly responsible for the company’s overall operational matters and business growth.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad since 2014 and DPI Holdings Berhad since 2018.