Members of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB)

MEMBERS OF THE MALAYSIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

The MASB is made up of eight (8) members who are appointed by the Minister of Finance. It comprises the Chairman of the MASB, the Accountant-General and six (6) other members who posses knowledge and experience in the matters of financial accounting and reporting, and in one or more of the fields of accountancy, law, business and finance. In addition, the Minister of Finance has appointed three (3) advisors to the MASB, one each from the Bank Negara Malaysia, the Securities Commission and the Registrar of Companies.

The members of MASB are:

ENCIK MOHAMED RASLAN ABDUL RAHMAN

CHAIRMAN, MALAYSIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

Encik Raslan, a graduate of University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce, is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, former Vice President and Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), former Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and has chaired its disciplinary and investigation committees, and Associate Member, Malaysian Institute of Cooperative & Management Accountants (ICMA). Encik Raslan was also an EXCO member and Treasurer of TI-Malaysia. He is a partner of KPMG since 1994 carrying out audit and advisory work.

DATO' CHE PEE BIN SAMSUDIN

ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF MALAYSIA

Dato' Haji Che Pee bin Samsudin was appointed as Accountant General of Malaysia on 5 January 2015. He was born in Kampung Sungai Layar Hujung, Sungai Petani, Kedah Darul Aman in 1957. He is a Chartered Accountant under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia with a Bachelor of Accounting with honours in 1981.

He began his career as an Administrative Officer in Bank Negara Malaysia in 1981, before being offered to serve under the Accountant General’s Department of Malaysia (AGD). Started as an accountant in AGD Kuala Lumpur, he was then transferred to the Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur before being appointed as the Treasury Accountant in AGD Perlis. He has also worked in the Accounting Development Division in AGD, Treasury Budget Division and he was then seconded to the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA). His experience as an accountant in an agency of the Ministry of Finance has allowed him to be seconded to Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia for 6 years, before serving at the Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department for two years. Dato' Haji Che Pee was subsequently appointed as Treasurer of Kedah from 2001 to 2010.

His appointment as the Director of Central Operation and Agency Services Division (BPOPA) in 2010 was the best platform that showcased his leadership qualities and as an efficient administrator, before being appointed as the Accountant General of Malaysia. In addition, he also sits on a number of boards such as Amanah Raya Berhad, Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB).

DATUK TONG POH KEOW

GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SIME DARBY BERHAD

Datuk Tong, 60, is the Group Chief Financial Officer of Sime Darby Berhad. Sime Darby is a Malaysia-based diversified multinational involved in key growth sectors, namely, plantation, property, motors, industrial equipment, energy & utilities and healthcare. She was the Chief Financial Officer of the Plantation Division of Sime Darby Berhad prior to her present appointment in June 2008 and prior to November 2007, she was the Chief Finance Officer of Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad (KGB). 

Datuk Tong is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators United Kingdom and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom.

MR TAN SOO YAN

PARTNER, ERNST & YOUNG

Mr Tan Soo Yan is the Professional Practice Director of Ernst & Young Malaysia in the Assurance and Business Advisory Division. He is also the Country Independence Leader. His responsibilities include oversight of the Assurance Quality & Risk Management policies and procedures, including client and engagement acceptance, engagement quality reviews and resolution of complex accounting and auditing matters. He is also involved in development and training of assurance personnel on new auditing and accounting standards as well as sharing quality improvement ideas.

Mr Tan has 38 years of experience in providing various types of Assurance and Business Advisory Services.  His portfolio of clients includes banking, manufacturing, real estate and construction, retail & consumer products and concessionaire companies.

He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants, MIA Ethics Board and Sloan Fellow of London Business School 1986/87.

MR CHAN KAM CHIEW

PARTNER, KPMG

Mr Chan Kam Chiew is a Partner and an Audit and Accounting Committee member at KPMG Malaysia, a member of the MIA and the MICPA.

He joined KPMG in 1984 and was on secondment to KPMG San Francisco from 1991 to 1993. He is the audit engagement partner for a wide range of public listed companies and multinationals in various industries including those in the chemical, electronics, retail, industrial products, consumer products and automotive products. He is well-versed with multinational audits including those whose parent entities are based in Europe and the United States of America. He has managed special assignments including IFRS, flotation exercises, financial due diligence reviews, provision of financial advisory services and reviews of policies and procedures. 

MR THAYA SANGARA PILLAI

PARTNER, PWC

Mr Thaya is a Partner in the Assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia, a Fellow of the ICAEW, a member of the MIA and the MICPA.

He has over 30 years of experience in providing audit and business advisory services to clients in a wide range of industries. His portfolio of clients includes major public listed companies involved in power, telecommunications, automotive, property development and manufacturing sectors.  Thaya has also led cross border assignments. Other than statutory audits, he has led numerous assignments on financial due diligences, mergers & acquisitions, initial public offerings, finance function effectiveness and other advisory work.

PROF DR MALIAH SULAIMAN

PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING, INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

Dr. Maliah Sulaiman, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), holds a PhD from the University of Otago, New Zealand. She is currently a Professor of Accounting at the Department of Accounting, International Islamic University Malaysia. She started her career as an audit semi senior at a public accountants firm in Malaysia and later joined academia. She was a Chief Assessor for the Ministry of Higher Education’s Quality Assurance exercise and sits on the Panel of Assessors for the National Accreditation Board of the Bachelor of Accounting programs in Malaysia. She is also a member of the committee on Material Flow Cost Accounting of the Standard Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM). 

Dr Maliah is also a recipient of two prestigious awards: the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences Fellowship (JSPS-VCC) in 2003 and the Association of Commonwealth Universities Fellowship (ACU) in 2006.  She sits on the editorial boards of various international and national journals. Her current research interests are in Environmental Accounting and Islamic Accounting. The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), New York, awarded her with the Article of Merit Award in 2007 for her work on Environmental Management Accounting. Most recently, in 2013, her work on Corporate Governance of Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia was awarded a Bronze medal by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

ENCIK MOHAMED RAFIQUE MERICAN

GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MAYBANK GROUP

Mohamed Rafique Merican is the Group Chief Financial Officer of Maybank Group since 1 June 2012. He is responsible for the Group’s financial, capital and funding management. He oversees Group Finance Controller, Group Corporate Treasurer, Group Tax, Group Performance Reporting & Investor Relations, Group Strategic Procurement, Group Finance Strategic Office and Group Finance Operations (Corporate Remedial Management and Enterprise Information Management).

Encik Rafique has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate sector, including five years as Chief Financial Officer of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and Malakoff Berhad. Prior to joining TNB in 2009, he served at Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd, the facilities management concessionaire for hospitals in Klang Valley, Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang as its Chief Operating Officer initially and subsequently as its Chief Executive Officer. He also held corporate finance and advisory roles with Amanah Capital Group and Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad in the early part of his career.

Qualification

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom; Chartered Accountant and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Committee Membership/Appointments

Member of Malaysia Advisory Committee of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Malaysia.

MS JESSICA CHEW CHENG LIAN

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA

Ms Jessica Chew is currently an Assistant Governor at Bank Negara Malaysia. Ms Jessica has over 20 years of experience in financial sector supervision and regulation with the Bank. She is currently responsible for financial regulation covering the banking and insurance sectors, and money services business. Her responsibilities include the development of prudential financial policies for the financial sector, financial surveillance, consumer and market conduct regulation and oversight over the regulation and supervision of money services business activities.

Ms Jessica holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a major in accounting and finance from the University of Melbourne, Australia. She also currently serves as an adviser member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) and is a board member of Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK)/Credit Counselling And Debt Management Agency (CCDMA) and FAA.

MR DAVID YAP WENG SEONG

SURUHANJAYA SYARIKAT MALAYSIA

Mr Yap Weng Seongis a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He also holds the “Certification in Training” certificate awarded by Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment awarded by Management Consultancy International Pty Ltd, Australia.

Mr Yap started his career with an international firm specialising in audit, accounting and business advisory services. Thereafter he joined the Royal Malaysian Customs in the Licensing and Enforcement Sections before returning to the private sector as a Financial Controller where he gained valuable knowledge and skills in the areas of administration, finance and accounting. He subsequently joined the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDNM) to further his career.

During his career with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, he had wide exposure and knowledge in personal and corporate tax, tax audit, withholding tax and compliance tax at the Corporate Tax and Withholding Tax Sections. He was also appointed by LHDNM to conduct civil proceedings in Malaysian courts pursuant to the Income Tax Act 1967.

Mr Yap has more than 27 years of working experience in a wide range of industries and is presently the Head of Statistics and Accounting Development Unit in the Corporate Development and Policy Division of Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia. 

MR EUGENE WONG WENG SOON

SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA

Eugene Wong is the Executive Director of Corporate Finance & Investments Business Group, Securities Commission Malaysia ("SC") and is responsible for all matters pertaining to for issues and investments, which include issuances of equity and debt securities, corporate transactions, take-overs and mergers, collective investments schemes and investment products.

Encik Eugene is a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and currently serves as the Chairman of the Ethics Standard Board.

Encik Eugene has worked for a merchant bank, a stockbroking firm and in the audit and corporate finance divisions of international accounting firms. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and Fellow of CPA Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.