Tan Sri Cheng Heng Jem

Tan Sri Cheng Heng Jem was appointed as a director of the Company on 7 September 2010.  

Tan Sri Cheng has more than 60 years of experience in the business operations of the Lion Group, a Malaysia-based diversified business group encompassing steel, mining, retail, property and industrial parks, agriculture, financial services, tyre manufacturing, motor vehicle assembly, brewery and computer industries. He oversees the operations of Lion Group and is responsible for the formulation and monitoring of the overall corporate strategic plans and business development of the Lion Group.

Tan Sri Cheng is the Chairman and Managing Director of Parkson Holdings Berhad, the Managing Director of Lion Industries Corporation Berhad and the Chairman of Lion Posim Berhad, all of which are public companies listed in Malaysia.  He is also the Executive Chairman of Parkson Retail Asia Limited, a public company listed in Singapore, and the Executive Director and Chairman of Parkson Retail Group Limited, a public company listed in Hong Kong. He is also a Founding Member and a Permanent Trustee of The Community Chest, and a Founding Member and the Chairman of Kuen Cheng Holistic Education Berhad, both companies limited by guarantee, the former established by the private sector for charity purposes and the latter for the provision of general private education.

Tan Sri Cheng was the President of The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (“ACCCIM”) and The Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (“KLSCCCI”) from 2003 to 2012 and is now a Life Honorary President of ACCCIM and KLSCCCI. He was also the President of the Malaysia Retailers Association (“MRA”) from May 2016 to May 2018, and was its Honorary President from June 2018 to July 2020. He was again appointed the President of MRA from July 2020 to May 2022 and in June 2022, he was appointed an Honorary President of MRA. He was the Chairman of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Retailers Associations from October 2017 to September 2019, and was its Vice Chairman from September 2019 to November 2022. He is a Trustee of ACCCIM’s Socio-Economic Research Trust and the President of the Malaysia Steel Association.