Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad announced appointment of Danny Hoe Kam Thong as Independent and Non Executive Director. The date of change is August 29, 2022. Age: 55.

Gender: Male. Nationality: Malaysia. Working experience and occupation: Danny Hoe Kam Thong began his career with Ernst & Young, where he worked for a period of 14 years in a number of positions, including a secondment to the firms New York office, as well as rising to Principal for Audit & Advisory Services.

In 2001, he joined Kellogg Asia Sdn Bhd as Financial & Reporting Manager, and was closely involved in the merger of Kellogg South East Asia and its Greater China business. A year later, he began a long association with the Interflour Group, one of the large flour milling conglomerates in the Asia Pacific region. As Group Chief Financial Officer, he contributed to the turnaround of the business which saw substantial growth in volume and market share.

In August 2011, he relocated to Vietnam as Chief Executive Officer and Country Head of Interflour Vietnam Ltd, taking the flour business to record performance in 2013 and 2014. From 2015 to 2018, still based in Vietnam, he was appointed as Executive Director - Asean at Pilmico Foods Corporation, Philippines, with the remit to transform the traditional family business into a regional organisation. After a short stint back in Malaysia with Tradewinds Plantations Berhad as lead senior consultant on a national grain purchasing, storage and management project for the Government of Malaysia, he rejoined the Interflour Group, this time as Chief Executive Officer & Country Head of its Turkey operations.

Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any): Kumpulan Fima Berhad; Omesti Berhad; and Ho Hup Construction Company Berhad. Qualifications: Accounting: Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), Member of the MICPA. Accounting: Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Member of the MIA.

Information System: Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Member of the ISACA. Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD, France.