Management Team
Age 48. Male. Australian. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director on 1 January 2018 and was subsequently re-designated to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 13 December 2018. He is currently also the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of MUI Properties Berhad, an Executive Director of Pan Malaysia Corporation Berhad and Network Foods International Ltd, and a Director of Metrojaya Berhad, West Synergy Sdn Bhd, Laura Ashley Inc., Laura Ashley (North America) Inc., Regent Corporation, Corus Hotels Limited and Federal International (2000) Ltd. He is a Barrister-at-law from Lincolns Inn, United Kingdom and also holds a Degree in Law and Master of Arts from Cambridge University, United Kingdom and Master of Business Administration from Seattle Pacific University, United States of America as well as Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics from the University of Victoria, Canada. He has also held senior management positions in a number of diverse industries including food, retailing, and the hospitality sector. He is the son of Tan Sri Dato’ Khoo Kay Peng, the deemed major shareholder of Malayan United Industries Berhad.
Age 58. Male. Malaysian. Executive Director. He was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2020 before being re-designated as Executive Director on 17 February 2020. He is currently the Group Executive Director of The MUI Group. He also sits on the Boards of Pan Malaysia Corporation Berhad, MUI Properties Berhad, Pan Malaysia Holdings Berhad, Laura Ashley Inc., Laura Ashley (North America) Inc. and Regent Corporation. He is a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom. Prior to joining The MUI Group, he was the Group Chief Operating Officer of BW Yee Seng Steel Industries Sdn Bhd, a member of the BWYS Group. He has also previously worked for The MUI Group, IOI Oleochemical Industries Berhad, Escoy Holdings Berhad, Plantation Agencies Sdn Bhd and Deloitte, amongst others.
Age 65. Male. Malaysian. He is the Executive Director of the Group’s Hotel Division (Malaysia). He joined the Group’s Hotel Division (Malaysia) as Vice President in August 2012. He has a Diploma in Hotel Management from the American Hotel & Motel Association. He has over 40 years of experience in hotel industry. He worked with the Holiday Inns in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Hong Kong and has extensive hotel pre-opening experience with Equatorial Penang and the Swiss Garden International Group. He had also worked with 5-star Padma hotel in Bali, Indonesia. In 1994, he was appointed as General Manager to pre-open two Swiss Garden hotels and was subsequently appointed as Vice President (Operations) of the Swiss Garden International Group.
Age 58. Male. Malaysian. He is the Executive Director of the Group’s Property Division and an Executive Director of West Synergy Sdn Bhd. He joined the Group in November 2016. He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) from Deakin University, Australia. He has more than 25 years of experience in architectural consultancy and property development. He was previously with UOA Development Bhd and prior to joining The MUI Group, he was Deputy General Manager of the Mah Sing Group.
Age 50. Female. Malaysian. She is the Group Financial Controller. She joined The MUI Group as Financial Controller in October 2014. She has 26 years of experience in accounting and finance, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the United Kingdom and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She started her career as Accounts Officer at Guolene Plastic Products Sdn Bhd before moving on to various accounting and financial positions in Kenneison Brothers Group. Prior to joining The MUI Group, she was Vice President of AlloyMtd Group.
Age 40. Female. Malaysian. She was appointed as the Group Human Resources Director on 1 August 2019. She has an LL.B (Honours) and was called to the Bar of England and Wales, United Kingdom as a Barrister-at-Law from Gray’s Inn. She was also called to the Malaysian Bar in 2005. She has more than 15 years of working experience in legal and human resource in different industries including consumer goods, healthcare, digital & social media marketing and consulting with a strong background in Talent and Performance Management, Organisational Development, and Employee Engagement.
Age 62. Female. Malaysian. She joined Network Foods Industries Sdn Bhd in September 1999 and was subsequently re-designated as Assistant General Manager of Network Foods (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd in February 2019. She has the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators qualifications. Prior to joining Network Foods Industries Sdn Bhd, she was the Head of Export Department of Chocolate Products Manufacturing Sdn Bhd.
Age 59. Female. Malaysian. She joined Metrojaya Berhad in 1992 as designer for The East India Company Label and is currently Assistant General Manager, Creative Development responsible for all in-house Brands under the Metrojaya Group. She has more than 37 years of experience in creative development, including designing for sportswear and bridal houses in Australia, The Alstyle International Group creating designs for ELLE Paris under licensing and product development for Laura Ashley UK.