Mr. Tang Kin Kheong was appointed to the Board of EcoWorld Malaysia on 29 November 2013 and serves as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company.
Mr. Tang qualified as a Certified Public Accountant, Malaysia with Turquand Youngs & Co, an antecedent firm of Ernst & Young. From 1983 to 1984, he was seconded to work in the firm’s office in New Haven, Connecticut, USA where he gained exposure to the US public accounting and business environment. Mr. Tang left the firm in 1986 to join Cold Storage (Malaysia) Berhad as Head of Internal Audit reporting directly to the Audit Committee of the Board. He returned to the accounting profession in 1989 when he joined Moores Rowland.
In 2008, Mr. Tang led the Kuala Lumpur office of Moores Rowland into a merger with the international accounting firm of Mazars, where he served as its Malaysian Managing Partner until August 2013. He left Mazars in August 2014 to practice as a sole practitioner. In 2019, Mr. Tang ceased practicing as a public accountant to concentrate on litigation support and business advisory services.
Mr. Tang had been a practicing accountant for 28 years. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and was a licensed auditor until 2019. He worked with public listed companies and owner managed businesses, in the areas of auditing, accounting, litigation support and business advisory services.
