Tan Sri Dato' Sri Abi Musa Asa'ari Bin Mohamed Nor was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2015 and was subsequently re-designated as the Chairman of the Company on 3 April 2015.
He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Malaya and a D.D.A from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He obtained a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate in Economic Management from Sultan Idris Education University.
He had served 33 years in the Malaysian Civil Service from 1973 until his retirement in 2006. He started work as an Assistant Director in the Public Service Department in 1973. He then served in the National Bureau of Investigation, National Institute of Public Administration and Petroleum Development Unit of the Prime Minister's Department before being appointed as the Deputy Budget Director in the Ministry of Finance in 1995. In 1998, he joined Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority as the Director General and subsequently as the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry from 2001 before retiring in 2006.
He is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of HeiTech Padu Berhad and the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Swift Haulage Berhad, both public listed companies on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.
Datin Chong Lee Hui was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2022. She is the Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and serves as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Datin Chong graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Laws from the University of London in 1998 and a Master Degree of Laws from the University of Malaya in 2003.
Datin Chong joined Messrs. Halim Hong & Quek as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2000. With 21 years of practising in the area of real estate and project development, Datin Chong is regularly engaged by major developers, corporate clients and financial institutions for advice and representation in matters relating to real estate.
Datin Chong has vast experience in advising and representing major property developers in the sale and purchase transactions of mixed developments, landed stratified developments, guarded neighbourhood projects, as well as commercial industrial developments with freehold and leasehold titles. Datin Chong does also advise foreigners on legal matters relating to property purchases in Malaysia, as well as real estate taxes.
Aside from frequently advising property developers and purchasers on conveyancing matters and homeownership schemes, Datin Chong has represented several corporate bodies in the purchase of large estates and industrial land and the sale and purchase of office buildings. Datin Chong is also regularly sought for advice in matters relating to tenancy and strata management, whereby she has broad experience in providing advice on matters relating to the management of commercial developments, formation of management corporations and many other related issues.
On top of that, Datin Chong is entrusted by Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (REHDA) as one of the task force committee members to discuss with respective stakeholders on the proposed amendments to Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, Strata Management Act 2013 and proposed Commercial Residence Act.
In the area of Banking & Finance, Datin Chong has advised and represented major local and foreign banks in the completion of financing facilities for corporate bodies, structuring and finalisation of cross border loans, conventional and Islamic property financing, and facilitation of refinancing arrangements.
Besides providing strong stewardship in heading the firm's Real Estate Department, Datin Chong is the incumbent Deputy Head of its Risk Management Committee and heads the Learning & Development Team, through which she organises and provides various training sessions to empower and update clients on the latest laws relating to the real estate industry. She does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr Lao Chok Keang was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 24 February 2017. He is the Audit and Risk Management Committee Chairman and serves as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He started his career in a public accounting firm and is a Malaysian Institute of Accountants
member.
He held several senior management positions in large property development companies, including the Chief Operating Officer of Saujana Triangle Sdn. Bhd., the developer for the 800-acre township development known as Damansara Perdana in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. He was also the Director of Murray Riverside Pty Ltd, a 1,000-acre mixed development developer in Western Australia.
In 2004, he joined Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd, the then Master Developer of Cyberjaya, as a Director/Chief Operating Officer and had since been responsible for the company's overall performance. In 2013, he assumed the Executive Director of Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd. He was re-designated as a Director/Business Advisor in May 2016.
He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr Bernard Vincent Olmedo Dy was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 3 April 2015. He was later re-designated as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He earned a degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame in 1985. He received his Master of Business Administration in 1989 and Master of Arts in International Relations in 1997, both from the University of Chicago.
He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ayala Land, Inc., a Senior Managing Director of Ayala Corporation, and a member of the Ayala Group Management Committee since April 2014. He is also a director of Philippine publicly listed companies, AREIT, Inc. and AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp.
He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr Dante Dominic Macaraeg Abando was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 February 2023.
He graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of the Philippines in 1986 and earned his Master's degree in Business Administration in 1995 from the same university. In 2012, he completed the Executive Program on Real Estate Management at Harvard University Graduate School of Business.
He is a Senior Vice President and a member of the Management Committee of Ayala Land, Inc (ALI). He currently heads Makati Development Corporation (MDC) and subsidiaries – the construction arm of ALI where he is responsible in managing the organization, develop strategies and plan, to align and integrate the project management activities in the project development process and takes the lead in transforming MDC to ensure delivery of all Ayala Land products.
He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr Robert Sy Lao was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 February 2023 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial engineering -Cum Laude from the University of Sto. Tomas, Espana, Manila. He obtained a Master of Business Administration (“MBA”) from University of Asian Institute of Management, Makati and University of Cologne, International Student Exchange Program in 2001.
He is currently a Senior Vice President, Head of the Estates Group overseeing all Township projects, Head of the Central Land Acquisition Unit and a member of the Management Committee of Ayala Land Inc (ALI). He has been with ALI since 2001 and was formerly the Group Head for the Residential Business covering the 5 brands – Ayala Land Premier (High-end market segment), Alveo Land (Mid-upper market segment), Avida Land (Affordable segment), Amaia Land (Mass Housing) and Bella Vita (Socialised Housing).
He does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Ma. Divina Yee Lopez, was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2021.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines and placed 11th in the Certified Public Accountants Board Examinations in 1993. She obtained a Master of Science in Computational Finance from the De La Salle University in 2002.
She is currently Vice President and Chief Finance Officer of Ayala Land Estates Group. She concurrently holds different financial positions of various subsidiaries of Ayala Land, Inc. ("ALI"). Her other current significant positions are Director, Treasurer and Chief Finance Officer of Asian i-Office Properties, Inc.; Director and Treasurer of Crans Montana Property Holdings Corporation; Director, Treasurer and Data Protection Officer of Arca South Estate Association Inc., Circuit Makati Estate Association, Inc., Cloverleaf Balintawak Estate Association, Inc., and Vertis North Estate Association, Inc.; Trustee and Treasurer of Alagang Ayala Land Foundation Inc., Altaraza Town Center Estate Association, Inc., and San Rafael Estate Association, Inc. and Treasurer of Lakeside Evozone Association Inc.
Prior to this, she was the Chief Audit Executive of Ayala Land, Inc. ("ALI"). She also served as President of Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc. and Chief Finance Officer of the Residential Business Group of ALI.
She does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr. Teh Heng Chong was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer on 4 March 2019.
He graduated with a Bachelor's in Economics from the University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, in 1995.
He has over 25 years' extensive experience in the real estate industry and was the Marketing Director of UOA Development Berhad from February 2017 to January 2019. Before this, he was the Chief Marketing Officer of Avaland in 2016 and the Chief Operating Officer (Marketing) of Mah Sing Group Berhad from 2009 to 2015. Prior to 2009, he held various positions in
various companies.
He is currently serving as a director of the Group and is also a director of Avaland Holdings Berhad, a non-listed public company. Save for the above, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.
Mr. Apollo Bello Tanco was appointed to the Board as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 January 2019. He was subsequently re-designated as an Executive Director and the Chief Operating Officer on 4 March 2019. On 31 December 2022, he was subsequently re-designated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director.
He graduated cum laude from the Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting in 1987. He earned his Master of Arts in Applied Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific in 1994. He is also a Certified Public Accountant who passed the Philippine licensure exams in 1987.
He was the Head of Project and Strategic Management Group and a member of the Management Committee of Avida Land Corp., a subsidiary of Ayala Land. He served as an Assistant Vice President of ALI and has been with Ayala Land for twenty-six (26) years, being assigned to the residential group. Prior to this, he was the Project Development Manager involved in the master planning of Nuvali and other major land development projects of Ayala Land.
He is currently serving as a director of the Group and is also a director of MCT Consortium Bhd., a non-listed public company. Save for the above, he does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.