Ong Keng Siew

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom

Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Mr Ong Keng Siew, a Malaysian, aged 69,  joined the Board of Paramount on 14 November 1994 and was redesignated as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 14 August 2014. He assumed the role of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Paramount on 3 August 2022.

Mr Ong began his career with the Group as an Accountant in 1981 and was promoted to Finance and Administration Manager in 1984. He was subsequently appointed as General Manager to oversee the operations of the property development and construction divisions in 1989.

Mr Ong assumed the post of Deputy Group Managing Director and Deputy Group CEO in 1997 before succeeding the late Dato’ Teo Chiang Quan as the Managing Director and CEO of Paramount on 1 December 2008.

On 18 June 2012, after serving the Group with distinction for more than 30 years and ensuring that it was on a strong footing, he retired as the Managing Director and CEO of Paramount.

In addition to his directorship in public listed companies, Mr Ong also serves as a director of Perbadanan Aset Keretapi (Railway Assets Corporation), a federal statutory body established under the Railway Act 1991.