Malaysia`s Year in Review 2015

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ABOUT CPA AUSTRALIA
CPA Australia is one of the world’s largest accounting bodies with
a global membership of more than 155,000 members working in
118 countries around the world, with more than 25,000 members
working in senior leadership positions.
Our core services to members include education, training,
technical support and advocacy. Employees and members work
together with local and international bodies to represent the
views and concerns of the profession to governments, regulators,
industries, academia and the general public.
Our sphere of operations covers staffed offices in all states
and territories in Australia as well as in China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and
Vietnam.
CPA Australia has had presence in Malaysia since 1956, during
which significant contributions were made to the development of
the Malaysian accounting profession. Since then, the strength of
the CPA Australia brand has grown from year to year and as we
celebrate our 60 years anniversary in 2016, our membership has
breached the 10,000 mark.
The office plays a role in mainstream issues through
involvement in various committees and government relation
activities and also undertakes a range of activities which
positions CPA Australia as the premier global brand for strategy,
leadership and international business.
These include:
• outreach to institutions of higher learning
• facilitating a varied and highly relevant suite of professional
development paths and solutions; and
• forging employer partnerships
CPA Australia is a scheduled body under the Malaysian
Accountants Act 1967.
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PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR GST TRANSITION IN MALAYSIA
In the lead up to the implementation
of GST in Malaysia in April,
CPA Australia undertook several
initiatives including conducting
meetings with the Royal Malaysian
Customs to share Australia’s
experience in the implementation
of GST. Australia introduced GST
in year 2000.
CPA Australia in the New Straits Times
A series of articles were written
by Paul Drum, Head of Policy,
CPA Australia to help educate
members and the general Malaysian
public on what the tax changes
meant and to alleviate concerns for
many businesses. These articles saw
traction in leading mainstream print
and online media, The New Straits
Times and its sister publication,
Berita Harian.
A good number of Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
workshops for the year also focused
on GST related topics including
several industry focused workshops
that were well received by both
members and the general public.
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BOOT CAMP FOR STUDENTS
CPA Australia, together with Talent
Corporation Malaysia (TalentCorp)
organised a boot camp for 40
university students on semester
break from abroad. The boot
camp held at the CPA Australia
Kuala Lumpur office on 12 January
enabled employers to share updates
on employment opportunities in
Malaysia for graduates.
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE JOINS THE RANKS OF REP
The Accountant General’s office
was made a Recognised Employer
Partner (REP) for its strong support
to upskill its workforce with the
CPA Australia designation. A total of
50 staff of the Accountant General’s
office are currently pursuing the
CPA Program. At a special event
in June to mark the REP status,
Accountant General Dato’ Haji
Che Pee Shamsuddin was made an
honorary member of CPA Australia.
Dato’ Haji Che Pee received his award from Jeff Hughes, Chief Operating Officer – Member Services,
CPA Australia
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CONNECTING WITH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
On 4 February, Malaysia Division
President Wong Chin Aik led a visit
to Datuk Chua Tee Yong, the Deputy
Minister of Finance to discuss
opportunities for CPA Australia to
work with the Ministry of Finance to
support the country’s need for more
professionally qualified accountants.
Also joining the delegation were
Nadzirah Abdul Rashid, Divisional
Councillor and Priya Terumalay,
Country Head – Malaysia,
CPA Australia. Datuk Chua was
presented with a copy of The Naked
CEO book during the visit.
(From left) Datuk Chua Tee Yong, Priya Terumalay, Nadzirah Abdul Rashid, and Wong Chin Aik
RM 10,000 FOR THE MOTHER TERESA READING SHELTER
Following the Run For Hope charity
event organised by the Sunway
University Business Concilium and
sponsored by CPA Australia in
November 2014, a total of RM20,000
was raised and donated equally
to two charity homes chosen
respectively by CPA Australia and
Sunway University.
The RM 10,000 directed to
CPA Australia’s chosen charity,
The Mother Teresa Reading Shelter,
in Ipoh, Perak, was used to improve
the general maintenance of the
shelter which provides reading and
writing lessons to stateless and
orphaned children.
The cheque was presented by Priya
Terumalay, Country Head - Malaysia,
to the Shelter during a visit there
on 16 February together with Anna
Wong, then Perak Coordinator
and Elaine Ong, current Perak
Coordinator.
A small contribution to help the children at the
Mother Teresa Reading Shelter
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CPA AUSTRALIA SIGNS VARIATION AGREEMENT WITH TALENTCORP
Malaysian undergraduates
completing a degree locally are now
able to get an early start to attaining
their CPA Australia certification,
thanks to a variation agreement
between CPA Australia and Talent
Corporation Malaysia (TalentCorp).
Called the UNI-Qualified Fund,
this initiative is an extension of
the Get Qualified! Fund signed in
2013. While the Get Qualified! Fund
supports fresh graduate hires with
less than 12 months of working
experience, the UNI-Qualified Fund
supports Malaysian undergraduates
in Year 3 onwards who are currently
completing a degree in Malaysia.
This funding scheme allows eligible
students to take up to two segments
of the CPA Program before
graduating. Apart from gaining
knowledge from the CPA Program
segments, participating students
who have successfully completed
the Ethics and Governance exam
will have the opportunity to network
with CPA Australia’s Recognised
Employers.
The agreement was signed on
11 March by Jeff Hughes, Chief
Operating Officer – Member
Services, CPA Australia and Johan
Mahmood Merican, Chief Executive
Officer, TalentCorp.
(From left) Jeff Hughes and Johan Mahmood
Merican
MoU WITH UITM
CPA Australia has inked a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Universiti Teknologi
MARA (UiTM) to enable 300
accounting students to begin their
CPA Program journey by taking
one professional paper while still in
university.
The agreement signed on 25
May is aimed at accelerating the
progression of accounting students
in Malaysian universities to become
professionally qualified accountants.
The signing took place at the UiTM
Puncak Alam Campus and was
witnessed by Senator Dato’ Sri
Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the
Prime Minister’s Department.
(From left) Priya Terumalay, Country Head –
Malaysia, CPA Australia; Senator Dato’ Sri Abdul
Wahid Omar, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Professor Ir Dr. Sahol
Hamid Abu Bakar, Vice Chancellor, UiTM; and
Johan Mahmood Merican, Chief Executive Officer,
TalentCorp
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CAREER EXPO 2015 HITS KUALA LUMPUR ON A HIGH NOTE
The annual CPA Australia Career
Expo in Kuala Lumpur saw another
good year with well over 700
jobseekers and fresh graduates
attending the event at the Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre on
11 April. Similar expos were also
held in Hong Kong, Singapore
and six Australian cities. A total
of 22 organisations including
CPA Australia’s Recognised
Employer Partners participated
in the expo that included several
forums and presentations.
Fresh from The Naked CEO book
reaching bestseller status in
Australia, the author, CPA Australia
Chief Executive Alex Malley, treated
the attendees to a motivating talk on
his intriguing insights with advice on
how to build a big life as articulated
in his book. The Naked CEO books
on sale at the expo sold out in under
two hours following his session.
Andrew Heng, Partner in Ferrier
Hodgson MH, moderated a panel
session on why accounting was an
appealing career choice. The panel
included Sivaruban Kandasamy,
Audit Director, KPMG Malaysia;
Alan Chung, Executive Director, Tax
Advisory & Compliance, SJ Grant
Thornton; Dexter Tang, Assistant
Manager, PwC Malaysia and Jimmy
Lai, Partner, Audit and Financial
Advisory, Deloitte Malaysia.
Graduates connecting with employers
at the Career Expo
A special career workshop by
CPA Australia’s Content and Social
Media Manager, Jillian Bowen, was
well received as she engaged with
the relatively young and tech savvy
audience on the full potential of
LinkedIn as a platform to market
one’s career.
Other activities included resume
health check advice and a
professional profile photography to
help attendees snap professional
photos for their resumes and
LinkedIn profiles.
Student ambassadors with Alex Malley (back row,
second from left)
(From left) Andrew Heng, Alan Chung, Sivaruban
Kandasamy, Jimmy Lai and Dexter Tang
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LONG STANDING MEMBERS FETED AT RECOGNITION EVENINGS
Member Recognition Evenings
(MREs) were held in several states
throughout Malaysia including
Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Johor, Penang,
Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Miri and
Sibu between June and December
to celebrate long standing members
and members who had attained the
CPA and FCPA status. All locations
registered good member turnout.
Among the long standing members
recognised this year was Dato’
Robert Wong Lum Kong,
Managing Director of Oriental
Holdings Bhd and a 43-year veteran
in the motor trade industry. Dato’
Robert Wong, who has been a
member of CPA Australia since 1965,
received his 50-year membership pin
during the Kuala Lumpur MRE.
In Ipoh and Penang, the MRE
was preceded by a talk on GST
while in Johor the talk covered
Budget 2016. In Miri and Sibu, the
topic of presentation was on antiprofiteering.
Sivam Visvanathan, an academic
who previously nursed an ambition
of becoming a medical practitioner,
also received his 50-year
membership pin during the Johor
MRE. Both Yapp Sze Nee, formerly
Dato’ Robert Wong (right) receiving his pin and
certificate from Wong Chin Aik, Divisional President
– Malaysia, CPA Australia
Sivam Visvanathan (right) receiving his pin and
certificate from Wong Chin Aik, Divisional President
– Malaysia, CPA Australia and Priya Terumalay,
Country Head – Malaysia, CPA Australia
with Pantai Baru Indah Sdn Bhd and
Yong Nyet Yun a former Malaysia
Divisional councillor, received their
30-year membership pins during the
MRE in Miri.
Yong Nyet Yun (second from left) and Christopher
Sim, Miri coordinator (second from right) with
CPA Australia staff
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INCREASED ENGAGEMENT WITH SHARED SERVICES SECTOR
The Division continued to extend its
reach in the shared services sector
with four more companies coming
on-board as Recognised Employer
Partners (REPs). These include British
Petroleum’s Regional Asia Business
Service Centre, the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP)
Global Shared Services Centre,
Shell International and Astro
Malaysia Holdings, all having
a highly skilled and diverse
workforce. At the close of 2015,
the total number of REPs in
Malaysia stood at 65.
Alex P. Thomson, Head, Global Business Services
Asia, BP (right) receiving the REP certificate from
Wong Chin Aik, Divisional President – Malaysia,
CPA Australia
John Kidd, Chief, Global Shared Services Centre
UNDP (left) receiving the REP certificate from
Jeff Hughes, Chief Operating Officer – Member
Services, CPA Australia
Grace Lee, Senior Vice President, Group Financial
Controller, Astro (left) receiving the REP certificate
from Sharman Arumugam, Divisional Councillor –
Malaysia, CPA Australia
Gustavo Penas, Vice President – Finance
Operations, Shell International (left) receiving the
REP certificate from Wong Chin Aik, Divisional
President – Malaysia, CPA Australia
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CPA AUSTRALIA IS WORKING WITH MyPAC
CPA Australia has entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Malaysia Professional
Accountancy Centre (MyPAC),
an organisation that works closely
with the Malaysian Institute of
Accountants (MIA), to accelerate
the development of Bumiputera
professional accountants. The MoU
cemented MyPAC’s commitment
to work with CPA Australia and will
enable further penetration into
universities and various employment
sectors.
(From left) Adam Awty and Datuk Zaiton
(From left) Mark Chau, Regional Manager –
International Employer and Emerging Market
– Employer Development, CPA Australia; Seri
Idawaty, Head of Market Development, MyPAC;
Elaine Liew, Project Director, MyPAC; Datuk Zaiton
Mohd Hassan, Deputy Chairman, MyPAC; Adam
Awty, Chief Operating Officer – Commercial,
CPA Australia; Jeff Hughes, Chief Operating
Officer – Member Services, CPA Australia; Sherry
Ooi, Manager-Membership and Governance,
CPA Australia; Priya Terumalay, Country Head –
Malaysia, CPA Australia
CORPORATE VISIT TO AIRASIA TRAINING ACADEMY
A total of 40 members visited the
AirAsia Training Academy on 9 July
and 5 August where they saw firsthand the exercises conducted at the
academy.
They also had the opportunity
to visit full-flight simulators and
view training sessions that were
conducted for new crew members
such as in-flight mock-up exercises,
water evacuation drills and other
safety sessions. The visit was
under the auspices of the Young
Professionals Network.
CPA Australia members at the Training Academy
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SUNWAY TES IS A REGISTERED TUITION PROVIDER
CPA Australia has appointed
Sunway TES Centre for Accountancy
Excellence (Sunway TES) as a
Registered Tuition Provider for the
CPA Program. The appointment is
another milestone in the long and
mutually beneficial relationship
CPA Australia has shared with the
Sunway Education Group and will
include 36 hours of face to face
weekend classes at Sunway TES.
Tuition benefits will also include
direct access to an expert tutor
to assist students through the
subject content and networking
opportunities with like-minded
people.
A number of CPA Australia’s
Recognised Employer Partners
were present at the event to mark
the appointment of Sunway TES
including representatives from
Baker Tilly, BDO Malaysia, Deloitte
Malaysia, EY Malaysia, Grant
Thornton, IBM, KPMG Malaysia
and PwC Malaysia. CPA Australia
will offer scholarships to 5 High
Distinction UNI-Qualified Fund
candidates annually for three years.
The scholarship will include support
for one CPA Australia segment, one
year ASA membership fee waiver
and one Membership Entry Pathway
Assessment (MEPA) waiver.
Students and employers
(From left) Priya Terumalay, Country Head Malaysia, CPA Australia; Dr Elizabeth Lee, Senior
Executive Director, Sunway Education Group
and Sunway University; Teo Ee Sing, Founder
and Executive Director, Sunway TES; Johan
Mahmood Merican, Chief Executive Officer, Talent
Corporation Malaysia; Wong Chin Aik, Divisional
President - Malaysia, CPA Australia
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LIFE LESSONS FROM THE NAKED CEO
Alex Malley, best selling author
of the book, The Naked CEO,
who is also Chief Executive of
CPA Australia, addressed an
audience of 180 company directors,
managing directors, senior staff of
the Securities Commission (SC) and
senior members of CPA Australia in
a thought-provoking breakfast talk
on the benefits and challenges of
disruptive leadership.
He shared his career lessons learned
the hard way as articulated in his
book, as well as challenged the
audience to build not only a big
career, but also a bigger life. ‘Life
Lessons from The Naked CEO’ was
Alex Malley captivated the audience at the
Securities Commission
jointly organised by CPA Australia
and the Securities Industry
Development Corporation (SIDC),
the training and development arm of
the SC.
Alex was also interviewed by
Eugene Wong, the SC’s Executive
Director for Corporate Finance and
Investment, for the SC’s online talk
show which features leaders from the
business community. The interview
can be accessed at
Conversations@SC
universities on the lessons he
has learnt in life. The universities
included Monash University, Taylors
University, INTI University and
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
Representing the next generation of
talents, students were truly inspired
as seen from their responses and
questions posed to Alex seeking
advice on their first steps to leading
big careers. Earlier, Alex held a
master class session with 30 student
ambassadors.
In a separate session in Sunway
University, Alex inspired more
than 400 students from several
An inspirational session with more than 400
students in Sunway University
Alex Malley with student ambassadors
and staff members from CPA Australia
and Sunway University
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CPA CONGRESS 2015
CPA Congress Kuala Lumpur 2015
hit another high note this year with
well over 350 attendees from various
industries, public practice, public
sector and academia, including
students.
Held at the One World Hotel on
22 September with the theme
‘Leadership. Strategy. Business’, the
tightly packed Congress presented
a diverse line up of speakers and
sessions.
At the first plenary on the act of
balancing risk and growth, panellists
discussed how forward-thinking
companies were able to walk the fine
line between risk and growth and the
need for companies to understand
risk appetite and the capacity to
manage risk. Chow Sang Hoe,
Managing Partner of the ASEAN
Advisory in EY Malaysia, moderated
the second plenary session on the
shifting global economic climate
and its impact on ASEAN economic
integration.
Plenary 3 looked at the introduction
of GST in 2015 that has brought
the majority of the population
within the tax base, making them
stakeholders in the national budget.
The panel discussed the impact of
inflation and profiteering on society.
Plenary 4 panellists shared highlevel views on how corporates have
generally approached the threat of
cybersecurity.
The value-driven real estate
market as discussed in Plenary 5,
with sustainable growth potential
has made Malaysia an attractive
property investment destination and
option for investors.
In his keynote leadership track,
CPA Australia Chief Executive, Alex
Malley, enthralled delegates with
his outlook on the profession and
the need for innovative strategies
to maintain leadership relevance
in the accounting profession. He
closed Congress with a conversation
on keeping integrity in business
with Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan
Ariffin, President and Group CEO,
PETRONAS.
Plenary 1 (From left) Moderator Sridharan Nair,
Managing Partner, PwC Malaysia; panellists Datuk
Bazlan Osman, Executive Director and Group
CFO, Telekom Malaysia; Malkit Singh Maan, Group
CFO, BIMB Holdings Bhd; and Mohd Izani Ghani,
Executive Director and CFO, Khazanah Nasional Bhd
Plenary 2 (From left) Moderator Chow Sang Hoe
with panellists Professor Mahendhiran Nair, Deputy
President of Strategy, Monash University Malaysia
and Maslynnawati Ahmad, Director and Chief
Economist, CIMB Investment Bank Malaysia
Alex Malley with Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin
Plenary 3 (From left) Moderator Thenesh Kannaa,
Tax Advisor and Author, Thenesh, Renga and
Associates; Guna Selan Marian, Head AntiProfiteering Unit in the Enforcement Division,
Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
Ministry; Mok Chew Yin, Executive Director
Advisory and GST, BDO Malaysia; Poh Ying Loo,
Executive Director, AEON Co (M) Bhd; and Tan Eng
Yew, Indirect Tax Leader, Deloitte Malaysia
Plenary 4 (From left) Moderator Karamjit Singh,
Founder, Digital News Asia; Sharman Arumugam
Divisional Councillor – Malaysia; panellists Dani
Michaux, Executive Director, KPMG Malaysia;
Suriasah Putera Muhammad Sharoni, Head
Information Security KPJ Healthcare Bhd; and
Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, CEO and Founder,
Hack in The Box
Plenary 5 (From left) Moderator Au Foong Yee,
Managing Director, The Edge Communications
Sdn Bhd, panellists Datuk Seri Michael KC Yam,
Immediate Past President, REHDA; Matthew Tee
Kai Woon, Group Executive Director, Bina Puri
Holdings Bhd; and Previndran Singhe, Group CEO
and Founder, Zerin Properties
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THREE RECEIVE PRESIDENT’S AWARD
CPA Australia thanked the 2015
Malaysia divisional councillors
and committee members at a
special dinner on 17 November.
Also celebrated at the dinner were
three members who received the
President’s Award for Excellence
– Service and Leadership for
their outstanding support to
CPA Australia.
The recipients were Associate
Professor Dr Foo Yin Fah, Head,
Department of Accounting, Banking
& Finance in Sunway University;
Professor Dr Mazlina @ Norzila
Mat Zain, Lecturer in Multimedia
University; and Fan Kah Seong,
Indirect Tax Partner in Deloitte
Malaysia and a member of the
Malaysia Division Tax Committee.
Professor Dr Mazlina Mat Zain (right) receiving her
award from Wong Chin Aik, Divisional President –
Malaysia, CPA Australia
Fan Kah Seong (right) is all smiles
Associate Professor Dr. Foo Yin Fah (right) with
Wong Chin Aik Divisional President – Malaysia,
CPA Australia
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CELEBRATING 60 YEARS IN MALAYSIA
It was in 1956 that the formal
start of CPA Australia’s presence
in, then Malaya, began with the
announcement of “the appointment
of a Committee of Advice and
a Local Representative at Kuala
Lumpur, along the lines of a similar
representation established in
Singapore and Hong Kong”. Since
then, CPA Australia has made
significant contributions to the
development of the Malaysian
accounting profession and continues
to influence major issues, policies
and regulations through strong
and enduring relationships with the
government of Malaysia, regulators,
academic institutions, employers,
collaborators and supporters.
2016 marks the 60th anniversary
of CPA Australia’s formal presence
in Malaysia and the theme chosen
for this momentous occasion,
‘Celebrating the past, influencing
the future’ is about building on
the achievements, celebrating
the contributions of important
stakeholders and members, and
increasing the relevance and profile
of the CPA Australia designation in
the market place.
To usher in the anniversary, a low-key
get-together with stakeholders was
organised in the CPA Australia Kuala
Lumpur office on 24 November.
A new landing page on the
CPA Australia website was launched
at the event to celebrate Malaysian
members and their contribution to
the community.
All members also received the sleek
commemorative 60-year calendar
to display with pride at work or
in the home. With opportunities
abound, the size and influence of
CPA Australia will continue to grow
through members as they establish
themselves as thought leaders
across a broad spectrum of the
corporate and business community.
(From left) Priya Terumalay, Country Head Malaysia, Teresa Chong, Divisional Deputy
President, Wong Chin Aik, Divisional President
and Datuk Dr Haji Mustafha, Divisional Deputy
President, CPA Australia during the cake cutting
ceremony
Stakeholders and friends of CPA Australia at the
Kuala Lumpur office
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FENG SHUI TALK ON THE YEAR OF THE FIRE MONKEY
A special yearend session on
the application of Chinese and
Western astrology was organised
by CPA Australia on 3 December
as a yearend treat for members.
The event broadly introduced the
application of Chinese metaphysics,
the year of the Fire Monkey and
western financial ephemeris. Speaker
David Meow, who is a valuation
consultant and corporate trainer
in capital markets, is an enthusiast
in Metaphysics, both Eastern and
Western, and has a Diploma in Bazi
Mystery from the Mastery Academy
of Chinese Metaphysics. David
covered a broad range of topics for
the 2016 market outlook including
the analysis of the Five Elements and
how these Qi elements affected lives
and society in general.
David Meow in his element
A FUN-FILLED DAY FOR CHILDREN
The “Read to me” community social
responsibility project of the Young
Professionals Network grew into a
multifaceted children’s activity day
during which 48 children, including
underprivileged children from the
Sweet Care Welfare Society, enjoyed
a fun-filled time.
Taking place on 5 December,
activities included a story-telling
session by Marina Tan, a professional
practitioner of theatre for children
and a bag painting session with
the theme, Sun Bags, led by
Candy Pencil Project founder and
CPA Australia member Lauren Peng
who was featured in the December
issue of INTHEBLACK. The Lego
session was facilitated by Lego
consultants engaged by venue
sponsor Bank Rakyat, whose CEO
Datuk Mustafha Haji Abdul Razak,
is a keen champion of CPA Australia
and also Deputy President of
Malaysia Division.
All the children went home with
goodie bags filled to the brim with
story books, stationery and Bank
Rakyat coin boxes courtesy of
CPA Australia and the Bank Rakyat
Library Foundation.
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MALAYSIA DIVISIONAL COUNCIL 2016
CPA Australia is pleased to introduce the 2016 Malaysia Divisional Councillors:
PRESIDENT
COUNCILLORS
Wong Chin Aik FCPA (Aust.)
Dato’ Feizal Mustapha FCPA (Aust.)
DEPUTY PRESIDENTS
Gabriel Teo Chun FCPA (Aust.)
Teresa Chong Dee Shiang
FCPA (Aust.)
Gark Chee Jin FCPA (Aust.)
Datuk Dr Haji Mustafha Haji Abdul
Razak FCPA (Aust.)
TOH BENG SIEW
FCPA (AUST.)
Jagdev Singh FCPA (Aust.)
Jimmy Lai Can Yiew FCPA (Aust.)
Sharman Arumugam FCPA (Aust.)
Nadzirah Abdul Rashid FCPA (Aust.)
Tan Lay Keng FCPA (Aust.)
Toh Beng Siew FCPA (Aust.)*
*New council member
Toh Beng Siew is the Head of
IBM’s Regional Accounting Centre
in Kuala Lumpur covering the
Asia Pacific geography. Over
the past 23 years, Beng Siew has
held operations, financial and
management accounting roles that
provide support to various segments
of the IBM business including
consolidation, controls, revenue,
cost, expense, balance sheet, tax
and statutory reporting. Beng Siew is
an accountancy and business studies
graduate from New Zealand.
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MALAYSIA DIVISIONAL COUNCIL 2015
CPA Australia is deeply grateful to the 2015 Malaysia Divisional councillors for their invaluable support and contribution
to the Division.
PRESIDENT
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
COUNCILLOR
Wong Chin Aik FCPA (Aust.)
Teresa Chong Dee Shiang
FCPA (Aust.)
Datuk Dr Haji Mustafha Haji
Abdul Razak FCPA (Aust.)
Dato’ Feizal Mustapha
FCPA (Aust.)
COUNCILLOR
COUNCILLOR
COUNCILLOR
COUNCILLOR
Dr. Angelina Yee Seow Voon
CPA (Aust.)
Gabriel Teo Chun FCPA (Aust.)
Gark Chee Jin FCPA (Aust.)
Jagdev Singh FCPA (Aust.)
COUNCILLOR
COUNCILLOR
COUNCILLOR
COUNCILLOR
Jimmy Lai Can Yiew FCPA (Aust.)
Sharman Arumugam
FCPA (Aust.)
Nadzirah Abdul Rashid
FCPA (Aust.)
Tan Lay Keng FCPA (Aust.)
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DIVISIONAL COMMITTEES 2015
CPA Australia also acknowledges and thanks the 2015 divisional committee members for their commitment, ideas and
support which led to the success of the division’s activities.
CORPORATE
AND GROWING BUSINESS
STRATEGY PRACTICE
AND LEADERSHIP
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
NETWORK
CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN
Nadzirah Abdul Rashid FCPA (Aust.)
Teresa Chong Dee Shiang
FCPA (Aust.)
Datuk Dr Haji Mustafha Haji Abdul
Razak FCPA (Aust.)
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
Alex Ooi Thiam Poh FCPA (Aust.)
Alvin Wong Weng Foong CPA (Aust.)
Dato’ Feizal Mustapha FCPA (Aust.)
Azimah Ibrahim CPA (Aust.)
Gabriel Teo Chun FCPA (Aust.)
Chong Ee-Feng CPA (Aust.)
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