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Techno
Dex
Berhad
(627634-A)
ANNUAL REPORT 2016
KERK HAN MENG
Malaysian, Aged 43, Male
Executive Chairman
Mr. Kerk Han Meng was appointed to the Board on 12 January 2009 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. On
11 May 2011, he was re-designated as the Executive Chairman of the Company. He is a member of the Remuneration
Committee of the Company. He is also a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Kerk graduated from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia with a Bachelor of Business in Marketing in
1994. Upon graduation, he joined one of the largest polymer and textile manufacturer in South East Asia and assumed
a leading role in the international sales division. Based in Europe for more than 10 years, he was responsible for
expansion of the business in United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Italy and other areas in the region before his return
to Malaysia.
Mr. Kerk has extensive corporate, management, business development, marketing and international trading
knowledge. He is also a director of several private limited companies involved in various industries such as polymers,
petrochemicals, textile, property development and related activities.
TAN SZE CHONG
Malaysian, Aged 47, Male
Group Managing Director
Mr. Tan Sze Chong was appointed to the Board on 22 December 2011 as the Non-Independent Non-Executive
Director. On 20 September 2013, he was re-designated as the Executive Director and assumed the position as the
Group Managing Director. Mr. Tan is also a substantial shareholder of the Company.
Mr. Tan graduated from University of North Florida, USA with Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing and Business
Management, and Master of Business Administration in 1991 and 1992 respectively.
Mr. Tan has more than 23 years of experience in credit information and market research industries. He commenced
his career in 1993 with New Strait Times Technology as Research Analyst. He furthered his career with Taylor Nelson
Sofres as Research Manager in 1994. In 1997, Mr. Tan founded InfoCredit International Sdn. Bhd., a company
involved in the provision of credit research, information and ratings. In 2000, InfoCredit joint venture with Dun &
Bradstreet USA, where Mr. Tan was appointed as Managing Director and continued to lead growth and success of
Dun & Bradstreet Malaysia.
During his tenure with Dun & Bradstreet, Mr. Tan successfully introduced credit training modules and framework for
the industry. In 2003, Mr. Tan brought the Company into Independent Market Research for companies going for Initial
Public Offerings. Mr. Tan also led the Company into a joint venture with Credit Guarantee Corporation and Association
of Banks Malaysia, namely Credit Bureau Malaysia, where Mr. Tan was seconded as Chief Executive Officer between
2011 and 2013.
During his tenure as Group Managing Director, Mr. Tan successfully entered into numerous joint ventures and diversified
revenue portfolio for the Group. He is responsible for charting the strategic directions and focus of the Group.
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