Datuk Tiah Thee Kian holds a Bachelor of Science from University of Malaya and a Master in Business Management from Asian Institute of Management, Philippines.

He started his career as a manager of Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Bhd from year 1972 to year 1978. He then joined Credit Leasing Corporation Sdn Bhd as an Executive Director from year 1978 to 1987. He joined Othman & Ng Sdn Bhd as a General Manager in September 1987. In January 1988, he initiated the change of name of Othman & Ng Sdn Bhd to TA Securities Berhad to reflect the change of management. Subsequently, he was appointed as its Managing Director in November 1988 and Executive Chairman in July 1995.

In 1990, he initiated the public listing of the stockbroking business of TA Securities Sdn Bhd under TA Enterprise Berhad and took over the helm as the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of TA Enterprise Berhad in October 1990, a position that he held till May 2002. On 16 August 2007, he resumed his position as the Executive Chairman of TA Enterprise Berhad and is primarily responsible for the overall strategic direction of TA Enterprise Berhad. He was then re-designated as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of TA Enterprise Berhad on 5 October 2009, a position he holds to-date.

Subsequently, he was appointed to the Board of TA Global Berhad as a Director on 8 August 2008 but was re-designated as the Executive Chairman on 5 October 2009. He is also the substantial shareholder and co-founder of TA Global Berhad. He also sits on the Board of a number of companies within the TA Global Berhad Group.

He is the visionary leader of TA Enterprise Berhad Group. In the mid-nineties, he embarked TA Enterprise Berhad into property development and was instrumental in amassing the strategic land banks and investment properties of TA Enterprise Berhad. He has gathered an extensive experience in the property management and property development industry. His experience and expertise includes strategic property development, operational planning and implementation, international business expansion and overall business management of the property division.

He has spent a major portion of his time in nurturing, developing and transforming the property development and property investments activities of TA Enterprise Berhad and was instrumental in the demerger of the financial services and property business of TA Enterprise Berhad to improve the execution capacity of the property business in pursuing its strategies in a more focused way.

Under the stewardship and leadership of Yg Bhg Datuk Tiah, TA Group became a dynamic and diversified conglomerate with businesses in stockbroking, asset and unit trust management, futures and derivatives trading, credit lending, hotel operations, property development, property management and property investments spread over Malaysia, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and China.

Datin Tan Kuay Fong wholds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Malaya.

She started her profession as a Remisier in 1975. In 1983, she was one of the pioneer founders of A.T. Securities Sdn Bhd, the first stockbroking company to be established in Shah Alam. She was a Director in A.T. Securities Sdn Bhd from 1983 to 1987. In December 1987, she joined TA Securities Sdn Bhd and was appointed the Managing Director of TA Securities Berhad in July 1995. In June 2003, she resigned from the Board of TA Securities Berhad to concentrate more on the property investments and other business activities of the TA Enterprise Berhad Group.

She was appointed as Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad in March 1990 and subsequently on May 2002, she was appointed as its Executive Chairman. She was then re-designated as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of TA Enterprise Berhad on August 2007, a position she holds to-date. Subsequently, she was appointed as Director of TA Global Berhad on 8 August 2008 but was re-designated as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 October 2009 and held the position to-date. She now continues to impart her business acumen and skills to the growth and development of TA Enterprise Berhad’s financial services business. She also sits on the Board of a number of companies within the TA Group.

She was instrumental in the growth and development of TA Enterprise Berhad’s financial services businesses during its formation years. In the 1990s, Yg Bhg Datin Tan revolutionised the stock broking business of TA Enterprise Berhad by taking the bold step to build up its IT infrastructure and employed IT programmers and system analysts to design and tailor specific back office IT systems and controls to provide its remisiers and clients with a more efficient platform to trade with greater accuracy and efficiency. She was also instrumental in developing the proprietary trading activities of TA Enterprise Berhad, expanding its retail market, building up its remisiers/dealers base to enlarge its retail clientele and to expand its business.

She is the co-founder of TA Global Berhad. She has over 25 years of senior management experiences in stockbroking, derivatives and property management. Her experience and expertise incorporate strategic planning, initial business set-up, operations planning and implementation, international business expansion and overall business management.

Dato’ Sri Mohamed Bin Abid studied Business Management at The MARA Institute of Technology and was admitted as a Member of the British Institute of Management. He was conferred the award of “Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang” by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang in October 2008, that carries the title Dato’ Sri.

He started his career as a Shipping Executive and was later promoted to Manager in P & O Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, Singapore & London from year 1964 to year 1973. In year 1974, he joined MISC Coastal Services Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MISC Berhad as Marketing Manager and was promoted to Director/Chief Executive Officer in 1980, a position he held till 1983.

Subsequently, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MISC Agencies Sdn Bhd until year 1986. In 1987, he was appointed as Managing Director of East & West Maritime Sdn Bhd. In 1989, he established JB Distripark Sdn Bhd and held the position of Executive Director. He then joined the Board of TA Enterprise Berhad, a public listed company as Executive Director on 1 July 1995. He was re-designated as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad on 5 October 2009 and holds the position to-date. Subsequently, he was appointed as Executive Director of TA Global Berhad on 5 October 2009. He also sits on the Board of a number of companies within the TA Global Berhad Group.

He is also the Chairman of Advisory Board of Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd since 2006.

He has extensive experience in the shipping industry and has held various senior positions, both locally and abroad. Over the years, his established network of local and international business contacts have been invaluable to the growth and development of the TA Group. In addition, he has also actively been involved in building the corporate as well as public image of the TA Group of Companies. He sits on the Boards of a number of companies within the TA Global Berhad Group.

Kimmy Khoo Poh Kim graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree from the University of Malaya in 1986 and was admitted as an Affiliate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in 1997. She also holds a Company Secretary License issued by the Companies Commission of Malaysia since 1997.

She started her career in stockbroking as a management trainee with A.T. Securities Sdn Bhd from 1986 to 1987. Thereafter, she joined TA Securities Sdn Bhd in 1987 as an Administration Supervisor and during the years she rose up to the ranks to be the General Manager, Dealing Operations & Controls of TA Securities Berhad in Feb 1998. In her 12 years with TA Securities, she gained vast and extensive experience in securities operations, business development and management. She was one of the pioneer key management staff charged to spearhead the various operational and system reengineering of the TA Securities Berhad in its formation years. She is technically competent and conversant with the day-to-day management and operations of a stockbroking company.

In August 1999, she was seconded to TA Enterprise Berhad as Group General Manager, a position she holds until 5 October 2009. In TA Enterprise Berhad, she oversees the group’s risk management, corporate development and management of TA Enterprise Berhad. She was actively involved in the establishment of various operation and management systems, controls and policies for the subsidiaries of TA Enterprise Berhad such as TA Securities Berhad, TA Futures Sdn Bhd, TA Asset Management Sdn Bhd and TA Unit Trust Management Bhd, TA Properties Sdn Bhd and Radisson Plaza Hotel, Sydney.

On 18 March 2004, she assumed the position of Executive Director of TA Properties Sdn Bhd and is primarily responsible for the corporate planning, hospitality, property acquisition and systems control and management functions of TA Properties. She also oversees and manages the offshore commercial and hospitability assets of our Group located in Canada, Australia, China, Philippines and South Africa. She was then appointed to the Board of TA Global Berhad as Executive Director on 5 October 2009. She also sits on the Board of various subsidiaries of TA Global Berhad which are mainly involved in investment holding, property development, construction and management business and hotel operations.

She is the Company Secretary of TA Enterprise Berhad since October 1990, a position she holds till to-date. She is also the Company Secretary of various subsidiaries of TA Enterprise Berhad.

She is conversant and experienced with cross-border investments and property acquisitions and she is personally involved in the negotiation, due diligence, structuring and financing process in the acquisition of properties, both locally and overseas.

Through her years of experience in the financial, property and hotel industry, she has garnered extensive management skills, in-depth knowledge and exposure in regulatory liaison, compliance, risk analysis, due diligence, financing and deal structuring which will continue to benefit the Company’s international business expansion and overall business management.

Zainab Binti Ahmad holds a Bachelor in Business Administration Degree from the Institut Teknologi Mara/University of Ohio.

She started her career in June 1983 with A.T. Securities Sdn Bhd as the General Manager. She then joined TA Securities Sdn Bhd as Director in December 1987 till October 1990.

She was then appointed as Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad in March 1990, a position she holds to-date. Thereafter, she was appointed to the Board of TA Global Berhad as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 October 2009. She also sits on the Board of TA Centre Berhad, a public company which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TA Enterprise Berhad and a number of companies within the TA Enterprise Berhad Group.

Peter U Chin Wei is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Before returning to Malaysia, he worked in the London office of Coopers and Lybrand (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers). Upon his return to Malaysia in 1977, he worked for Inchcape Malaysia Sdn Bhd, YTL Group and he joined the MUI Group in 1980 until 1989 as General Manager. He joined the Board of AsiaPac Bhd (formerly known as Pegi Malaysia Berhad) as an Executive Director in 1989 till 1990. Thereafter, he joined TA Enterprise Berhad as an Executive Director in October 1990 till October 1998. Subsequently, he was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad, a public listed company in July 1999, a position he holds to-date. He was then appointed to the Board of TA Global Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 October 2009.

He also sits on the Board of Kumpulan Europlus Berhad, a public listed company and Asian Outreach (M) Berhad, a public company.

Jory Leong Kam Weng graduated with a Bachelor of Economics Degree and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from Monash University, Australia. He is a Certified Public Accountant of CPA Australia and a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also a certified mediator on the panel of the Malaysian Mediation Centre.

He was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1989. In February 1992, he joined TA Enterprise Berhad as the Group Legal Manager until July 1995. He was the Vice President of International Division of TA Enterprise Berhad from November 1993 to October 1995.

Between November 1995 to February 1997, he held the position of General Manager / Director of Credit Leasing Corporation Sdn Bhd. He also held the post of Executive Director of TA Bank of Philippines, Inc from March 1997 to June 1998. From June 1998 to July 1999, he was the Chief Executive Officer of TA Securities Berhad.

Since July 1999, he has been a Partner of Messrs Iza Ng, Yeoh & Kit as a practising Advocate and Solicitor. He is also a Director of Spring Hill Management Sdn Bhd, a venture capital management corporation registered with the Securities Commission. He was then appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad, a public listed company on May 2003, a position he holds to-date. He was also appointed to the Board of TA Global Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 October 2009.

He also sits on the Board of Asian Outreach (M) Sdn Bhd and Pusat Penyayang KSKA, public companies.

Christopher Koh Swee Kiat graduated from the University of Malaya in 1992 and was called to the High Court of Malaya as an Advocate and Solicitor in March 1993. He also holds an ACCA postgraduate diploma in Accounting and Finance.

He was previously attached with the Corporate Department of Messrs Chooi & Company. Thereafter, he joined TA Securities Berhad as Assistant Manager in November 1995. He was appointed the Head of Legal Affairs Department in November 1995. He has negotiated and prepared the legal documentation for the various overseas ventures of the company including a bank and stockbroking companies in various countries. He was also the Company Secretary of The Chase Manhattan (M) Berhad (now known as JP Morgan Chase).

In 2001, he was the Vice President for MasterCard International in its Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore. He joined Messrs Chris Koh & Chew (formerly known as GH Tee & Co), Advocates & Solicitor in October 2001. He was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of TA Enterprise Berhad, a public listed company in May 2006, a position he holds to-date. Thereafter, on 5 October 2009, he was appointed to the Board of TA Global Berhad as Independent Non-Executive Director.

He specialises in corporate, commercial and finance matters including merger and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, corporate finance, listing of companies, private equity acquisition and matters relating to aviation laws. Now also an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, his scope of responsibilities includes extending legal advice and assisting in the acquisition of business interests on behalf of the Company.

Rahmah Binti Mahmood graduated with a double Bachelor of Science degree in both Marketing and Mass Communications from Syracuse University, New York. She also obtained a Master in Journalism (PR) from the University of Southern California (USC).

She started her own automotive spares manufacturing company, Malaysian Automotive Lighting Sdn Bhd (“Malaysian Automotive”) about 20 years ago in Penang with Robert Bosch Gmbh as the initial partners and later with Magnetti Mirelli of Italy. Malaysian Automotive is now a global manufacturing partnership with Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh, Germany, manufacturing automotive head lamps and rear lamps for companies such as Proton, Perodua, Suzuki, Mazda and other international car manufacturers and she is still currently the Director and shareholder of Malaysian Automotive Lighting.

She is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Syarikat Mahmood Ambak & Sons Sdn Bhd since 1988, a trading company supplying automotive spares to the Ministry of Defence of Malaysia and the Royal Police Force of Malaysia for the last 20 years.

She then was then appointed to the Board of TA Enterprise Berhad, a public listed company in August 2007, a position she holds to-date. Subsequently, she was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of TA Global Berhad on 5 October 2009. She also sits on the Board of TA Investment Management Berhad, a public company which is 70% owned by TA Enterprise Berhad.

She has also diversified her business dealings into Independent Environmental Monitoring and sits on the Board of Spanfield Sdn Bhd and Clearwater Towers Sdn Bhd, an environmental company. Currently, she is looking into being involved in renewable energy such as solar energy and other manufacturing concerns in Malaysia through a company Solarah Sdn Bhd.

She has over 25 years of experience in business management, contract negotiations and manufacturing practices. She also has assisted the Malaysian government in bringing in foreign investment into the country especially in the field of manufacturing.