Kuala Lumpur 2019 Table Hosts

Gloria is a retired Partner of Ernst & Young, Malaysia. Gloria is a former Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the ASEAN Federation of Accountants. She was a Past President of the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) – Malaysia Chapter.

Gloria is the former President of the University of Melbourne Alumni Association, Malaysia and is a current Member of the Business and Economics Advisory Board for the Faculty.

She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), a fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, and is on the Board of the Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Senior Lecturer, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Dr Amina is currently a senior lecturer at the Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia. She teaches Managerial Accounting, Strategic Management and Human Resource Management in the MBA program. Her key contributions to the faculty include her applied research supervision and her consulting projects, events, coordination of industry-academic strategic collaborations, customised programs and international partnerships. With a career spanning over 21 years, she has experience in both industry and academia. Amina joined Arab Malaysian Corporation, KL in Internal Audit after which she spent a year in an SME in Finance.  In 1998, her MBA degree from Ohio University USA led Amina into her career in academia with Asia Pacific Institute of Technology KL. During that period, Amina also acquired a license in Unit Trust Consulting. In 2002, Amina joined Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia as an academic and she has been a part of this largest public Malaysian university till today. Amina holds a Bachelor Commerce degree majoring in Accounting & Finance from the University of Melbourne, an MBA from Ohio University and a PhD in Business (Human Resource Management) from Curtin University.

Executive Director, Jurukur Perunding Services Sdn Bhd

Sunny Lee is a University of Melbourne graduate, holding a Bachelor of Surveying degree.  Sunny brings with him 38 years practicing as a Land Surveyor, specialising in survey and mapping for large infrastructure projects in Malaysia and the use of technologies in mapping such as photogrammetry, UAV or drones and Lidar.  Sunny is a member of the The Royal Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (RISM) and The Association of Authorised Land Surveyors Malaysia (MAALS).

Group Managing Director, Ann Joo Resources Berhad

Dato’ Lim Hong Thye joined the Company in August 2000. He was immediately seconded to the main associate of the Company, Malayawata Steel Berhad (MYS) as Head of Finance. He was appointed to the board of the Company in 1 January 2003 and to the board of MYS in 15 January 2004. He was appointed as the President of MYS and was instrumented in leading the merger exercise of the Company and MYS, thus setting the foundation of transforming the Company into the leading steel company in Malaysia. He was appointed as the Group Managing Director of the Company on 30 June 2008 and under his leadership, Ann Joo Resources Berhad Group embarked its Vision 2020 to transform itself into a leading steel group in South East Asia. MYS became a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company and name changed to Ann Joo Steel Berhad (AJSB). The Company also started the first modern Blast Furnace in Malaysia via a Special Purpose Vehicle, Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd. These series of initiatives have transformed AJSB into the lowest cost steel producer in Malaysia and the Company as the largest steel company by market capitalization in Malaysia.
Dato’ Lim is President of Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF) and serves as Director of South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (SEAISI) and Vice President of Asean Iron and Steel Council (AISC). He also serves on the Board of Malaysia Steel Institute (MSI), a government agency under Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

Dato’ Lim holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) from The University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow member of CPA Australia (FCPA) and a Chartered Accountant (CA) of The Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).