TAN SRI DATO’ (DR) FRANCIS YEOH SOCK PING
Chairman

Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Francis Yeoh Sock Ping joined the PowerSeraya Board on 13 November 2009. He is presently Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Cement Berhad and YTL Land & Development Berhad as well as the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of YTL e-Solutions Berhad.

Tan Sri Francis is also Chief Executive Officer of Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the Manager of Starhill Real Estate Investment Trust; and the Executive Chairman of YTL Pacific Star REIT Management Limited.

Under his stewardship, the YTL Group has grown into a leading integrated infrastructure developer with international interests in utilities, construction, cement manufacturing, property development and investment, hotel development and management and information technology.

Dato’ Yeoh Seok Hong was appointed to the PowerSeraya Board on 6 March 2009. He is an Executive Director of YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Cement Berhad, YTL Land & Development Berhad and YTL e-Solutions Berhad.

Dato’ Yeoh Seok Hong is responsible for developing the YTL Power’s utilities business, which has grown from its base in Malaysia of two power stations with a generation capacity of 1,212 MW into an international multi-utility provider with businesses encompassing power generation (in both contracted and merchant markets) in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, power transmission in Australia and water and sewerage services in the UK.

DATO’ MARK YEOH SEOK KAH

Dato’ Mark Yeoh Seok Kah was appointed to the PowerSeraya Board on 6 March 2009. He is an Executive Director of YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Cement Berhad, YTL Land & Development Berhad and YTL e-Solutions Berhad.

Dato’ Mark heads the hotels and resorts division of the YTL Group, which owns and manages a portfolio of award winning premier properties comprising of 5-star hotels (The Ritz–Carlton, Kuala Lumpur and the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur), luxury resorts (Pangkor Laut Resort, Tanjong Jara Resort, Cameron Highlands Resort, The Majestic Malacca and Spa Village Resort Tembok Bali) and the Vistana chain of business hotels in Malaysia.

JOHN NG PENG WAH

Besides serving on the PowerSeraya Board, Mr. John Ng Peng Wah is also the Chief Executive Officer of the PowerSeraya Group, an appointment held since May 2009. An industry veteran with more than 20 years of commercial and engineering experience under his belt, he transitioned with the Company from its PUB days to the current PowerSeraya Group.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Ng was the Group’s Senior Vice President of Retail & Regulations. During his tenure, Seraya Energy – the Group’s retail arm – witnessed rapid business growth and made it to the list as one of Singapore’s 50 fastest growing companies for two consecutive years.

Until his appointment, Mr. Ng has also held other management positions within PowerSeraya, including General Manager of Business.  

HARALD BURCHARDT

Mr. Harald Burchardt is the Managing Director of YTL Power Services Sdn Bhd and has overall responsibility for the Operation and Maintenance of YTL Power’s Paka and Pasir Gudang power stations in Malaysia and PT Jawa Power’s 1,220 MW power plant in Indonesia.

Mr Burchardt is a Nuclear Engineer with over 45 years of experience in the international power sector including 30 years with Siemens and 15 years with the YTL Group. He was formerly a Senior Director in the Erection & Commissioning Division of Siemens PG Group KWU in Germany. He was also the project manager for Killinghome and Rye House combined-cycle power plants in the UK in the early 1990s.  

JOSEPH TAN CHOONG MIN

Mr. Joseph Tan Choong Min is the Director of Projects for YTL Power International Berhad and is responsible for the YTL Group’s new projects and investments, including M&A acquisitions and greenfield project development.

Mr. Tan has over 25 years’ experience in the construction and infrastructure sectors, as well as in corporate planning and business development for large industrial groups. Prior to joining YTL Power, he was Manager for Corporate Planning & Business Development with Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation Limited in Singapore.

He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Bradford, UK and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the National University of Singapore.