Kong Chiong Miew is our Founder of SUNMOW. He is also our Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 21 August 2020.
He has more than 41 years of working experience in the construction industry and is responsible for driving and implementing sales and marketing strategies as well as developing business relationships with our customers.
In 1979, he completed his primary school education at SJK (C) Chung Hua, Sibu, Sarawak. He began his career in 1980 until 1985 as a foreman assistant in a shop house construction firm in Bintulu, Sarawak where he started to involve in construction works. In 1985, he continued his career as a foreman assistant in a building construction firm in Brunei until 1987. In 1987 until 1995, he then joined a construction firm in Bintulu as a supervisor where he was responsible for overseeing various construction projects. In 1995, he started a sole proprietorship known as Sunmow Contractor in Bintulu, Sarawak where he was a Director who responsible for managing various construction projects and renovation works for houses, shop houses, offices, warehouses, workshops and factories until 2005. He then incorporated SMC together with his brother, Kong Chiong Ung in 2005 and assumed his role as Director until present where he is responsible for charting its business direction and managing its strategic development.
Kong Chiong Ung is our Group Managing Director. He was appointed to our Board on 21 August 2020.
He has more than 27 years of working experience in the construction industry and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our business functions, particularly the strategic business development activities and growth direction of our businesses including day-to-day operations of our Group.
He graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with Second Class Honours (Upper Division). He started his career as Project Manager with Crib Block Sdn Bhd in Kajang, Selangor from 1995 until 2001 where he was responsible for site preparation, planning and liaising with main contractor representatives, engineers, quantity surveyors and subcontractors before commencement of construction works. In 2002, he then joined Sunmow Contractor in Bintulu, Sarawak as Project Manager until 2005 where his roles included overseeing various construction projects and co-ordinating closely with main contractor representatives, engineers, quantity surveyors and subcontractors. In 2005, he incorporated SMC together with his brother, Kong Chiong Miew where he served as Director until present and he is responsible for overseeing its daily business operations.
He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia since November 2003.
He is currently holding the position as the President of the Bintulu Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCCI), the Chairman of the SJK Chung Hua Bintulu, Sarawak, the President of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS), the Vice President for Sarawak Business Federation and the Vice President for The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM).
Datuk Seri Lee Yew Chen was appointed to the Board on 24 September 2020 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, and was subsequently redesignated as Executive Director on 1 March 2022.
He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, with more than 25 years of experience in the capital markets.
He currently serves as Vice President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Kuala Lumpur & Selangor (KLSCCCI) and as Advisor to the SME Association of Malaysia. He was formerly President of CFA Society Malaysia (2011–2015).
Ar. IDr. Kio Fook Khan is our Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He was appointed to our Board on 24 September 2020.
He graduated with Bachelor of Architecture from Curtin University of Technology, Australia in 1998. He is a registered architect with Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM) and Malaysia Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) since 2018.
He began his career as a graduate architect with Zaini Dubus Riches Sdn Bhd from 1999 to 2005 where his responsibilities included conceptualisation of designs and implementations of projects. Thereafter, he joined RDO Architects Sdn Bhd as director and shareholder from 2006 until present where he is responsible for wide range of projects locally as well as abroad. He has more than 22 years combined working experience in Architecture, Interior Design and Project Management.
He later joined SMC on 6 September 2018 as a Director in a non-executive capacity where his roles included overseeing the conceptualisation of new potential projects and advising on the design and technical aspects of projects undertaken by SMC. He resigned from his position in SMC on 5 January 2021.
He also provides architectural-related consultancy services to SMD via RDO Architects Sdn Bhd.