Paul Chan Wan Siew (Accounting & Finance)
EXCO & Advisory Board Member
A Malaysian, Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director, was appointed to the Board of AwanBiru Technology Berhad (formerly
known as Prestariang Berhad) on 18 November 2010. He was the Chairman of the
Audit Committee of the Board and a member of the Nomination Committee, Risk
Management Committee, Remuneration Committee and the Finance and Investment
Committee. Professionally, Paul is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow Member of
the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), the Institute of
Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK), and the CPA Australia. He is
also a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant (USA). Mr
Chan retired from Board of AwanBiru Technology Berhad on 24th November 2022.
Previously, he served as an Independent Non-Executive Director in various
capacities on the Audit, Risk Management, Nomination, and Remuneration
Committees in Luxchem Corporation Berhad from 2008 to 2020. He was also an
Independent Non-Executive Director of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad from
2013 to 2016
Paul’s
professional and business experience spans over 35 years across areas of
accounting, corporate, financial and business advisory services. He is the
President of Business Transitions Asia Sdn Bhd, a company that provides
business advisory services to businesses in transition, serving the
business-owners as an independent advisor in managing the value of their
business. He is active in serving various professional and Non-Governmental
Organizations [NGO].
He is the President of Malaysian Alliance of Corporate Directors (MACD). He is
a Founding & Strategic Member of Global Network of Director Institutes
(GNDI), and a Director of Corston-Smith Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. He is also a
Global IIRC Ambassador of the International Integrated Reporting Council, UK,
he is an Adjunct Practice Professor at Sunway University Business School. He is
a DBA Assessor, International University of Malaya-Wales and serves on Advisory
Board Member, FutureBoards SA, Norway.
He had served as the President of ACCA Malaysia (Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants), President of Malaysian Institute of Chartered
Secretaries & Administrators (MAICSA), Founding Board Member/ Vice
President of Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) and Secretary
General of Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG).