| Date of change | 01 Dec 2021 |
| Name | DATO' SERI DR CHEN CHAW MIN |
| Age | 60 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Designation | Independent Director |
| Directorate | Independent and Non Executive |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| No |
Qualifications
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Major/Field of Study
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Institute/University
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Additional Information
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| 1 |
Doctorate
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Finance
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University Putra Malaysia
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| 2 |
Masters
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Business Administration (Finance)
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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
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| 3 |
Degree
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Surveying
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University of Technology, Malaysia
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| Working experience and occupation |
Dato' Seri Dr. Chen Chaw Min ("Dr. Chen") started his career with the Malaysian Civil Service in 1988 and has held many posts in the government. His first posting was in Ministry of Rural Development and from 1990 onwards, he has served in various divisions in the Ministry of Finance such as the Budget Division, Investment Division, Housing Loan Division, Finance Division and Fiscal and Economy Division of the Ministry. On 25 April 2014, he joined Ministry of Health as Deputy Secretary General (Finance). On 4 July 2015, Dr. Chen was appointed as the Secretary General of Ministry of Health Malaysia. During his tenure as Secretary General of Ministry of Health and until his retirement, he was actively involved in several National Policy Task Forces and Health-related Councils. He also played a pivotal role in spearheading the fight against Covid-19. He was appointed as the Chairman of Protect Health Malaysia and a board member of several government companies such as National Heart Institute (IJN), National Kenaf & Tobacco, Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Malaysia Health Tourism Council (MHTC) and Protect Health Corporation. At present, Dr. Chen is the independent non-executive Chairman of Hong Seng Consolidated Berhad, independent board of director of Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad, board director of Tropicana Golf and Country Resort Berhad and founding trustee of For Every Child Foundation and also Pecca Leather Foundation. |
| Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any) |
1. Hong Seng Consolidated Berhad 2. Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad 3. Tropicana Golf and Country Resort Berhad 4. For Every Child Foundation 5. Pecca Leather Foundation |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | Nil |
| Company Name | OPTIMAX HOLDINGS BERHAD |
| Stock Name | OPTIMAX |
| Date Announced | 01 Dec 2021 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference Number | C03-29112021-00007 |