Simon Kua had been in the accounting profession for almost 38 years. He started his career with the Ernst & Young (“EY”)’s predecessor firm, Ernst & Whinney (EW) after his graduation and have been with the firm since January 1983.

Prior to his retirement in June 2020, Simon was a Partner within the Kuala Lumpur Assurance Practice and was the Professional Practice Director for East Malaysia. He was also the Administration Leader of the Malaysian Firm responsible for facilities management and support services.

Simon’s professional service experiences were in internal and external audits, information systems assurance, enterprise risk management framework, corporate governance framework, financial and management advisory. His industry experience included the automation, technology, telecommunications, property development and construction, gaming, consumer products and healthcare industries. He was also involved in international expatriate assignments in the UK and the USA.

He was previously head of EY Advisory Services from 1997 until 2005 where he was instrumental in the start-up of EY Risk & Assurance Business Services. Simon was the partner in charge of numerous Corporate Governance and Risk Management framework implementation assignments. He returned to mainstream Assurance in 2005 and was the engagement partner in charge of several large conglomerates in Malaysia and MNCs.

Simon currently sits on the Board of Berjaya Land Berhad, REDtone Digital Berhad and Paradigm REIT Management Sdn. Bhd.