Our Leaders

Mr. Puan Chan Cheong (better known as CC Puan) is currently the Group Managing Director and CEO of Green Packet Berhad. He drives the strategic planning and spearheads the business development while putting his great focus on building a Deliberately Growth Culture Company (‘DGCC’) in Green Packet and its group of companies

Puan whom is also the founder, established Green Packet in 2000 and led the company to become an international player in the provision of connectivity devices and solutions to telecommunications companies globally. He subsequently led the company to its Main Market listing in 2005. The Group’s biggest endeavor was to raise substantial capital to launch and operate Malaysia’s challenger telecommunications company before it was acquired by TM Berhad. Thereafter, Puan relinquished his role as Group CEO in 2014 when he became P1’s CEO after the TM acquisition for two years.

Puan is an astute entrepreneur and a visionary man with a strong success track record in advanced technology, consulting, developing and managing large-scale telecommunications, infrastructure and property projects internationally. His personal accolades include Malaysia’s coveted PIKOM Technopreneur of the Year award.

Puan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double major in Management Information Systems and Finance from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

Led by his passion in driving life improving digital innovations, Puan aims to propel Green Packet and its group of companies further by expanding the Group’s digital agenda to global exposure and presence in the area of solutions (devices), communications (voice minutes and data) and digital services (comprising Internet-of-Things, Financial Technology, Property Technology and Artificial Intelligence).

Mr. Tan Kay Yen (better known as Kay) is the Chief Executive Officer of kiplePay Sdn Bhd (appointed on 1 July 2019). He spearheads and drives the financial technology (‘fintech’) business that focuses on e-wallet and payment gateway solutions, realizing the Group’s aspiration by empowering the cashless communities and ecosystem in Malaysia.

Tan has more than 24 years of experience in sales, operations and management holding positions in the financial, IT, telecommunications and technology sector. He started his career with the Arab Malaysian Group in the financial sector. Following that, he joined the IBI group of companies, a diverse IT firm in 1996, holding a range of leadership positions.

Prior to his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of kiplePay, he was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Green Packet Berhad from 2014 to 2019. He had also held positions like Group Chief Operating Officer and Acting Group Chief Financial Officer in Green Packet Berhad.

Tan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a double major in Finance and Management Information System from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

Ku heads the Group Strategy Office, where he oversees the broad spectrum of functions namely Strategy, Change Management, Investor Relations, Communications and People. The Group Strategy Office works in close alignment with Green Packet’s five core business units that underpin its growth strategy to be a leading player in Malaysia’s journey towards digital transformation.

He joins Green Packet from PEMANDU Associates, where he was Executive Vice President & Partner and led public sector transformation, business quantum leap and turnaround projects in Malaysia and internationally. He brings deep experience in direct investment, investor relations, fiscal management and strategic communications, with exposure to multiple vertical sectors.

Prior to that, Ku served as Director with Performance Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) under the Prime Minister’s Department, covering two portfolios of Palm Oil & Rubber NKEA, Investment & Innovation. In this capacity, he also served as an alternate member of the Governing Council of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia and National Export Council chaired by the Prime Minister and a member of the Current Account Committee, AIM Investment Committee on Equity and Ministerial Council of the Construction Industry Transformation Programme.

Ku graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of London and holds the Certificate of Legal Practice.

Dr. James is spearheading Green Packet’s developments in AI City, hyperscale data centre and thematic next-generation technology parks. This is in line with the Group’s smart city and urban tech growth strategy to be a leading player in Malaysia’s journey towards digital transformation.

He is a Senior Executive with more than 20 years of extensive work experience and impressive track record in general management, financial management, strategic planning, performance transformation and value creation. He has strong expertise in integrated real estate and smart city developments, construction and investment, asset management, insurance and management strategy consulting. Dr. James previously served as the CEO of public-listed and non-listed real estate companies and was also a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.

Dr. James holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science & Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. A Commonwealth Scholar, he also has a First Class Honours Degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is the author of a comprehensive book, "Malaysian Real Estate Industry – Value Creation Strategies", and was Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian REIT Managers Association.

He is a registered Graduate Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and is a Certified GreenRE Manager – under REDHA – for green buildings assessment. He is passionate about developing young leaders and making a difference through innovative technologies.

Andrew Tan leads KipleX the venture builder arm at Green Packet Berhad, that both invest in early-stage start-ups and build new ventures.

Before joining Green Packet, Andrew was an Associate Partner (Digital) at McKinsey & Company based out of the Kuala Lumpur office, where he co-led Digital Business Building for McKinsey in Asia.

Andrew joined McKinsey in 2017 when the venture builder that he co-founded and led, VLT Labs, was acquired by the firm. At VLT Labs, he helped numerous start-ups launch and scale in Southeast Asia. He also advised innovation labs or business units within larger corporations on how to build and launch new digital businesses.

For more than a decade, Andrew has worked at the intersection of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. He serve clients on a range of issues from strategic design, end-to-end customer experience, and agile transformation to digital business building and innovation. In addition to large companies, He serve start-up and new-venture clients across Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Andrew’s enthusiasm for innovation is reflected in the frequent and numerous investments in early-stage technology start-ups in addition to co-founding four start-ups, two of which exited and two are thriving post-series A.

Andrew holds a Master of Arts in Managing Innovation from Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts, London, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with the University of Kentucky.

Mr. Alvin Tan Ley Chong is the Chief Executive Officer of NGT Networks Pte Ltd. He leads the business development, involves in the new market development and oversees the overall operation of NGT in order to achieve a maximum traffic volume besides increasing revenue and profit.

Having more than 18 years of experience in retail and wholesale voice in the telecommunication industry, Tan joined Green Packet Berhad in 2007 to establish NGT Networks Pte Ltd; an international wholesale voice and data. Today, NGT Networks is the largest neutral wholesale carrier in South East Asia, connecting more than 350 suppliers and 250 clients in more than 30 countries.

Under his helm, NGT Networks launched prepaid cards with SingPost in 2011 and became the largest OEM calling card in SEA region.

Tan holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, majoring in Data & Telecommunications from the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Tan aims to bring NGT Networks to a new level by focusing and expanding on the 4 key business units which are wholesale voice/data, retail unit, mobile virtual network operator and migrant e-service app.