Mr. Leong Kah Chern (“Mr Danny”) was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of PRIVASIA on 10 May 2021. During the FYE 2024, Mr Danny is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee (“ARMC”) and was previously served as the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (“NRC”). On 25 October 2024, the Board restructured its Board committees, during which his position as Chairman of the NRC was relinquished and his role in the ARMC was redesignated to Chairman. Additionally, the Investment Committee was re- established and he was appointed as a member of the committee.
Mr Danny started his career at Accenture Malaysia Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Andersen Consulting) focusing on telecommunications consulting in 1994. After he left Accenture as a Senior Manager in 2003, he co- founded Adeptis Solutions Sdn Bhd (“Adeptis”) which provides automotive solutions and business consulting services to their clients which was subsequently acquired by Cuscapi Berhad (“Cuscapi’) (formerly known as Datascan Berhad). Mr Danny became the Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Cuscapi until 2010.
After Cuscapi, Mr Danny joined e-pay (M) Sdn Bhd (“e-pay”), a wholly owned subsidiary of EPY Capital Holdings Limited in 2010 as the CEO. After e-pay was acquired by GHL Systems Berhad (“GHL”) in 2014, Mr Danny assumed the role of CEO of GHL, where he was tasked to merge the operations of both GHL and e-pay while developing and executing strategies to increase GHL’s presence in Malaysia through payment services provided by both businesses.
In June 2015, he assumed the leadership role of GHL’s Strategic Planning unit to focus on defining the group’s strategy as well as implementing them. Mr Danny was appointed as Group CEO of GHL on 1 December 2016. As Group CEO, he was responsible for overseeing the operations for the entire group, reporting directly to the Vice Executive Chairman and Board of Directors. Danny was tasked to drive the growth of the group to be the largest non-bank payment acceptance acquirer in ASEAN. In his career, Mr Danny has always been focusing and have hands on experience in other ASEAN countries besides Malaysia, namely Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam.
During his time as Group CEO, GHL was awarded the prestigious Asia’s Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Award as Asia’s Best Performing Company as well as The Edge’s Billion Ringgit Club Award in 2019.
Mr Danny left GHL on the 31st of December 2020 and was the CEO designate of the UD Digital Bank application which was spearheaded by a consortium led by Sarawak State Government, Kenanga Investment Berhad and Revenue Group Berhad from June 2021 to April 2022. He is currently focusing on strategic advisory work in Fintech industry for local and global companies who plan to expand or grow in ASEAN under his own advisory practice, MoonStone Advisers & Ventures. Mr Danny is also a registered director member of FIDE Forum.
Mr Danny was awarded the Emerging Entrepreneurs Award for Outstanding & Exemplary Achievements in Entrepreneurship in 2007 and The Brand Leadership Award by The Brand Laureate in 2020.
He does not hold any other directorship of public companies and listed issuers.
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Malaysian. 53 Years. Male
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