Leadership

2023-2026

Committees and Working Groups

SAMENTA National Council 2023 - 2026

Datuk William Ng

National President

Mr Calvin Kwan

Deputy National President

Mr Yeoh Seng Hooi

Secretary General

Mr Fan Kah Seong

National Treasurer

Mr Edwin Ng

Vice President

TS DR CELVIN TAN

Vice President (Appointed)

Dato’ George Lim

Council Member (Ex-officio - State Chairman)

Mr Christopher Ng Kwong Eu

Council Members (Elected)

Mr Derrick Tan Eng Kean

Council Members (Elected)

Mr Timothy Liew

Council Members (Elected)

Ms Cefinny Teh

Council Members (Elected)

Mr David Jong

Council Members (Elected)

Mr Chow Wing Kah

Council Members (Appointed)

Dr John Loh

Council Members (Appointed)

Mr Well Kam Lian Looi

Immediate Past President

Mr Ryan Lee

Vice President

Ms Maresa Ng

Deputy Secretary General

Datuk Vong Woon Chin

Council Member (Ex-officio – State Chairman)

Mr Theophilus Wong

Council Member (Ex-officio – State Chairman)

Mr Michael Goh

Council Members (Elected)

Mr Chiu Kai Mun

Council Members (Elected)

SAMENTA National Council
2023 - 2026

Position Name
National President
Datuk William Ng
Deputy National President
Mr Calvin Kwan
Immediate Past President
Mr Well Kam Lian Looi
Secretary General
Mr Yeoh Seng Hooi
National Treasurer
Mr Fan Kah Seong
Vice President
Mr Edwin Ng
Vice President
Mr Ryan Lee
Vice President (Appointed)
Dr. Celvin Tan
Deputy Secretary General
Ms Maresa Ng
Council Member (Ex-officio – State Chairman)
Datuk Vong Woon Chin

Dato’ George Lim

Mr Theophilus Wong
Council Members (Elected)
Mr Christopher Ng Kwong Eu

Mr Derrick Tan Eng Kean

Mr Michael Goh

Mr Tan Yong Keat

Mr Timothy Liew

Ms Cefinny Teh

Mr Chiu Kai Mun

Mr David Jong
Council Members (Appointed)
Mr Chow Wing Kah

Dr John Loh
Honorary Advisors
Dato’ Seri Abdul Halim Hussain

Dato’ Koay Chiew Guan

Presidential Council

Position Name
National President
Datuk William Ng
Immediate Past President
Mr Well Kam Lian Looi
Past President
Dato’ Koay Chiew Guan
Secretary General
Mr Yeoh Seng Hooi
National Treasurer
Mr Fan Kah Seong
Northern Region Chairman
Mr Calvin Kwan
Central Region Chairman
Mr Edwin Ng
Southern Region Chairman
Mr Ryan Lee

National Wings, Committees and Working Groups Chairpersons

Position Name
Chairman, Policy and Government Relations
Datuk William Ng
Chairman, Membership
Mr Derrick Tan Eng Kean

Mr Chiu Kai Mun

Mr Henry Tye (Deputy)

Mr Gerald Law (Deputy)

Mr Paranjit Dhillon (Deputy)
Chairman, Digitalisation & A.I
Mr Christopher Ng
Chairman, Retail & Food and Beverage
Mr Timothy Liew
Chairman, Sustainability and Circular Economy
Dr John Loh
Chairman, International Trade
Mr Eugene Tan
Chairman, SAMENTA Gen.Edge
Mr David Jong
Chairperson, Wanita SAMENTA
Ms Cefinny Teh
Chairman, Smart Manufacturing National
Mr WK Chow

Industry/Domain Sector Committees

Position Name
Digitalisation & AI Director
Mr. Christopher Ng
Deputy Digitalisation & AI
Mr. Gael Le Page

Mr. Henry Tye
Digitalisation & AI Committee
Ms. Ashley Tan

Ms. Cefinny Teh
SAMENTA Gen.Edge Director
Mr. David Jong
Smart Manufacturing Director
Mr. WK Chow
International Trade Director
Ms. Ashley Tan
Retail & Food and Beverage Director
Mr. Timothy
Deputy Retail & Food and Beverage
Mr. Ken Woon
Wanita SAMENTA Director
Ms. Fumiko Inada
Sustainability and Circular Economy Director
Dr. John Loh
Deputy Sustainability and Circular Economy
Ms. Amanda Yeo
Build Environment Director
Ms. Roxana Lim
Deputy Build Environment
Mr. CK Liew
Healthcare
Mr. Kelvin Koay
Marketing Director
Jason Koong (Deputy)

Northern Region Executive Committee
2023 - 2026

Position Name
Chairman
Mr Calvin Kwan
Deputy Chairman
Dr Celvin Tan
Vice Chairman
Mr Wong Kee Wei
Honorary Secretary
Ms Lee Saw See
Honorary Treasurer
Mr Fan Kah Seong
Executive Committee Members
Mr Chiu Khai Mun

Mr J. Philip Vincent

Mr Ong Eng Joo
Honorary Advisor
Dato’ Koay Chiew Guan
Membership Director
Mr Chiu Khai Mun
Networking & PR Directors
Dr Celvin Tan

Mr Fan Kah Seong
Government Liaison Director
Ms Lee Saw See
SME Development Director
Mr J. Philip Vincent
Digitalisation Director
Mr Henry Tye
Manufacturing Director
Mr Calvin Kwan
Food & Beverage Director
Mr Gary Teoh
Publicity & Branding Director
Mr Ong Eng Joo
Fundraising Directors
Dato’ Koay Chiew Guan

Mr Calvin Kwan
Wanita SAMENTA Director
Ms Cefinny Teh

Central Region Executive Committee
2023 - 2026

Position Name
Chairman
Mr Edwin Ng
Deputy Chairman
Mr Timothy Liew
Honorary Secretary
Mr Christopher Ng
Honorary Treasurer
Mr Ken Woon
Digitalisation Director
Mr Christopher Ng

Mr Gael Le Page (Deputy)
Retail & Food and Beverage Director
Mr Timothy Liew

Mr. Ken Woon (Deputy)
SAMENTA Gen.Edge Director
Mr David Jong
Wanita SAMENTA Director
Ms Fumiko Inada
Smart Manufacturing Director
Mr WK Chow
Sustainability and Circular Economy Director
Dr John Loh

Ms Amanda Yeo (Deputy Director)
International Trade Director
Ms Ashley Tan
Membership Director
Mr Gerald Law

Ms JD (Deputy)
Marketing Director
Ms Miko Loo
Networking Director
Ms Melissa Wong

Mr Rouvin Thiru (Deputy)

Training and Development Director
Mr Theophilus Wong

Ms Daphne Au (Deputy)

Southern Region Executive Committee
2023 - 2026

Position Name
Chairman
Mr Ryan Lee
Deputy Chairman
Mr Derrick Tan Eng Kean
Vice Chairman
Mr Michael Goh
Honorary Secretary
Mr K Suberamaniam
Honorary Treasurer
Ms Alizia Y. Dhillon
Membership Growth Director
Mr Paranjit Dhillon

Mr KW Goh
Marketing, Publicity and Government Liaison Director
Ms Chen Chen Tan
SME Development (Research & Analysis) Directors
Mr Mah Heng Lee

Mr Reg Lim
Event Director
Mr Michael Lim
SME Transformation and Digitalisation Director
Mr Ben Teo
Executive Committee Members
Mr Tan Jia Jun

Mr Kenneth Ho

Mr SP Wong

Mr Tee Fook How
Honorary Legal Advisor
Mr Steven Chua
SAMENTA Gen.Edge Director
Mr Reg Lim
Wanita SAMENTA Director
Ms Jolvin Lee

Melaka State Executive Committee
2023 - 2026

Position Name
Chairman
Datuk Vong Woon Chin
Deputy Chairman
Ts. Kon Qi Yao
Vice Chairman I
Mr Te Kai Shyan
Vice Chairman II
Ms Adeline Loh May Foong
Vice Chairman III
Mr Danny Choo Maw Kuan
Honorary Secretary
Ms Elise Liong
Assistant Secretary
Ms Quake Yen Tin
Organising Secretary
Mr Don Tan Chin Soo
Assistant Organising Secretary
Mr Leyong Sheng Hao
Honorary Treasurer
Ms Elaine Chin Ying Qian
Executive Committee Members
Mr Joni Pang Tam Yen

Mr Denis Lee Han Ling

Mr John Lim Shyh Heng

Mr Lee Pin Han

Mr James Ee Boon Chet

Mr Desi Lee Hock Guan

Mr Benedict Chin Lian Fui

Sabah State Executive Committee
2023 - 2026

Position Name
Chairman
Dato’ George Lim
Deputy Chairman
Mr Siaw Ten Hon
Vice Chairman I
Mr Johnnes Lim Poh Kwang
Vice Chairman II
Mr Raja Chandra Lingham
Honorary Secretary
Ms Dolly Chin Man Yee
Assistant Secretary
Ms Sandra Len Zing Mei
Honorary Treasurer
Mr Jeff Thein Ka Foo
Executive Committee Members
Mr Nelson Mosinoh

Mr Jacky Wong Kwan How

⁠Mr Willson Lim Jun Wei

⁠⁠Mr Jeffry Salleh

⁠⁠Mr Khor Kah Shiong

⁠⁠Mr Felix Liewhan

Sarawak State Executive Committee
2023 - 2026

Position Name
Chairman
Mr Theophilus Wong
Honorary Secretary
Ms LeAnn Ling Mee Ping
Honorary Treasurer
Ms Jackie Chai
Membership Director
Mr John Lo Woei Herng
Executive Committee Members
Dr Dianne Tsen (Education & Training)

Mr Teh Eng Soon (Digitalization)

Mr Francis Wong (Retail)

Mr John Hou (Investment, M&A and Funding)

Mr Simon Siah (Legal)

Where to Reach Us

Emails for SAMENTA

Region/Committee Email Address
General
info@samenta.org.my
National President
president@samenta.org.my
Northern Region
northern@samenta.org.my
Southern Region
southern@samenta.org.my
Central Region
central@samenta.org.my
Melaka
melaka@samenta.org.my
Digitalisation
digitalisation@samenta.org.my
Sustainability
sustainability@samenta.org.my
Region/Committee Email Address
Secretariat
hq@samenta.org.my
Retail
retail@samenta.org.my
Membership
membership@samenta.org.my
Gen Edge
gen.edge@samenta.org.my
Wanita
wanita@samenta.org.my
Manufacturing
manufacturing@samenta.org.my
Events
events@samenta.org.my
Marketing
marketing@samenta.org.my