Malaysia Debt Ventures appoints WOng Chen as chairman

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) has appointed Wong Chen as non-executive chairman, effective May 23, 2023, succeeding Khairul Azwan Harun, whose term ended on December 31, 2022.

Wong Chen brings over 22 years of experience as a former corporate lawyer specialising in information technology law and mergers and acquisitions.

He was educated at the United World College of Southeast Asia, Singapore and obtained his law degree from the University of Warwick, UK. 

A passionate advocate in climate change and human rights matters, Wong Chen's diverse knowledge also includes the areas of fiscal, economic, international trade, and policy-making.

Wong Chen is serving his third term as a Member of Parliament for Subang and is the chairman of the Special Select Committee on International Relations & Trade and the All-Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia (APPGM) on Political Financing. He was previously the Deputy Chairman of the Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for two years.

Internationally, he is a member of the High-Level Working Group on Science and Technology of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), representing the Asia Pacific Region, and an active senior member of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR).

He is also a founding member of the Southeast Asian Community Group (SEAC).

Given Wong Chen's broad experience and expertise, MDV is confident that he will continue advancing Malaysia's technology companies and start-ups under his leadership for the nation's benefit.

MDV is a subsidiary of the Minister of Finance (Incorporated) and an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).

MDV thanked its former chairman Khairul Azwan for his guidance and stewardship of the MDV board over the past three years.

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