DATO TIMOTHY ONG TECK MONG, Bruneian, 70, was elected as an Independent Director of the Company in April 2024. He is currently a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and Risk Oversight Committee.

He has been a Non-Executive Independent Director of YOMA Strategic Holdings Ltd. since 2016. He is an Independent Director of PHINMA, Inc. and PHINMA Education Holdings, Inc. since 2016. He is the Chairman of Asia Inc. Forum since 2003. He is a Board Member of Baiduri Finance since 2006, Baiduri Bank since 1994 and National Insurance Co. since 1985. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and a Trustee of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF).

Dato Ong earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Political Science from the Australian National University and took up Master of Science in International Relations from London School of Economics.