Telecommunications
Yusree Putra Bin Alias, aged 56, Male Malaysian, joined the Group in April 1997. He obtained his Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Electronics) from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 1993.
He started his career in Marconi (M) Sdn Bhd and joined the Group in April 1997 as a Project Manager. Since 2000, he has been responsible for the sales and marketing of the Group’s fibre optic cable products. He was appointed as Vice President in 2010 and subsequently as Chief Operating Officer of Opcom Cables Sdn Bhd in 2014. In 2017, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Opcom Engineering Services Sdn Bhd, Acting Co-Chief Executive Officer of Opcom Holdings Berhad in the period of 2019 and 2020. Presently, he is the Chief Operating Officer cum Director of Opcom Cables Sdn Bhd, Chief Executive Officer cum Director of Opcom Engineering Services Sdn Bhd.
Dato’ Ngu Sing Hieng (“Dato’ Thomas”), aged 63, Male Malaysian, joined HCB in 7 March 2023 and he possess more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Dato’ Thomas obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1987.
Upon graduation, he commenced his career in 1988 at Skypage Communications, Australia as a Programmer and Unix System Administrator where he was responsible for installation, configuration and maintenance of the company’s UNIX servers and systems. In 1989, he left Skypage Communications to join Answer Services (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand as a System Engineer, where he was tasked with developing and maintaining the company’s radio paging network. In 1995, he left Answer Services (NZ) Ltd and returned to Malaysia to join Hager Elektronik Sdn. Bhd. as General Manager, where he was responsible for overseeing the company’s operations, finances and business expansion activities. In 2000, he left Hager Elektronik Sdn. Bhd. and was appointed as a director of Tennas Komunikasi Indah Sdn. Bhd. where he was responsible for overseeing the business operations of the company. He ceased to be a director in Tennas Komunikasi Indah Sdn. Bhd. in 2004. In 2001, he co-founded Instacom Engineering Sdn. Bhd. with Dato’ Wong Say Khim and was concurrently appointed as a director, where he oversaw construction projects of over 1,000 base stations for various telecommunications service providers.
Pursuant to a reverse takeover exercise by Instacom Engineering Sdn. Bhd. on an ACE Market listed company, I-Power Berhad (currently known as Vinvest Capital Holdings Berhad) in 2012, he was appointed as an Executive Director of I-Power Berhad. He resigned on 4 February 2015 and divested all his shares in I-Power Berhad in the same year.
In 2015, he co-founded T & J Engineering Sdn. Bhd. with Dato’ Wong Say Khim and was concurrently appointed as a director, a position he continues to hold until to-date. He has been involved in planning, managing and overseeing the implementation of various telecommunications infrastructure projects in Johor and Sarawak.
Fong Wai Yi, aged 46, a female Malaysian, was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Group on 1 July 2025. She is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA).
She has more than 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, treasury management, financial advisory, audit, tax as well as various types of corporate exercises in Malaysia and Singapore.
In 2002, she began her professional journey as an Audit Associate and later advanced to the role of Senior Audit Manager in Crowe Malaysia PLT (then known as Crowe Horwath). During her tenure, she was involved in audits of both public listed and private companies for a wide range of industries. She was also involved in engagements as the reporting accountants for corporate exercises undertaken by companies going for initial public offering.
In 2012, she was appointed as Financial Controller at a company listed in Singapore Exchange Securities, where she oversaw the group’s financial management and reporting matters. Since then, she held several top finance positions in private, public and multinational companies, where she gained her experience in financial accounting, treasury management, tax planning, compliance, strategic planning and budgeting. She also played a key role in building teams, improving operational capabilities and implementing systems to align business goals while upholding governance and compliance standards. In 2025, she subsequently joined the Group as her current position.