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Sandwave Group is a diversified organisation comprises of several subsidiaries and associated companies in Malaysia and China. The group was established in Q4, 2016 and incorporates several companies setup since 2011.

Sandwave Group presently comprises of

The main holding company of the group and operational hub for the Fragrance Products and Commodities businesses

Sandwave Global Holding Limited

The group’s operating subsidiary investment in commodities business.

Afriasia Corp Limited 

The prestigious team of project investments and development

Represents the group in Payment related business in Malaysia

Administers the group’s development of senior living homes in Malaysia

Sandwave Group presently comprises of

The main holding company of the group and operational hub for the Fragrance Products and Commodities businesses

Sandwave Global Holding Limited

The group’s operating subsidiary investment in commodities business.

Afriasia Corp Limited 

The prestigious team of project investments and development

Represents the group in Payment related business in Malaysia

Administers the group’s development of senior living homes in Malaysia

LINA LAM (Co-Founder and Executive Chairman)

Lina Lam roots originate from Chaozhou, the southern region of China known for their business prowess and trading heritage. As the birthplace of China’s top business leaders, including the highly accomplished founder of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, Li Ka-shing, Lina Lam inherits her forefathers’ tradition of developing and leading industries in the region.

Lina Lam started her business career in trading during her tertiary education in Australia and New Zealand over a period of 10 years. She has extensive working experience on China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) rules and procedures which include import and export laws as well as administrative regulations. Besides international trading businesses, Lina Lam is also involved in multiple real estate projects, import and export, warehousing and logistics and project development specializing in financial structuring.

Over the last 5 years, Lina Lam has built very strong collaboration with the state government and formed cooperative relationships with central enterprises in project investments and development for international markets.

Lina Lam holds a Hong Kong passport and graduated with a Bachelor degree in Accountancy and a Bachelor degree in Business Studies majoring in Finance from Massey University, New Zealand.

MICHAEL CHOONG (Founder and Managing Director)

Michael is a co-founder of Afriasia Corp Limited, a trading and investment holding company registered in Hong Kong to develop infrastructure projects across the South East Asian region in cooperation with investors and government-linked companies from North Asia. He is also the co-founder of the Vezion Group, a company he set up in September 2010, which provides technology and business consulting in the areas of ICT, Identity Management, Smart Cards & e-Passports, Electronic Payment, and Video Surveillance & Analytics. Vezion Group today delivers the I-KAD (Smart Card and Personalization System), Regula (Integrated Document Scanner and Facial Recognition System) and Bosch CCTV system for Malaysia’s Immigration Department.

Michael started his career with Akitek Jururancang, the largest Malaysian architect consulting company as a Resource and Technical Assistant for a year before establishing two companies offering software development and training services in 1992. Over the course of the next 10 years, Michael worked in the software and telecommunications industries delivering solutions to KLIA, KLCC, Occidental Petroleum and Nippon Oil and Gas. As Strategic Account Manager in Ericsson Business Consulting Malaysia he successfully developed the first telco-independent mobile internet services provider in Malaysia in 1998.

In 2002, Michael was appointed Head of Sales and Marketing for IRIS Corporation Berhad and assumed the position of Director of Sales and Marketing in May 2005. Throughout his tenure with IRIS, Michael represented the company on various overseas trade delegations with the Malaysian government and was responsible for establishing contacts and securing Identity Management projects with governments across the Asia Pacific, Middle East and African regions.

Michael is a Malaysian who graduated with a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Industrial Information Technology from Lancashire Polytechnic, United Kingdom in 1989.

SHARANI MOHD (Business Development Director)

Sharani is the Chairman of MyPay Sdn Bhd. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Vezion Group, a company specialising in security, technology and business consulting. Since 2012, Sharani has also been the Associate Director of WAP Investment SA of Switzerland, a company which identifies and evaluates European technology for investment and strategic partnerships.

Sharani has also founded various start-up companies in the country over the past 15 years. In 2005, he founded Smart Dolphin Corp which provides contents and data management solutions for the telecommunications industry. He founded Aston Business Consulting Malaysia in 2008 and consulted on areas such as defence, security solutions, specialised training, and oil and gas upstream services. In 2009, he founded Blue Cast Tech, provider of the first Bluetooth proximity marketing in Malaysia.

An IBM Certified Professional, Sharani has vast expertise and experience in the ICT and security industries. His areas of expertise include in technology evaluation, government and enforcement security solutions, network planning and integration, government liaison, military communications training and security printing.

KHOO CHUAN KEAT (Executive Director)

Mr. Khoo Chuan Keat served as a Partner/Senior Executive Director of Pricewaterhouse Coppers, Malaysia from 1990 to 2015. Mr. Khoo also served as an Assistant Manager – Senior Manager of Pricewaterhouse Coppers, Malaysia from 1981 to 1989. From 1978 to 1981, Chuan Keat served as Staff Accountant – Assistant Manager of Deloitte Haskins & Sells, in London. He also served as Trainee Accountant – Chartered Accountant of Gordon Kanter & Co, London from 1973 to 1978.

Mr. Khoo is member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; Chartered Institute of Taxation, United Kingdom; Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, United Kingdom; Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia; Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

LINA LAM 

(Co-Founder and Executive Chairman)

Lina Lam roots originate from Chaozhou, the southern region of China known for their business prowess and trading heritage. As the birthplace of China’s top business leaders, including the highly accomplished founder of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, Li Ka-shing, Lina Lam inherits her forefathers’ tradition of developing and leading industries in the region.

Lina Lam started her business career in trading during her tertiary education in Australia and New Zealand over a period of 10 years. She has extensive working experience on China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) rules and procedures which include import and export laws as well as administrative regulations. Besides international trading businesses, Lina Lam is also involved in multiple real estate projects, import and export, warehousing and logistics and project development specializing in financial structuring.

Over the last 5 years, Lina Lam has built very strong collaboration with the state government and formed cooperative relationships with central enterprises in project investments and development for international markets.

Lina Lam holds a Hong Kong passport and graduated with a Bachelor degree in Accountancy and a Bachelor degree in Business Studies majoring in Finance from Massey University, New Zealand.

MICHAEL CHOONG

(Founder and Managing Director)

Michael is a co-founder of Afriasia Corp Limited, a trading and investment holding company registered in Hong Kong to develop infrastructure projects across the South East Asian region in cooperation with investors and government-linked companies from North Asia. He is also the co-founder of the Vezion Group, a company he set up in September 2010, which provides technology and business consulting in the areas of ICT, Identity Management, Smart Cards & e-Passports, Electronic Payment, and Video Surveillance & Analytics. Vezion Group today delivers the I-KAD (Smart Card and Personalization System), Regula (Integrated Document Scanner and Facial Recognition System) and Bosch CCTV system for Malaysia’s Immigration Department.

Michael started his career with Akitek Jururancang, the largest Malaysian architect consulting company as a Resource and Technical Assistant for a year before establishing two companies offering software development and training services in 1992. Over the course of the next 10 years, Michael worked in the software and telecommunications industries delivering solutions to KLIA, KLCC, Occidental Petroleum and Nippon Oil and Gas. As Strategic Account Manager in Ericsson Business Consulting Malaysia he successfully developed the first telcoindependent mobile internet services provider in Malaysia in 1998.

In 2002, Michael was appointed Head of Sales and Marketing for IRIS Corporation Berhad and assumed the position of Director of Sales and Marketing in May 2005. Throughout his tenure with IRIS, Michael represented the company on various overseas trade delegations with the Malaysian government and was responsible for establishing contacts and securing Identity Management projects with governments across the Asia Pacific, Middle East and African regions.

Michael is a Malaysian who graduated with a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Industrial Information Technology from Lancashire Polytechnic, United Kingdom in 1989.

SHARANI MOHD

(Business Development Director)

Sharani is the Chairman of MyPay Sdn Bhd. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Vezion Group, a company specialising in security, technology and business consulting. Since 2012, Sharani has also been the Associate Director of WAP Investment SA of Switzerland, a company which identifies and evaluates European technology for investment and strategic partnerships.

Sharani has also founded various start-up companies in the country over the past 15 years. In 2005, he founded Smart Dolphin Corp which provides contents and data management solutions for the telecommunications industry. He founded Aston Business Consulting Malaysia in 2008 and consulted on areas such as defence, security solutions, specialised training, and oil and gas upstream services. In 2009, he founded Blue Cast Tech, provider of the first Bluetooth proximity marketing in Malaysia.

An IBM Certified Professional, Sharani has vast expertise and experience in the ICT and security industries. His areas of expertise include in technology evaluation, government and enforcement security solutions, network planning and integration, government liaison, military communications training and security printing.

KHOO CHUAN KEAT

(Executive Director)

Mr. Khoo Chuan Keat served as a Partner/Senior Executive Director of Pricewaterhouse Coppers, Malaysia from 1990 to 2015. Mr. Khoo also served as an Assistant Manager – Senior Manager of Pricewaterhouse Coppers, Malaysia from 1981 to 1989. From 1978 to 1981, Chuan Keat served as Staff Accountant – Assistant Manager of Deloitte Haskins & Sells, in London. He also served as Trainee Accountant – Chartered Accountant of Gordon Kanter & Co, London from 1973 to 1978.

Mr. Khoo is member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; Chartered Institute of Taxation, United Kingdom; Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, United Kingdom; Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia; Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Office

B3-2-11, Solaris Dutamas,

1, Jalan Dutamas 1,

50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

T: 603-64129763

F: 603-64129796

E: info@sandwavegroup.com

© 2016 Sandwave Group Sdn Bhd. All rights reserved. 

Office

B3-2-11, Solaris Dutamas,

1, Jalan Dutamas 1,

50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

T: 603-64129763

F: 603-64129796

E: info@sandwavegroup.com

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© 2016 Sandwave Group Sdn Bhd. All rights reserved.