MISS LEOW PEEN FONG

Malaysia

Female

65

Nomination Committee

Independent and Non Executive

1. Masters - Master of Arts (Development Economics) [Williams College, USA]
1991

2. Degree - Bachelor of Arts (Economics) [University Malaya]
1980

3. Diploma - Diploma in Public Administration [National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN)]
1981

4. Others - Advanced Management Program [INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France]
2007

Leow Peen Fong was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) before she retired from the position in November 2017. During her tenure in SPAN, she was involved in determining the policy and direction of the Malaysian water services industry reform from its conception which resulted in the passing of the Water Services Industry Act, 2006 (WSIA) to enforcement as well as monitoring the implementation.
Before she joined SPAN, she held various positions in the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Malaysia from 1988 to 2007. With her vast experience in the public financial sector, she was tasked with restructuring the corporate debt of several privatized projects during the Asian financial crisis of 1997/1998. The major restructuring exercise that she had completed at the height of the financial crisis includes the debt restructuring of highways, telecommunication and the takeover and merger of the light rail transit companies. She has also been placed in the Economics Division which was responsible for macroeconomic scenario planning and forecasting as well as preparation of the Annual Economic Reports. The Economic Reports focused on the performance of the economy for the year as well as the outlook for the following year.
She also served in the Ministry of Health (MOH) from 1981 to 1988, where she was responsible for the projection and management of manpower needs of the support services for the health sector which comprise categories such as dietitians, nutritionists, welfare officers and researches.

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