He holds a professional accounting qualification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Working Experience
He started his career with a small to medium size accounting and audit firms. While in public practice, Mr Yap has gained experience in audit of both private and public companies mainly in finance and banking, property developments and manufacturing sectors. He joined the MBf Group of Companies in November 1983 as an accountant and subsequently held various positions in the companies within the Group which involved, amongst others, financial services, insurance, property and manufacturing. Prior to leaving MBf Group in August 2003, he was the President-Corporate of MBf Holdings Berhad and MBf Capital Berhad. In August 2003, he was appointed as Executive Director of Metroplex Berhad before he left in March 2006 to join Malaysian Land Properties Sdn. Bhd. where he served as the Group General Manager, overseeing management of the completed projects such as building management, shopping centre and hotels. He was also involved in the negotiation to purchase a major property and responsible for the various departments within the company, namely personnel, legal, finance and accounting and general administration. In March 2011, he joined KIP Group of Companies as Chief Executive Officer, a position he is still holding presently.
Directorship of Public Companies
Ekowood International Berhad (appointed on 15 December 2015).
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