Our People

En. Johari Low is a Fellow CPA and Chartered Accountant double award winner and member of Mensa International. He has been involved in the corporate world for over 40 years, initially as an auditor and then as Executive Director of the AmBank Group, Group Managing Director of Berjaya Group, CEO of KFC Malaysia and Deputy Chairman of Anglo Eastern Plantations PLC.

He was involved with Prudential Malaysia as Director from 1989 to 1992 and was the co-founder of BHLB Pacific Management Trust (now part of CIMB), which became one of the largest unit trust companies in the country. He is currently the Chairman of the Rockwills International Group, an Independent Director of Malpac Holdings Berhad and Adviser to the Amcorp Group.

He has been an active community worker in the past, having served in the council of MICPA (Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants), MIA (Malaysian Institute of Accountants), FPLC (Federation of Public Listed Companies), MICG (Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance), Lions Club Host and Red Crescent as well as member of the La Salle PJ School board of governors. He has also been the recipient of the Young CPA award in 1989, Selangor Club Snooker Champion from 1988 to 1993 and composer of the ‘Smile’ song sponsored by Malayan Banking, TDC and RTM in the 90s.

Puan Shalina Azman holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Economics from Chapman University in California and in 1993, she obtained her Masters in Business Administration from University of Hull in the United Kingdom.

She was appointed to the Board of Amcorp Properties Berhad as Deputy Chairman on 30 July 2007 and was later redesignated as Non-Executive Chairman on 31 October 2014. She first gained invaluable experience in the media industry when she was a Business Development Officer with RCE Capital Berhad (“RCE”) in 1990. From 1995 to 1999, she was with Amcorp Group Berhad (“Amcorp”) as Senior Manager, Corporate Planning. In January 2000, she re-joined RCE as the Executive Director and became the Managing Director on 1 September 2000. She held the position until 31 July 2002, prior to assuming her current appointment as Deputy Managing Director of Amcorp.

Apart from Amcorp, she also sits on the Board of RCE and Rockwills International Berhad.

Mr. Adrian Cheok holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and has a postgraduate qualification in Company Law from RMIT, Australia. He has been involved in the corporate world for over 25 years, initially as the Head of General and Marine Insurance Claims with QBE Supreme Insurance Berhad in 1982.

In 1983, he joined the Malayan United Bank Berhad as Dealer in the Foreign Exchange and Money Market Department. He left in 1988 and became one of the six Fund Managers in the Investment Department of Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad. During his time with BMBB, he assisted in the establishment of the Malaysian Equity Fund in collaboration with Daiwa Securities.

In 1990, he was appointed the Head of the Investment Department of the Berjaya Group. Between 1991 to 1993, he was the Kuala Lumpur Representative of J Ballas & Co Pte Ltd. In 1993, he was the Managing Director of a leading research house, Vickers Ballas Research (M) Sdn Bhd. Between 2000 to 2003, he was involved with CSM Corporation Berhad as Managing Director for a turnaround and restructure.

Currently, he is a Consultant for the business development and investments of Sovereign Enterprises Sdn Bhd. He is also a Director of Venus Assets Sdn Bhd which undertook the development of the Four Seasons Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr. Mike Grover was formerly a tax specialist with the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre Inc Sdn Bhd to help investors better understand Labuan’s flexible tax framework and the opportunities presented by Malaysia’s extensive tax treaty network.

He is a Chartered Accountant and a tax specialist having been a senior partner with Ernst & Young in a number of locations including Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong and China. At various times during his career he has sat on the firm’s tax steering committee for the Asian region, headed up the Asian Business Group, the Expatriate Tax Practice in Australia and was the National Tax Director for Malaysia.

During his professional career he worked mainly with multinational corporations on tax efficient cross border structures but additionally advised family companies and high net worth individuals on a range of tax and asset protection related issues.

Dato’ Dr. Lee Chee Kuon holds a Bachelor of Science (Engineering, First Class Honours) degree from the University of London, Master of Business Administration from Cranfield School of Management ( UK) and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of London. He attended the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Budiness School, Boston (USA).

He has more than 35 years’ experience in fund management, corporate finance, corporate banking and general management; plus the experience of ownership, setting up and managing businesses.

He held the position of Senior Manager with Amanah-Chase Merchant Bank Berhad before joining Baring Brothers Asia Limited in Singapore in the early 1980’s. He then moved to Lion Group in 1982 until the mid-1990s. He was the Group Director and Chief Financial Officer, and has been involved in developing the businesses of the Lion Group: both in operations and an advisory capacity.

He also served on the Boards of AFFIN Bank Bhd, Malaysia British Assurance-Allianz Berhad, Amsteel Securities Sdn Bhd, ACF Holdings Bhd, Asia Commercial Finance Bhd and RAM Rating Services Berhad. He currently sits on the Board of Rockwills International Bhd and the Islamic fund management company Saturna Sdn Bhd (which is licensed by the Securities Commission of Malaysia and is the founder director).

Mr. Lee Chiwi was called to the Bar of England & Wales as a Barrister-at-Law in 1986 and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore in 1988. He was in the legal practice for 16 years before crossing over to the trust and wealth management industry.

In 2006, he was the CEO of British & Malayan Trustees Limited, the oldest trust company in Singapore, then in 2008 he joined Rockwills Singapore for 12 years as CEO and continued into 2019 after its buy out and rebranding to Precepts Group International. Widely recognised for his expertise in the trust industry, Mr. Lee Chiwi has been a TEP member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) since 2005 and served as Chairman of the Singapore STEP Branch in 2014/15. In 2015 he was also designated ChT (Chartered Trustee) by the Singapore Trustees Association, a title borne by senior trust practitioners in Singapore.

He is the author of various books including “The Rockwills Guide to Succession and Trusts in Wealth Management”, 3rd Edition (2017) and “Drafting of Trusts and Will Trusts in Singapore” (co-author, James Kessler Q.C.) 2nd edition (2015). Mr. Lee Chiwi contributes articles and speaks at seminars on topics relating to financial advisory business, estate planning and trusts, as well as lectures in the MSc Program in Wealth Management (Estate Planning and Tax) at the Singapore Management University.

Mr. David Lim has had an extensive career spanning 33 years. He graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1978 and subsequently joined KPMG in 1978. He qualified as a member of the Institute of Taxation, United Kingdom in 1981 and as a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales in 1982. He then returned to Malaysia in 1982 to continue his service with KPMG where he was admitted in 1984 as a member of the Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountant.

During his career with KPMG, he served in the Management Committee of the firm from 1997 to 2001 as well as KPMG’s Partnership Supervisory Council from 2002 to 2010. He was also the Asian Anchor Practice representative for Marketing in 2000 to 2001.

He started the Audit Committee Institute, Malaysia (“ACI Malaysia”), which was a virtual worldwide resource centre to assist Independent Directors in enhancing their awareness and ability to implement effective board processes. He actively served as an examiner for the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“MICPA”) for over a period of 10 years. He was also the Chairman of the MICPA Code of Ethics Committee and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants Code of Ethics Committee from 2002 to 2004.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Public Investment Bank.

Mr. Jeremy Pinso has 16 years of corporate experience in academic and property development. He graduated from AIUS Curtin, Perth, Australia with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting & Finance in 2002 and subsequently joined AKMA Sabah in 2003. He joined as an Executive Assistant to CEO and rose to Company Director in 2011, overseeing all sales and marketing matters as well as general company administration.

He is currently the Company Director to Semangat Global Sdn Bhd and Highstar Development Sdn Bhd. Both companies are involved in property development and he is responsible for business development, sales and marketing matters as well as handling project management with various consultants and liaising with the various local authorities.

Mr. Saw Ah Leong was a Commissioner of Oaths as well as the Project Trainer of Rockwills Corporation Sdn Bhd in the area of Will and Trust. He is also a seminar speaker covering human resource matters such as SOCSO, Labour Laws and Domestic Inquiries in relation to the Employment Act 1955.

He holds a Higher School Certificate (University of Cambridge) and a Post Graduate Diploma, Human Resource Management from the Glasgow Caledonian University. He started his career as a Postal Officer in 1964 until 1976. Thereafter, he was appointed as the SOCSO Officer and then Manager until 1987, where he introduced SOCSO coverage to Miri, Sarawak.

In 1987 he was the Assistant Director of Labour in Jabatan Buruh, Kuala Lumpur where he was presiding and hearing labour disputes in Labour Court. He was also involved in the inspection, prosecution and investigation of labour offences and acted as the Commissioner for Labour to assess compensation for injured workers. In 1997, he was appointed as the Human Resource Manager in Malayan Flour Mills Berhad until his retirement in the same year.

He is the author of “Summary & Highlights of the Employment Act 1955”, explaining the important points of the Employment Act 1955.

Mr. Saw Leong Aun, is the Non-Executive Director of Rockwills International Group and Director of Rockwills Corporation Sdn Bhd. He is the author of the books, “All you need to know about Wills” published by Times Publications, “Guide to Planning Your Will Effectively” and “Warriors of Rockwills” published by Leeds Publishers. He holds an Honours Degree in Social Science from the University of Malaya.

Prior to this he was the Deputy General Manager of BHLB Pacific Trust Management and has played a key role in building the Company into the second largest privately owned unit trust company. He has also worked with Prudential Assurance Berhad and his last position was Deputy Marketing Manager, responsible for all aspects of marketing, development of products and the agency force.

He was also nominated as the finalist in the “Chivas Regal Success Unlimited Award” which recognises young CEOs for their innovation.

Mr. Low Wan Gem, he is an Associate Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP) and a MBA from CSU, Australia. He is a Certified Financial Planner. He has been in the estate planning industry for more than 25 years. Prior to joining Rockwills in 1995, he served in the Government Department for over 25 years. As a pioneer, he has helped and trained many Professional Estate Planners to start and build their Estate Planning Franchise Business successfully. He has been a regular speaker invited by associations, clubs, agencies and companies on topics related to Wills & Trust. He has appeared on Ai FM & MYFM for a series of talk shows on Will-writing.

Mr. Teoh Seng Lee holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics and Economics) from the University of Wisconsin. He runs businesses in logistic services, automation, precision engineering and tooling and property investments. He has accompanied the Penang State Delegation on an official visit to Japan for the promotion of trade and industry and has also represented the private sector in a Ministry of Transport Delegation to Moscow for negotiations on drafting the Bilateral Malaysian/Soviet Maritime Agreement.

He is a member of Persatuan Industri Kecil Sederhana and Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of The Russian Federation.

Mr. Tong Chin Hoo graduated from the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants UK in 1976 and was admitted as Fellow Chartered & Certified Accountant in 1981 after working for 5 years in two Chartered Accountants Firms in London, UK and KPMG (formerly known as Peat Marwick Mitchell) in Kuala Lumpur. He was also a Chartered Accountant from the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Mr. Tong holds a Master in Administration from Oklahoma City University, USA.

He has more than 43 years of working and business experience in senior positions with American Multinationals, Asean and Local Companies. He was Finance Director and subsequently promoted to Managing Director for Warner Lambert Mfg Sdn Bhd, Parke Davis Sdn Bhd and Warner Lambert S’pore Pte Ltd. These companies’ principal activities were in manufacturing, marketing and trading of pharmaceuticals and consumer products.

He was Managing Director for YHI Corporation Sdn Bhd and YHI Chiro Sdn Bhd, whose parent company is based in Singapore. These companies were in the marketing of auto parts and consumer products. He was Regional Director for EML-BNB Malaysia Sdn Bhd – an executive search company and Managing Director for Lodge Executive Search, his own business since 2008.

During his professional career, his expertise included general management, business development and client services, finance, tax and human resource particularly in recruitment of senior managers for multinational companies in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, China etc., and companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia.

Note: As he no longer practices finance or auditing, he has resigned from both the ACCA and MIA.

En. Azhar Iskandar Hew is also the Director of Rockwills Advisory Services Sdn Bhd and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of London. Prior to his current position, he served as the Deputy CEO of Rockwills Trustee Berhad. He joined Rockwills in June 1997 as a Legal Executive and later became the Head of the Training Department. In order to gain the necessary experience in the trust industry, he became the Vice President, Legal of a reputable trust company in 2003. He rejoined the Rockwills Group in 2005 as the General Manager of Rockwills Trustee Berhad to begin its operations. During his time at Rockwills Trustee Berhad, he spearheaded the creation of various innovative trust products and services including BVPT, UDeclare, UPrepare, OPC Trust and Pet Trust, which sets the company apart from its competitors.

He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is an Associate Financial Planner (AFP) holder. He has more than 22 years of experience in the estate planning industry as a will and trust practitioner and speaker. Over the years he has trained more than 11,000 people primarily from leading financial institutions and life insurance companies as well as financial planners in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Occasionally, he facilitates courses on estate planning that are approved by the Securities Industry Development Centre (SIDC), Financial Planning of Malaysia (FPAM) and The Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia (FIMM). He was a regular article contributor to Smart Investor and Malaysian Business on the areas of Estate Planning and Private Trust.

Mr. Michael Lim holds a Part CIMA qualification (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and is the Head of the Finance and Administration Department. Prior to joining Rockwills, he was with A&W Restaurants and Cherating Development Sdn Bhd. He also oversees all matters regarding the I.T. Department.

Ms Lee Shet Mei was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1999 and was in legal practice for a decade. She is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).

Ms. Tan Mei Yin holds the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from Bristol, United Kingdom, and was admitted to the English Bar in 2003. She was attached to Joe Mulholland & Co Solicitors in the United Kingdom for 3 years before returning to Malaysia to practice law at Messrs. Raja, Darryl & Loh, Advocates and Solicitors. She is also an Associate Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP) and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), UK.

She is responsible for the business development and implementation of Estate Planning training and workshops for Rockwills Estate Planners throughout Malaysia. She also conducts workshops and public seminars on Estate Planning and contributes articles regularly to Nanyang and China Press.

Ms Esther Boey is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). She has ten years of experience in audit and taxation prior to joining Rockwills.

Mr. Sam Chan holds the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree from Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom and Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP). He is also an Associate Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP) and a Certified Trainer.

He currently oversees the training department that is responsible for implementation of Estate Planning training and workshops for Rockwills Estate Planners throughout Malaysia as well as the recruitment of new Franchisees.

Mr. Richard Chia holds the Bachelor of Law (Honours) Degree from the Northumbria University, United Kingdom. He is also an Associate Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP).

He currently oversees the training department that is responsible for implementation of Estate Planning training and workshops for Rockwills Estate Planners throughout Malaysia.

Ms. Jane Chin is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and an Associate Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP). She first joined Rockwills Corporation Sdn. Bhd. in 2015 to provide will-writing and trust services to the clients. She is now with Rockwills Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd as an Estate Planning consultant where she is involved in the structuring of estate plans for high-net-worth individuals and families. She also advises businessmen on planning for business succession, which enables their companies to be passed down to their future generations without any hindrances.

Mr. Chris Foong holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Computer Science from Coventry University, UK. He is a Certified Financial Planner and Associate Estate Planning Practitioner.

He first joined Rockwills Corporation Sdn. Bhd. in 2004 to provide will-writing and trust services to its clients. He later joined Rockwills Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd as an estate planning consultant where he is involved in the structuring of estate plans for various circumstances using both onshore and offshore vehicles and multigenerational wealth succession planning particularly for high net worth individuals and families. Over the years, he has conducted public seminars on estate planning and also trained more than 1,000 estate planners on family business succession planning.

In 2017, he joined one of the Big Four accounting firms as a Director to establish its private wealth services division before re-joining Rockwills Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd. in 2021 as a Senior Consultant.

Ms. Azura graduated with a Diploma in E-Secretaryship and has been working in Operation & Custody Support for over 15 years. She oversees the proper management of recording and safe keeping of clients’ wills in Rockwills Custody Centre.

Mr. Jason Tham holds CFP and AEPP professional certificates and he has over 5 years of experience in the estate planning field.

He focuses mainly on planning clients’ distribution of assets to their family members through the best legal channels e.g. wills, trusts, foundations, etc. He also focuses on minimising family members’ disputes and division over money. Apart from that, he helps entrepreneurs in planning business succession, enabling businesses to be inherited by the future generation and facilitating smooth business operations without any interruptions. To date, he has helped more than 600 clients with will writing, setting up trusts and business succession plans.

Ms. Lee Sok Fong graduated from University Tunku Abdul Rahman with a degree in Bachelor of Commerce (HONS) Accounting. She has more than 7 years’ experience in financial and taxation matters, and she is the Head of Management Audit Department, collaborating with the consultant in overseeing many key aspects of responsibilities in developing effective measures for the group management audit compliance goals at an optimal level.

Ms. Phang Chin Mann graduated in Business Administrative and Office Technology, and she has been providing administrative support to the operation of Legacy Planning for over 10 years.

Ms. Amelia Tham holds a degree in Business Administration from Segi College Kuala Lumpur and she is a Personal Assistant to the Group Chairman, En. Johari Low Bin Abdullah, assisting in overview of implementation of strategies and operations.

Ms Astin Tiam holds the Bachelor of Law (Honours) from the University of the West of England Bristol and has acquired the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP). She oversees the entire portfolio of estate administration cases and manages a team of Legal Advisors and Admin Supports from the estate administration department.

Ms. Fannie Wong holds the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Actuarial Science and several Professional Certifications in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) & Management of Risk (MOR).

She was with a few of the Top Employers in managing Group Risk & Corporate Governance and Compliance Matters before joining Rockwills Group. She has more than 10 years related experience and exposure in various industries such as Financial Institutions, Banking, Asset Management, Securities Firm, Hotels, Retail, Property Development, Financial Services and Manufacturing.

Currently, she is overseeing the Group Risk & Compliance Matters under the Group across the Organisation and reporting to the Board Risk & Compliance Committee.

Mr. Chong Wee Soon is a member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM) and is a tax agent licensed under the Ministry of Finance Malaysia. He has over 15 years’ experience in corporate and personal tax compliance matters, advisory and consultancy. He is currently the Senior General Manager and Director of Go Tax Sdn Bhd. He was the Group Accountant of Rockwills International before becoming an Advisor in 2019.