Post Companies Act 2016 And Listing Requirements: Seeking Out Best Practices

Kenneth Foo Poh Khean is a Chartered Company Secretary practising since 1991 under his firm of KL Management & Secretarial Services. He attended TAR College in 1980 where he sat for and passed the examinations conducted by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators, United Kingdom in 1982. Subsequently, he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Law in 1992, and the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 1993.

He served as a Council member of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (MAICSA) from 2006 to 2009 and has been a member of various Committees in MAICSA since 2003 until to-date. Kenneth is currently the honorary secretary of the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association, a non-governmental organization for in-house corporate counsels in Malaysia. He is also an adjunct lecturer at Universiti Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur in corporate law, corporate secretarial practice and corporate governance.

Kenneth is an accredited speaker and trainer for Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (MAICSA), Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries (MACS), Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), COMTRAC and Institute of Approved Company Secretaries (IACS).

He also conducts in-house seminars and workshops for various corporations, most recently for the Centre For Islamic Banking, Finance And Management (CIBFM) in Brunei Darussalam, Bernas (Padi Beras Nasional Berhad), Curtin University, Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Petronas, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad, Sime Darby, Toyo Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd and Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd.

Kenneth is also a regular contributor to MAICSA’s quarterly journal, “The Corporate Voice” with articles featuring corporate governance and compliance.