Tan Sri Dato’ Soh Thian Lai

Tan Sri Dato’ Soh TL is one of the major shareholders to YKGI Holdings Bhd (Listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad) specialising on roofing products & building materials with operations in West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Tan Sri Soh has 35 years of experience in corporate managementand he is currently the Group Executive Deputy Chairman of YKGI Holdings Bhd.

Tan Sri Soh is currently the President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and President of the NationalChamber of Commerce & Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He is also a Board Member of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).

Tan Sri serves on several key national level councils namely the National Employment Council (NEC), National TVET Council (MTVET), National Science Council and the Malaysian Standard & Accreditation Council. He is also a member of the Malaysian Steel Council (MSC), former member of PEMUDAH (Special Task Force To Facilitate Business) and Council member of theEconomic Action Council (EAC), Prime Minister’s Office.

He was the 2021 Protem Chairman of the ASEAN Manufacturing Network under ASEAN Business Advisory Council (BAC); Protem Committee Chairman of Government-Industry TVET Coordination Body under MTVET; former Chairman of the Technical Committee of the TVET Empowerment Cabinet Committee; founding member and former Director of Malaysian Steel Institute (MSI).

Tan Sri is the Immediate Past President of the Malaysian Iron & Steel Industry Federation (MISIF).

Tan Sri Dato’ Soh graduated from the Tunku Abdul Rahman College with a Diploma in Technology (Materials Engineering) in 1985. He later obtained a Diploma in Management from Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) in 1991 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Bath, United Kingdom in 1994. He was upgraded as a Fellow Member of Malaysia Institute of Management (MIM) in 2010