Eddy Chieng Ing Huong, aged 52, is the Executive Chairman and Group CEO of EIG Group since 3 September 2010. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He was appointed to the Board of the Company on 4 February 2004.

Mr Chieng graduated in 1980 from the University of New South Wales, Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with Merit in Accounting, Finance and Information Systems. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia. He has also been a Chartered Accountant registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1983.

He has extensive senior management experience having been involved in a number of successful entrepreneurial businesses in Malaysia and overseas. Other than being on the board of directors of the following public companies, he is an adviser to a number of other public company boards and also that of some large family-run private companies. Mr Chieng is responsible for the overall management, strategic direction, development, growth and expansion of the EIG Group.

Mr Chieng is the Chairman of Selangor Dredging Berhad and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of QL Resourses Berhad. He was previously a Director of Nationwide Express Courier Services Berhad, Ancom Berhad, Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad, Federal Express Malaysia and Chairman of Asia Poly Holdings Berhad.