Wong Thean Soon ('黄天顺') is a graduate from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering and has accumulated more than 20 years of experience in the ICT industry with his involvement in designing, implementing and maintenance of communication applications on the Internet in various technology companies, both local and abroad.
He commenced his career in the ICT industry in 1995 with Cybersource Pte Ltd, Singapore as co-founder and Executive Director of the company. During his tenure there, he oversaw the development of PictureMail, an integrated graphical e-mail package, which was licenced to Sony, among others. He was also in charge of developing and marketing an additional product, the Global Messaging System, which was licensed to paging operators in the Asian region including EasyCall International of Australia and Lenso Paging of Thailand.
He subsequently founded Tecnochannel Technologies Sdn Bhd in 1997 and formed marketing and manufacturing partnerships with a range of MNCs to develop and market Internet devices, where such devices were successfully marketed in China. He successfully listed Tecnochannel Technologies Sdn Bhd on the American Exchange via the holding company known as MyWeb Inc.com in 1999.
He resigned from the Chief Executive Officer position at Tecnochannel Technologies Sdn Bhd in 2000 and co-founded MYEG Group in the same year. He was one of the pioneering members of MYEG Group and has been instrumental in establishing and managing the operations of MYEG Group. He is currently the Group Managing Director of MY E.G. Services Berhad, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. He also sits on the board of several private limited companies.
Recently, Wong had emerged as a substantial shareholder in Widetech when he purchased 4.17 million shares or a 9.33% stake on May 12, 2021 in an off-market deal.
He is deemed interest in 1.32 million shares or 2.96% stake via Asia Internet Holdings Sdn Bhd.
Currently, he holds a stake in 4 listed companies in Bursa Malaysia: Excel Force MSC Berhad (EFORCE), Heitech Padu Berhad (HTPADU), MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) & Widetech (Malaysia) Berhad (WIDETEC). He owns shares in these companies indirectly through Asia Internet Holdings Sdn Bhd.
Below is the information regarding his shareholdings in listed entities mentioned above:
14.690% CUSCAPI(0051) as at 06 Oct 2022
32.961% EFORCE(0065) as at 28 Jul 2022
29.592% MYEG(0138) as at 19 Dec 2022
32.030% MYTECH(7692) as at 30 Jun 2022