PETALING JAYA: Mah Sing Group Bhd has appointed Ho Hon Sang as chief executive officer cum executive director effective today, who will be taking over from Ng Chai Yong who resigned to pursue other interests.

“Chai Yong has contributed to the strong performance of Mah Sing Group and we appreciate his commitment in leading the team over the past few years. We are pleased to welcome Hon Sang into the Mah Sing family, and we believe his in-depth property industry experience and strong network will help drive Mah Sing to the next level of growth,” said Mah Sing founder and group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum in a statement.

Ho has more than 30 years of experience in the property development industry, engineering, consultancy, road privatization and general management. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from the University of Malaya and is a Member of the Institute Engineers of Malaysia and the Board of Engineers of Malaysia.

He began his professional career as an engineer involved with the development of the North South Expressway and previously served as the chief executive officer of Sunsuria Bhd.

He was also the managing director of the Property Development Division of Sunway Bhd.