
MADAM KAREN CHAN YIT HWA
Executive Director
Finance - Danum Sinar Sdn Bhd
Madam Chan holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) from the University of Malaya. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”).
She has vast experience of more than 34 years in various areas covering Auditing, Accounting, Finance and Corporate Finance.
Madam Chan was appointed as the Executive Director, Finance of Danum Sinar Sdn Bhd on 19th December 2017. She was the Acting Managing Director of Danum Sinar Sdn Bhd for the period 25 November 2019 until 2 January 2022. She assumed the position of Executive Director, Finance of Danum Sinar Sdn Bhd on 3 January 2022. Madam Chan is a member of Puncak Niaga’s EXCO. She also sits on the Board of several subsidiary companies of the Group.
Prior to joining Danum Sinar Sdn Bhd, she was a Director with a financial consultancy company and was the Executive Director, Finance of SYABAS from 2012 to 2016.
She was previously a Senior General Manager with the Scomi Group of Companies from 2006 to 2012 with two years of overseas assignment in Dubai overseeing the Middle East operations. She worked with Price Waterhouse Coopers from 1987 to 1991 before joining various companies within the Hong Leong Group of Companies and various Malaysian public listed companies.