KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has appointed Liew Kok Wing, 53, as the group managing director effective April 1.

       SunCon, in a statement, said Liew will succeed outgoing group managing director Chung Soo Kiong, who will assume another role within Sunway Group.

       He has been the managing director of Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group, since Jan 1, 2020. He was appointed to the Board of SunCon on Jan 7, 2020 and served as the alternate director to Chung.

       A qualified engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering, both from the National University of Singapore, Liew has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry.