PETALING JAYA: Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) has appointed Liew Kok Wing, 53, (pic) as group managing director (MD) effective April 1.

       In a statement yesterday, the group’s board of directors said as part of SunCon’s management succession plan, Liew will succeed outgoing group MD Chung Soo Kiong, who will assume another role within Sunway Group.

       Liew has been the MD 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.

       Liew is 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 with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry.

       Liew said, “I am honoured to be entrusted by the board to lead the nation’s largest pure-play construction group.

       “I would like to thank Chung for his stellar leadership of the organisation over the years, which includes accelerating our digital transformation as well as expanding our regional presence across Asean and in India.”

       He also looked forward to working closely with the entire team at SunCon to take the group to greater heights, carrying out its nation-building mission through public infrastructure developments and advancing the sustainability agenda through renewable energy projects.