(Aged 69, Malaysian, Male)
Mr. David Lim was appointed to the Board on 1 August 2025.
Mr. David Lim began his career with KPMG (formerly Peat Marwick Mitchell) in the United Kingdom in 1978. Over his 33-year tenure at KPMG, he was admitted as a Partner in April 1990. He served on the Management Committee from 1997 to 2001 and on KPMG’s Partnership Supervisory Council from 2002 to 2010.
In 2006, he was instrumental in establishing the Audit Committee Institute, Malaysia (“ACIM”), a global initiative sponsored by KPMG to share insights on best practices with Independent Non-Executive Directors for implementing effective and practical board processes. The initiative was well received, with participants benefiting from the guest speakers’ storyboards and anecdotes. Mr. David Lim retired from KPMG in 2011.
In May 2013, he was appointed as a Council Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”), the first time Malaysia had been granted a seat on the Council in ICAEW's illustrious history. His initial two-year term ended in June 2015, after which he was reappointed for two additional terms, serving until March 2019, the maximum tenure permitted.
Other than KOSSAN, Mr. David Lim serves on the boards of several public listed companies, namely, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director (“INED”), Kawan Food Berhad as a Non- Independent Non-Executive Chairman, TSA Group Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman (“INEC”), and Fairview International Limited, a company listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, as an INED. Additionally, he holds directorships in other public companies, including Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad as an INED, as well as Public Investment Bank Berhad and Rockwills Trustee Berhad where he serves both companies as an INEC.