The board of directors of Parkson Retail Group Limited announced that Mr. Koong Lin Loong has been appointed as an independent non-executive director and member of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Koong, aged 56, is qualified as member of ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), the Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Australia), the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia and Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), and a fellow member of Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM). Mr. Koong is an independent non-executive director of Parkson Retail Asia Limited .