Metro Healthcare Berhad appointed DR. YEE MENG KHEONG, aged 66, as Independent and Non Executive Chairman. Date of change is 28 February 2024. Qualifications: Diploma on Anaesthetics from Royal College of Anaesthetists, Degree on Bachelor of Medicine from University of Malaya, Degree on Bachelor of Surgery from University of Malaya.

Working experience and occupation: Dr. Yee Meng Kheong commenced his housemanship rotation training at University of Malaya Medical Centre in 1982. He took on the role of Medical Officer in the anaesthetic department and later in the general medicine department of the 94 Armed Forces Hospital in June 1983. In 1984, he left 94 Armed Forces Hospital to join the 95 Armed Forces Hospital as Medical Officer in the outpatients and casualty department prior to returning to the anaesthetic department of the same hospital in 1985.

He then returned to University Hospital Kuala Lumpur as their Medical Officer in 1986. He left to the United Kingdom to join the University Hospital of Wales as their Senior House Officer and Registrar in Anaesthetics in 1987. In 1989, he left to join the University of Wales College of Medicine (now merged with Cardiff University) as their Clinical Research Officer and Honorary Lecturer.

In 1990, he returned to Malaysia to rejoin University Hospital Kuala Lumpur as a lecturer in anaesthesiology. He then left to join Hospital Fatimah in October 1990 as Consultant Anaesthetist prior to leaving in 2021. Presently, he is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University and a guest lecturer at University Tunku Abdul Rahman since December 2021.

He also serves as visiting consultant anaesthetist in 3 hospitals and 1 medical centre. In addition, he serves as a locum consultant anaesthetist to 1 hospital and 3 medical centres in Malaysia. He is currently a life member and is the Perak state representative of the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists since 2022.

He holds life membership in the Malaysian Medical Association since 2002 and is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia. Since 2023, he has taken on the role of Assistant Secretary within the Federation Private Medical Practitioners' Association of Malaysia. Since June 2007, he has also been registered with the National Specialist Register.