Dato’ Sri Yap Ngan Choy was appointed to the Board on 22 August 2019 as our Executive Director and re-designated to the Group Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer on 25 September 2019. Subsequently, Dato’ Sri Yap was re-designated to the Executive Chairman/Group Managing Director on 19 November 2019.

Dato’ Sri Yap started his career as a tiling contractor and has more than 40 years of experience in property development and property related business. In 1985, Dato’ Sri Yap ventured into the construction industry by setting up his own company which specialising in tiling works. In 1997, Dato’ Sri Yap further established a construction company.

Among the tiling and construction projects that were successfully completed under Dato’ Sri Yap included multiple notable projects for hotels, condominiums, housing commercial hubs and complexes, the Prime Minister’s office and residence in Putrajaya as well as various government projects across Malaysia. In 2008, Dato’ Sri Yap ventured into property development and had successfully rehabilitated various abandoned projects with the major one being Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi which was one of the largest abandoned projects in Malaysia at that time and was completed and handed over to owners in 2014.

Dato’ Sri Yap further embarked on the rehabilitation of another abandoned project which was revived into the Grand Ion Delemen development in Genting Highlands in 2012. Collectively, Dato’ Sri Yap has completed development projects with an estimated aggregate gross development value of more than RM3.0 billion.

Throughout his illustrious career, Dato’ Sri Yap has mastered his craft with distinction and has garnered numerous prestigious accolades in recognition of his leadership and entrepreneurial excellence. In 2013, he was conferred the Asia Honesty Entrepreneur Award by the Asia Excellence Entrepreneur Federation (AEEF). He subsequently received the SME Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award from The Brand Laureate and the Excellence Entrepreneur Award at the Malaysia Golden Entrepreneur Awards 2014.

In 2025, Dato’ Sri Yap was honoured with the World Outstanding Business Icon Leadership Award at the Global Chinese Economic & Technology (GCET) Summit, further underscoring his visionary leadership and continued contributions to Malaysia’s property sector.

Dato’ Sri Yap is the brother of Dato’ Yap Fook Choy, the father of Yap Chun Theng and Yap Pui Yee and the uncle of Sae-Yap Atthakovit. Dato’ Sri Yap is the controlling shareholder of YBG Yap Consolidated Sdn Bhd, a major shareholder of the Company.