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Re-appointed to the Board of Yoma Strategic on 24 July 2019, Dato Timothy Ong is a Non-Executive Independent Director of Yoma Strategic and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee of Yoma Strategic.

Dato Ong is a leading Brunei businessman who served as the Acting Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) from 2005 to 2010. Dato Ong is a member of a number of leading Brunei and regional boards including Asia Inc. Forum, Baiduri Bank Group, National Insurance of Brunei, Hotel Associates Sdn Bhd and the Asian Advisory Board of Prudential Financial. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and a Trustee of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation.

Dato Ong has represented Brunei in a number of regional councils including the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), which he chaired in 2000, the APEC Eminent Persons Group, ASEAN Japan Business Meeting and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. He is also the recipient of various state honours, including the Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei (Second Class) (DPMB) by His Majesty, the Sultan of Brunei, which confers the title ‘Dato Paduka’, and the Grand Cross of the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins (highest civilian award) by the President of Chile for his contribution to regional economic cooperation.

Dato Ong holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Economics and Political Science from Australian National University and Master of Science (with Distinction) in International Relations from London School of Economics.