The Inside Story of The Annual Report: What Directors Must Know

MR ANDREW TAN LYN SAN
MA in Education, UNISEL

Mr. Andrew Tan Lyn San, is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) of UK, a Chartered Accountant registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). He holds a Master in Education majoring in leadership management.

He has over 20 years of working experience in public practice and commercial industries. He started his career and was trained with KPMG in Singapore in audit and consultancy and as Senior Accountant with SITA Group, a French MNC based in Singapore until he decided to return to Malaysia at the end of 2000.

Upon returning to Malaysia, he took up the position as Finance Manager with a manufacturing company of thermal insulation materials used mainly in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. He managed all the financial and accounting matters to support the business and operational requirements of the company in meeting its objectives and financial target.

He was transferred to the Holdings company which is listed at the main market and was repositioned as Executive Director. His primary responsibility is to ensure timely submission on consolidated quarterly financial reports, prepare the Annual Reports for AGM and assist in corporate finance and management.

Currently, Mr Andrew Tan is teaching at local university on corporate financial reporting and corporate governance subjects.