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Curriculum Vitae
Dr Dominic Lai Yew Hock
Doctor of Business Administration
Dissertation on Corporate Governance : Board Structure
(University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia)
Bachelor of Laws
(University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)
Advocate & Solicitor
Commissioner for Oaths
Notary Public
Accredited Mediator
Independent Non-Executive Director, Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (7949-M) [Main market]
Non-Executive Director, VF Capital Sdn Bhd (670720-X) [Venture Capital]
Non-Executive Director, SKALI Group (Alam Teknokrat Sdn Bhd) (331554-W)
[Technology]
Company Secretary, Tulen Jayamas Sdn Bhd (785895-H) [Forestry and Plantation]
Lot 2451, 1st
& 2nd
Floors,
Boulevard Commercial Centre,
98000 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Tel: +6085423311; Fax: +6085423322
Branch:
Room 509, 5th
Floor, Wisma Bukit Mata Kuching,
Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman,
93100 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Tel: +6082418103; Fax: +6085428103
H/P: +60128052992
Email: dominic@dominiclai.com
drdominiclai@gmail.com
DOB: 27 March 1959

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Education
• Graduated from University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia with the
degree of Doctor of Business Administration in December 2006. The thesis is
on corporate governance and is themed “Impact of Corporate Governance Board
Structure on the financial performance of Chinese controlled public listed
companies in Malaysia”.
• Graduated from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand with the
degree of Bachelor of Laws in May 1985.
• Obtained King Scout Award in year 1976.
• Completed my schooling in Sacred Heart Secondary and Primary Schools, Sibu,
Sarawak, Malaysia.
Board of companies
• Independent Non-executive Director of Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd with effect from
February 2000, a public company listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia.
Appointed as a member of the audit committee, nomination committee and
remuneration committee in years 2000, 2001 and 2003 respectively.
• Non-executive Director of VF Capital Sdn Bhd, a venture capital company with
effect from December 2004. The company is affiliated with the Rimbunan Hijau
group.
• Non-executive director of SKALI Group (Alam Teknokrat Sdn Bhd) with effect
from July 2008, a technology based company in Kuala Lumpur.

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Company Secretary
• Company Secretary of Tulen Jayamas Sdn Bhd with effect from September 2012,
a forestry and plantation enterprise in Kuala Lumpur.
Official Appointments
• Commissioner for Oaths in Malaysia with effect from January 1996.
• Notary Public in Malaysia with effect from March 2001.
• Accredited Mediator in Malaysia with effect from February 2002.
Affiliation
• Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand on 16
October 1985.
• Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia
on 17 February 1986.
• Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, Malaysia
on 3 October 1986.
Enterprise
• A practising lawyer in Malaysia since 1986.
• Chambering and then Legal assistant with Messrs Presgrave and Mathews
Advocates, Penang from May 1985 to May 1989.

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• A partner with Messrs Lai & Co Advocates, Miri, Sarawak from May 1989 to
May 1992.
• Started my own legal firm in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia in May 1992 as “Messrs
Dominic Lai & Co Advocates”, and, due to expansion and integration, the name
of the firm is changed to “Messrs Ariffin, Lai & Kan Advocates” in November
2006.
Training
• Successfully completed the seminar on Mandatory Accreditation Programme
(MAP) organised by Research Institute of Investment Analysts Malaysia
(RIIAM), an affiliate of KLSE, for directors of public listed companies in August
2001.
• Successfully completed the mediation workshop conducted by Leadr of
Australia in February 2002 and is accorded the status of an Accredited
Mediator.
• Successfully completed the Masters mediation workshop conducted by Leadr of
Australia in May 2003 and is accorded the status of a Masters Accredited
Mediator.
• Successfully completed the seminar on “Corporate Practices and Governance
for Company Directors” Modular Programme Modules 3 and 4 organised by
RIIAM for directors of public listed companies in August 2003.

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• Successfully completed the seminar on “Methodology for the evaluation of
internal controls, risks and corporate governance” organised by Bursa
Malaysia Training Sdn Bhd for directors of public listed companies in October
2004.
• Successfully completed the seminar on “Update on latest financial instruments,
investment strategies and international financial scandals” organised by Bursa
Malaysia Training Sdn Bhd for directors of public listed companies in December
2004.
• Successfully completed the seminar on 6th
National Symposium on Islamic
Banking and Finance organised by the Association of Islamic Banking
Institutions Malaysia in May 2010.
• Successfully completed the seminar on 2010 Corporate Fraud Conference:
Managing Fraud Risk organised by the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia in
July 2010.
• Successfully completed the discussion on Family Business Roundtable
organised by National University of Singapore Business School in Singapore in
March 2011.
• Successfully completed the International Venture Capital Symposium 2011:
Risk Taking – A Paradigm Shift in October 2011.
• Successfully completed the Malaysia National Tax Seminar 2012 in October
2012.

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• Successfully completed the Risk Management & MCCG 2012 Seminar in
August 2013.
• Successfully completed the National Symposium on Islamic Banking and
Finance 2014 in June 2014.
• Successfully completed the seminar on Managing Your Law Firm for the
Future in October 2014.
• Successfully completed the Vistage Malaysia CEO Summit in November 2014.
Paper Presentation
• Paper on “Impact of Corporate Governance Leadership Structure on Financial
Performance of Chinese Controlled Public Listed Companies in Malaysia”
accepted at the Canadian Law and Economics Association (CLEA) Annual
Conference in Law and Economics organised by University of Toronto, Canada.
The conference was held on 28-29 September 2007 at Toronto-Marriott Hotel.
• Paper on “Impact of Corporate Governance Leadership Structure on Financial
Performance of Chinese Controlled Public Listed Companies in Malaysia”
accepted at Annual Academic Seminar on Corporate Reporting & Governance
organised by Centre for Corporate Reporting and Governance, California State
University, Fullerton. The seminar was held on 20-21 September 2007 at Irvine
Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California.
• Presented a paper on “Corporate Governance in Malaysia” organised by TEC
Asia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia. The meeting was held at Wisma CSA, Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia on 1 March 2007.

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• Paper on “Impact of corporate governance board structure on financial
performance of Chinese controlled public listed companies in Malaysia”
accepted at the Beyond Fragmented Government: Governance in the Public
Sector Conference 2005 organised by Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
The Conference was held on 15-17 August 2005.
• Presented a paper on “Corporate Governance” at the Undergraduate CPA
Business Conference organised by Curtin University, Sarawak Campus. The
conference was held at the university campus on 30 October 2004.
• Presented a paper on “Corporate Governance in Malaysia: the underlying
Chinese Business Culture” at the 3rd
ISBEE (International Society of Business,
Economics, and Ethics) World Congress organised by the University of
Melbourne. The congress was held at the university campus in Melbourne,
Australia on 14-17 July 2004.
• Presented a paper on “Corporate Governance in Malaysia: the underlying
Chinese Business Culture” at the International Conference on Corporate
Governance & Reporting organised by University Utara Malaysia. The
conference was held at Quality Hotel City Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 25-26 May
2004.
• Presented a paper on “Corporate Governance in Malaysia: the underlying
Chinese Business Culture” at the 5th
APJAE (Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting
and Economics) Symposium jointly organised by the City University of Hong
Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and University Utara Malaysia.
The symposium was held at Mutiara Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on 5-6 January 2004.

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Article Contribution
• Article on “Corporate Governance: Leadership and Ethnicity” published in
Malayan Law Journal, March-April 2008 edition, pages xxiii-xxxv.
• Article on “Corporate Governance: Board Independence in Malaysia” published
in Malayan Law Journal, March-April 2009 edition, pages xxi-xxxiv.
• Article on “A Touch of Corporate Governance” published in Malayan Law
Journal, March-April 2010 edition, pages xvi-xxxiv.