Meet the team

DATO' DR. LER CHENG CHYE

Senior Partner

DATO’ DR. LER founded the Firm in 1981 and is an approved company auditor, liquidator and tax agent with more than 40 years of working and entrepreneurial experiences. Outside of work, he has been active in local communities and is the pioneer in fostering trades and cultural exchanges between Malaysia and China. In 2009, as a overseas Chinese leader in Malaysia, he received Mr Hu Jintao and Mr Wen Jiabao, then China's president and premier respectively, during their first official visits to Malaysia, the first ever by a Chinese supreme leader.

MR. LUM TUCK CHEONG

Managing Partner

MR LUM is the Managing Partner of HLB Ler Lum. He is a chartered accountant by profession, and also an approved company auditor registered with Audit Oversight Board, approved liquidator, receiver and/or manager as well as a tax agent with more than 40 years working experiences in the field of audit, tax, corporate finance, receivership and insolvency assignments as well as corporate consultancy.

MR. WONG CHEE HONG

Partner

MR. WONG is our home grown partner with more than 15 years audit working experience in assurance assignments and corporate exercises. He is a member of Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA Aust), Malaysian institute of Accountants (MIA) and INSOL International and is also an approved company auditor registered with Audit Oversight Board.

MR. JOHN LER

Partner

JOHN is a Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and INSOL International and has more than 10 years working experience under his belt. He commenced his career with HLB Ler Lum in 2009, involving in audit and corporate recovery services and he is currently our International Contact Partner in liaison with other HLB global Network Member Firms.

DR. AMY LIM

Partner (Insolvency)

Dr. AMY, an accountant by profession, has over 35 years of corporate receivership and liquidation experiences in diversified industries, external auditing, management consultancy, financial advisory, investigation, corporate restructuring and turn-around management. She has been the Firm's ambassador and representative in various stakeholder organisations including Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Accounting Professional Bodies and local universities/education group.

MR. MATTHEW ANG

Senior Executive Director

MATTHEW graduated in law from University of London (external) and has over 25 years working experiences, specialising in matters relating to the management of debts & liabilities of corporations, shareholders’ dispute, debt recovery, strata management and land matters. He has spoken and shared as a subject expert on insolvency and property related matters with various ministries, government agencies, banks and financial institutions.

MS. CHAN SUET CHIN

Tax Director

MS. CHAN is our tax director with over 30 years of professional experience in taxation. She has standing experience in tax investigation, tax audit, cross border tax planning and tax compliance. Her clientele range from local to abroad, from SMEs to PLCs. She is also a coordinator of our Firm’s Asia/China Desk, assisting international clients to set up their businesses in Malaysia.

MS. WENDY LER

Director of International & Legal Affairs

MS. WENDY is our director of international and legal affairs and was previously our head of corporate and legal affairs. She has over 10 years of working experience in the field of corporate recovery & insolvency, legal risk management and asset management. She is also the lead coordinator of our Firm’s Asia/China Desk, offering collaboration opportunities locally and globally. Besides, she also provides litigation support and is often involved in cross-border transactions and tax-related advisory.