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title: "Kangsheng Medical Group appoints new chairman, taking office on February 1 | Lianhe Zaobao"
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description: "Thomson Medical Group appointed Tong Guiwang as the new chairman, effective from February 1, succeeding Huang Simian. Tong Guiwang will assume the role of independent non-executive chairman, bringing extensive corporate management and investment experience, and is committed to promoting the group's development projects in the Johor Strait. Huang Simian has served as chairman since 2015, successfully leading the company's transformation and expansion. Thomson Medical Group's stock price fell 1.59% on Monday, closing at 0.062 SGD"
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# Kangsheng Medical Group appoints new chairman, taking office on February 1 | Lianhe Zaobao

Thomson Medical Group appointed Tong Guiwang as the new chairman of the group, effective February 1, succeeding the current chairman Huang Simian.

The group announced this news in a statement after the market closed on Monday (January 12).

The new chairman Tong Guiwang will also serve as the independent non-executive chairman. He has extensive experience in corporate management and investment across regions and sectors, and has long been involved in capital-intensive and real estate-related projects.

The group pointed out that Tong Guiwang's extensive business network and strategic vision in the region will help the group advance to the next stage of growth, including the development of a mega integrated project in Johor Bay within the Iskandar Malaysia economic zone.

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He is also the executive chairman of Avarga and a director of its subsidiary, the Toronto-listed Taiga Building Materials Company.

The company also stated that since Huang Simian took over as chairman in 2015, he has led the company through significant transformation and expansion, evolving from a local medical institution into a sizable medical group in Southeast Asia, with businesses covering women's and children's healthcare, fertility services, and multi-specialty medical fields.

Thomson Medical Group's stock price fell 1.59% on Monday, closing at 0.062 yuan

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