Advisor
Datuk Sr. Charlie Chia Lui Meng has 46 years of experience in the property development and construction industry and has worked in both the public and private sectors.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Hons) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in April 1978. He was also awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Degree from the University of London in August 1994 and completed the Certificate of Legal Practice by the Legal Qualifying Board Malaysia in December 1995. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia since August 2005, a Member of the Society of Construction Law Malaysia since July 2006 and a Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors since November 2007. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in May 2017.
He began his career in the Public Works Department, Malaysia as a Senior Quantity Surveyor and had served in a number of Public Listed Companies namely Hiap Construction Berhad, United Malayan Land Berhad, Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd and Malton Berhad as the Director and Chief Executive Officer. His last workplace was joining United Malayan Land Berhad in June 2012 as the Group Chief Executive Officer and retired in June 2016. He remain as a Senior Advisor and Non-Executive Director in the subsidiary companies within UMLand Group. He is also currently an Independent & Non-Executive Director in GDB Holdings Berhad (a Main Board Public Listed Construction Company)
He is a National Council Member of Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (“REHDA”) and is the chairman of the Task Force on the Legislation Amendment on Strata Management Act 757. He is an Adjunct Professor in Faculty of Engineering & Quantity Surveying of INTI International University.
He is currently practising as an Advocate & Solicitor in Soh Hayati & Co specialising in the area of Construction, Real Estate and Property Development Law.