KRIAN UPATKOON
Non-Independent Executive Director
Age: 45
Nationality: Thai
Gender: Male
Occupation, Working Experience and Qualifications:
Krian Upatkoon was appointed as Executive Director of Magnum Berhad ("Magnum") on 18 February 2019. He has also been an Executive Director of Magnum 4D Berhad since 17 May 2018.
He joined the Group on 6 April 2014 as Senior Manager of Business Development & E-Marketing. He was later appointed Head of Business Development & E-Marketing on 1 February 2016 and subsequently promoted to Deputy General Manager of Magnum 4D Group on 1 March 2017.
Krian does not sit on any Board Committee of Magnum.
Krian has more than 10 years of working experience in web and application development and has previously managed large deployments of IT infrastructure.
Prior to this, he was employed in companies providing streaming content delivery services, network architecture, video games development and mobile technologies research.
Krian is also the Executive Director of MWE Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (previously known as MWE Holdings Berhad) ("MWE") which was a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad until October 2018.
He also sits on the Board of Directors of Davex Holdings Berhad and MWE Golf & Country Club Berhad, both subsidiaries of MWE. In addition, he holds directorships in various subsidiaries in the Magnum Group and a number of other private companies.
He is also a Trustee of Magnum Foundation.
Krian holds a Master of Science in Engineering in Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Computer Engineering, both from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Krian is the son of Tan Sri Dato' Surin Upatkoon, the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman and a major shareholder of Magnum.