Dato' Seri Dr. Chen Chaw Min ("Dato' Seri Dr. Chen") started his career with the Malaysian Civil Service in 1988 and has held many posts in the government. His first posting was in Ministry of Rural Development and from 1990 onwards. He has served in various divisions in the Ministry of Finance such as the Budget Division, Investment Division, Housing Loan Division, Finance Division and Fiscal and Economy Division of the Ministry. On 25 April 2014, he joined Ministry of Health as Deputy Secretary General (Finance). On 4 July 2015, Dato' Seri Dr. Chen was appointed as the Secretary General of Ministry of Health Malaysia. 

During his tenure as Secretary General of Ministry of Health and until his retirement, he was actively involved in several National Policy Task Forces and Health-related Councils. He also played a pivotal role in spearheading the fight against Covid-19. He was appointed as the Chairman of Protect Health Malaysia and a board member of several government companies such as National Heart Institute (IJN), National Kenaf & Tobacco, Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Malaysia Health Tourism Council (MHTC) and Protect Health Corporation. He has published in international and local journals and was invited to present papers in international conferences and seminars. Dato' Seri Dr. Chen has also attended several prestigious short courses namely in Harvard Business School USA and Oxford University Said School of Business UK. Dato' Seri Dr. Chen retired officially from civil service on 4 February 2021. 

At present, Dato' Seri Dr. Chen is the independent Non-Executive Chairman of Optimax Holding Berhad. He is also a director of several privately owned companies in Malaysia. In April 2024, Dato' Seri Dr. Chen was appointed as Chairman of Institut Jantung Negara Holdings (IJNH).

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Direct Interest - 1,700,048 ordinary shares in the Company