Founders
Dato’ Chevy Beh
Founder
Dato’ Chevy is an accomplished and talented entrepreneur and sportsman who is revolutionizing the healthcare technology industry in leaps and bounds.
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Dato’ Chevy Beh
Founder
Previously the Managing Director of BP Healthcare Group from January 2009 till October 2014. Under his leadership, Beh successfully expanded the customer base to over 2 million and expanded the work force from about 400 to over 1,300 and grew BP Healthcare Group business units (medical centre, diagnostics, dental, laboratory, food/environmental testing, eye clinics and hearing) from 101 to over 180 business units.
- In 2020, Beh was appointed as Panel of Experts (POE) for the Ministry Youth & Sports (KBS).
- He helped the company garner a number of accolades in the healthcare industry, including BP Clinical Lab being awarded JCI accreditation (the 1st in Asia to achieve joint commission awarded JCI accreditation under the category of Clinical Laboratory Programme).
- He was instrumental in establishing smart partnerships with leading local universities & institutions such as Universiti Malaya (oral and dental care), Universiti Sains Malaysia (radiology), Universiti Putra Malaysia (food testing services), Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital (eye and vision care) and Institute Jantung Negara (cardiology).
- He served as a Director on the Board of Directors of Pantai Hospital Ipoh from 2008 to 2013 before the said hospital became part of IHH Healthcare Berhad.
- He also served as a Director of Sunway-City Ipoh which is a JV with Sunway Group Berhad from 2006 to 2013.
- Formerly a China-focused analyst at the Maxim Group and prior to that an associate at Dominick and Dominick.
- Awards & Recognitions:
- 1st Health technology contributor in Asia by Forbes
- Nominated for MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia 2016
- Most Promising Entrepreneurship Award at the 2012 Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA)
- Appointed as the Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) of National University of Malaysia (UKM), on Healthcare Innovation and Technopreneurship from 2015 to 2018
- Top Nominee for the Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for two consecutive years 2013 & 2014
- Participant at the panel discussion of the Forbes Healthcare Summit, an invitation-only event in NYC, for years 2012, 2013 & 2014
- Awarded as the Great Entrepreneur Brand Icon Leadership Award 2015 by the Brand Laureate
- Appointed as Ambassador of Frost & Sullivan Greater China for year 2018
- He was elected council member for Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) from 2016-2018.
- He is currently a mentor at the Young Corporate Malaysians (YCM) Malaysia’s leading and largest corporate and business networking community for the youth.
- A Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
- Received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia with a double major in Economics and East Asian Studies.
- He studied at various institutions, among them Cambridge University, Harvard University, Stanford University and Beijing University.
- During University days, captained the Collegiate Polo Team and was merited the National American-Intercollegiate All Stars, America.
- He made history by being the 1st Asian to be awarded with American All Stars.
- He was the England polo captain for under-21 English School National Team.
- He made history by being the youngest to be elected to hold office barrel in the Equine Association of Malaysia as the Vice-President of Equine Association Malaysia (EAM).
- In 2011, Beh made history by being the youngest to lead the Equestrian Team and also the youngest team manager of all sports at the 2011 SEA Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- He is a frequent speaker at healthcare, technology and leadership conferences.
Joel Neoh Eu-Jin
Co-Founder
Joel, known as the startup prodigy, is one of the most recognized and successful entrepreneurs of his time.
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Joel Neoh Eu-Jin
Co-Founder
- Malaysian entrepreneur, speaker and investor.
- Currently founder of Kfit.
- Best known for his role as founder of Groupon Malaysia and as the CEO of Groupon Asia Pacific.
- First business venture at the age of 20 was a fast-growing student agency set-up.
- In 2007 he participated in The Firm, Malaysia’s first corporate reality television programme produced by Popiah Pictures and ntv7 and became the show’s inaugural winner.
- In 2008 he started a business venture called Youth Asia, a social technology company known for the creation of a few technology startups, including YouthSays and GroupsMore (later on joined Groupon via acquisition in 2010).
- Awards & Recognitions:
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Emerging Entrepreneur category in Malaysia (2012)
- Asia’s Top 10 entrepreneurs as well as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum (2013)
Management Team
Reuben Poh
Director
Reuben has accumulated over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. When at the BP Healthcare Group, he assumed roles covering all aspects of the business while specializing in internal start-ups and business development.
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Reuben Poh
Director
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Sydney with a double degree in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) and Commerce (Finance and Economics).
- Over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry & experience in corporate management, sales and marketing, IT and procurement with BP Healthcare Group, Malaysia’s leading healthcare service provider.
- Vast experience in internal start-ups & key roles in business development eg. BP Business Solutions (IT), BP Hearing Solutions (Hearing Aids), Labpro (Medical Equipment Distribution), BP Clinical Waste and BP Aesthetics & Pharmacy, Lab and Diagnostic Centre.
Initial Investors
The BookDoc team has a combined business experience of more than 150 years, comprising seasoned healthcare, ICT and insurance professionals, entrepreneurs, bankers, regulators and policy makers, with deep management expertise across Asia.
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Dr Stanley Ho’s Family Member
Investor (Hong Kong)
Dr Stanley Ho was the founder of a vast casino empire in Macau, earning him the nickname “King of Gambling”. A total of nineteen casinos are owned by his founded company SJM Holdings. Dr Ho also owned many businesses other industries, such as tourism, real estate, shipping and banking to name a few. At the time of his death at 98, SJM Holdings was valued at approximately USD 6 billion.
Dr Stanley Ho’s Family Member
Investor
Hong Kong
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Prince Abdul Qawi (Brunei Royal Family)
Investor (Brunei)
- Eldest son of Prince Haji Muhammad Bolkiah, the brother of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
- Prince Abdul Qawi joined the Board of KLW Holdings Limited on 30 Sept 2014 as Non-Executive Chairman.
- He is also the Chairman of The Brunei Hotel, National Insurance Bhd, QOS Sdn Bhd, Everon Sdn Bhd and Supremo Management Services Sdn Bhd in Brunei.
- Past experience includes Deputy and Executive Chairman of QAF Brunei, a member of Baiduri Group and a Director of Baiduri Bank from 2000-2010. He was on the ASEAN Business Advisory Council from 2002 to 2012.
- Prince Abdul Qawi has been an active member of:
- the INSEAD East Asia Business Council since 2005;
- the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry since 2004; and
- a Patron for the Young Entrepreneurs Association Brunei since 2010.
Prince Abdul Qawi (Brunei Royal Family)
Investor
Brunei
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Achmad Hamami & family
Investor (Indonesia)
Achmad Hamami’s privately-owned Mahadana Dasha Utama provides leasing and other services for the heavy machinery sector. Hamami also owns Trakindo Utama, the Caterpillar distributor in Indonesia, and has the license to operate Carl’s Jr. burger restaurants and LOKA supermarkets. His son Muki has been in control of the family’s Tiara Marga Trakindo group since Hamami lost his sight to glaucoma in 1999.
Achmad Hamami & family
Investor
Indonesia
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Danny Yeung
Investor (Hong Kong)
- A serial entrepreneur who has started and exited from 3 different companies in 3 different industries.
- Current on to his new venture with Prenetics, a biotech company that focuses on personalized medicine via DNA Testing.
- Co-founded SXE Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm.
- In 2010 he founded uBuyiBuy which was subsequently acquired by Groupon.
- Prior to leaving Groupon in early 2014, Danny served as the CEO of Groupon East Asia and managed to scale the business to a size of over USD 130 million top-line annually.
- Danny’s entrepreneur journey started at the age of 25 when he ventured into franchising Hong Kong award-winning dessert chain Hui Lau Shan into USA.
- Subsequently, he also ventured into hospitality furniture business and executed multi-million dollar projects with MGM City Center, City of Dreams Macau and Venetian.
- Danny received his Bachelor of Science in Management Information System from University of San Francisco.
Danny Yeung
Investor
Hong Kong
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Dato’ Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi
Investor (Malaysia)
- Former Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) & one of the world’s youngest telecoms & media regulators.
- Started working as a technology & media lawyer before joining government to lead the implementation of one of the world’s first converged telecoms & media regulator frameworks in 2000. Returned to the private sector in 2006 to become a consultant with an investment firm before returning again to government late 2009, subsequently to helm MCMC in 2011.
- Appointed as a Board Member in the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) & unanimously elected as Chairman of the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) from Jan 2003 to Mar 2007.
- Navigated through two World Summits on Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva & Tunis on issues of Internet Governance & worked with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) & Pacific Island Telecoms Association (PITA) in the areas of capacity building and helping countries undergo regulatory reform in preparation for globalization.
- Elected as Vice Chairman of ITU’s Council’s Child Online Protection initiative, an initiative to address the ills of cyberspace particularly against young persons and children.
- Recognised as one of the key persons in Malaysia’s National Broadband Plan & in 2013, initiated Malaysia’s move in the Internet of Things space through the Digital Lifestyle Malaysia programme with mobile healthcare as one of the six key initiatives.
Dato’ Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi
Investor
Malaysia
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Dato’ Dr. Maimunah binti A Hamid
Investor (Malaysia)
- Dr. Maimunah has more than 33 years of experience in the healthcare sector where she specializes in research in health system, quality improvement, planning and policy perspectives in healthcare services.
- In September 2008, she was appointed as the Deputy Director General of Health Malaysia (Research & Technical Support), a position that she held until her retirement in February 2014.
- As the Deputy Director General of Health, Dr. Maimunah:
- was involved in the program and service development for Health Planning, Health Research, Engineering Services, Physical Development (up till 2012) Medical Device (up till 2013) and Traditional and Complementary Medicine (up till 2013).
- spearheaded the planning team that outlined the concept for the 1Care Healthcare Transformation Program.
- was amongst the pioneers developing and establishing the Quality Assurance Program for MOH.
- Under her stewardship, the Health Systems Research Division was awarded the status as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Research, and later as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Systems Research and Quality Improvement.
Dato’ Dr. Maimunah binti A Hamid
Investor
Malaysia
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Kenny Thing
Investor (Malaysia)
- Chief Marketing Officer at Manulife Insurance Berhad, a wholly-owned subsidiary for Manulife Holding Berhad, and a member of Canada-based Manulife Financial Corporation.
- Responsible for Product Distribution Management, Product Development, Product Marketing, Customer Centricity & Market Intelligence, Project Implementations as well as Brand, Marketing Communications & Corporate Event Marketing.
- Previously, he had led Business Development of Individual Financial Products in Manulife Hong Kong to great success.
- Before joining Manulife, Kenny has worked with a leading global insurer looking at providing product propositions and distribution solutions to insurers based in South East Asia.
- Kenny also has experience as an investment banker, providing investment and structured product solutions to banks.
- Patron member at CMO Asia and a member of Advisory Council at World Brand Congress.
- Recipient of Golden Globe Tigers Leadership Award for Excellence in Marketing & Brand Leadership.
- A regular speaker in the area of Digital and Finance.
- He holds a Master Degree in Finance and attended Executive Education at Richard Ivey, Western Ontario and INSEAD, France.
Kenny Thing
Investor
Malaysia
Advisory Group
The BookDoc Advisory Group consists of highly respected and experienced individuals who are experts in fields that are relevant to BookDoc. Their wisdom are extremely invaluable to support the enrichment and enhancement of BookDoc, in its various planning, development and evaluation stages.
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Tan Sri Dato Dr M Jegathesan
Advisor (Malaysia)
- Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Jegathesan began his career serving in numerous government departments in the Ministry of Health, culminating in the position of Deputy Director General (Research and Technical Support) from 1994 until 1998.
- After a full term career in the Ministry of Health, he served as Medical Advisor to the UNDP affiliated Council for Health Research for Development in Geneva from 1998 to 2000, thereafter as CEO of Sistem Hospital Awasan Taraf until 2003.
- He currently holds positions as Consultant Pathologist, BP Healthcare Group, Consultant Microbiologist and Head, Laboratory, Sunway Hospital and Pro-Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia.
- His other crowning achievements were when he was a participant in the Asian Games in Jakarta in 1962, where he was the first Malaysian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games, repeating the feat at the next Games in 1966 and was dubbed the “fastest man in Asia.“
- He was also Malaysia’s first Sportsman of the Year in 1966. On the medical front, he was the joint winner of the National Science Award in 1995.
- Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery,University of Singapore
- Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Mahidol University, Thailand
- Diploma in Clinical Pathology, University of London
- Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom
- Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, America
- Fellow, Royal College of Pathologist of Australia
- Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Malaysia
- Senior Fellow (Academician), Academy of Sciences, Malaysia
Tan Sri Dato Dr M Jegathesan
Advisor
Malaysia
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Major General Dato Pahlawan Dr Mohandas Ramasamy(Rtd)
Advisor (Malaysia)
- Graduated from the Madras Medical College in 1974.
- He was commissioned to the Malaysian Armed Forces in 1975 in the rank of Captain and retired in March 2005 in the rank of Major General and Director General of the Armed Forces Health Services. In his 30 years of military service, he had served in many parts of the country including as Chief Medical Officer of the United Nations Operations in Somalia in 1998.
- He holds a Masters in Health Planning (MHP) from the University of New South Wales, Australia, Diploma in Industrial Health from the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of England (DIH) & Society of Apothecaries (DIHSA), and Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTM&H) from Mahidol University, Bangkok.
- He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (FFOM) and a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (FAMM).
- Following retirement from military service, he served as Chief Executive of the Melaka Manipal Medical College, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the MAHSA University and finally as the founding Vice Chancellor & Chief Executive of the Perdana University (2010-2013).
- He has served in the Council and ExCo of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) as Hon Secretary of the Wilayah Branch, Deputy Hon General Secretary MMA from 1987 to 1990 and Hon General Secretary of MMA in 1992 to 1993. He has also served as Secretary and Chairman of the Public Health Society of the MMA, Action on Smoking or Health Committee of the MMA and the Accident Prevention Committee of the MMA.
- He was appointed a Trustee of the MMA Foundation in 2006 and served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the maximum period of 6 years ( 2006 to 2012). He is currently a Trustee of the Malaysian Medical Association and the Editor of the Berita MMA.
- He is currently the Deputy Chairman, Board of Governors of the Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS) and a Director of CUCMS Education Sdn Bhd. He is a Member of the Board of Governors of the Asia Metropolitan University (AMU) and a Non Independent Non-Executive Director of Asiamet Education Group. He is a Member of the Preliminary Investigations Committee (PIC 4) of the Malaysian Medical Council. In recognition of his contributions to the profession, he was awarded the “Most Outstanding Alumnus” of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University in 2011, the Outstanding Achievement Award of SOMGRIM 2012 (Society of Medical Graduates from India Malaysia) and the MMA Gold Medal in 2013.
- For his services to the Nation, he has received several state and federal awards amongst them being the Dato Pahlawan Taming Sari (DPTS) from HRH the Sultan of Perak and the Panglima Setia Angkatan Tentera (PSAT), the second highest military award from SPB Yang Di Pertuan Agong and the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal.
Major General Dato Pahlawan
Dr Mohandas Ramasamy (Rtd)
Advisor
Malaysia
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Datuk Professor Dr. Fawzia Dato’ Abdullah
Advisor (Malaysia)
- Datuk Prof Dr. Fawzia is presently the Foundation Dean, Faculty of Dentistry of SEGI University & College.She obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Singapore and her Diploma in Dental Public Health from The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
- Prior to SEGi, she worked with the Ministry of Health for 32 years, having retired as the Director of the Oral Health Division. She was also a Member of the Public Services Commission from 2000 to 2005.
- Datuk Dr. Fawzia is a member of numerous professional bodies and her research includes studies into the oral health of school children.
Datuk Professor Dr. Fawzia Dato’ Abdullah
Advisor
Malaysia
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Dr. Milton Lum Siew Wah
Advisor (Malaysia)
- Dr. Milton Lum Siew Wah is a member of the Malaysian Medical Council and had previously served as the President of Malaysian Medical Association, President of Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations of Malaysia, President of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia, and Executive Board Member of International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
- Dr. Lum was previously FIGO Visiting Professor and his interests are office gynaecology, minimally invasive surgery, patient safety and medico-legal medicine.
- Dr. Lum, a graduate of the University of Malaya, had his postgraduate training in the teaching hospitals in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Gateshead and Manchester in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Milton Lum Siew Wah
Advisor
Malaysia
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Professor Dato’ Dr. (Mrs) Kew Siang Tong
Advisor (Malaysia)
- Prof Dato’ Dr. Mrs. S T Kew is currently the Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor in Internal Medicine, International Medical University (IMU). Prior to this appointment, she was the Dean of the Clinical School from 2009 – 2011, and Head of Department of Internal Medicine from 2007 – 2009.
- Before joining the International Medical University (IMU), Dr. Kew served as Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist in Hospital Kuala Lumpur, a Ministry of Health hospital. She rose to the post of Head of Internal Medicine in the Ministry from 1999 – 2002. While in the Ministry, she helped to formalise higher specialist training in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine in the country.
- Dr. Kew is the Past Master of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, Past President of the College of Physicians, as well as Past President of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Currently she is the International Advisor of the Royal College of Physicians of London. She sits in the Conjoint Coordinating Committee for MRCP (UK) and MRCPCH Examination Malaysia. She is also a member of the Preliminary Inquiry Committee of the Malaysian Medical Council.
Professor Dato’ Dr. (Mrs) Kew Siang Tong
Advisor
Malaysia
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Dato’ Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi
Advisor (Malaysia)
- Former Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) & one of the world’s youngest telecoms & media regulators.
- Started working as a technology & media lawyer before joining government to lead the implementation of one of the world’s first converged telecoms & media regulator frameworks in 2000. Returned to the private sector in 2006 to become a consultant with an investment firm before returning again to government late 2009, subsequently to helm MCMC in 2011.
- Appointed as a Board Member in the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) & unanimously elected as Chairman of the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) from Jan 2003 to Mar 2007.
- Navigated through two World Summits on Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva & Tunis on issues of Internet Governance & worked with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) & Pacific Island Telecoms Association (PITA) in the areas of capacity building and helping countries undergo regulatory reform in preparation for globalization.
- Elected as Vice Chairman of ITU’s Council’s Child Online Protection initiative, an initiative to address the ills of cyberspace particularly against young persons and children.
- Recognised as one of the key persons in Malaysia’s National Broadband Plan & in 2013, initiated Malaysia’s move in the Internet of Things space through the Digital Lifestyle Malaysia programme with mobile healthcare as one of the six key initiatives.
Dato’ Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi
Advisor
Malaysia
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Prof Dr Tay Boon Keng
Advisor (Singapore)
- Emeritus Consultant, International Collaboration Office, SingHealth.
- Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH.
- Council Member, Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
- Chairman Management Committee, St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital
- Visiting Consultant Dover Park Hospice
- Clinical Professor in the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine from 2005
- Coordinator for F1 Medical Track Centre from inception of the race
- Chief Medical Officer, Standard Chartered Marathon 2013 till date
- Panel Member, Medical and Sports Science Committee, 8th ASEAN Para Games
- Adjunct Professor in Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, Office of Clinical Academic and Faculty Affair (1 Dec 2013 – 31 Dec 2015)
- Member Medical Advisory Board, AMK Community Hospital since 2008
- MINDEF Visiting Consultant to Armed Forces Medical
- Director Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course since 1998
- Examiner for Master Medical Exam Medicine
- Qualifications:
- MBBS, University of Singapore
- FRCS Ed, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
- FRCS Ed (Ortho), Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
- FAMS, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- FACS, American College of Surgeons
Prof Dr Tay Boon Keng
Advisor
Singapore
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Dr Felix Fu Keung Li
Advisor (Hong Kong)
- Dr Li graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong
- He was trained as a nephrologist at the Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital
- Dr Li received the Croucher Foundation Scholarship and underwent further training at the KRUF Institute of Renal Disease, University of Wales College of Medicine in UK
- He worked as a physician at the Queen Mary Hospital until 2005 when he commenced his private practice
- Dr Li was a council member of the Hong Kong Society of Nephrology and the Hong Kong Society of Transplantation
- He is now an honorary consultant at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital and the Canossa Hospital (Caritas) Hong Kong
Dr Felix Fu Keung Li
Advisor
Hong Kong