Dato’ Richard Chung

Educational Background:

Business Management majoring in Marketing

Spent major part of professional career with Star Publications (now renamed Star Media Group) as:

Regional Advertisement Manager (2 decades)
Head of Northern Region Overall Operations (1 decade)
General Manager for Penang Tech Centre for 3 years, primarily responsible for the fund-raising for and setting up of Tech Dome Penang as the first and only Science Discovery Centre in Penang

Marketing Consultant for Penang Hill Corporation for about 1 year to help map out the marketing strategies the hill resort as a
premier tourism destination for Penang General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for Penang STEM for past 6 years and primarily
responsible for: planning and co-ordination of the State’s strategy and mission to promote STEM education in schools through extra-curricular programmes by its STEM centres and partners initiating major STEM events as catalysts to spark interests in STEM amongst students of all age groups and to inspire them to proceed on to higher education and subsequently careers in technical fields with Industry developing and initiating major initiatives on Talent Pipeline Development from schools in partnership with the Education Department and with the support of Industry and Technical & Academic Institutions