Shin Yang Group Berhad appointed DR. LAI YEW HOCK, aged 64, as Independent and Non Executive Director, effective 19 January 2024. Qualifications: Doctorate in Business Administrative from University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia and Degree in Bachelor of Laws from University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Dr. Lai graduated from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1985.

He was variously admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in October 1985, as an Advocate of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak in February 1986, and as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in October 1986. Dr. Lai graduated from the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia with Doctor of Business Administration in December 2006. His doctorate thesis is on Corporate Governance and is themed "Impact of Corporate Governance Board Structure on the financial performance of Chinese controlled public listed companies in Malaysia".

Dr. Lai has been in legal practice for 38 years as he started his own legal firm in Miri, Sarawak in May 1992 as "Messrs Dominic Lai & Co Advocates", and due to expansion and integration, the name of the firm changed to "Messrs Ariffin, Lai & Kan advocates in November 2006. He is also a Commissioner for Oaths, a Notary Public and an Accredited Mediator. His thesis paper was accepted and presented at various Universities in Malaysia, Australia, Canada as well as California.