Executive Director & COO

Lee Yong Zhi

Lee Yong Zhi, the Chief Operating Officer of Winstar Capital, leverages over 14 years of experience to oversee operations and ensure efficiency across the company’s aluminium and solar divisions.

Lee Yong Zhi, a Malaysian male aged 41, is our Promoter, substantial shareholder, Non-Independent Executive Director and COO. He was appointed to our Board on 15 May 2024.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Multimedia University in 2006.

He began his career in 2005 as a trainee with Geniursoft Sdn Bhd for a period of approximately three months where he was responsible for assisting the project team in the software testing process, which includes performing system setup as well as the preparation of database for testing. After he left Geniursoft Sdn Bhd in 2006, he joined Alps Electric (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as an engineer where he was responsible for performing product design, design verification as well as overseeing production and customer support.  

In 2007, he left Alps Electric (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and joined O.Y.L. Manufacturing Company Sdn Bhd as a service engineer where he was responsible for providing researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting services as well as providing engineering training to the company’s employee. Subsequently, he was seconded to Daikin Mcquay Middle East F.Z.E in 2009 as a product marketing engineer where he was responsible for rendering technical support and product marketing services to the company’s client in the middle east and Africa region.

In 2010, he left O.Y.L. Manufacturing Company Sdn Bhd and joined Winstar Trading Sdn Bhd (which was a related party to the Winstar Group prior to 2015, currently known as Sunway Winstar Sdn Bhd) as an assistant marketing manager. He was subsequently transferred to Hsing Yeat Sdn Bhd (which is a company within Winstar Trading Sdn Bhd’s group of companies and was a related party to the Winstar Group prior to 2015) as a marketing manager where he was responsible for overseeing the marketing and business development of the company.

In 2015, he joined Winstar Aluminium as the operation manager. Subsequently, he was appointed as a director of Winstar Aluminium in 2016, as a director of Establish Trading in 2017, and as a director of MIM Industry in 2022. During his time at these companies, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations and processes of the business, strategising process improvement plans, and overseeing the operation department.  

On 1 April 2023, he was appointed as the COO of our Group, where he is responsible for overseeing every aspect of our Group’s operations, which includes implementing processes in ensuring our Group’s compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards as well as conducting regular reviews and assessments of operational processes.