(i) Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting and Secretarial Administration from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia (ii) Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Western Australia (iii) Master of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Auckland, New Zealand (iv) Doctor of Business Administration from the University of South Australia (v) Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Malaya (vi) Member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (vii) Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (viii) Certificate in Investor Relations from the IR Society, United Kingdom
Working Experience
Dr Folk has over 20 years of experience in academic, corporate finance, restructuring, audit and financial management in diversified industries such as mortgage banking, property development, construction, seafood trawling and processing, pulp and paper, jewellery, office furniture, multi-level marketing, plastic injection moulding, timber plantation and processing, hospitality and thermo vacuum forming. Between 1984 and 1990, amongst other public accounting firms, he was attached to Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, New Zealand and McLaren & Stewart, Perth, Australia. He has also worked with multi-national firms such as Sinar Mas Group, Raja Garuda Mas Group and Fletcher Challenge Group in various countries such as New Zealand, India and Indonesia.