Young Lee joined our Group on 29 July 2009, and was appointed Director of sooka & NJOI on 3 July 2023. In this role, he accelerated the revenue of our no-frills freemium video services and expanded our reach to a broader customer base by offering increased convenience, flexibility, and accessibility to sports and Asian content.

Throughout his tenure at Astro, Young Lee has held various leadership roles, including as Group Financial Controller, heading our strategy and business Intelligence division, leading initiatives in transformation office, and serving as interim Chief Commercial Officer. In these roles, he has provided invaluable strategic insights and advice to our leadership team and has played a key role in streamlining our cost base, negotiating key contracts, and launching new packages and services to enhance Astro’s value proposition. Prior to 2009, he served in a global management consulting firm, advising clients in the finance, telecommunications and media sectors across Asia and the Middle East.

He holds a Master of Arts (Hons) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK and is a graduate of the Advancement Management Programme at Harvard Business School, US. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and a Chartered Accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).