Foong Yew Chow is on the board of Chuan Huat Resources Bhd. and Pineapple Resources Bhd. In his past career he occupied the position of Chief Manufacturing Officer at NCS Group Co., Ltd., Manager of Sampoerna Brazil Latin America, Chief Manufacturing Officer at Gemstv Holdings Ltd., Head-Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management at PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk and Manager-Regional Manufacturing at Philip Morris Asia Ltd.

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Portsmouth.