Koon Poh Ming is a prominent Malaysian industrialist and the co-founder of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings. He earned a Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom.

After graduating, he began his professional career with an international consulting engineering firm in Kuala Lumpur. He is a registered professional engineer with the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, bringing a deep technical expertise to the family business he helped launch in 1986.

• Core Company: Press Metal Aluminium Holdings.
• Founding: Started the company in 1986 with a collective capital of just $50,000 alongside his four brothers.
• Role: Founding board member and former Executive Vice Chairman.

Koon Poh Ming's career is defined by the vertical integration of the aluminum value chain in Southeast Asia. His structural achievement is tied to transforming Press Metal from a small local extrusion business into the largest integrated aluminum producer in the region.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors since the company's inception and served as Executive Vice Chairman until his resignation from that specific role in 2021. Under his and his brothers' stewardship, the company expanded upstream into large-scale smelting in Sarawak, utilizing low-cost hydropower as a primary competitive moat. Today, the family’s combined wealth is estimated at US$5.4 billion.

• Strategic Roles: Also serves as the CEO of PMB Technology Berhad.
• Industry Position: Effectively controls the domain of primary aluminum smelting in Malaysia.