Datapulse was previously known for its business in making compact disks. With this storage medium phased out, the company spent several years under different controlling shareholders
and management teams to build a new business. Under controlling shareholder and chairman Aw Cheok Huat, Datapulse began investing in hotels.
Yee Chia Hsing, executive director of Datapulse Technology, on Oct 21 acquired 77,900 shares on the open market at 9.69 cents each. Before the transaction, Yee did not hold any Datapulse shares.
Yee, the sole board director with an executive role, was appointed to this post less than three months ago on Aug 1. He was previously director of corporate affairs at iX Biopharma and before that, head of Catalist, CIMB Bank, Singapore branch, from 2011 to 2021.
