Board of Directors' Profile

TEOH KOK LIN

CFA
Independent Non-Executive Director


Date Appointed to the Board

  • 27 June 2014

Tenure of Directorship

  • 7 years
  • (as at 48th AGM – 17 June 2021)

Membership of Board Committee(s)

  • Chairman of Board Investment Committee (BIC)
  • Member of Board Risk Management Committee (BRMC)
  • Member of Board IT Committee (BITC)

Meeting Attendance

  • (9/9)

Qualification(s)

  • Chartered Financial Analyst
  • First Class Honours Double Degree in Electrical Engineering and Commerce (Finance) – University of Windsor, Canada
  • Master of Science in Industrial Administration – Purdue University, USA

Teoh Kok Lin has over 33 years of experience in Banking, Credit and Investment with financial institutions such as Citicorp Citibank Malaysia, Barings Malaysia, HSBC Research Malaysia and UOB Kay Hian Singapore. He is one of the earliest Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) in Malaysia and is a former president of the CFA Society Malaysia.

He is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Singular Asset Management Sdn Bhd, a fund management company established in 2002, and is licensed by the Securities Commission of Malaysia. He is also the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Singular Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd, a registered fund manager with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). He was appointed as Secretary of the Malaysian Association of Asset Managers (MAAM) effective 2 September 2020.

Teoh Kok Lin sits on the Board of Credit Bureau Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CBM), an associate company of CGC. He also serves as an Alternate Member of the General Council of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia, Chairman of the Digital Economy Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Socio-Economic Research Consultative Committee of the Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia.

He constantly travels across ASEAN and North Asia for research and company visits while managing funds for institutions and high net-worth clients.

Declaration:

  • Teoh Kok Lin does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of CGC.

  • Teoh Kok Lin has not been charged and/or convicted for any offence.