Dato’ Mohammed Hussein

Chairman

: 1 May 2020
  • Fellow Chartered Banker of the Chartered Banker Institute and Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers
  • Advanced Management Programme (AMP 163), Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), University of Newcastle, Australia

Dato’ Mohammed Hussein was previously with Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) Group for 31 years. During that time, he held various senior management positions including Head of Corporate Banking, Head of Commercial Banking, Head of Malaysian Operations, Managing Director of Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad (now known as Maybank Investment Bank Berhad), and Executive Director (Business Group). He retired from Maybank Group on 30 January 2008 as Deputy President/Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer. He was then appointed the Advisor of Maybank from April to September 2008.

Currently, Dato’ Mohammed Hussein is also the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Hap Seng Plantations Holdings Berhad, Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad and the President Commissioner of PT Syarikat Takaful Indonesia. He is also a Professor of Practice at International Center for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) University since 5 August 2023.

He served as the Chairman of Gamuda Berhad from 2013 to 2022, Danajamin Nasional Berhad from 2013 to 2018, and Quill Capita Management Sdn Bhd from 2008 to 2015. He was also a Director on the Board of Bank of America Malaysia Berhad, Tasek Corporation Berhad, CapitaLand Malls Malaysia Berhad, Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad, PNB Commercial Sdn Bhd, B2B Finpal Sdn Bhd and Chairman of the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, which was set up under the auspices of Bank Negara Malaysia to facilitate the resolution of major corporate debts.

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Choong Tuck Oon

Independent Non-Executive Director

: 20 January 2017
  • Master of Science in Computer Applications, Asian Institute of Technology
  • Executive Diploma in Directorship, Singapore Management University
  • Bachelor of Science (First Class) in Mathematics, University of Malaya

Choong Tuck Oon began his career in Petronas where he served more than 7 years. He then joined Accenture where, after serving 26 years, he retired as Senior Partner in the Asia-Pacific Financial Services practice.

He specialises in technology, strategy and transformation for the banking and insurance industries. He led many strategic initiatives involving more than 20 large domestic and global banks and insurers in Asia, including national payment projects in Malaysia and Singapore. He is also active in the ASEAN digital start-up ecosystem where his advice on digital and Fintech programmes is much in demand.

Choong Tuck Oon has also been active in NGO initiatives such as advising a consortium of international aid agencies on core systems for the launch of bank-of-banks microfinancing in Indonesia, and advising a global wildlife/nature agency on a new growth strategy for 11 countries in Asia.

He is the Non-Executive Chairman of CGC Digital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of CGC Malaysia. He is also an Independent Non- Executive Director on the Boards of FIDE Forum Malaysia and Generali Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad (formerly known as AXA Affin Life Insurance Berhad). Previously, he was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Star Media Group Berhad, NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative Ltd Singapore, RHB Bank, RHB Islamic Bank, RHB Indochina Bank, RHB Indochina Securities and RHB Private Equity.

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Faisal Ismail

Independent Non-Executive Director

: 1 December 2019
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
  • Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants

Faisal Ismail has over 30 years of experience in various responsibilities/areas including at the level of board, top management, M&A, corporate, finance, tax planning, consulting, transformation, and human resources. He has vast experience in different industries including hotels, property investment and development, healthcare, shipbuilding and repairs, banking, power, and education.

He has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad since October 2020. Previously, he had inter-alia served as Non-Independent Non- Executive Director of Danajamin Nasional Berhad, Independent Non-Executive Director of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Berhad, Executive Director of Landmarks Berhad, Executive Director of BinaFikir Sdn Bhd, Director in the Investment division of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Group Managing Director of Pantai Holdings Berhad.

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Saleha M. Ramly

Independent Non-Executive Director

: 1 December 2019
  • Master of Laws (LL.M), University of London, United Kingdom
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), University of Malaya

Saleha M. Ramly began her career as a lecturer in the Law Faculty of the University of Malaya where she served for more than 8 years. She then held various senior positions in legal and/ or secretarial departments in government-linked and public-listed companies, namely Sime UEP Properties Berhad, its holding company Sime Darby Berhad and its other listed subsidiaries, Country Heights Holdings Berhad and Landmarks Berhad.

Upon her retirement in 2007, Saleha M. Ramly continued to serve in similar positions at the University of Malaya, Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia, Scomi Group Berhad, and ACR Capital Holdings Pte Ltd group of companies in Malaysia and Singapore until 2018. Currently, she is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM). She is currently a Director of Ouch Protect Berhad, an approved digital takaful operator in Bank Negara Malaysia’s Regulatory Sandbox, since 23 November 2023.

Saleha M. Ramly has more than 30 years of experience in corporate legal and secretarial operations. Her working career includes in-depth experience in crafting corporate governance policies and legal documents for companies and providing staff training on governance and legal matters. She was also involved in various corporate transactions and exercises, including acquisitions and disposals of assets, both domestic and crossborder, due diligence exercises, and raising of capital. In addition, she advised on human resource-based legal matters such as retrenchments, grievance procedures, and industrial relations.

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Anthony Lim Choon Eng

Independent Non-Executive Director

: 1 April 2022
  • Fellow of the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance
  • Chartered Banker of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers
  • Senior Leadership and Advanced Management Programmes – Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Senior Associate – Securities Institute of Australia
  • Master of Applied Finance – Macquarie University, Australia

Anthony Lim Choon Eng has over 35 years of experience in the banking and finance industry, serving in key management positions covering treasury, business banking, investment banking, and risk management.

Currently, he is the Non-Executive Director of CGC Digital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of CGC Malaysia. He has served as an Independent Director of Bank of America Malaysia Berhad since 2021 and recently been appointed as the Chairman of the same bank in March 2024. He is a member of the Investment Panel for the Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) [KWAP]. He served as an Independent Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Malaysia Berhad (SMBC) from 2011 to 2015 and was later appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the same bank from 2015 to 2020.

Anthony Lim held various senior management positions with the Maybank group of companies from 1995 to 2009. He later joined Implico GmbH, Germany, and Malaysia as a private equity investor and director. Anthony Lim had also worked at St. George Bank Limited and ANZ Bank Limited in Sydney, Australia.

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Suhaimi Ali

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

: 28 April 2022
  • Bachelor of Accounting, University of Notre Dame, USA

Currently, Suhaimi Ali is an Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). He is responsible for the Financial Development and Innovation Department, Islamic Finance Department, LINK and BNM Offices and Financial Inclusion Department. He has served BNM for 26 years in various areas which include financial sector development, regulation and supervision, strategic planning, market conduct, international negotiations, and IT services, as well as in the Governor’s Office.

Suhaimi Ali is the Non-Executive Director of CGC Digital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of CGC Malaysia. He is a member of BNM’s Management Committee, Risk Management Committee, Crisis Management Committee, Digital Technology Committee, Financial Development Committee, Financial Stability Committee, Joint Policy Committee, Reserve Management Committee and Financial Market Infrastructure Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Trustee for International Centre for Leadership in Finance (ICLIF) Trust Funds.

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Kellee Kam Chee Khiong

Independent Non-Executive Director

: 16 October 2023
  • Bachelor of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
  • Master in Business Administration, Richmond American University, London, UK
  • Master of Arts in South East Asian Business World, University of London, UK

Kellee Kam has over 24 years of experience in the banking industry and served as the Group Managing Director at RHB Capital Berhad from 2011 to 2015, where he was responsible for group operations across Banking, Investment Banking, Islamic Banking, Asset Management and Insurance businesses. Before that role, he was the Group Chief Financial Officer of RHB Capital Berhad and was responsible for Group Finance and Accounting, MIS, Corporate Finance & M&A, Investor Relations, and Strategy for the RHB Capital Group and its subsidiaries.

In October 2016, Kellee Kam was appointed as an Independent Director at Bank of America Malaysia Berhad (“BAMB”) and later he became the Chairman in June 2021. Following his tenure at BAMB, he was appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad on 1 September 2022.

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Dato’ Mohammed Hussein
Chairman
Choong Tuck Oon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Faisal Ismail
Independent Non-Executive Director
Saleha M. Ramly
Independent Non-Executive Director
Anthony Lim Choon Eng
Independent Non-Executive Director
Suhaimi Ali
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Kellee Kam Chee Khiong
Independent Non-Executive Director

Terms of Reference of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad is guided by their Terms of Reference.   Download
Reserved Matters, all strategic decisions and investments decisions are made at the Board of Directors Meetings after due processes, discussions and deliberations.


Terms of Reference of the Board Oversight Committees

The following Board Oversight Committees are established to assist the Board of Directors of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad in carrying out its responsibilities:-

1. Board Audit Committee; Download
2. Board Risk Management Committee; Download
3. Board Investment Committee; Download
4. Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee; Download