Board of Directors

Dato' Mohammed Hussein

Chairman

Dato' Mohammed Hussein

Chairman

Date of Appointment: 1 May 2020

Qualifications

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.

Choong Tuck Oon

Independent Non-Executive Director

Choong Tuck Oon

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment: 20 January 2017

Qualifications

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.

Faisal Ismail

Independent Non-Executive Director

Saleha M. Ramly

Independent Non-Executive Director

Saleha M. Ramly

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment: 1 December 2019

Qualifications

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.

Anthony Lim Choon Eng

Independent Non-Executive Director

Anthony Lim Choon Eng

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment: 1 April 2022

Qualifications

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.