Our People

Independent Non-Executive Director (Chairman)

Mr Ching holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of London, UK. Mr Ching has extensive experience in retail and commercial banking as well as capital markets. Between 1997 and 2007, Mr. Ching  assumed various regional senior management roles in Accenture, including the roles of Managing Partner of the Financial Services Industry Group-Asia, Geographic Council Chairman-Asia and Managing Partner for the South Asia Region.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr. Chong is a graduate from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London. She began her career in the National Health Services, UK, following which she took an MBA at the London Business School. This was followed by two years with Cambridge Pharma Consultancy, specialising in the field of pharmaco-economics. She has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Sunway Medical Centre Berhad and Prince Court Medical Centre Sdn. Bhd. 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ching is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Universiti Sains Malaysia and was the Managing Director of Kennedy, Burkill & Company Berhad from 2008 until 2018. Mr. Ching had worked with Pannell Kerr Forster, Chartered Accountants in Liverpool, England and Ernst & Young in Malaysia.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Puan Mahani holds a Bachelor of Economics (majoring in Business Administration) from University of Malaya. She has over 27 years of working experience in the banking industry. She began her career with Bank Negara Malaysia in 1977 where she spent 7 years in Reserves Management. In 1984, she moved on to RHB Bank in Singapore and held various positions in the Treasury and Offshore Banking, and Consumer Banking. She returned to RHB Bank Kuala Lumpur in 2001, where she held senior management positions in premium banking and international division, up to her last designation in 2004 as Executive Vice President of operations and services. 

Executive Director

Mr Tan is the Regional Chief Executive responsible for AIA Group's business operating in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia. Mr. Tan was Chief Executive Officer of AIA's operation in Thailand from 2016 to 2019, AIA Group Chief Risk Officer in 2015 and Chief Executive Officer of AIA's operation in Singapore from 2011 to 2015. Prior to joining AIA Group, Mr. Tan was Chief Executive Officer of Great Eastern Life, Singapore. Prior to joining Great Eastern Life, Mr. Tan was Director of the Insurance Department of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr. Tan has played an active role in the life insurance industry since 2005. His appointments include: President of the Life Insurance Association (LIA), Singapore from 2010 to 2013 and Vice Chair of Singapore College of Insurance from 2011 to 2013 and Vice President of Thailand Life Assurance Association from 2017 to 2018. He was also a Board member of Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd from 2008 to 2015.