Board of Directors of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad (as at 9 June 2015)

Find out who are the distinguished personnel who make up the Board of Directors of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.

Listed below are the individual board of director and their respective profile for your information.

Peter Wong Tung Shun
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director /Chairman

Mr Wong was appointed Chairman and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 February 2010. He was educated at Indiana University in the United States and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, an MBA in Marketing and Finance and an MSc in Computer Science. His banking career began in 1980. He joined HSBC Group in 2005, and was Group General Manager and Executive Director, Hong Kong and Mainland China, before assuming the position of Chief Executive for Asia-Pacific in February 2010. He became Deputy Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in May 2013.

Mr Wong is currently the Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. He is also a Group Managing Director and a member of the Group Management Board of HSBC Holdings plc. In addition, he is the Chairman and Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited and Non-Executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Bank of Communications Co., Limited and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited. He is also a member of the General Committee for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Mukhtar Malik Hussain
Non-Independent Executive Director/Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr Mukhtar Hussain is the Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad. He was appointed to this role in December 2009. He was also elected as Group General Manager for the HSBC Group in May 2008. Mukhtar graduated from the University of Wales with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He first joined the HSBC Group in 1982 as a Graduate Trainee in Midland Bank International. He was then appointed as Assistant Director in Samuel Montagu in 1991. After close to 11 years of working in the HSBC Group’s London offices, Mr Hussain then held numerous posts in Dubai including Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Financial Services (Middle East) Limited from 1995 to 2003 and established the initiative to create the first foreign investment bank in Saudi Arabia for HSBC.

In 2003, Mukhtar assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Global Banking and Market and became the Co-Head of Global Banking in 2005. He headed back to London as the Global Head of Principal Investments from 2006 to 2008. He was the Deputy Chairman, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Global Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Amanah and Chief Executive Officer of Global Banking and Markets, Middle East and North Africa, a dual role with global responsibilities for Islamic Finance and HSBC’s wholesale banking activities in the Middle East and North Africa before he came to Malaysia.

Mukhtar is also a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad, member of the Nominating Committee of HSBC Bank Malaysia and member of the Executive Committee of HSBC Asia Pacific.

Mr. Peter S. Man
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Ching was appointed on 22 October 2008. He is the Director International Credit control Remittance Department , Chairman of Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Connected Party Transactions Committee of the Bank. Mr Ching graduated from University of London in Computer Science and began his career with Robert Horne Group of Companies in Northampton, England in 1977 as an IT and Management Trainee. In 1982, he joined Accenture in London before returning to Accenture in Malaysia in 1983. He retired from Accenture as Senior Partner in 2007. During his tenure with Accenture, Mr Ching held various management roles including Managing Partner for the South Asia region (2002-2005) and was responsible for all aspects of Accenture’s internal business operations, developing strategic capabilities and ensuring operational effectiveness and efficiency. From 1997 to 2002, he served on the Financial Services Global Management Committee and the Global Executive Council, which were responsible for directing the global strategy and business of financial services industry group. In 1997, he was also appointed Managing Partner for Financial Services Industry Group in Asia.

Mr Ching also sits on the board of Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad and Genting Plantations Berhad.

Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen
Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Shireen was appointed on 5 December 2013. She serves as a member of the Risk Committee of the Bank. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Master of Business Administration. She is currently the Managing Director of Corston-Smith Asset Management Sdn Bhd and Corston-Smith Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd respectively. Prior to Corston-Smith, Datuk Shireen was the CEO of AIG Investment Corporation (Malaysia), and has over 25 years’ experience in managing funds. She was named one of the 25 most influential women in Asia Pacific for Asset Management by Asian Investor in June 2011. In March 2014, she was honoured by Forbes Asia as one of the 50 Asia’s Power Businesswomen 2014.

In addition to her current role, Datuk Shireen also sits on the Board of Integrax Berhad as an Independent Director and Chairman of the Governance Committee as well as a member of the Tender Committee. She is also currently a member of the International Advisory Panel for Labuan International Business and Financial Centre.

Mr Lee Choo Hock
Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Lee was appointed on 5 December 2013. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee and Connected Party Transactions Committee of the Bank. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He began his career with Miller, Brener & Co., London, a professional accounting firm in 1975 and joined Maybank in 1982. Having worked with Maybank for 27 years, Mr Lee has built a successful career as a professional accountant. He served various management positions during his tenure with Malayan Banking Berhad until he retired in 2008 and last position was as the Executive Vice President, Head of Accounting Services and Treasury Back Office Operations. He has also served as a Director of a number of subsidiaries of Malayan Banking Berhad.

In addition to his current role, Mr Lee also sits on the Board of Kossan Rubber Industries Berhad.

Tan Kar Leng @ Chen Kar Leng
Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Chen was appointed on 2 April 2014. She serves as a member of the Risk Committee and Nominating Committee of the Bank. As a graduate from the University of Singapore (now the National University), she was called to the Malaysian Bar in January 1968 and Brunei Bar in May 1996. She has been appointed a partner of Skrine, Kuala Lumpur since January 1974 and head of its Corporate Division on 31 December 2009. After her retirement, she has been retained as a consultant of the firm.
 

In addition to her current role, Ms Chen also sits on the Board of Eastern & Oriental Berhad. She is also a member of the Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board appointed by the Chief Justice of Malaya.

Tan Sri Dato’ Tan Boon Seng @ Krishnan
Independent Non-Executive Director

Tan Sri Krishnan Tan was appointed on 2 April 2014. He is the Chairman of Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, Risk Committee and Connected Party Transactions Committee of the Bank.

He qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1978 after graduating with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree from University of Malaya in 1975, and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, USA.

Tan Sri Dato’ Krishnan Tan is currently the Deputy Non-Executive Chairman of IJM Corporation Berhad and serves as a Director of IJM Plantations Berhad, IJM Land Berhad (Chairman), and Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A., Argentina. He joined IJM as a Financial Controller in 1983 and was appointed Group Managing Director in 1997 and served in this position until 2010. He held the position of Executive Deputy Chairman from 2011 to 2013.

In addition to his current role, Tan Sri Dato’ Krishnan sits on the Board of Malaysian Airline System Berhad, Malaysia Property Incorporated and Malaysian Community & Education Foundation and a member of the Olympic Council Trust Management Committee.