Independant & Non-executive Director

Date of Appointment: 17 August 2015

Mr. Leong Fook Heng, male aged 62, was appointed as an Independent & Non-Executive Director of the Company on 17 August 2015.

Length Of Service (As At 31 March 2023):
7 years 7 months

Date of Last Re-election:
22 June 2020

Acedemic/Professional Qualification/Membership(s) and Working Experience:

He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom) and is also a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He began his career as a Marketing Officer in a Credit & Leasing Company in 1981 and subsequently rose to the rank of a Branch Manager. He was then promoted as Senior Manager, Head of Corporate Banking, specializing in Equipment Finance/SME lending at a Financial Institution for more than 14 years.

Subsequently, he moved to other Banks, both foreign and local, and held positions as Vice President, General Manager, Business Banking and Group Head, Risk Management. He was also appointed as a Board member in some of the Banks prior to his retirement.

Membership On The Board Committee:
• Chairman of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Board Risk & Compliance Committee

Family Relationship With Any Director And/Or Major Shareholder:
None

Conflict of Interest:
None

Conviction for offences within the past 5 years and any public sanction or penalty imposed by relevant regulatory bodies (other than traffic offences) during the financial year ended 31 December 2022:
None

Present Directorship(s) in Other Public/Listed Corporations:
None

Attendance at Board Meetings:
The details of attendance at Board Meetings during the financial year ended 31 December 2022 are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Overview Statement on pages 49 to 50 of the Annual Report.