Ms Foong Pik Yee, a Malaysian, aged 64, was appointed to the Board of AmBank on 26 September 2021 as Independent Non-Executive Director. She is a Member of the Audit and Examination Committee and Risk Management Committee of AmBank.

Ms Foong has over 40 years of experience in the banking sector and the accounting profession (audit and consultancy). Her experience in the banking sector was with international banks and a Malaysian public listed bank covering all aspects of general management, finance, risk management, sales and marketing, product management and operations. She had worked in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and the Middle East.

Ms Foong returned to Malaysia under Talentcorp’s Returning Expert Programme and was the Chief Financial Officer of Hong Leong Bank from January 2013 until her retirement in June 2019 where she directed and oversaw all matters relating to finance covering financial accounting, statutory and management reporting, capital management, taxation, corporate finance and investor relations.

Ms Foong is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad, Paramount Corporation Berhad and QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd. She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of AmMortgage One Berhad, a wholly owned subsdiary of AmBank. Prior to joining the Board of AmBank, she was on the board of AmBank Islamic Berhad, a subsidiary of AMMB Holdings Berhad. Besides directorship in companies, Ms Foong also serves on the Industry Advisory Board of the Business school of Monash University, Malaysia from 2016 to now. She is also a mentor in ICAEW’s Women in Leadership programme and in the Malaysia Australia Business Council mentoring programme.

Ms Foong is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Banker. She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, Australia and Master of Business Administration from Monash University, Australia.