Mr Soo Kim Wai

Mr Soo Kim Wai, a Malaysian, aged 63, was appointed to the Board of AmBank on 2 January 2019 as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a Member of the Board Credit Committee of AmBank.

Mr Soo is currently the Group Managing Director of Amcorp Group Berhad. He joined Amcorp Group Berhad in 1989 as Senior Manager, Finance and has since held various positions before he was promoted to his current appointment. Prior to that, he was with Plantation Agencies Sdn Bhd from 1985 to 1989, and in the accounting profession for 5 years with Deloitte KassimChan from 1980 to 1985.

Mr Soo has been a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of AMMB Holdings Berhad (“AMMB”) for over 20 years and he is a Member of the Group Nomination and Remuneration Committee of AMMB. Mr Soo is currently the Non-Independent NonExecutive Chairman of AmREIT Managers Sdn Bhd, the Manager of AmFirst Real Estate Investment Trust and AmREIT Holdings Sdn Bhd. Apart from AMMB, his directorships in other public companies include RCE Capital Berhad (listed on Bursa Malaysia) and Amcorp Properties Berhad.

Mr Soo also sits on the board of other private limited companies and foreign companies. He is currently the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Amcorp Global Limited (a company listed on the Mainboard of Singapore Exchange Limited). Mr Soo is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). He is also a Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Australia and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom.