Dato' Kong Sooi Lin

Independent Non-Executive Director

	Details
Date of Appointment:	30 October 2019
Membership of Board Committee(s):	Chairperson of Risk Management Committee Chairperson of Audit and Examination Committee Member of Group Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Qualifications:	Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of New South Wales, Australia Fellow, Certified Practising Accountant, Australia Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Directorship(s) in Listed Issuers in Malaysia:	Independent Non-Executive Director, Eco World International Berhad Independent Non-Executive Director, IOI Corporation Berhad Independent Non-Executive Director, PMB Technology Berhad
Experience:	Dato’ Kong Sooi Lin has over 30 years of investment banking experience and has extensive equity and debt transaction expertise, having advised on numerous high profiled and industryshaping corporate exercises in Malaysia and Asia Pacific. She began her career with Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young PLT) and Arthur Anderson & Co. and then joined Bumiputra Merchant Bankers Berhad under Corporate Banking in 1989. In 1994, she joined CIMB Investment Bank Berhad (CIMB Investment Bank) and has been with CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (CIMB Group) for 25 years until her retirement from CIMB Investment Bank as its Chief Executive Officer in March 2019. Throughout her tenure with CIMB Group, Dato’ Kong has contributed significantly to entrenching CIMB as one of the top investment banking houses domestically and across ASEAN. She has held various capacities within CIMB Group. Her roles include Group Head of Investment Banking Division for the Asia Pacific region, Group Head of Private Banking, Head of Senior Bankers Group, Chairperson of CIMB Private Limited Sri Lanka and Commissioner on the Board Commissioners of CIMB Securities Indonesia. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of AmInvestment Bank Berhad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMMB. She keeps herself fit and healthy by practising pilates, yoga and hiking. She continues to harness her passion in business by regularly following business and financial news. She enjoys socialising with friends and family and being involved in church activities as a way to give back to the community.
Declaration:	She does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director and/or major shareholders of AMMB. She has not been convicted for any offence within the past five years nor has she been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by any relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 March 2024.