Details
Date of Appointment:4 October 2002
Membership of Board Committee(s):GN, GIT
Qualifications:
  • Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
  • Member, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Fellow, Certified Practising Accountant, Australia
  • Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom
Directorship(s) in Listed Issuers in Malaysia:
  • Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, RCE Capital Berhad
Experience:
  • • Soo Kim Wai 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 five years with Deloitte KassimChan from 1980 to 1985.
  • He sits on the board of some private limited companies and foreign companies. He also serves as Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of AmREIT Managers Sdn Bhd, the Manager of AmFirst Real Estate Investment Trust. He is also the NonIndependent Non-Executive Chairman of AmREIT Holdings Sdn Bhd.
  • He is a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of AmBank (M) Berhad, a whollyowned subsidiary of AMMB.
  • He also sits on the Board of Amcorp Properties Berhad.
  • He is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Amcorp Global Limited, a subsidiary of Amcorp Group Berhad, listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Declaration:

He does not have any conflict of interest or any family relationship with any other Director and/or major shareholders of AMMB except as follows:

  • Group Managing Director of Amcorp Group Berhad, which is a substantial shareholder of AMMB.

He has not been convicted for any offence within the past five years nor has he been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by any relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended 31 March 2024.