Details
OrganizationAmBank Group
Qualification(s)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance), University of Melbourne
  • Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
  • Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Responsibilities
  • Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) at AmBank Group
  • Oversees the entire spectrum of the Group’s finance function
  • Responsibilities include supervising and managing the Group’s financial strategy, performance management, capital management, balance sheet management and stakeholder management
  • Leads resource allocation to achieve the Group’s overall business strategy
Experience
  • Over 25 years of experience in finance across banking, media, and professional services industries
  • Started career with KPMG in Melbourne, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, servicing banking clients on the ASX100
  • Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kuala Lumpur and London where he gained experience in capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and structured products; servicing assurance clients on both FTSE100 and Bursa Malaysia
  • Prior to joining AmBank Group, served as Group CFO at Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad and supervised Group Data improving data science and data analytics, leading to audience segmentation across all media assets
  • Previously served as Group Financial Controller and CFO (Malaysia) at CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB) where he was part of the management team that oversaw change of the core banking system in 2014 and part of the deal team in M&A evaluation and execution