YBHG TAN SRI AZLAN ZAINOL Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman Tan Sri Azlan Zainol ("Tan Sri Azlan") was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and formalised as Chairman of RHB Bank on 27 July 2005 and 29 July 2005, respectively. He also serves as a Member of the Board Nominating & Remuneration Committee. Tan Sri Azlan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a Fellow of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. Tan Sri Azlan was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Employees Provident Fund Board until his retirement in April 2013. He has more than 29 years of experience in the financial sector, having served as the Managing Director of AmBank Berhad and prior to that, as the Managing Director of AmFinance Berhad. Tan Sri Azlan's other directorships in public companies include RHB Investment Bank Berhad (Chairman), Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (Chairman), Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited (Singapore), Eco World International Berhad (Chairman), RHB Capital Berhad (In Member s Voluntary Winding Up) and Rashid Hussain Berhad (In Member's Voluntary Winding Up). He is also the Chairman of Yayasan Astro Kasih and a trustee of OSK Foundation.
YBHG TAN SRI SAW CHOO BOON Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon ( Tan Sri Saw ) was appointed as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Bank on 15 June 2016. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board Nominating & Remuneration Committee, Board Risk Committee as well as a Member of the Board Audit Committee. Tan Sri Saw holds a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from the University of Malaya. Tan Sri Saw joined Shell in 1970 as a Refinery Technologist in Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Berhad. He then served in various capacities in manufacturing, supply, trading and planning in Malaysia, Singapore and Netherlands. In 1996, Tan Sri Saw was appointed Managing Director of Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad. In 1998 1999, he assumed the positions of Managing Director for Oil Products (Downstream) Shell Malaysia and Managing Director of Shell Refining Company (Federation of Malaya) Berhad. In 1999, with the globalisation of the Shell Oil Products business, he was appointed the Vice-President of the commercial business in the Asia-Pacific region and in 2004 he became the President of Shell Oil Product East. In 2005, he assumed the role of Vice-President Global Marine Products. Tan Sri Saw was appointed the Chairman of Shell Malaysia on 1 March 2006. He was also the Vice President Business Development Asia Pacific responsible for developing the commercial businesses in new market entries in Asia China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam. From 1 January 2010, Tan Sri Saw was appointed the Senior Advisor of Shell Malaysia until his retirement on 30 June 2010. Currently, Tan Sri Saw's other directorships in public companies are RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Digi.Com Berhad, Phoenix Petroleum (M) Berhad, Ranhill Holdings Berhad and Heineken Malaysia Berhad (formerly known as Guinness Anchor Berhad) (Chairman) and RHB Capital Berhad (In Member s Voluntary Winding Up). In addition, he serves on the Government's Public-Private Sector Special Task Force on Facilitating Business (PEMUDAH) as the Co-Chair, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Council as the President, and the Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) Board of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Malaysia.
ONG SENG PHEOW Independent Non-Executive Director Ong Seng Pheow ("Mr Ong") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Bank on 20 November 2006. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee as well as a Member of the Board Nominating & Remuneration Committee and Board Technology Committee. Mr Ong has over 34 years of audit and accounting experience. He is a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("MICPA") and Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He was a partner of Ernst & Young from 1984 to 2003. His last held position in Ernst & Young was as the National Director of Assurance and Advisory Business Services. He also served on committees and working groups of MICPA. Mr Ong's other directorships in public companies include RHB Insurance Berhad (Chairman), Daiman Development Berhad, LCTH Corporation Berhad, George Kent (Malaysia) Berhad and HELP International Corporation Berhad.
ABDUL AZIZ PERU MOHAMED Independent Non-Executive Director Abdul Aziz Peru Mohamed ("Encik Aziz Peru") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Bank on 7 February 2011. He also serves as a Member of the Board Credit Committee. Encik Aziz Peru attended various training programmes at the Harvard Business School and Pacific Bankers Rim programmes in the United States of America. Encik Aziz Peru is currently the Chief Executive Officer/Director of As-Salihin Trustee Berhad, a trust company specialising in Islamic estate planning. He held various Senior Management positions in the banking industry with almost 30 years in an accomplished career track spanning management of branch network and retail banking. He spent most of his working years at Malayan Banking Berhad, where his last position was General Manager, Consumer Banking Division. He was also formerly the Senior General Manager of AmBank Berhad from 2002 to 2005. During the years in the banking industry, he was appointed as Chairman of the Rules Committee of the Association of Banks of Malaysia and has held several other key positions including as a Board Member of Mayban Property Trust and Mayban Trustees Bhd. Encik Aziz Peru's other directorships in public companies include RHB Insurance Berhad, RHB Islamic International Asset Management Berhad and As-Salihin Trustee Berhad.
YBHG TAN SRI ONG LEONG HUAT @ WONG JOO HWA Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Tan Sri Ong Leong Huat @ Wong Joo Hwa ("Tan Sri Ong") was appointed as a Non-Independent Non- Executive Director of RHB Bank on 20 November 2012. He also serves as a Member of the Board Nominating & Remuneration Committee. Tan Sri Ong holds a Capital Markets and Services Representative's licence issued by the Securities Commission of Malaysia under the Capital Markets and Services Act, 2007 for dealing in securities. Tan Sri Ong was a Director of MESDAQ from July 1999 to March 2002 and a member of the Capital Market Advisory Council appointed by the Securities Commission in 2004 to advise on issues relating to the implementation of the Capital Market Master Plan. He was a director on the Board of Bursa Malaysia Berhad from 2008 to 2015 and was previously a member of the Securities Market Consultative Panel of Bursa Malaysia. For over 17 years since 1969, Tan Sri Ong was attached to a leading financial institution where he last held the position of Senior General Manager. He was the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of OSK Investment Bank Berhad (now known as OSKIB Sdn Bhd) from July 1985 to January 2007 and thereafter was appointed as the Group Managing Director/CEO. He was then redesignated as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and subsequently resigned on 30 April 2013. Tan Sri Ong's other directorships in public companies include RHB Investment Bank Berhad, OSK Holdings Berhad, PJ Development Holdings Berhad (Chairman), OSK Property Holdings Berhad, OSK Ventures International Berhad and KE-ZAN Holdings Berhad. He is also a trustee of OSK Foundation.
MOHAMED ALI ISMAEIL ALI ALFAHIM Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Mohamed Ali Ismaeil Ali AlFahim ("Mr Al-Fahim") was appointed as a Non-Independent Non- Executive Director of RHB Bank on 9 May 2014. Mr Al-Fahim holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Suffolk, Boston. He commenced his professional career at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company from 2000 to 2008. His role as Head of Group Financing Department focused on the identification and pursuit of investment strategies reflecting a balanced investment portfolio. During that time, Mr Al-Fahim also worked as a corporate finance consultant for KPMG-Dubai from 2001 to 2002 and for HSBC Bank at Project and Export Finance Division-London in 2006. Since September 2008, Mr Al-Fahim has been Head of Finance at the Finance & Accounts Department of International Petroleum Investment Company PJSC ("IPIC"). He represents IPIC as a board member on various boards of investee companies, including EDP Energia de Portugal, Aabar Investments PJS, Arabtec Holdings PJSC, Al Izz Islamic Bank and Depa Interiors. He is also a Director of RHB Investment Bank Berhad and RHB Capital Berhad (In Member s Voluntary Winding Up).
CHIN YOONG KHEONG Independent Non-Executive Director Chin Yoong Kheong ("Mr Chin") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Bank on 1 August 2014. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board Technology Committee as well as a Member of the Board Risk Committee. Mr Chin holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Economics from the University of Leeds and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is also Members of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Mr Chin has retired as a partner of KPMG, one of the leading accounting firms on 31 December 2013, after having served the firm for more than 34 years in the United Kingdom, Vietnam and Malaysia. Mr Chin's vast experience covers business solutions in areas such as strategy, human resources, performance improvement to the public and infrastructure sector, consumer and industrial markets, and financial services industry. Throughout his long career with KPMG, Mr Chin had his experience in the audit function before specializing in taxation for 14 years. He was responsible for setting up the KPMG practice in Vietnam and subsequently headed KPMG's consulting practice for more than 7 years. Mr Chin's other directorships in public companies include RHB Islamic International Asset Management Berhad, TAHPS Group Berhad and Otto Marine Ltd, a shipping company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
YBHG DATO' SRI HAJI SYED ZAINAL ABIDIN SYED MOHAMED TAHIR Independent Non-Executive Director Dato' Sri Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir ("Dato' Sri Syed Zainal") was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Bank on 6 October 2015. He also serves as a Member of the Board Nominating & Remuneration Committee, Board Credit Committee, Board Audit Committee and Board Technology Committee. Dato' Sri Syed Zainal holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Maryland, USA. Dato' Sri Syed Zainal began his career as a Project Engineer with Petronas Gas Sdn Bhd in 1987, prior to joining Petroliam Nasional Berhad in 1992 as the Senior Executive of the Company's Corporate Planning & International Business Development Unit. He then left to join HICOM Holdings Berhad in 1995, where he assumed various senior positions in the Company. Dato' Sri Syed Zainal lent his expertise to PERODUA when he was appointed as Senior General Manager in 1999. Subsequently, he was appointed Executive Director of PERODUA Auto Corporation Sdn Bhd in 2002, and later promoted to Deputy Managing Director of PERODUA in October 2005. On 1 January 2006, he was appointed as the Group Managing Director of PROTON Holdings Berhad. He also served on the Boards of various subsidiaries within the PROTON Group before he left the Company in May 2012. Dato' Sri Syed Zainal received various awards during his stint in the automotive industries. Dato' Sri Syed Zainal s other directorships in public companies include RHB Islamic Bank Berhad and Bioalpha Holdings Berhad.
YBhg Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad Independent Non-Executive Director Dato Abdul Rahman Ahmad ( Dato Abdul Rahman ) was appointed as an Independent Non- Executive Director of RHB Bank Bank on 15 June 2016. He also serves as a Member of the Board Audit Committee. Dato Abdul Rahman holds a Master of Arts in Economics from Cambridge University, United Kingdom and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Dato Abdul Rahman is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Ilmu Education Group Sdn Bhd, a leading integrated education group under Ekuiti Nasional Bhd ( Ekuinas ). He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Ekuinas, a government linked private equity firm. Prior to joining Ekuinas, Dato Abdul Rahman was the Group Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Media Prima Berhad and also held the post of Group Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad. Dato Abdul Rahman began his career at Arthur Andersen, London and later served as Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman of Trenergy (M) Berhad / Turnaround Managers Inc Sdn Bhd. He subsequently joined Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, the country s national asset management company and later went on to become Executive Director of SSR Associates Sdn Bhd. Dato Abdul Rahman s other directorships include RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, Axiata Group Berhad, Icon Offshore Berhad, DRB-HICOM Berhad and M+S Pte Ltd, a joint venture property company of Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited. In addition, he is an Investment Panel Member of Lembaga Tabung Haji and is also a member of Financial Reporting Foundation.
YBHG DATO' KHAIRUSSALEH RAMLI Group Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer Dato' Khairussaleh Ramli ("Dato' Khairussaleh") was appointed as Managing Director of RHB Bank Berhad and Deputy Group Managing Director of RHB Banking Group on 13 December 2013. He was further appointed as Group Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of RHB Banking Group on 5 May 2015. Dato' Khairussaleh holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School. He is also a Chartered Banker of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. Dato' Khairussaleh has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services and capital markets industry, where he has held senior positions in well-established regional financial institutions. He is also a Council member of The Association of Banks in Malaysia and Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. His knowledge and experience earned him the "Best CFO in Malaysia Award" in 2010 and 2011 from Finance Asia and the "Best CFO in Malaysia Award" in 2012 from Alpha Southeast Asia. Dato Khairussaleh s other directorship in public company includes RHB Capital Berhad (In Member s Voluntary Winding Up). He is also a trustee of RHB Foundation.