Council Members

Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd

Ms Lee Jim Leng
Chairman

Ms Lee Jim Leng was appointed as the Council Chairman of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association (MIBA) on 29 March 2021.

Jim Leng is the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad (HLIB) since 24 November 2009. She has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry, specialising mainly in investment banking.

Prior to joining HLIB, she was the Managing Director of a local investment bank where she was responsible for the overall development of the bank’s investment business in Malaysia. From 1999 to 2007, she was attached to a Singapore-based regional bank and was tasked to spearhead their investment banking division in Malaysia and the ASEAN region.

Jim Leng is a Director of Hong Leong Capital Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. She is also a Council Member of AICB and National Payments Advisory Council, and a Board Member of Asian Banking School Sdn. Bhd.

Jim Leng holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Acadia University, a Master of Business Administration from Dalhousie University, Canada and is a Chartered Banker with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.

Maybank Investment Bank Bhd

Dato’ Fad’l Mohamed
Deputy Chairman

YBhg.Dato’ Fad’l Mohamed

Chief Executive Officer – Maybank Investment Bank Berhad

YBhg.Dato’ Fad’l Mohamed is Chief Executive Officer of Maybank Investment Bank Berhad where he is primarily responsible for overseeing the investment banking and broking business of Maybank Group in Malaysia.

He is a Council Member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB), and board member of both the Financial Industry Collective Outreach (FINCO) and the Kuala Lumpur Business Club.

He also sits on the Industry Advisory Panel for the Joint Sustainable Finance Working Group of the ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Market Development (WC-CMD) and the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF).

Dato’ Fad’l holds a degree in Law from the University of London and Masters in Business Administration from Imperial College Business School.

He is a Chartered Banker awarded by AICB and Chartered Bankers Institute, United Kingdom, and holds a Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia.

AmInvestment Bank Bhd

Mr Ho Weng Yew
Honorary Treasurer

Mr Ho Weng Yew

Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance – AmInvestment Bank Berhad

Mr Ho Weng Yew is an Executive Vice President and the Head of Corporate Finance in AmInvestment Bank Berhad.  He has more than 28 years of experience in corporate finance, equity capital markets, corporate banking and client relationships, and has held various leadership roles in both local and foreign banks.

Weng Yew’s experience includes advising clients across different industries on a multitude of mergers and acquisition transactions. He has successfully spearheaded complex corporate transactions in Malaysia where he played key roles in ensuring seamless execution across various banking products. Weng Yew’s strategic planning has culminated in numerous successful mergers and acquisition deals, including some of the largest landmark transactions in Malaysia.

Weng Yew is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad

Puan Mona Suraya Kamaruddin
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Representative)

Puan Mona Suraya Kamaruddin

Chief Executive Officer – Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad

Mona Suraya Kamaruddin is the Chief Executive Officer of Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad where she is responsible for leading the combined Investment Banking, Securities and Asset Management businesses. She joined the Bank on 29 September 2020.

Mona brings with her 29 years of experience in the capital markets, specialising in Malaysian equities, which includes close to nine years in Equity Research and 20 years in Equity Sales.

Prior to joining Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad, Mona was the Country Head and Managing Director at Nomura Securities Malaysia. Mona and her team at Nomura were instrumental in establishing and growing the firm’s Malaysian equities franchise from the ground up over the past 11 years. Before joining Nomura, she was Vice President of Institutional Sales at JPMorgan Securities Malaysia.

Mona began her career in the capital markets in 1991 as an investment analyst in various financial institutions which include Arab Malaysian Securities, Standard Chartered Securities Malaysia and Crosby Securities Malaysia. She also served as Head of Research at MGI Securities Malaysia.

Mona holds a BSc (Econs) in Accounting from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd

Mr Andy Ong Teng Chong
(Alternate Representative)

Mr. Ong Teng Chong
Head of Institutional Business (Securities division) – Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad

Mr. Ong is currently the Head of Institutional Business (Securities division) at Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad. Graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in accounting and finance from Monash University (Clayton campus, Australia).

Mr. Ong has more than 20 years of working experience in the investment banking industry, specializing in investment research and equities related products/services. Mr. Ong has worked at a number of investment banks in Malaysia since 1995.

AmInvestment Bank Bhd

Madam Tracy Chen Wee Keng
(Principal Representative)

Madam Tracy Chen
Chief Executive Officer – AmInvestment Bank Berhad

As the Chief Executive Officer of AmInvestment Bank Berhad, Tracy Chen is responsible for stewarding the investment bank’s full range of integrated solutions and services including corporate finance, equity capital markets, debt and sukuk origination, private banking, fund management and stockbroking services.

Tracy also actively engages with other participants in the investment banking industry through her position as Council Member of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association for 2021/2022.

Tracy has more than 30 years’ experience in investment banking and the financial services industry. Before joining the AmBank Group, Tracy served almost two decades at CIMB Investment Bank Berhad where she held several senior roles in coverage and origination of investment banking business including the position of Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Senior Bankers Group.

She is highly regarded as one of the most experienced industry professionals having advised on numerous high-profile and innovative debt and equity transactions. She started her banking career in Ban Hin Lee Bank and Standard Chartered Bank whereby she gained experience in corporate banking and cash management. She then ventured into investment banking when she joined Affin Merchant Bank.

CIMB Investment Bank Bhd

Encik Jefferi Mahmud Hashim
(Principal Representative)

Encik Jefferi Hashim
Group Head of Investment Banking and Chief Executive Officer

Jefferi is presently the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of CIMB Investment Bank Berhad, a position that he has held since April 2019. His career in investment banking spanned 22 years with extensive engagements in primary and secondary equity capital markets transactions, debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions and various other financial advisory services.

In addition to managing CIMB Investment Bank in Malaysia, Jefferi oversees CIMB Group’s investment banking business across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand and the private banking business in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

Jefferi pursued his tertiary education at Queen’s University, Canada under a full scholarship from the Malaysian Government and graduated with a first class honours degree in Economics in April 1996 and also qualified as a Chartered Banker in 2019.

CIMB Investment Bank Bhd

Puan Nor Masliza Sulaiman
(Alternate Representative)

Nor Masliza Sulaiman, CFA
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad

Nor Masliza is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer overseeing the origination, execution and syndication of fixed-income, equity-linked and equity transactions. She is primarily responsible for the capital markets franchise of CIMB Group which covers conventional, Islamic and ESG-themed transactions across G3 and regional local currencies for bonds (CP, MTN), convertible and exchangeable bonds, project finance bonds, securitization and structured finance (includes asset-backed securities, corporate hybrids and regulatory capital), as well as underwriting and placements of primary and secondary equity market transactions.

She has more than 23 years’ experience in the ASEAN debt markets, equity-linked products, derivatives and Islamic finance. She is the chairperson of the Debt Capital Markets Committee of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association (MIBA). She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (Distinction) majoring in Finance and Accounting with a minor in Economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and is a CFA charterholder.

Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd

Mr Kwek Kon Chao
(Alternate Representative)

Mr Kwek Kon Chao
COO, Stockbroking and Head of Broking – Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad

Chief Operating Officer of Stockbroking and Head of Broking, Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad (HLIB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Leong Capital Berhad.

Mr Kwek Kon Chao holds Masters in Computer Science from the University of Oxford.

Mr Kwek joined HLIB on 9 October 2017 as Chief Operating Officer of Stockbroking. He was appointed as the Stockbroking Chief Operating Officer and the Head of Broking on 9 June 2021.

Prior to HLIB, Mr Kwek was with Guoline eMarketing Sdn Bhd as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he was with Morgan Stanley and subsequently with Thyrus Capital as an Investment Banking Analyst.

KAF Investment Bank Berhad

Encik Rohaizad Ismail
(Principal Representative)

Encik Rohaizad Ismail
Chief Executive Officer – KAF Investment Bank Berhad

Rohaizad’s career started as an Internal Auditor with Malaysian conglomerates, UMW and Renong Group. He later joined Affin Merchant Bank in 1997 where he was involved in many corporate finance exercises and notably the mergers of Malaysian banking institutions through the financial crisis in late 90’s.

He subsequently joined Malaysian International Merchant Bank Berhad where he later headed one of the corporate finance team. Rohaizad moved to Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad as Director of Kenanga Investment Banking Division.

Prior to joining KAF IB in 2009, Rohaizad spent approximately 2 years as CEO of Shoraka Advisers Sdn Bhd, a licensed boutique Corporate Finance Advisory he helped set up.  He holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance from Liverpool John Moores University.

KAF Investment Bank Berhad

Mr Michael Ho
(Alternate Representative)

Mr Michael Ho
Director, Corporate Finance – KAF Investment Bank Berhad

Michael is the Director of Corporate Finance with KAF IB.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree majoring in Corporate Finance and minor in Economics (Summa Cum Laude) from Western Michigan University.

Michael started his career in RHB Investment Bank (formerly D&C Sakura Merchant Bankers) in 1993 where he spent 5 years in the Corporate Finance department. In 1998, Michael moved on to Deloitte Touche. Two years on, in 2000, Michael was head-hunted to join KPMG Corporate Finance as the Principal Consultant.

In 2004, Michael re-joined the banking industry where he served as Vice President in the Investment Banking department of Affin Investment Bank for 2 years.  In 2006, Michael was again head-hunted to join Mycom and Olympia group of companies as the Head of Corporate Finance/Investment.  In July 2007, Michael joined Kenanga Investment Bank as the Head of Investment Banking 3.

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

Datuk Chay Wai Leong
(Principal Representative)

YBhg. Datuk Chay Wai Leong
Group Managing Director – Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
(Singaporean, Permanent Resident of Malaysia)

Datuk Chay Wai Leong (“Datuk Chay”) was appointed as Group Managing Director of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“KIBB”) on 17 May 2011 and was recently named ‘Executive of the Year – Financial Services’ by the Singapore Business Review.

Currently, he also serves as a Director of the Securities Industry Development Corporation, a company sponsored by the Securities Commission Malaysia and in May 2021, he was appointed as a member of Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s Sustainability and Development Committee.

Since his appointment as the Group Managing Director of KIBB in May 2011, Kenanga Group has clinched numerous awards in the investment banking, equity broking, asset management, futures broking, as well as wealth management business segments. Among the notable awards include, ‘Highest Returns to Shareholders Over Three Years’ by The Edge Billion Ringgit Club, ‘Best Overall Equities Participating Organisation (Champion)’ by Bursa Malaysia, ‘Best Structured Warrant Issuer (Champion)’ by Bursa Malaysia, ‘Best Retail Equities Participating Organisation – Investment Bank (1st Runner Up)’ by Bursa Malaysia, ‘Best Trading Participant Equity & Financial Derivatives (Champion)’ by Bursa Malaysia, ‘Best Institutional Derivatives Trading Participant – Investment Bank (Champion)’ by Bursa Malaysia, ‘Project Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year – Malaysia’ by Asian Banking & Finance, ‘Company of the Year Award For Championing Sustainability & Community Initiatives’ by CSR Malaysia, and the Group has also been a continuous award recipient for the Asia Asset Management, Refinitiv Lipper and Edge-Thomson Reuters awards.

Prior to his appointment as Group Managing Director of KIBB, Datuk Chay was the Managing Director of RHB Investment Bank Berhad and Head of the Corporate & Investment Banking Division of RHB Banking Group.

Datuk Chay’s previous employment also includes Standard Bank, one of South Africa’s largest financial groups, Jardine Fleming Securities in Hong Kong and JPMorgan. Datuk Chay started his career in 1987 with Bankers Trust in Singapore. He has close to 30 years’ experience in investment banking and financial markets and has worked extensively in many parts of Asia.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd

Datuk Roslan Haji Tik
(Alternate Representative)

YBhg. Datuk Roslan Hj Tik
Executive Director, Head Group Investment Banking & Islamic Banking – Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad

Datuk Roslan Hj Tik has over twenty-eight (28) years of experience in the capital market industry spanning from credit rating background to business origination and execution. He had served at Mayban Finance Bhd briefly in 1993 prior to serving Rating Agency Malaysia as an analyst for close to three years before pioneering the analytical team of Malaysian Rating Corporation (‘MARC”) in August 1996. Subsequent to his almost eight (8)-year credit stint, he served KAF Discounts Bhd (now KAF Investment Bank Bhd) as the General Manager of its Capital Market department for close to three (3) years. He subsequently joined RHB Investment Bank Berhad in 2004 establishing its investment banking business and thereafter to Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad in May 2011.

He is currently responsible for all investment banking transaction initiatives for both conventional and Islamic businesses with products ranging from sukuk/bonds (fixed-income securities), equity & corporate finance to corporate banking and private equity.

In his present capacity, he serves as a Director on the Board of K & N Kenanga Holdings Berhad, Kenanga Investment Corporation Ltd, Sri Lanka (KICL) and Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd. He is also the Chairman of Kenanga Capital Sdn Bhd as well as the Chairman of the Investment Committee of Kenanga Private Equity Sdn Bhd.

A licensed person under the CMSA, Datuk Roslan graduated from the De Montfort University, Leicester, UK with a BSc in Combined Studies (Accounting and Law). He attended INSEAD’s Business School (Singapore Campus) for a short-term programme in March 2007 and 2008; harnessing his leadership skill (Leadership Management Programme). Datuk Roslan also graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts, Boston, USA in June 2014 in Advanced Management and Leadership where he is now an alumni member of the school.

He was a facilitator/trainer under the Financial Services Talent Enrichment Programme initiated by Bank Negara Malaysia in 2010. He has also been appointed as the Malaysia Investment Banking Association’s (MIBA) and representative to the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals (CIIF)’s Charter Governing Panel since November 2019.

Maybank Investment Bank Bhd

Puan Ezrina Mahadzir
(Alternate Representative)

Puan Ezrina Mahadzir
Chief Financial Officer – Maybank Investment Bank Berhad

Ezrina Mahadzir, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Maybank Investment Bank on 1 April 2021. She is also Head, Operations for Maybank IB, overseeing Finance, Operations, Procurement and Admin.

Her career spanning over 20 years includes roles in London with Deloitte and Royal Bank of Scotland. She joined Maybank in 2017 as Head, Special Projects, CEO’s Office, Maybank Kim Eng Group before moving to Finance.

Ezrina holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Warwick and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd

Dato’ Charon Wardini Mokhzani
(Principal Representative)

MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd

Datuk Joseph Dominic Silva
(Alternate Representative)

Datuk Dominic Silva
CEO – MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad

Datuk Dominic Silva was appointed as the CEO of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank (MIDF Investment) in July 2019. Prior to joining MIDF Investments’ he was a Director in a South Asia and SEA focused investment   company, which he co-founded in 2017. Datuk Dominic was the Head of Investments at Khazanah Nasional Berhad, (the investment arm of the Malaysian government) and served there for 9 years from 2008 to 2017.

He has over 31 years of experience in the banking, insurance and investment areas of finance. He worked in a number of banking institutions, both locally and internationally. His previous Directorships include being a Director of Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), CIMB Bank Berhad (Malaysia), CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (Malaysia), CIMB Thailand Public Co Limited (Thailand), Infrastructure Development Finance Co Limited (India), International School of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), PT Bank CIMB Niaga, (Indonesia). Currently he is also a Director of MIDF Amanah Asset Management Berhad.

Datuk Dominic is a Finance graduate from the University of Wales. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Research (Business) from the University of Liverpool. In addition, he also completed his Senior Management Program at the Henley Management College in the United Kingdom and attended the Global  Banking Leaders Program at City University, London.

Public Investment Bank Bhd

Mr Lee Yo-Hunn
(Principal Representative)

Lee Yo-Hunn
Public Investment Bank Berhad, Chief Executive Officer

Qualifications

• Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia
  
• Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Western Australia, Australia

Experience

• Mr Lee has a total of 24 years of working experience, comprising 7 years of assurance and advisory work in both Malaysia and Australia as well as 17 years in corporate finance and advisory at Public Investment Bank.
  
• Joined Public Investment Bank in January 2005 as Manager of Corporate Finance and Advisory.
  
• Appointed as Head of Corporate Finance and Advisory in December 2012.
  
• Redesignated as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in January 2015, overseeing Corporate Finance and Advisory, Corporate Banking and Securities Financing as
  well as Debt Capital Markets.
  
• Appointed as Chief Executive Officer in January 2019.

Public Investment Bank Bhd

Ms Alyn Lim Geok Lian
(Alternate Representative)

Ms Alyn Lim Geok Lian
Public Investment Bank Berhad, Deputy Chief Executive Officer / Head of Dealing

Qualifications

•  Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance)

Experience

•  Ms Lim has a total of 28 years’ working experience comprising of 8 years in financial planning and banking, and 20 years in equity with Public Bank Group.
  
• She was attached with Mutual of New York, USA as an Asian Marketing Specialist and was a Vice President of Share Investment Business with Phileo Allied Bank.
  
• Joined the Share Investment Business Centre (SIBC) of Public Bank Group in October 2001 and was appointed as a Deputy Director, SIBC in November 2010.
  
• Subsequently, appointed as Head of Dealing of Public Investment Bank (PIVB) and in January 2015, she was appointed as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of PIVB to oversee the stockbroking business.

RHB Investment Bank Bhd

Mr Ganesh Sabaratnam
(Principal Representative)

Mr Ganesh Sabaratnam
Managing Director – RHB Investment Bank Berhad.

Mr Ganesh Sabaratnam (“Mr Ganesh”) was appointed as the Managing Director of RHB Investment Bank Berhad on 1 July 2021.

Mr Ganesh is a seasoned banker with over 25 years of experience across investment banking, global markets and private equity. He held various senior positions with bulge bracket investment banks – CEO and Country Manager of Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank Malaysia and MD of Barclays Investment Bank South East Asia (SEA), Head of Malaysia and Thailand, Credit Suisse Investment Bank, Head of Asset Liability Management SEA Global Markets, Rabo Bank Singapore, Head of Money Market Short Term Interest Rates Trading Global Markets, Deutsche Bank Malaysia as well as various roles in trading, structured products, risk solutions and treasury at Bank of America Global Markets in London where he stared his banking career and was posted to Hong Kong, Tokyo, San Francisco and Malaysia.

Prior to this appointment, he was a Partner at Grant Thornton Specialist Advisory Services Singapore and before that, he was a Senior Partner at Oxley Capital Partners Singapore, a private equity firm with Asset Under Management of over USD1 billion and corporate finance advisory firm.

Mr Ganesh has extensive local, regional and international markets experience, leadership skills and a wealth of knowledge in investment banking.

He originated and structured various transactions which included transformational multibillion dollar cross border mergers, acquisitions and takeovers in SEA, Australia, Europe, Middle East and the United States, Initial Public Offerings of SEA companies, G3 bond and convertible bond issuances, structured lending, leveraged buyouts, private equity, platform builds/joint ventures, corporate restructuring, distress debt, structured products as well as trading of credit and swaps/derivatives and hedging risk solutions for clients in commodities, rates and currencies.

Mr Ganesh holds a Master of Science Finance in Financial Economics and Capital Markets from University of London, and a Bachelor of Science Joint Honours in Engineering Production and Economics from University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

RHB Investment Bank Bhd

Mr Jaimie Sia Zui Keng
(Alternate Representative)

Mr Jaimie Sia
Head Group Capital Markets – RHB Investment Bank Berhad

Mr Jaimie Sia is Head of Group Capital Markets at RHB Investment Bank Berhad since 2012. He has 28 years of capital markets experience in IPOs, M&As, corporate restructurings, equity derivatives and debt products. Prior to joining RHB Group, he was Head of Corporate Finance at Maybank Investment Bank.

Currently, he has regional responsibilities over the corporate finance, debt and equity capital markets and private equity business within the bank. He serves in various committees including the local and regional Management Committees and Investment & Underwriting Committees.

Jaimie has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) since 2002 and holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University. In addition, he has previously served on the Malaysian Investment Banking Association’s Executive Committee and Corporate Finance Committee as well as Securities Industry Development Centre’s (SIDC) Continuing Professional Education Framework sub-committee.