Board of Directors

The board of directors of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

Find out who are the distinguished personnel who make up the Board of Directors of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad.

Listed below are the individual board of director and their respective profile for your information.

 

Peter Wong Tung Shun, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director/Chairman

Mr. Wong was appointed on 5 February 2010. He graduated from Indiana University, United States of America with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Finance and a Master of Science in Computer Science. Mr. Wong started his banking career in 1980 with Citibank N.A. based in Hong Kong and thereafter Standard Charted Bank (Hong Kong) Limited in 1997. In 2005, he joined the HSBC Group as Group General Manager and Executive Director, Hong Kong and Mainland China of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

Mr. Wong is currently the Chief Executive of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, a Group Managing Director and a member of the Group Management Board of HSBC Holdings plc. In addition, he is the Chairman of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, a member of the General Committee for the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and a Non-Executive Director of Bank of Communications Co. Limited, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited.

 

Mukhtar Hussain, Non-Independent Executive Director/Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hussain was appointed on 15 December 2009. He graduated from University of Wales with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. Mr. Hussain first joined the HSBC Group in 1982 as a Graduate Trainee in Midland Bank International. He was then appointed as Assistant Director in Samuel Montagu in 1991. After close to 11 years of working in the HSBC Group’s London offices, Mr. Hussain then held numerous posts in Dubai including Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Financial Services (Middle East) Limited from 1995 to 2003 and established the initiative to create the first foreign investment bank in Saudi Arabia for HSBC.

In 2003, he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of Global Banking and Market and became the Co-Head of Global Banking in 2005. He headed back to Londonas the Global Head of Principal Investments from 2006 to 2008. He was the Deputy Chairman, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Global Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Amanah and Chief Executive Officer of Global Banking and Markets, Middle East and North Africa, a dual role with global responsibilities for Islamic Finance and HSBC’s wholesale banking activities in the Middle East and North Africa before he came to Malaysia.

In addition to his current role, he is also the Global Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Amanah. Mr. Hussain is also the Chairman of HSBC Amanah Takaful (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited and HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad. He is also a member of the Nominating Committee of the Bank.

 

Baldev Singh a/l Gurdial Singh, Non-Independent Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Baldev was appointed on 10 November 2011.Hegraduated from University Malaya with a Bachelor of Economic (Honours), majoring in accounting and is a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Tax. He began his career with Inland Revenue Board and moved on to work for Price Waterhouse prior to joining HSBC in 1983. Since then, he has held a number of senior positions within the Bank and has been the Bank's Chief Financial Officer for the past 14 years.

In additional to his current role as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, MrBaldev is also the Chairman of HSBC Malaysia Trustee Berhad and a Non-Executive Director of HSBC Software Development (M) Sdn. Bhd.

 

Tan Sri Dato’ Sulaiman bin Sujak, Independent Non-Executive Director

Tan Sri Dato’ Sulaiman was appointed on 10 January 1994. He is the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee of the Bank. Tan Sri Dato’ Sulaiman graduated from the RoyalAirForceCollege, Cranwell, England in 1958 and the Royal College of Defence Studies, London in 1973. He was the first Malaysian to be appointed as the Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief in 1967. In 1977, he served as an Adviser of Bank Negara Malaysia until 1983. He was then appointed as Commercial Director of Kumpulan Guthrie (1983-1989) and Deputy Chairman of Malaysia Airlines System (1977-2001). He joined the Bank in 1989as an Executive Director and Adviser for 10 years before being appointed as a Non-Executive Director in 2004.

Tan Sri Dato’ Sulaiman also sits on the board of FACB Industries Berhad, Nationwide Express Courier Services Berhad and Cycle & Carriage BintangBerhad.

 

Dato’ Henry Sackville Barlow, Independent Non-Executive Director

Dato’ Barlow was appointed on 10 January 1994. He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Bank. Dato’ Barlow graduated from EtonCollege and obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Cambridge University, United Kingdom. He was formerly Joint Managing Director of Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd., being instrumental in the company's Malaysianisation process in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is also former Council Member of the Incorporated Society of Planters and Honorary Secretary of the Heritage Trust of Malaysia.

Dato’ Barlow also sits on the board of Sime Darby Berhad and The International and Commonwealth University of Malaysia Berhad. He is also a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, and a keen environmentalist.

 

Datuk Ramli bin Ibrahim, Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Ramli was appointed on 01 January 1996. He is the Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating Committee of the Bank. Datuk Ramli is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. He began his career with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. He was appointed as Managing Partner of KPMG Peat Marwick Malaysia (now known as KPMG Malaysia) from 1989 until 1995 and then served as Executive Chairman of Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange Berhad until 2000.

Datuk Ramli also sits on the board of several other public listed and unlisted companies including MEASAT Global Berhad, BCT Technology Berhad, AEON Company (M) Berhad and AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad. He is also the Deputy Chairman of The Kuala Lumpur Rotary Charity Foundation.

 

Professor Emeritus DatukDr Mohamed Ariff bin Abdul Kareem, Independent Non-Executive Director

Professor Emeritus DatukDr Mohamed Ariffwas appointed on 1 February 2000. He is a member of the Nominating Committee and Connected Party Transactions Committee of the Bank. He obtained his BA First Class Honours and M.E.c from University of Malaya.He completed his PhD program at the University of Lancaster, England in 1970, as a Commonwealth Scholar and started his career in 1966 at University of Malaya where he had served in various positions including as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration and Chair of Analytical Economics until 1997. He was then appointed as the Executive Director of Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) and retired on 31 December 2009. He is a specialist in International Economics and is currently a Professor in the Department of Economics and Governance at INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance). Concurrently, he also holds the titles of Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Malaya and Distinguished Fellow at MIER.He had a brief stint in the private sector as the Chief Economist at the United Asian Bank in 1976.

Professor Emeritus DatukDr Mohamed Ariff was formerly a Board Member of the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (LHDN), Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) and Social Security Organisation (PERKESO). He is currently a member of the Selangor Business Council and he sits on the Board of Directors of the Global Development Network (GDN), an initiative of the World Bank.

 

Ching Yew Chye, Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ching was appointed on 22 October 2008. He is a member of the Risk Management Committee, Nominating Committee and Connected Party Transactions Committee of the Bank. Mr. Ching graduated from University of London in Computer Science and began his career with Robert Horne Group of Companies in Northampton, England in 1977 as an IT and Management Trainee. In 1982, he joined Accenture in London before returning to Accenture in Malaysia in 1983. He retired from Accenture as Senior Partner in 2007. During his tenure with Accenture, Mr. Ching held various management roles including Managing Partner for the South Asia region (2002-2005) and was responsible for all aspects of Accenture’s internal business operations, developing strategic capabilities and ensuring operational effectiveness and efficiency. From 1997 to 2002, he served on the Financial Services Global Management Committee and the Global Executive Council, which were responsible for directing the global strategy and business of financial services industry group. In 1997, he was also appointed Managing Partner for Financial Services Industry Group in Asia.

Mr.Ching also sits on the board of Avenue Invest Berhad, Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad and Genting Plantations Berhad.