Genting Malaysia Berhad has appointed Mr. Ho Heng Chuan a former banking stalwart as its non-executive director member with immediate effect.
Chuan is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accounts, has more than 40 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, treasury, capital markets, and finance. He served Citigroup Malaysia for 20 years from 2000 until his retirement on 30 June 2020, starting as an Executive Director, Head of Corporate Finance in 2000. He was subsequently promoted to Managing Director in 2008, where he oversaw the global banking business covering multinational companies, financial institutions, top-tier local corporations, and government-linked companies (GLCs).
His last position with Citigroup Malaysia prior to his retirement was Vice Chairman, Banking where his role was to provide senior coverage of platinum corporate clients and guidance to the local and regional teams on client strategies as well as to provide senior oversight over significant transactions executed with or for the platinum corporate clients. Prior to joining Citigroup Malaysia, Chuan was with Macquarie Bank Ltd from 1998 to 2000 as Divisional Director covering corporate, project, and structured finance. From 1981 to 1997, Chuan was with Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Bhd (now known as AmMerchant Bank Bhd) where he commenced employment as Internal Auditor and progressed to Senior General Manager responsible for overseeing the treasury and capital markets.
During his tenure with Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Bhd, he also acted as the Head of Corporate Services covering the Chief Financial Officer’s responsibilities, investor relationships, strategy, mergers, and acquisitions. During that period, he led the effort in the acquisition of the commercial bank, a merger of the finance company, and acquisition of the broking and insurance companies under the group. Prior to joining the banking sector, Chuan was with KPMG from 1977 to 1980, where he started as an audit assistant and progressed to audit senior upon obtaining his qualification as a qualified member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
