CHEAH TEK KUANG
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 10 April 2004
Cheah Tek Kuang, aged 61, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Malaya in 1970. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers Malaysia.
Cheah began his career with the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority from October 1970 to October 1978 and has more than 25 years of experience in the securities and derivatives markets. He has been with AmMerchant Bank Berhad (AMMB) since 1978 and was appointed its CEO and Managing Director in 1994, before becoming its Group Managing Director in 2002. He has been the Group Managing Director of AMMB Holdings Berhad since January 2005. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of AMMB Holdings Berhad and its group of companies as well as Cagamas Berhad. He is also the Alternate Chairman of Malaysian Investment Banking Association and a Council Member of the Association of Banks in Malaysia. |