Our Leadership

Dato’ Khalid bin Abdol Rahman (“Dato’ Khalid”) was appointed to the Board on 19 May 2020 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is also a member of the Board Remuneration Committee, the Board Risk Management Committee and the Board Nomination Committee.

Dato’ Khalid holds a Diploma in Accountancy from University Institute of Technology (MARA) in Selangor. He then went on to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Indiana State University, Indiana, United States, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing from University of New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Dato’ Khalid has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of corporate planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate advisory services.

Dato’ Khalid is currently the Deputy CEO of SRT – EON Security Services Sdn. Bhd.

Dato’ Chan Choy Lin (“Dato’ Carol Chan”) was appointed to the Board on 18 March 2020 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is also the Chairman of Board Audit Committee and member of the Board Nomination Committee and Board Risk Management Committee.

Dato’ Carol Chan is a member of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Dato’ Carol Chan has more than 30 years’ experience with public listed companies that engaged in the businesses of banking and insurance, automotive manufacturing and distribution, trading and services, property and construction, plantation, hospitality and education. Dato’ Carol Chan’s senior management experience covers the areas of mergers, acquisitions and divestments, finance, treasury, corporate social responsibilities, corporate secretarial and legal, including corporate governance, risk management and internal control. Over the years, Dato’ Carol Chan has held several key management positions, she was a key member of various group committees and she also served as a nominee director on the boards of various group companies of a public listed conglomerate.

Dato’ Carol Chan is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Ann Joo Resources Berhad, APM Automotive Holdings Berhad and GHL Systems Berhad.

Mr. Ajit Nair (“Mr. Ajit”) was appointed to the Board on 18 December 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of the Board Risk Management Committee, and also a member of the Board Audit Committee and the Board Nomination Committee.

Mr. Ajit graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the National University of Singapore in 1982.

In his 30-years career at IBM, he had held several roles in various divisions including system and technology, industry business units and channel and partner management at regional and global levels. He has deep domain expertise in financial services and was the first person in Asia Pacific to be certified as an IBM client executive for his in-depth knowledge of banking.

Mr. Ajit is currently an independent board member of MS First Capital Insurance Limited where he sits on various board committees including as Chairman of Risk Committee and Nominating Committee.

Mr. Gobinath Arvind Athappan was appointed to the Board on 26 August 2023 as an Executive Director and a member of the Board Nomination Committee.

Mr. Gobi has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (Honours) from National University of Singapore, Singapore, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Mr. Gobi has more than 25 years’ working experience with over 21 years in the general insurance industry all with the operating companies of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Canada), the ultimate parent company of The Pacific Insurance Berhad.