Board Composition The Board line-up: Mr. Terence Kent Cuddyre Independent Non-Executive Director/Chairman Mr. Lee Lung Nien Non-Independent Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Dato Siow Kim Lun Independent Non-Executive Director Ms. Agnes Liew Yun Chong Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Datuk Ali bin Abdul Kadir Independent Non-Executive Director Tan Sri Dr Ghauth bin Jasmon Independent Non-Executive Director Mr. Philip Tan Puay Koon Independent Non-Executive Director The individual profiles of the current directors are set out as below.
Board of Directors Profile Mr. Terence Cuddyre is the Chairman of the Board and an Independent Non-Executive Director. He joined the Board on 14 December 2010 as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee, Nominations and Compensation Committee, and Risk Management Committee of the Bank. He was Citigroup Country Officer for Brunei Darussalam from July 2009 to December 2014. Prior to that, he spent four years as Asia Pacific Head of Training for the Citi Centre for Advanced Learning. He also served as Citigroup s Country Officer for Thailand from 2002 to 2005. He was the North Asia Regional Risk Officer from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Cuddyre joined Citigroup in 2000 after 23 years with Bank of America where he held numerous international roles including Country Head of Ireland, Korea, Hong Kong and China. He also held several risk positions in North America and Asia. He was also active in the American Chamber of Commerce, serving on the boards in Hong Kong, Korea and China. In Thailand, he served as the Chairman. Mr. Cuddyre holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Lee Lung Nien was appointed the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Berhad in October, 2014. He is a veteran Citibanker with more than 26 years of experience. Prior to his current appointment, Lung was the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Business Head for Asia and had senior oversight of the AML monitoring hub in Kuala Lumpur. He was responsible for streamlining the AML business processes regionally, implementing policy changes and managing global AML implementations. He was also the primary AML Contact with Business Leadership, and tasked with implementing globally consistent AML initiatives to enhance controls and mitigate AML risk. Together with Compliance, he developed a regional AML strategy for Asia Pacific. Prior to moving to Malaysia in 2013, Lung was the Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) for Singapore where he was responsible for driving the Bank s business results, implementing the country s strategy, developing the bank s talent pool and executing various cost franchise initiatives. In addition to his role as COO, Lung was also the Singapore Markets Manager and worked closely with Singapore regulators to coordinate compliance and regulatory processes for the Citi Singapore dealing room. Lung is a 20 year veteran in Markets. His last posting was that of Co-Head of Corporate Sales & Structuring for Asia Pacific in 2007. He was responsible for all foreign exchange, options and derivatives sales to corporate and institutional clients in the region. He started his career as a Credit Analyst in the Bank and has held various key positions including Head of Singapore Treasury Marketing, Sales and Trading Head for Malaysia and Regional e-commerce Head. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude from Chaminade University, USA. He is a Council Member of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers.
Dato Siow Kim Lun is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Citibank Berhad and has been a board member since April 2007. He is currently the Chairman of the Bank s Nominations and Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Dato Siow is presently a board member of Kumpulan Wang Persaraan, UMW Holdings Berhad, Eita Resources Berhad, Hong Leong Assurance Berhad, Eco World International Berhad, Sunway Construction Group Berhad and MainStreet Advisers Sdn. Bhd. He is also a member of the Land Public Transport Commission. From 1993 to 2006, Dato Siow was with the Securities Commission ( SC ), where he has served as the Director of its Issues and Investment Division and Director of its Market Supervision Division. Prior joining the SC, Dato Siow worked in the investment banking and financial services industry in Malaysia for over 12 years. Dato Siow holds an MBA from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium and a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the National University of Malaysia. He has also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Ms. Agnes Liew Yun Chong was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Bank on 1 November 2010. She is a member of the Risk Management Committee of Citibank Berhad. Ms Agnes Liew is currently Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific for Citigroup based in Singapore. She began her career with Citi in 1982 as a management associate and in her 33 years with the firm, Ms Agnes Liew has held a number of key senior Banking and Risk positions, both at the country and regional levels within the Asia Pacific region. Ms Agnes Liew was Head of Corporate Banking, Singapore; between 2000 to 2003; before relocating to Taiwan in 2004 as Country Risk Manager. In 2006, Ms Agnes Liew returned to Singapore as Head of Risk for the ASEAN region. After a successful rotation with the firm s Risk Management division, Ms Agnes Liew returned to the Global Banking and assumed the leadership role for the Global Subsidiaries Group (GSG) in Asia Pacific from 2007 to 2010 where she was responsible for the relationship coverage of global multinational subsidiaries in 16 countries. Under her stewardship, Citi s GSG Asia grew significantly to become the largest revenue contributor for GSG globally. During that time, Ms Agnes Liew also held the concurrent position of Global Banking Head of ASEAN and was responsible for the relationship coverage of top-tier ASEAN corporate clients. Continuing on her successful track record of managing and growing key businesses, Agnes was appointed as Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific in 2010. In this role, she led the Corporate Bank to solid growth, especially progressing our global relationships with Asia s fast growing EMC clients. Ms Agnes Liew chaired the Asia Pacific Citi Corporate Banking Operating Committee and she is also a member of the Global Corporate Banking Operating Committee. Ms Agnes Liew was named by Finance Asia in 2011 as one of the Top 20 Women in Finance in Asia. Ms Agnes Liew holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Singapore and is a member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. She is married, with a daughter.
Datuk Ali bin Abdul Kadir was appointed to the Board on 6 May 2014 as an Independent Non- Executive Director of Citibank Berhad. Datuk Ali is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Nominations and Compensation Committee of the Bank. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ("ICAEW"), member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He is also currently Honorary Advisor to ICAEW Malaysia, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (UK) and the Malaysian Institute of Directors. Datuk Ali is currently the Chairman of JcbNext Berhad (formerly known as Jobstreet Corporation Berhad), Privasia Technology Berhad and ENRA Group Berhad. He is also a Board Member of Glomac Berhad, Labuan Financial Services Authority, Ekuiti Nasional Berhad, Tropical Rainforest Conservation & Research Centre Berhad as well as several private limited companies. Datuk Ali was appointed as Chairman of the Securities Commission of Malaysia on 1 March 1999 and served in that capacity until 29 February 2004. During his tenure, he also served on the Foreign Investment Committee, and Oversight Committee of Danaharta. Prior to this appointment, he was the Executive Chairman and Partner of Ernst & Young and its related firms. He was the former President of the Malaysian Association (now Institute) of Certified Public Accountants, chairing both its Executive Committee and Insolvency Practices Committee and co-chairing the Company Law Forum. He was a member of the Malaysian Audit Oversight Board. He was appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the Accounting and Business Faculty, University of Malaya in 2008 and retired in August 2011, and was then appointed to the Advisory Board of the same Faculty. He chaired the Financial Reporting Foundation from 2009 to 2015, which oversees the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board, and oversaw the convergence with International Accounting Standards. On the international front, Datuk Ali was the Chairman of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions ( IOSCO ) Asia Pacific Regional Committee and the Islamic Capital Market Working Group, and sat as a board member of IOSCO s Executive Committee. In addition, he was also a Trustee of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions and Force of Nature Aid
Foundation; and the Advisor to the Sri Lanka Securities and Exchange Commission in 2006 for their Capital Market Strategic Plan.
Tan Sri Dr Ghauth bin Jasmon was appointed to the Board on 14 September 2015 as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Citibank Berhad. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee, Nominations and Compensation Committee, and Risk Management Committee of the Bank. Tan Sri Dr Ghauth holds a PhD and a First Class Honors in Bachelor of Science (Engineering) Degree from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers UK, Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Australia, Chartered Engineer UK and Chartered Professional Engineer Australia. Tan Sri Dr Ghauth is currently the Chairman of SEA Capital Sdn Bhd, Elite International College, Puncak Pvt Ltd (Sri Lanka) and Semesta Trade Ventures Sdn Bhd. He also sits on the Boards of the International University of Malaya-Wales, Sunway University, Beaver Entech Ltd as well as several private limited companies. Tan Sri Dr Ghauth had worked in the higher education sector for 33 years that commenced with Head of Electrical Engineering Department in University Malaya in 1986 and culminated in his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor/CEO of University Malaya from 2008 till 2013. Over the years, he held various senior positions including the Founder President/Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia University from 1996 to 2007 and Chief Executive Officer of Unity College International in 2008. He received a number of global awards including World Education Congress for Excellence in Education, Leadership & Teaching (2012) and Asia s Best Business School Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Education (2011). He has also been awarded the Honorary Doctorate of Technology (Loughborough University), Honorary Doctorate of Science (University of Wales), Honorary Doctorate of Education (MMU), Excellence Award of Soka University Japan, Eminent Scholar Award of the University of Malaya and an Eisenhower Fellow.
Mr. Philip Tan was appointed to the Board on 9 October 2015 as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Citibank Bhd. He is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, and a member of the Nominations and Compensation Committee of the Bank. He holds a First Class Honors in Bachelor of Arts (CNAA) Degree in Business Studies (Accounting and Finance) from North-East London Polytechnic, United Kingdom. He is currently an Associate Fellow of the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. Mr Philip Tan has more than 25 years of experience in the field of banking and finance, principally in the areas of Treasury and Risk Management. He was formerly a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of Emerging Market Sales and Trading, Asia-Pacific of Citibank N.A. He was also the Financial Markets Head and Country Treasurer of Citibank Berhad from 1995 to 2001. He was a Director of Citibank Malaysia (L) Ltd from 2000 to 2001. Mr Philip Tan currently serves as an Independent Director of Danajamin Nasional Berhad, Cagamas Berhad, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad, SP Setia Bhd, Qinzhou Development (Malaysia) Consortium Sdn Bhd, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park (Guangxi) Development Co. Ltd, and Malaysian Electronic Clearing Corporation Sendirian Berhad (MyClear). He is a member of Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee since his appointment by BNM in 2009.