Leong Sow Yoke



Position: Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of Appointment: 20 May 2022


EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
  • Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants or (ACCA)
  • Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
  • Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and Chartered Banker Institute, UK
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor, the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

EXPERIENCE

Ms. Leong Sow Yoke was appointed to the Board on 20 May 2022. She is the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

She started her career in 1983 as an Audit Assistant with Azman, Wong, Salleh & Co/Salleh, Leong, Azlan & Co., providing financial and IT audit and consultancy services. In 1987, she left as an Audit Senior/Acting Manager and joined the Lion group of companies as the Head of IT Audit, where she established and led the group's IT audit functions until 1989.

In 1989, she joined Overseas Union Bank (Malaysia) Berhad as an Audit Senior and was promoted to Head of Internal Audit in 1990, responsible for overseeing and leading all internal audit functions in the bank. In 2002, she joined United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad following the merger of the two banks. In 2003, she was promoted to Head of Division, Internal Audit and assumed similar responsibilities until 2010.

In 2010, she joined Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad as Group Chief Internal Auditor, responsible for overseeing the internal audit function of the group; she retired from the bank in 2020.

She joined Bangkok Bank Berhad, a subsidiary of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand), as an Independent Non-Executive Director in 2022.


Directorship in Public Companies and Listed Issuers

Independent Non-Executive Director at Bangkok Bank Berhad


Relationship with Other Directors and/or Substantial Shareholders

She does not have any family relationship with any other Directors and/or substantial shareholders of the Company and has no conflict of interest with the Company or its subsidiaries.