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The Principal Asset Management Berhad Board of Directors and Senior Management represent a diverse array of industries and credentials, as well as an overarching commitment to community involvement.
Our leaders strive to uphold our history of ethics and integrity, creating a top-down commitment to corporate responsibility and driving our mission to help people and businesses achieve financial security and success.
Board of Directors
Thomas Cheong
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Thomas Cheong is Executive Vice President of Principal Financial Group® and President of Asia Pacific and Midd…
Uday Jayaram
Executive Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia
Non-Independent Executive Director
Uday brings with him an accumulated experience of 30 years in the fields of audit, management consultancy, equ…
Munirah Khairuddin
Chief Executive Officer Malaysia & Global Shariah & Managing Director, Strategic Distribution & Institutional Client Relations (Southeast Asia & Global Shariah)
Non-Independent Executive Director
Munirah joined Principal in November 2006 and was appointed as CEO and Executive Director of Malaysia in May 2…
Mohd Haniz Mohd Nazlan
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Haniz is Group Chief Strategy Officer at CIMB, where he oversees Group Strategy, Performance and Programme Man…
Lai Mee Fong
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Mee Fong, currently the Chief Financial Officer of Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd (a wholly owned subsidiary of CIMB Grou…
Tan Sri Jaganath Derek Steven Sabapathy
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tan Sri Jaganath Derek Steven Sabapathy (“Tan Sri Jagan”) holds a Master of Arts degree majoring in Corporate…
Liew Swee Lin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Swee Lin is a senior board level executive with more than 28 years of management experience in the ASEAN regio…
Yoon Mun Thim
Independent Non-Executive Director
Yoon Mun Thim has more than 28 years of experience in the financial industry, 19 of those years in the positio…
Ted Pull
Alternate Director to Thomas Cheong
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Ted Pull is Chief Financial Officer, Asia for Principal International. He is responsible for leading the manag…
Chong Chooi Wan
Alternate Director to Mohd Haniz bin Mohd Nazlan
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Chooi Wan, currently attached to CIMB Group as Co-Head, Group Corporate Finance & Investment Management…
Management Team, ASEAN
Uday Jayaram
Executive Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia
Uday brings with him an accumulated experience of 30 years in the fields of audit, management consultancy, equ…
Paramjit Kaur Dhillon
Head, Legal and Company Secretarial, Southeast Asia
Paramjit Kaur Dhillon, has immense exposure and experience in practice as well as in in-house roles. She…
Jesse Liew
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Southeast Asia
Jesse was appointed as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income Southeast Asia in October 2018. He is an experie…
Management
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Munirah Khairuddin
Chief Executive Officer Malaysia & Global Shariah & Managing Director, Strategic Distribution & Institutional Client Relations (Southeast Asia & Global Shariah)
Munirah joined Principal in November 2006 and was appointed as CEO and Executive Director of Malaysia in May 2…
Ng Jit Seng
Chief Operating Officer
Ng Jit Seng joined Principal Asset Management Berhad in September 2021. Jit Seng is responsible to drive chang…
Michael Tan
Head, Corporate & Institutional Business
Michael Tan was appointed as the Head of Corporate & Institutional Business in 2018. Prior to this, Michae…
Harry Leong
Head, Retail Business
Harry Leong was appointed as Head of Retail Business in April 2020 after having held several other senior…
Goh Chian Chang
Chief Agency Business and Development Officer
Goh Chian Chang joined Principal Asset Management Berhad in December 2023. Goh is responsible for the overall…
Lee Chun Hong
Chief Investment Officer, Equities
Lee Chun Hong has more than 19 years of experience in fund management and equity research. He joined Principal…
Wong Loke Chin
Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income
Wong Loke Chin is a seasoned portfolio manager with more than 29 years of relevant experience in managing Dome…
Aiza Aryati Kasim
Head, Human Resource
Aiza joined Principal in September 2023 and has more than twenty-two (22) years of experience across the whole…
Joanne Chin I Ling
Head, Brand & Communication, Malaysia & Singapore
Joanne Chin was appointed as Head of Marketing Communication in July 2020. She has 25 years of working experie…
Jacqueline Lai
Head, Compliance
Jacqueline Lai was attached with CIMB Bank for 19 years in several positions including Senior Auditor prior to…
Lim Khai Qi
Head, Risk Management
Lim Khai Qi joined Principal in 2017 as Head of Risk Management covering the ASEAN region for enterprise, oper…