| Working experience and occupation |
Mr Chan Wan Seong's ("Mr Chan") career and working experience in the banking and finance sector spanned over a period of close to 40 years.
He started his career in Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad in 1977 as a Corporate Finance Officer. Subsequently, he moved into the then emerging credit and leasing finance industry. After 5 years in that sector, he joined the Malaysian Head Office of a Singapore banking group as the Head of Corporate Banking.
Mr Chan resumed his career in merchant banking by joining the then Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad ("AMMB") (later known as AmMerchant Bank Berhad and subsequently, AmInvestment Bank Berhad) in 1989. He was responsible for managing and supervising the expansion of AMMB's regional merchant bank branches in East and West Malaysia.
His job scope covered large fund-raising exercises involving Bonds and Equities and Loan Syndications for public-listed corporations and large private client groups. He has gained all-round exposure in the areas of marketing, credit evaluation, loan structuring, credit risk management, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, corporate advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions, and high-level negotiations.
In his career with the merchant/investment banking arm of the Ambank Group, Mr Chan had held various senior positions as General Manager - Corporate Banking/Regional Branches; Director - Corporate Banking; Director - Relationship Management; Director, Investment Banking; Senior Director, Corporate & Instituitional Banking; and Executive Vice-President, Wholesale Banking.
His core strengths are derived from his wide business network, relationship management skills, and multi-product knowledge and experience in the corporate and investment banking space.
Upon reaching the age of 62 years, Mr Chan retired from the Ambank Group in the first quarter of 2016 after enjoying a distinguished career with them for more than 27 years. |