Mr Kwo Shih Kang was appointed to the Board of Directors of the
Company on 23 August 2019 as an Independent Non-Executive
Director. Mr Kwo Shih Kang is the Chairman of the Audit & Governance
Committee and a Member of the Risk & Sustainability Committee of
the Company. He currently sits on the Boards of Melewar Industrial
Group Berhad and several other private limited companies.
Mr Kwo is a qualified actuary with more than 30 years of experience in
the insurance industry which include stints in various South East Asian
countries, in positions such as Chief Executive Officer, Appointed
Actuary and Chief Financial Officer in a number of multinational
insurers, such as AXA Affin Life Insurance Berhad, Allianz Life
Insurance Malaysia Berhad, Aetna Universal Insurance Berhad,
Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad and American International Assurance
Berhad. Mr Kwo was also the Chief Operating Officer of Malaysian
Assurance Alliance Berhad.
Mr Kwo was the President of the Life Insurance Association of
Malaysia (LIAM) from 2012 to 2015. He is also the President of the
Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) and was the President
of the Actuarial Society of Malaysia.
Mr Kwo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from City
University London and a Master of Business Administration, majoring
in Finance, from CASS Business School, London. He is a Fellow of the
Society of Actuaries, USA, and is also a Registered Financial Planner
(RFP).
Mr Kwo has no family ties with any of the Directors and/or major
shareholders of the Company nor any shareholding in the Company.
Mr Kwo does not have any personal interest in any business
arrangements involving the Company.
Mr Kwo does not have any conflict of interest with the Company and
he has had no convictions for any offences within the past five (5)
years, other than traffic offences, if any, and no public sanction or
penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial
year.