Lee Choo Hock

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

(Aged 70, Malaysian, Male)

Mr. Lee is a Chartered Accountant with membership in the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr. Lee qualified as an accountant in 1980 and has experience in accounting and tax. He joined Malayan Banking Berhad in 1983. His experience with Malayan Banking includes internal audit, information technology, branch supervision, retail banking, products development and market research, as well as treasury operations. He was the Head of Finance in Malayan Banking Berhad from 1997 until his retirement in 2008.

Mr. Lee was the Independent Non-Executive Director of HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad from 2013 to 2022. During his tenure, he sat as the Chair of the Audit Committee as well as a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee. In 2016, he joined HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad as an Independent Non- Executive Director and was redesignated as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director in 2019. He was the member of the Audit, Risk and Nominations and Remunerations Committees until his retirement in 2022.

Other than KOSSAN, Mr. Lee is also the Trustee of Yayasan Kossan.